Event owner lens
Use this record to benchmark whether a comparable event makes the work after the room visible. The score is 36/100, so the next move is to benchmark the weakest pillars before repeating the format.
relationship-building convening agenda analysis
VivaTech - Conference Program - Side Events
This relationship-building convening in Technology / AI / Startup shows 26 visible agenda rows from vivatech.com and scores 36/100: a thin but inspectable design signal. The clearest public signals sit in Personalization and Network Design; the main limits are Follow Through and Learning Transfer. Visible mechanisms include Participant work, Network design, Learning transfer, and Personalization. The public record does not show follow-up or tracking, so the score should be read as design intent rather than... A practical reading: For a reader, this is a comparison record more than a model to copy: it reads as a relationship-building convening, with the strongest visible signal in personalization and network design and the biggest open question around follow through and learning transfer. The practical test is whether the published agenda connects the room to post-event continuation and evidence. This page is an original public-evidence analysis, not a copy of the source agenda or an endorsement of the event. The score places the visible agenda in the thin outcome architecture band. The strongest visible pillars are Personalization, Network Design, and Future-of-Work Fit; the thinnest visible pillars are Follow Through, Learning Transfer, and Evidence Maturity. Visible mechanisms include Participant work, Network design, Learning transfer, and Personalization. The extracted agenda preview includes 38 visible rows. The most common formats are Networking, Pitch, and Meal; the most common inferred purposes are Relationship Building, Unknown, and Commercial Exchange.
Eight-pillar fingerprint
Hover any pillar to see what it measures and, where it scored low, what the agenda is missing.
Participation Architecture?43
Participation Architecture - 43/100. Participant work, contribution, interaction, and alternatives to passive broadcast.
Follow Through?5
Follow Through - 5/100. Owners, dates, commitments, progress checks, and accountability after the room.Missing: Add named owners, dates, implementation checkpoints, and a visible post-event continuation path.
Problem Specificity?41
Problem Specificity - 41/100. A clear costly problem, objective, decision, or performance target.
Personalization?61
Personalization - 61/100. Role, path, goal, preparation, or connection tailoring for participants.
Network Design?56
Network Design - 56/100. Structured weak ties, bridge-building, mixers, and relationship persistence.
Learning Transfer?22
Learning Transfer - 22/100. Applied practice, feedback, workplace use, refreshers, and 30-90 day transfer.Missing: Build transfer into the agenda through practice, feedback, job aids, reflection, and 30-90 day use cases.
Evidence Maturity?33
Evidence Maturity - 33/100. Baseline, comparison, follow-up, isolation, and attribution confidence.Missing: Add baseline measurement, comparison logic, tracking, or post-event impact reporting so effectiveness is not inferred only from format.
Future-of-Work Fit?54
Future-of-Work Fit - 54/100. Value against time, hybrid reality, accessibility, AI, and meeting load.
Fix the gaps
Field-tested exercises matched to this agenda's weakest pillars, from the exercise library.
Follow Through (5/100)
Exercises that strengthen it: Mental Toughness Workshop • WorkshopBank · 15% Solutions • WorkshopBank · Network Patches
Learning Transfer (22/100)
Exercises that strengthen it: Team Challenge Activity for Group Problem-Solving: Don't... · Thrilling, Quick Elimination Game to Boost Energy - Match... · Creative Brain Teaser & Fun Geometric Team Puzzle - T-Puzzle
Problem Specificity (41/100)
Exercises that strengthen it: 0 - “Two Person Scene” Theory · Challenge Axis - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy · Fist to Five • WorkshopBank
Agenda Preview
The actual agenda we captured. Every block is classified by format and purpose. Open any block to see how we read it; the colored edge shows whether it is participant work, broadcast, logistics, or a showcase.
Room vs wrapper
29 percent of the 38 classified blocks put participants to work; the rest broadcast, show, or handle logistics. That mix is what drives the participation score.
