With a decidedly innovative format that presented two days of relaxation over the weekend, followed by two days of debates on Monday and Tuesday, the Forum greatly contributed to promoting a culture of initiative with the ambition of conveying a passion for entrepreneurship.
The first two days were dedicated to relaxation, meeting, and networking. Sporting and festive activities were organized to encourage dialogue. However, it was primarily the four evenings that fostered encounters, with thematic events featuring performances such as the musical show by Mandy and Kylian followed by the Lounge Club Disco Latino, the “Thousand and One Nights” evening by Patrick and Guilaine, the fashion show followed by the Bollywood Indian dance performance, and finally, the Noche Caliente evening with the Cuban band Candela.
Monday and Tuesday allowed visitors to explore a still fairly recent discipline, that of entrepreneurship, with a program of conferences covering fundamentals such as opportunity seeking, the role of innovation, entrepreneur profiles, support services, and preliminary steps to business creation. Sector-specific conferences provided insights into lesser-known entrepreneurial realms like the social and solidarity economy, craftsmanship, culture, and more.
In the exhibition hall, 43 exhibitors were present on Monday and Tuesday, including the Order of Chartered Accountants, Rรฉunica, the two Paca-Est and Telecom Paris incubators, the ANPE and APEC, the Junior Economic Chamber, Osรฉo, the Regional Council, and companies such as BNP, Wall Street Institute, Memorability, Crรฉa domaine, JMB Training, Cesame, Anthaes, Wifi-France, Cicom, and more. Notably, the self-training space offered by the Entrepreneurs’ Caravan was a success, where visitors could learn through 150 interactive video modules on creating, taking over, transferring, selling, organizing, and managing businesses.
For next year, the Antipolis Innovation Campus aims to replicate its original organizational format by emphasizing the relaxation/reflection approach, an effective way to spur interactions among participants, whether visitors, exhibitors, or partners, targeting 3,000 people.
