ABOUT FUTUR EN SEINE

Futur en Seine is the largest free and open innovation festival in Europe. Since 2009, the festival has been exploring trends, selecting the best of innovation and having it tested by its large number of visitors, 30,000 in 2016.

Demos, conferences, workshops, business meetings: for three days, Futur en Seine immerses its participants in the digital ecosystem to encourage innovation, entrepreneurship and investments in project development.

By gathering visionary entrepreneurs, inspiring players and promising talent, the festival builds and shares a vision of the digital world: diverse, creative and daring!

Futur en Seine is supported by the Paris region (Région Ile-de-France) as well as 4 local authorities, 18 leading business groups and 10 international clusters.

WHY TAKE PART IN FUTUR EN SEINE?

• To meet clients and investors (75% of participants are professionals)
• To test your innovation with 30,000 beta testers and take your project to the next level
• To increase your visibility thanks to the press coverage and the large audience of the festival
• To compete in the Futur en Seine Awards
• To share your vision of innovation and the future

How will the projects be exhibited?

This year, Futur en Seine will host demos of innovative products/projects in two spaces:

• a large « Marketplace » showcasing digital excellence: innovative products, services and technologies looking for clients, investors, tech partners or visibility…
• « Experiences Labs » dedicated to the most surprising and audacious projects that offer a unique digital experience (off the wall, disruptive, artistic, critical, playful…)

	Marketplace	Experience Labs
When?	8-10 June	8-10 June
What?	Innovative projects: products/services/technology	Innovative projects: arts/design/hacking/research projects From startups/students/associations, FabLabs…
Criteria ?	– high demo potential – innovative aspect – identified industry /commercial outlet – user centered design of the product/service – digital relevance of the model – for startups: <1M revenue and 3 years of activity. 6 markets: Health/Wellness, Work, Smart Territories, Retail, Education/Knowledge, Creative Industries/Media	– high demo potential – digital relevance of the model – digital experience value: immersive, playful, artistic, disruptive, off the wall – Wanted : data, robots, biotech projects…
Package	– 3-day demo stand – participation to the « Futur en Seine Awards » – visibility in the festival networking app – a chance to pitch your project during the festival (limited number of participants to the pitch sessions / selection made by Jury decision)	–3-day demo stand – participation to the « Futur en Seine Awards » –visibility in the festival networking app
Participation fees	500€ excl. tax
Deadline	Apply before 30 January 2017 Selection Committee on 20 Feb 2017 Selection confirmation before 28 Feb 2017
Selection Committee	Projects will be selected by a Jury made of Cap Digital professionals and experts.

More than ever,Futur en Seine 2017 will showcase the best in innovation, creativity and technology!