Participant workBroadcastShowcaseLogistics
all eventNavigation for access to support pagesPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
all eventNavigation for access to legal pagesPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
all eventDiscover our AI Planner ProgramPresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
12:00 PM to 6:00 PMTo celebrate its 10th anniversary, VivaTech is taking over the Champs-Élysées and inviting you to experience the future! Join us on Sunday, June 14, from for a free and immersive tech experience open to everyone, in the heart of the world’s most beautiful...PresentationKnowledge transfer+
Format · BroadcastPresentationSpeakers present, the audience receives. Awareness only unless paired with practice or follow-up.
Evidence basisNo participant output visible from this rowRead from source, no work signal
all eventUnderdog BreakfastMealPacing+
Format · LogisticsMealA pacing block. Can carry unstructured networking, not scored as participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
all eventEuropean Centre for AI Excellence VIP BreakfastMealPacing+
Format · LogisticsMealA pacing block. Can carry unstructured networking, not scored as participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
all eventBell Ringing & NetworkingNetworkingRelationship building+
Format · LogisticsNetworkingUnstructured mixing. Can carry incidental connection, but is not scored as designed network work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
8:30-10:30You’re Invited to a special bell ringing and networking Hosted at the Paris Stock Exchange, Euronext June 17 We are pleased to invite you to an exclusive morning during VivaTech 2026. Bell Ringing and Networking - A special gathering of founders,...PitchMarket exchange+
Format · Participant workPitchParticipants present or are directly evaluated, an active rather than a passive format.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
6:00 - 8:00 pmMove highlights university’s No. 1 entrepreneurship program, expanding European partnerships anchored in Paris. VivaTech Welcome Reception at Rice Global Paris Center Event Timing: June 16, 2026, Event Address: Hosted by Rice University at the Rice Global...ReceptionOrientation+
Format · LogisticsReceptionA social or hospitality block. Pacing and informal connection, not participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
all eventInternational Workshop - Urban Metabolic Milieus - Chaire Ville Métabolisme PSLWorkshopParticipant work+
Format · Participant workWorkshopParticipants work on a problem and produce something. The strongest signal of participation architecture.
Evidence basisParticipant work is implied by the formatInferred from format
all eventCity of Vantaa Pitching Event and Business ReceptionReceptionMarket exchange+
Format · LogisticsReceptionA social or hospitality block. Pacing and informal connection, not participant work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
all eventGoogle Cloud réunit l'écosystème Tech français pour une soirée de networking d'exceptionNetworkingRelationship building+
Format · LogisticsNetworkingUnstructured mixing. Can carry incidental connection, but is not scored as designed network work.
Evidence basisOutcome inferred from formatInferred from format
all eventNavigation for access to support pagesUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisLowRead from source
all eventNavigation for access to legal pagesUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisLowRead from source
all eventExplore our curated selection of the most exciting side events taking place alongside VivaTech 2026, from exclusive gatherings and networking receptions to community meetups and parties. Additional events will be organized throughout the week and may be announced independently by their hosts.NetworkingRelationship Building+
Format · LogisticsNetworkingUnstructured mixing. Can carry incidental connection, but is not scored as designed network work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventDiscover our AI Planner ProgramUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisLowRead from source
all eventOfficial ProgramUnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisLowRead from source
12:00 PM to 6:00 PMTo celebrate its 10th anniversary, VivaTech is taking over the Champs-Élysées and inviting you to experience the future! Join us on Sunday, June 14, from for a free and immersive tech experience open to everyone, in the heart of the world’s most beautiful avenue. - No RSVP is required - you can simply show up on the day.UnknownUnknown+
Format · BroadcastUnknownFormat not classified from the source; treated as a broadcast block by default.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventUnderdog BreakfastMealWellbeing+
Format · LogisticsMealA pacing block. Can carry unstructured networking, not scored as participant work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventCasual breakfast gathering celebrating diverse founders, operators and investors in Paris alongside Vivatech Target Audience: Underrepresented founders and investors, particularly LGBTQ+ community, immigrants, women, people of colour and other diverse groups.PitchCommercial Exchange+
