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France's annual quantum technologies conference, hosted at STATION F's Open Platform. Brings together quantum researchers, deeptech founders, hardware engineers and investors covering quantum computing, communication, sensing and the European quantum industrial roadmap. A good day for anyone tracking deep-tech infrastructure or weighing how quantum intersects with AI, security and HPC.

VivaTech's 10th edition runs 17-20 June at Porte de Versailles. The continent's largest startup-meets-VC stage: 180,000+ attendees, 14,000+ startups, 3,600+ investors, 450 speakers across four tracks - AI & Productivity, Cybersecurity & Defence, Greentech & Energy, Deeptech. Nvidia's GTC Paris keynote anchors day one. Days 17-19 are pro-only; Saturday 20 opens to the public as the VivaTech Festival. The week to be in Paris if tech is your patch - pavilions, side events, investor matchmaking, hiring fairs, demos.

Recurring AI-and-startup mixer at Pub St Germain, falling on VivaTech opening night. Short founder intros (5-7 min), open networking with investors and operators, and a heavy AI-builder skew. A useful low-stakes alternative if your VivaTech pass doesn't include the official evening receptions, or to extend the day with the broader Paris AI scene.

with Amine Saboni (MLOps Engineer, Pruna AI) · Yann Leger (Co-founder, Koyeb) · Soren Dreano (ML Engineer, Numind AI) + 1 more

AI developers' meetup hosted by Koyeb at STATION F, on the VivaTech wrap-day. Practitioner-grade talks on production AI inference: Amine Saboni (Pruna AI) on quantization mechanics, Yann Leger (Koyeb) on optimising inference for production, Soren Dreano (Numind AI) on benchmarking NuExtract 2.0 72B, and Samir Akarioh (Gatling) on load-testing LLM APIs. Right room for ML engineers, MLOps and infra folk working on AI in production.

Two-day summit at STATION F co-hosted by INSEAD and Wharton on the political economy and applied frontier of AI. Faculty research talks from INSEAD, Wharton, Harvard, Ecole Normale Superieure, Ecole des Mines and Mainz on AI cognition, AI for health, talent movement, AI guardrails and well-being - paired with C-suite and policy panels. Designed for senior operators, strategists and policymakers thinking past the demo phase.

Morning session at Bpifrance Le Hub on how SaaS business models are mutating in the AI-native era. Keynotes and panel with SaaS operators and AI-native founders unpacking what's actually shifting: usage-based pricing, defensibility, inference cost structure, GTM, and where the line falls between AI-feature and AI-native product. Built for founders, SaaS executives and growth-stage investors.

with Nicolas Dessaigne (Group Partner, Y Combinator)

YC comes to Paris for a one-day, in-person Startup School at STATION F. Founders of Datadog, Supabase, PostHog, AMI and others share the unvarnished stories behind their companies, alongside YC General Partners. Free but hand-picked - applications are selective. The pick of the week for anyone serious about building or backing technical startups out of France or Europe.