AI Action Summit Comes to STATION F

Next week is gearing up to be a major week for AI, with France hosting the AI Action Summit. And we feel that the Summit couldn’t arrive at a more exciting time - with the recent $500 billion Stargate announcement in the US or the release of Chinese Deepseek flipping the entire AI community on its head. And while some feel that Europe is “absent” from the discussion, we couldn’t disagree more. In fact, if anything, this event puts France very much front and center in the discussion - with our incredible AI community able to fully leverage this unique moment.

As the Summit’s Thematic Envoy for Innovation and Culture, I personally have been involved in the organization from the beginning and I’m very excited for what is lined up for next week. The full agenda can be found on the Summit website and includes multiple sequences for different populations at various venues. However, there is quite a lot that will be happening at STATION F and so we wanted to also clarify this for our community and friends.

First up : Business Day (February 11, at STATION F)

The AI Summit that happened in Bletchley Park in 2023 happened at a time when the discourse around AI was very different. The focus was on limiting the threat and the existential risks associated with AI development. The Summit next week will continue to explore the risks associated with AI, but also seeks to highlight the opportunities.

The Business Day on February 11 is part of the official AI Action Summit Agenda and is dedicated to the business and innovation associated with AI. The event is a joint collaboration between multiple organizations, including Bpifrance, Numeum, France Digitale, STATION F and La French Tech. You can find the full agenda for the Business Day here. Please note that attendees need a specific invitation to access the Business Day - other Summit invitations do not automatically provide access.

Wondering who you may see at the Business Day? You can find the full 17-page speaker list here.

Leveraging the massive STATION F AI Community

Now, we are absolutely thrilled to be able to host and co-create unique this event at STATION F - where we have the largest AI community in France. Many of our campus partners are leading AI companies - like Microsoft, Meta, Google, AWS, Apple, OVH, Snowflake, Snap, TikTok and more. And in terms of startups, many many AI companies have called STATION F home (see below).

In the true spirit of STATION F, many of our campus partners will be using their STATION F spaces to showcase startups, host talks and demos, and more. So what’s happening with our partners?

Google is bringing top founders and experts to campus for exclusive masterclasses and demos. Meet the minds behind Phospho, Klark, Photoroom, along with Malt’s CTO and Giskard’s Head of Sales. Full program available here.

Qonto kicks off the morning at 10:30 AM with a masterclass on building products with AI, featuring its Head of Product, Basalt’s founder, and Hexa’s leading GTM expert. Open discussions will follow in the afternoon.

OVHCloud is running pitch sessions all morning with 10 selected startups from campus, followed by afternoon demos and open talks with their teams.

Snowflake is hosting a fireside chat (1:00 – 1:20 PM) with Armelle Patault (VP Data, ManoMano) and Cécil Bove (Director Solution Engineering, Snowflake). Their booth will be open all day for anyone looking to explore their perks, tech demos, and customer stories.

And AWS and Snap also have things lined up that we will be sharing shortly! Be sure to drop by their given offices if you’d like to participate!

BIG, FAT PARTY with OpenAI, Hugging Face, H Company and the support of AMD & SAP

If there is one thing we need after a long day of conference-style talks, it’s a big party! This is a BIG, FAT, PARTY organized with our friends at OpenAI, Hugging Face, H Company and supported by AMD and SAP. You can expect to see tons of incredible people from the AI community - but in party mode.

In order to join the party, you’ll need to get an invitation through one of the co-host or partner organizations. And for anyone who made it this far in the text, we have a special code from our partner AMD for 50 spots! Sign up here and use the password bemyguest followed by the code AMDfriends.

We are looking forward to seeing you all next week, and be sure to check out the other great AI events coming up at STATION F!