Yimie Yong

This year’s summit will convene a powerful convergence of global capital and industry leaders, including:900+ top-tier international investors, 150+ Asian tech giants, and 200+ unicorn founders and executives—all gathering to explore global technology investment trends, industrial transformation, and the next wave of growth opportunities.

From June 17 to 20 June 2026, Porte de Versailles (Paris) will host the 10th edition of VivaTech, Europe's largest event dedicated to startups and technology. The event has established itself as an unmissable meeting platform for the tech world, at the crossroads of innovation, business and the most important debates around technology, with AI at the heart of every conversation. This anniversary edition reaffirms VivaTech's ambition to amplify the voice of tech among professionals, through renowned companies and speakers from the international tech world. A “takeover” of the Champs-Élysées (June 14) and the VivaTech Festival (June 20) will bring tech to as many people as possible.

When AI no longer remains confined to screens, what does it take to truly enter and reshape the physical world?Marking its debut at BEYOND Expo—Asia’s largest technology innovation and ecosystem event—BEYOND HACK DAY has officially opened applications for its “AI Innovative Hardware” track.

In a recent interview with TNGlobal, Dai Lihong, President of JETOUR Auto, outlines how the brand’s “dual power” strategy — balancing internal combustion engines, plug-in hybrids, and battery-electric vehicles — is evolving to meet the realities of diverse global markets.From the rollout of its Global Architecture for Intelligent All-road (GAIA) off-road architecture and next-generation C-DM hybrid systems to its growing footprint across ASEAN, Jetour is betting that technological versatility, localized development, and rugged hybrid SUVs will give it a competitive edge in an increasingly crowded new energy vehicle landscape. In the interview, Dai also shared about Jetour's plans and strategy, the impact of high fuel prices to its strategy, among others.

Despite growing enthusiasm around autonomous AI agents such as OpenClaw, Asia-focused online travel platform Agoda has no plans to adopt the technology for now, with its chief technology officer citing security risks and a lack of control over the systems.

The achievement was welcomed by Malaysia's startup development agency, Cradle Fund, which highlighted the success as a reflection of the country's growing talent pool and the importance of providing innovators with access to regional platforms and networks.

An emblematic figure of the global technological revolution and the new space age, Jeff Bezos will share his vision of innovation, entrepreneurship, and the future of humanity on the main stage of the VivaTech Theater.

Across the fragmented markets of Southeast Asia, a specific "playbook" for rapid physical expansion has emerged, turning overseas ventures into dominant local players.This session - From "Chinese DNA" to "Local Unicorns": The Underlying Logic of Scale in Southeast Asia’s Multi-Store - brought together the strategic architects behind some of the region’s fastest-growing retail empires—spanning the coffee, skincare, baby care, and quick-service restaurant sectors.

Organized by the GSMA, MWC26 Shanghai takes place from June 24-26, 2026 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, VivaTech expanded its scale: more space, more innovations, and more inspiration, consolidating its status as an unmissable global tech and innovation gathering. On this occasion, VivaTech also took over the Champs-Élysées on June 14, 2026.This edition featured an exceptional program built around several key themes: AI & Productivity, Cybersecurity & Defense, GreenTech, Space, and DeepTech.