French Tourism Tech

During the France Tourisme Tech MEETINGS 2025, in Paris, Business France and The Directorate General for Enterprise organize special B2B meetings between foreign buyers and French key players specialized in Tourism sector as part of its buyers program.**

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?**

These meetings are open to any French company participating in the France Tourisme Tech MEETINGS 2025. Meetings are free of charge!

Meetings are also free of charge for international buyers, CVCs, VCs, and Business Angels.
For French companies not exhibiting, meetings will be held in a dedicated room at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Business France headquarters.

To facilitate meeting requests and approvals, a detailed profile is required from each participant.
A dedicated marketplace is available to showcase your products and services, as well as buyers' needs.

The goal of these two days is to connect technology and service providers with clients who have specific needs, focusing primarily on the tech and tourism sectors.

Morning: France Tourisme Tech — Launch of the 3rd Cohort

9h00 - 9h30 : Welcome to participants

9h30 – 9h40 : Introduction by Thomas Courbe, Director General for Enterprise

9h40 – 10h00 : Duo-stage (pitchs of successful collaborations) :

• Duo 1: Valentin Schmite, Co-founder of Ask Mona, & Paul Chaîne, Head of Digital Development at the Palace of Versailles

• Duo 2: Hugo Bazin, Co-founder and CEO of Tictactrip, & Timothée Lairet, Director of Development at Wemap

10h00 – 10h45 : Round table “Investment in Travel Tech”, moderated by Armelle Solelhac, founder of the investment fund Adobe & Beyond.

• François Collet, Partner au sein du fonds de capital-risque ISAI

• Lucien Bredin, Co-fondateur de Naboo

• Benoît Guigou, Chief Financial Officiel d’Evaneos

• Louis Janneau, Directeur Private Equity (Fonds Investissement Tourisme) au sein de Bpifrance

10h45 - 11h15 : Break

11h15 –11h40 : Speech by Natalia Bayona, Executive Director of UN Tourism, on the theme “Trends in Travel Tech in France and Europe”, pitches by the winners of the UN Tourism Open Innovation Challenge, and award ceremony presented by :

• Nathalie Bayona, Executive Director of UN Tourism

11h40 – 12h00 : Intervention of :

• Serge Papin, Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Trade, Crafts, Tourism, and Purchasing Power

• Announcement of the winners of the 3rd class

• Announcement of mentors for the 2025-2026 promotion

12h00 - 12h30 : Pitch by the laureates of the 3rd promotion

12h30 - 13h30 : Lunch break

13h30 – 18h30 :

• B2B session between French startups and international buyers and ibvestors (registration required : please refer to the registration form)

• Free access and discussions at the stands of the start-ups and partners present