The second edition of Viva Technology welcomed over 60,000 visitors in Paris from June 15-17, marking a huge success for the event. Organized jointly by Groupe Les Echos and Publicis Group, this groundbreaking event brought together game changers leading the digital transformation, including 6,000 startups. One of them, Heuritech, received the LVMH Innovation Award from jury president Bernard Arnault.

As a Gold Partner of the event, the LVMH Group hosted the L'Atelier LVMH lab, which welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron, Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and Secretary of State for Digital Technology Mounir Mahjoubi. The Atelier LVMH showcased the latest innovations from our Maisons, as well as those from the 32 startups competing for the LVMH Innovation Award, shortlisted from more than 500 candidates from 42 countries. Heuritech, a startup that has developed an AI-powered virtual assistant that can detect emerging trends, was named the winner by a jury comprising prominent players from the world of technology and startups, business angels and business leaders, including Ian Rogers, LVMH Chief Digital Officer, Daniel Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba, Tony Fadell, inventor and investor, and Sébastien Bazin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Accor. V-Cult won the Public Award.

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