Format · Participant workPitchParticipants present or are directly evaluated, an active rather than a passive format.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventDuring VivaTech, Capgemini will bring together industry leaders to explore how organizations are building resilience & business value by leveraging Data & AI to fuel innovation, enhance competitiveness, and demonstrate how sustainability drives business value when embedded into core operations. On the agenda, panels with EDF, Valeo, Renault and Saint-Gobain.PanelDeliberation+
Format · BroadcastPanelExperts discuss while the audience watches. Surfaces perspective but rarely creates participant work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventEuropean Centre for AI Excellence VIP BreakfastMealWellbeing+
Format · LogisticsMealA pacing block. Can carry unstructured networking, not scored as participant work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all event"The European Centre for AI Excellence (ECAIE) invites you to its breakfast, a privileged moment of exchange bringing together leading decision-makers to discuss the latest updates from the initiative in the presence of Maurice Lévy. Following his introduction, a discussion with AI champions (TBD) will take place.MealWellbeing+
Format · LogisticsMealA pacing block. Can carry unstructured networking, not scored as participant work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventHow to Dream Again is an action-oriented evening designed to inspire ambitious people to start building again. The event will bring together founders, students, creatives, operators, investors, and community builders during VivaTech week. The program will combine short keynote speeches, a panel discussion, networking, and an interactive building session. The objective is to move beyond passive conversations: participants should leave with new ideas, relevant connections, and the motivation to turn their projects into reality.KeynoteThought Leadership+
Format · BroadcastKeynoteA featured talk from the stage. Builds awareness and energy, produces no participant output on its own.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventA Run & Talk bringing together founders, investors, operators, and innovation leaders to discuss one of the key challenges facing Europe's next generation of companies: how to better share value creation. Hosted with Equify, this session explores how employee ownership can help attract talent, align incentives, and build stronger businesses. Participants will run alongside leading European founders and executives, sharing real-world insights and experiences. The experience concludes with networking and recovery at re-set, offering additional opportunities for meaningful conversations and connections.PitchCommercial Exchange+
Format · Participant workPitchParticipants present or are directly evaluated, an active rather than a passive format.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventBell Ringing & NetworkingNetworkingRelationship Building+
Format · LogisticsNetworkingUnstructured mixing. Can carry incidental connection, but is not scored as designed network work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
8:30-10:30You’re Invited to a special bell ringing and networking Hosted at the Paris Stock Exchange, Euronext June 17 We are pleased to invite you to an exclusive morning during VivaTech 2026. Bell Ringing and Networking - A special gathering of founders, investors and executives is a high-level unique morning for investors, corporate ventures, and curated European companies, hosted by Business Sweden and Techarena. The morning will include networking and a chance to connect with peers in an exclusive setting and a special bell ringing ceremony. Spots are limited. RSVP required to attend. A valid ID is required to access the event. Breakfast will be served. We look forward to welcoming youPitchCommercial Exchange+
Format · Participant workPitchParticipants present or are directly evaluated, an active rather than a passive format.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventExplore Your Speed: VMA Test & Sportech Run A Run & Talk bringing together founders, investors, creators, and sports enthusiasts to explore the future of Sportech through movement and conversation. Hosted during VivaTech, this special session features a VMA test alongside discussions with Sportech startups shaping the future of performance, training, recovery, and sports experiences. An opportunity to discover innovative solutions, connect with the ecosystem, and learn more about your own running potential.TrainingSkill Building+
Format · Participant workTrainingGuided skill building where participants practice. Counts as participant work and learning transfer.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventA Run & Talk bringing together founders, investors, operators, and industry leaders to explore how AI is transforming factories, operations, and industrial businesses. Hosted with OSS Ventures and Axeleo Capital, this session combines networking, movement, and discussions on the real-world applications of AI in industry. The run will be followed by a networking session and a talk & Q&A with ecosystem leaders.WorkshopCo Creation+
