Welcome to the future, at Vivatech, the tech and startup fair! This 6th edition was held from June 15 to 18, 2022 in Paris, to bring together industry leaders, startups, investors, and corporates. Vivatech's mission is to showcase innovations that address societal, environmental, economic issues, in order to build a more sustainable future. Credit Agricole was present through Le Village by CA, its network of startups accelerator, and more than 180 employees from Crédit Agricole Assurances, Credit Agricole Consumer Finance, Crédit Agricole Group Infrastructure Platform, Crédit Agricole S.A., Fédération Nationale du Crédit Agricole, Indosuez Wealth Management... whom Le Village accompanied on a Learning Expedition. Relive a LEX as if you were there!

Crédit Agricole at Vivatech

At Vivatech, you could meet more than 40 startups from France, Italy and Luxembourg accelerated by Le Village by CA: 26 startups on the Village booth and more than 20 startups on the other stands of major partner groups such as Adecco and Orange.

« After 2 years of health crisis, the Vivatech 2022 edition regains the intensity and energy of the event sought by its exhibitors and visitors. It is once again the must-attend European Tech and Startup event, where exceptional innovations were to be discovered. Innovation only makes sense if it is shared by as many people as possible. That's why the entire Village team worked hard to encourage as many employees as possible from the Group's various subsidiaries to come and experience the event, particularly in the context of the LEX organized by the Village - a first for this event - which proved to be a great success, with more than 180 employees taking part. This is a great commitment on the part of the Group! » Fabrice Marsella, CEO at Le Village by CA Paris

Follow the LEX dedicated to digital transformation

Learning Expeditions (LEX) are tailor-made courses, adapted to innovations that may be of interest to the business lines and customers of the employees supported. The objective for employees who benefit from a LEX is to optimize their time at the show and to return to their teams with ideas.

The Village by CA organized 15 LEX groups at Vivatech 2022 for Crédit Agricole employees, including one for the Digital Trajectories team of the Group Technology and Digital Division. It brought together the community of Chief Digital Officers of the Crédit Agricole S.A. Group entities, for which the major groups and startups present were selected to discuss the challenges of digital transformation.

« The objective is to share a federative moment with our community, to be inspired by the great trends of tomorrow and to know the evolution of the uses. » Aurélia Dugast, Digital Trajectories Manager at Crédit Agricole

« We compared the needs of the community with the startups and large groups present at Vivatech. We designed the itinerary with a remote scouting in order to meet the best entrepreneurs and collaborators. The outcomes: we co-constructed a guided and commented 2-hour journey through the show, oriented towards digital transformation with the trends not to be missed for Chief Digital Officers. » Araceli Belmonte, Senior Corporate Manager at Le Village by CA Paris

During the visit, following this itinerary commented by Araceli, the Digital Chiefs Officers had the opportunity to meet many inspiring entrepreneurs, to exchange with them, to test their innovations, and to imagine use cases from the presented solutions, useful for their own activity.

Here is a summary of their visit.

Trend 1 - Race to net zero, HealthTech, diversity and inclusion: how major groups are positioning themselves

La Poste Group
La Poste Group is a historical booth of Vivatech. The group highlights its position as a supporter of societal projects and territories, because it is close to everyone.
After presenting the two flagship innovations of its booth this year: Carbo, a citizen web application to help better understand and reduce its carbon footprint, and Carreta, an automated vehicle dedicated to the delivery of goods in the city, the person in charge of the booth takes us to the space of Platform 58, La Poste's startup incubator. There we meet the founder of Kriptown, a neo-exchange promoting equity financing for French SMEs. The startup, which has just raised funds, is making news at the show.

Air Liquide
Air Liquide, the world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry, aims to be the leader in its industry, delivering strong financial performance and contributing to the decarbonization of the planet. This year, Air Liquide has set up a large booth at the show and is showing that innovation and technologies are at the heart of its strategy to open up new markets. We met the group’s CTO who explained that their expertise in digital, data science, AI and DeepTech and its innovation ecosystem are supporting the energy transition and contributing to the race to Net Zero, thanks to hydrogen technologies, biomethane production and carbon capture.

Trend 2 - Web 3 and Metavers: the most popular startups

Actronika (Metaverse)
On the CNRS booth, we meet the startup Actronika, which reproduces the sense of touch for any experience and in any product, such as a vest to feel every interaction in virtual worlds, a cinema seat to feel the movie, or even a headset to make sound experiences accessible to all. Here, we touch an empty cup, in which we nevertheless have the sensation that it contains marbles. Actronika demonstrates a know-how that is part of a major trend today: the emergence of touch technology. Ready Player One IS a reality!

 

Bitski (Web3)
We have an appointment with the startup Bitski, which won the “LVMH Innovation Award” in the category “3D/virtual products and metaverse”. Bitski is THE reference startup in the field of NFT, even the rapper Jay-Z has invested in its project. Bitski builds NFT and Web3 tools, which allow to easily explore the metaverse. Its simple solutions allow anyone to own, sell, and use digital assets on Bitski and beyond, without experience with blockchain. Bitski's founder offered to give us our first NFT.

 

Trend 3 - Future Of Work: entrepreneurs with inspiring ideas

Open Mind Neurotechnologies (EdTech)
Open Mind Neurotechnologies, a startup accelerated at Village by CA Paris and this year present on the CNRS booth, offers soft skills training programs, combining virtual reality, serious games and neuroscientific data, to analyze people's reactions to stress, uncertainty, challenges... and develop their efficiency in real time. The startup offered 20-minutes test experiments on its stand. Open Mind Neurotechnologies is a good example of a virtual reality solution applied to training in companies.

 

Wats (Digital Tool)
On the Microsoft booth, the founder of Wats presents his collaborative solution to share and capitalize on information in the company. The tool is compatible with Microsoft Teams. Wats is an example of what we can do with the tools already implemented in our companies.

La Vitre (Technology)
The LEX ends on the Village by CA booth, with the presentation of La Vitre, a software solution that creates a common space between remote sites to create the most natural exchange possible. Live from Nantes, La Vitre was a window on the rest of the startup's team back at the office. La Vitre allows for more natural remote exchanges and can give us a window to the other side of the globe. La Vitre is a startup that always gets noticed on trade shows in France and abroad.

« The LEX was very dense. We leave with new ideas that we hope to transform into projects soon. LEX allows us to think out of the box, to send us into areas that we don't necessarily know and to bring them back into our business. » Yann Dufresne, Digital Project Development Manager at LCL

Next big event: CES in Las Vegas 2023. Every year, Le Village by CA accompanies startups and delegations of executives to be at the forefront of the latest global innovations. See you there!
Contact : araceli.belmonte@levillagebyca.com
 

Some pictures of LEX groups at Vivatech 2022