Reserve the dates NOW - Thursday 25th and Friday 26th October 2007 to be in Paris, France. For two days Paris will be inviting and opening its doors to selected international leaders in the domain of Design, Health and Digital - to the "Paris Innovation Tours 2007".
Paris Development offers you the Third Paris Innovation Tours 2007 which will be held in Paris at a number of locations including the City of Science and Industry ( the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie / Parc de la Villette). The City of Science and Industry is one of the largest scientific and cultural centers in the world and also one of the most innovative. You will be welcomed by over 200 entrepreneurial companies in fields of the Digital, Health and Design.
The Third Paris Innovation Tours 2007 is a 2-day event (Thursday the 25th and Friday the 26th October 2007) bringing together innovative companies, providing an ideal forum for idea creation and establishing connections through presentations, information exchanges, planned networking, business partnering and exploring cutting-edge technologies within the Digital, Health and Design worlds.
The first day of Paris Innovation Tours will include a plenary session, 6 themes addressed in round-table discussion groups, conferences and one-on-one meetings. The second day, 26 Oct, is dedicated to one-on-one meetings and focus groups. Industry “champions”, from top research labs, corporations, SMEs, education institutions will host open-house events at their headquarters throughout the city.
One of the key attractions of Paris Innovation Tours is that international participants can submit a list of individuals or companies that they wish to meet and the conference organisers will arrange an itinerary.
The Third Paris Innovation Tours 2007 includes: • Presentation: Innovation in Paris and France • Specific sector presentations, seminars and conferences • Network meetings, focused gatherings, partnering events • Group or one-on-one meetings arranged on demand • Trade cluster forums • Awards for innovative start-up companies • Innovation Tours in Paris
Opportunities in the French Design, Digital and Health Sectors: As part of its ambition to invigorate the French economy and boost France’s international competitiveness, the French government has identified several business sectors that it deems essential for success in the 21st century. Amongst the top priorities are the design, digital and health sectors. Paris is the nexus for each of these sectors in France and is therefore allocating resources to help promote, develop and stimulate these sectors.
Digital: Digital technology is at the heart of the 21st century. Paris’ digital companies are amongst the most innovative in the world. The city boasts world renowned savoir faire in:
Multimedia
Video game design and software
IT services
Telecommunications
Today the sector forms a trade cluster which actively supports innovative companies and has a stated objective of increasing international links.
Design: Paris and its regions boasts over 9,000 designers and 20,000 people employed in Design industries, representing more than 2,000 design companies. These companies cover essential services and products including; textiles, packaging, graphics, environment, sensory, interactive, global and ecological as well as many others.
Health: While France has a long history of excellence in the medical fields, it has lost out in recent years due mainly to a lack of funding. This began to change in 2002 with a series of government initiatives to encourage health sciences and biotech in particular. The French biotech sector is a distant third in Europe, after the UK and Germany but the sector has seen strong growth in recent years and has narrowed the gap. Paris is the geographic centre for the health sector, capturing over 45% of France's, public and private sector health-related research. This concentration and high level of research ensures a technical competence giving Paris all the ingredients to be one of Europe’s leading Health and Biotech clusters. Even more focused, in terms of Biotech, 43% of all French Biotech companies and 62% of all Biotech research is conducted in Paris.
Venue:
Paris—Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie / Parc de la Villette
Reserve the dates NOW - Thursday 25th and Friday 26th October 2007 to be in Paris, France. For two days Paris will be inviting and opening its doors to selected international leaders in the domain of Design, Health and Digital - to the "Paris Innovation Tours 2007".