Format · Participant workWorkshopParticipants work on a problem and produce something. The strongest signal of participation architecture.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventA Run & Talk bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, creators, and running enthusiasts for an urban adventure through the streets and hills of Paris. Hosted with WISE, this special VivaTech edition combines networking, product testing, and an Urban Trail to Montmartre. Participants will have the opportunity to discover and test selected WISE products while exploring the city from a different perspective. An accessible trail experience designed for those who enjoy movement, conversation, and urban exploration.PitchCommercial Exchange+
Format · Participant workPitchParticipants present or are directly evaluated, an active rather than a passive format.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
6:00 - 8:00 pmMove highlights university’s No. 1 entrepreneurship program, expanding European partnerships anchored in Paris. VivaTech Welcome Reception at Rice Global Paris Center Event Timing: June 16, 2026, Event Address: Hosted by Rice University at the Rice Global Paris Center located at 5 rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie 75004 Contact us: at global@rice.eduOpening RemarksOrientation+
Format · BroadcastOpening RemarksFraming or welcome from the stage. Orients the room, not participatory.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventJoin us during VivaTech for an exclusive side event with TechUp Network, NVIDIA and Orange on the theme of AI-powered Agents & Agentic AI. The Meetup’s program includes: a special conference with NVIDIA experts, the unveiling of Orange's new White Paper on Agentic AI, NVIDIA Spark demos and a Q&A + networking with our speakers and guests. Registration is subject to validation on the TechUp Connect platform. Exposants : TechUp Network, Orange, NVIDIADemoShowcase+
Format · Participant workDemoA hands-on or applied walkthrough that invites attendee questions and direct engagement.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventInternational Workshop - Urban Metabolic Milieus - Chaire Ville Métabolisme PSLWorkshopCo Creation+
Format · Participant workWorkshopParticipants work on a problem and produce something. The strongest signal of participation architecture.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventCity of Vantaa Pitching Event and Business ReceptionPitchCommercial Exchange+
Format · Participant workPitchParticipants present or are directly evaluated, an active rather than a passive format.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventECHOS de 2050 explore les transformations technologiques, sociétales et géopolitiques qui façonneront notre avenir. La soirée s’ouvre par un fireside chat avec Fatih Balyeli (Exaion) autour de l’énergie, du calcul intensif et de l’intelligence artificielle, suivi de deux panels consacrés à l’avenir de l’humanité à l’ère de l’IA et à la souveraineté numérique européenne. Avec Laurent Alexandre, Maxime Fournes, Bernard Benhamou, Vincent Casillas (SiPearl), Alain Garnier (Jamespot), Fadila Leturcq et Guillaume Chevillon. Cocktail networking inclus.PanelDeliberation+
Format · BroadcastPanelExperts discuss while the audience watches. Surfaces perspective but rarely creates participant work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventGoogle Cloud réunit l'écosystème Tech français pour une soirée de networking d'exceptionNetworkingRelationship Building+
Format · LogisticsNetworkingUnstructured mixing. Can carry incidental connection, but is not scored as designed network work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventÀ l'occasion de VivaTech 2026, la Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur, la Communauté d'Agglomération de Sophia Antipolis et la French Tech Côte d'Azur vous invitent à une soirée exclusive au cœur de Paris. Venez découvrir les startups azuréennes qui construisent l'innovation de demain, dans un cadre privilégié en bord de Seine. AU PROGRAMME : 18h00 - Accueil des invités 18h45 - Mot de bienvenue 19h10 - Cocktail networking 20h30 - Fin de l'événement 📅 Mercredi 17 juin 2026 📍 Lieu : Association des Maires de France - 41 Quai d'Orsay, 75343 Paris Entrée sur invitation uniquement - Places limitées à 50 personnesNetworkingRelationship Building+
Format · LogisticsNetworkingUnstructured mixing. Can carry incidental connection, but is not scored as designed network work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
all eventL’objectif de l’événement est d’explorer comment l’IA peut aider les entreprises et les infrastructures critiques à répondre aux défis actuels : résilience énergétique, compétitivité, transition énergétique et optimisation des opérations. Depuis 2018, Univers accompagne notamment des acteurs de l’énergie, des transports, des infrastructures et de la finance sur ces problématiques. Au programme : - échanges et discussions stratégiques autour de l’IA et de l’énergie en Europe ; - networking de haut niveau entre décideurs et leaders industriels ; - cocktail, dîner et croisière VIP sur la Seine ; expérience premium organisée dans un cadre élégant pendant VivaTech. L’événement s’adresse principalement aux dirigeants et responsables innovation, énergie, ESG, opérations et stratégie, ainsi qu’aux partenaires et clients de l’écosystème Univers.NetworkingRelationship Building+
Format · LogisticsNetworkingUnstructured mixing. Can carry incidental connection, but is not scored as designed network work.
