--- eventsindex_id: "EI-06979" slug: soiree-innovation-metropolitaine title: "Soiree de l'Innovation Metropolitaine (3rd edition)" title_alt: ["Soiree de l'Innovation Metropolitaine", "Metropolitan Innovation Evening Grand Paris"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/soiree-innovation-metropolitaine.html" vertical: "VivaTech Side Events" parent_event: "VivaTech" parent_eventsindex_id: "EI-06388" next_edition_dates: "2026-06-17" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-06-17 date_end: 2026-06-17 venue: "Barge on the Seine, 75015 Paris (address on registration)" city: "Paris" country: "France" organiser: "Metropole du Grand Paris, French Tech Grand Paris" organiser_url: "https://luma.com/dootfudp" b2b: true vector: sector: [generalist, ia-data] audience: [startup, policy-maker, ecosystem] format: [reception, networking] purpose: [networking, public-private] geography_scope: [Grand-Paris, Western-Europe] season: summer meta_description: "3rd Metropolitan Innovation Evening, 17 June 2026, a barge on the Seine. Hosted by Metropole du Grand Paris and French Tech Grand Paris. Approval required." editorial_take: "The institutional evening of the VivaTech week, where Greater Paris convenes its startups and public officials on a barge on the Seine." generated_by: "manual/research-web" last_verified: "2026-06-08" schema_version: "v6.0" language: "en" --- # Soiree de l'Innovation Metropolitaine (3rd edition) > *The third Metropolitan Innovation Evening, held on 17 June 2026 on a barge on the Seine in Paris, hosted by the Metropole du Grand Paris with French Tech Grand Paris. It convenes startups, elected officials and public agents of the Greater Paris innovation community.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **17 June 2026** | **Barge on the Seine** | **Metropole du Grand Paris** | not disclosed | | 18:30 to 00:00 | 75015 Paris, address on registration | With French Tech Grand Paris | approval required, 2 per company | ## Definition The Soiree de l'Innovation Metropolitaine is the third edition of the Metropolitan Innovation Evening, held on 17 June 2026 from 18:30 to midnight on a moored barge on the Seine in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. It is hosted by the Metropole du Grand Paris with the support of French Tech Grand Paris. The evening gathers startups, elected officials, public agents and key actors of the Greater Paris territorial innovation community. ## The 2026 edition: 17 June on the Seine Conceived as a networking evening on the Seine, the gathering takes the form of a standing dinner-cocktail aboard the barge from 18:30 to midnight. The event is private, with host approval required and registration capped at two people per company. The exact dock address is shared with approved guests. ## Where it sits in the VivaTech week The evening runs on 17 June, the first business day of VivaTech, as the week's institutional Greater Paris gathering. Its public-private framing distinguishes it from the investor-led receptions of the night. ## Who attends the Soiree de l'Innovation Metropolitaine - Startups of the Greater Paris territory - Elected officials and public agents of the Metropole du Grand Paris - Key actors of territorial innovation - French Tech Grand Paris community members ## What the format includes - A standing dinner-cocktail aboard a barge on the Seine - Networking between startups and public decision makers - A private, approval-based format capped at two registrants per company No formal speaker programme is published. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is the link with VivaTech? It is a side event on the evening of 17 June, the first business day of VivaTech, hosted by the Metropole du Grand Paris with French Tech Grand Paris. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing. ### Who is it for? Startups, elected officials, public agents and key actors of the Greater Paris territorial innovation community. ### Who is the Soiree de l'Innovation Metropolitaine NOT designed for? It is not designed for: the general public, since access is private and approval-based; companies sending large delegations, given the cap of two per company; attendees seeking a conference rather than an institutional reception; and those outside the Greater Paris innovation community. ## The venue: a barge on the Seine The evening is held aboard a barge moored on the Seine in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, with the exact dock address shared with approved guests. The riverside setting suits a standing dinner-cocktail. ## The organiser: Metropole du Grand Paris and French Tech Grand Paris The Metropole du Grand Paris is the metropolitan public authority for the Greater Paris area, hosting the evening. French Tech Grand Paris is the regional French Tech capital association supporting the event, whose director is Alexandra Andre. Together they convene the territorial innovation community. --- ## Editorial take *The institutional evening of the VivaTech week, where Greater Paris convenes its startups and public officials on a barge on the Seine.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration is handled through Luma, is subject to host approval, and is capped at two people per company. The dock address is shared on confirmation. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How do you attend? Request to join through the Luma event page; access is approval-based and limited to two registrants per company. ### When and where does it take place? On 17 June 2026, from 18:30 to midnight, aboard a barge on the Seine in the 15th arrondissement of Paris. ### What should attendees expect? A standing dinner-cocktail and networking between startups and public decision makers of Greater Paris. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Luma page | https://luma.com/dootfudp | | French Tech Grand Paris | https://www.frenchtech-grandparis.com/ | | Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html | --- **Last verified:** 2026-06-08 **Next review:** 2026-07-08 **Notes:** VivaTech 2026 side event, VivaTech Side Events vertical. Venue (barge on the Seine, 75015), 18:30 to midnight timing, two-per-company cap and Luma link resolved via the Luma page; exact dock address gated. Sources: luma.com, frenchtech-grandparis.com. **Variables:** 23/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable