A private peer dinner for corporate innovation managers on 16 June 2026 in Paris, organised by Ambivation with Pexus Ventures ahead of VivaTech. It gathers innovation leaders from established companies to share challenges and best practices in an informal setting.
Innovation Manager Dinner is a private dinner held on 16 June 2026 from 20:00 to 22:00 in Paris, organised by Ambivation with the support of Pexus Ventures. Ambivation is a Berlin-based open-innovation and startup-matchmaking firm; Pexus Ventures is a Frankfurt-based venture-client consultancy. The dinner is designed for innovation managers and innovation leaders from established companies to network and exchange best practices.
The dinner is a peer gathering where innovation leaders share challenges, insights and best practices in a relaxed setting the evening before VivaTech. Attendance is by registration, with each guest covering their own dinner cost, and spots are limited. The exact location is shared after registration.
The dinner runs on 16 June, the eve of VivaTech's business programme, among the curated peer formats of the week. Its focus on corporate innovation managers gives it a distinct audience from the investor-led dinners.
No formal speaker programme is published for the dinner.
It is a side event during the VivaTech week, on the eve of the show, organised by Ambivation with Pexus Ventures. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing.
Innovation managers and innovation leaders from established companies, plus business developers and open-innovation practitioners.
It is not designed for: startup founders seeking investors, since the audience is corporate innovation managers; the general public, given the curated peer setting; attendees expecting a hosted free dinner, since each guest covers their own cost; and late registrants, since spots are limited.
The dinner is held at a Paris location shared with registered guests, rather than published. The setting suits a small peer dinner.
Ambivation is a Berlin-based open-innovation and startup-matchmaking firm founded in 2016. Pexus Ventures is a Frankfurt-based venture-client consultancy supporting the event. The pairing reflects a German open-innovation and venture-client focus brought to the VivaTech week, alongside Ambivation's guided startup tours inside the show.
A peer dinner for corporate innovation leaders, where the people who buy from startups compare notes the night before VivaTech opens.
Registration is handled through a Microsoft Forms link, with each guest covering their own dinner cost. Spots are limited and the location is shared after registration.
Register through the published Microsoft Forms link; spots are limited and the location is shared after registration.
On 16 June 2026, from 20:00 to 22:00, at a Paris location shared with registered guests.
A private peer dinner among corporate innovation leaders, on an own-cost basis, focused on exchange rather than a programme.
| Registration (Microsoft Forms) | https://forms.office.com/e/kEaKs84fh8 |
| Ambivation | https://ambivation.com/ |
| Pexus Ventures | https://www.pexus-ventures.com/ |
| Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html |