Evidence basisMediumRead from source
The Full Reading
Why It Ranks This Way +
Calibrated from GES design 40/100 and verified 34/100 with no fourth-loop cap.
Reader Takeaway. For a reader, this is a comparison record more than a model to copy: it reads as a relationship-building convening, with the strongest visible signal in personalization and network design and the biggest open question around follow through and learning transfer. The practical test is whether the published agenda connects the room to post-event continuation and evidence.
Strongest signals: Personalization, Network Design, and Future-of-Work Fit. Weakest signals: Follow Through, Learning Transfer, and Evidence Maturity.
How This Agenda Could Improve +
- Add named owners, dates, implementation checkpoints, and a visible post-event continuation path.
- Build transfer into the agenda through practice, feedback, job aids, reflection, and 30-90 day use cases.
- Add baseline measurement, comparison logic, tracking, or post-event impact reporting so effectiveness is not inferred only from format.
Fastest next move: Add named owners, dated next steps, and a visible continuation path before treating the event as outcome-ready.
Role-Specific Reading +
Sponsor lens
Look beyond exposure. Strong sponsor value would show qualified interaction, problem work, buyer learning, customer evidence, or follow-up. The practical sponsor move is to look for structured introductions, buyer-seller fit, and relationship persistence.
Designer lens
The agenda is useful as a pattern sample from vivatech.com. Redesign attention should go first to the lowest-scoring pillars; in practice, turn the thinnest agenda blocks into participant work.
Executive lens
Treat the visible agenda as an operating plan. The executive move is to require owners, dates, and evidence before treating the event as strategic. If owners, proof, and follow-through are not visible, the public record does not yet prove strategic movement.
Aggregator lens
Treat the source URL as evidence, not decoration. The data-product move is to label the source boundary clearly before ranking the record before ranking or syndicating the record.
What GES Means Here +
The Gathering Effectiveness Score is a strict 0-100 public-evidence reading of the agenda across eight pillars. It rewards visible participant work, follow-through, transfer, network design, and proof mechanisms more than polish, speaker fame, attendance, or satisfaction.
Visible mechanisms: Participant work, Network design, Learning transfer, Personalization.
Evidence boundary: Scores reflect visible agenda/source evidence and should not be read as proof of causal event impact.
Limitations, Score Caps, and Review Flags +
Limitations
- No visible follow-up, progress monitoring, or longitudinal tracking.
- Source shape weakens confidence in the agenda record.
- No baseline measurement is visible.
Score caps
- No fourth-loop score cap applied.
Review flags
- No source-backed follow-up, validation, baseline, tracking, or impact evidence.
- Satisfaction/NPS signal found, but it is excluded from effectiveness scoring.
- Source URL looks like a single session/event detail page; many extracted items may be navigation or parent-schedule bleed-through.
- No tracking, validation, feedback, or impact measurement found in the visible source text.
- High cleanup rate: many extracted rows were hidden or merged as fragments.
- Original category was unknown; publication category is inferred.
Is this proof the event worked? +
No. This is a strict public-evidence reading of the agenda. Proof would require baseline, comparison, follow-up, attribution, and impact evidence beyond the listing.
What should a reader inspect first? +
Start with the source URL, then compare the eight pillar scores against the agenda rows. The biggest opportunities usually sit in follow-through, evidence maturity, and participant work.
Why publish weak records? +
Weak records are part of the map. They show where public agendas still describe sessions and speakers more often than outcomes, commitments, transfer, or proof.
How should I use the rows? +
Read the agenda rows as the visible design trace: formats, purposes, and evidence labels show what the public source made inspectable, not everything that happened in the room. This is a source-grounded interpretation of the public agenda record, not a copy of the source, and not an endorsement of the event.
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Compare this agenda against other Technology / AI / Startup events scored on the same eight pillars.