FDDay (France Digital Day) is one of the most prominent startup events in Europe, and the 12th edition took place on September 18, 2024, in Paris. FDDay gathered over 4,000 founders, investors, and business leaders to foster innovation and collaboration across the European tech ecosystem. Organized by France Digitale, a key player in the French startup and investor environment, the event was a melting pot of ideas, networking opportunities, and deal-making.
Our partner Expertise France, represented by Clément Lafargue, was a crucial participant, aligning itself with the mission of fostering European startup ecosystems and promoting international cooperation through our EU-LAC Digital Accelerator programme.
Event highlights
During the morning sessions, Clément attended the “Cercle des accompagnateurs’’ by La Boussole x France Digitale. It was a meeting where all the Business Support Organisations were present and a perfect opportunity to better understand the existing European support programmes. Clément had the chance to meet with relevant actors of the innovation ecosystem, mostly incubators and accelerators such as France Digitale, La boussole, BPI France, Blue Factory, Skema Incubato, Paris Dauphine Incubator, WILLA, Cosmetic Valley.
During the afternoon session, Clément had interesting and fruitful B2B meetings planned ahead to explore real collaborations opportunities. He had talks with the Business and Innovation Center Montpellier, Société Générale, Cleantech for France, Encourage Venture, 321founded, Incubateur Télécom Paris, iTerra, Le Village by Credit Agricole, Dell 4 Start up, stakeholders who gained knowledge about our digital accelerator and showed interest in contributing to our mission.
As the leading public agency responsible for implementing international cooperation projects, Expertise France recognizes the importance of contributing to Europe’s vibrant tech ecosystem. The agency’s participation in FDDay 2024 aligns with its goals of fostering sustainable development, enhancing economic growth, and promoting international partnerships.
Participating at FDDay was another great opportunity for the EU-LAC Digital Accelerator to strengthen ties with key players in France and Europe but also highlights the project commitment to fostering innovation and sustainable development on a global scale.