Programme

The voices shaping deep tech investment

At the INPHO® Venture Summit, world-renowned founders, investors and industry leaders come together to explore where to invest next in deep tech. Our speakers bring unique insights into emerging technologies, investment trends and transformative business models.

Below are some of the confirmed speakers and contributors who have participated and shaped the conversation at past editions and are expected to contribute to the 2026 program.

22 OCTOBER 2026 DAY 1

12:00pm

Welcome & Networking Lunch

Palais de la Bourse

2:00pm

Chairman's word

Speaker: George Ugras

Palais de la Bourse

2:10pm

Panel: Deeptech as a Core LP Allocation Strategy: Driving Returns in a Shifting Global Economy

What truly works today, and what will work tomorrow? How should LPs position deeptech within long-term portfolios?

Palais de la Bourse

2:40pm

Curated one-to-one meetings (45 min)

Palais de la Bourse

3:25pm

Panel: Deeptech & Sovereignty: Strategic Autonomy, Economic Trade-offs & Industrial Power

Defence, Semiconductor, cyber, AI: where are the real strategic opportunities? What are the blind spots investors should not ignore?

Palais de la Bourse

3:55pm

Networking Break

Defence, Semiconductor, cyber, AI: where are the real strategic opportunities? What are the blind spots investors should not ignore?

Palais de la Bourse

4:20pm

Pitching session #1

Showcasing 6 curated startups (5′ pitch + 3′ Q&A each).

Palais de la Bourse

5:10pm

Investor focus dialogue

Palais de la Bourse

5:30pm

Pitching session #2

Showcasing 6 curated startups (5′ pitch + 3′ Q&A each).

Palais de la Bourse

6:20pm

Closing remarks

Palais de la Bourse

6:30pm

Wine tasting & networking dinner

Palais de la Bourse

23 OCTOBER 2026 DAY 2

8:30am

Networking coffee

Palais de la Bourse

9:00am

Welcome back

Speaker: George Ugras

Palais de la Bourse

9:10am

Panel: AI, Infrastructure & the New Industrial Cycle: Capital, Job Creation & the Infrastructure of the Future

How AI is reshaping critical infrastructure, frontier technologies, skills transformation and employment impact.

Palais de la Bourse

9:40am

Pitching session #3

Showcasing 6 curated startups (5′ pitch + 3′ Q&A each).

Palais de la Bourse

10:30am

Curated one-to-one meetings (45 min)

Palais de la Bourse

11:15 am

Networking coffee

Palais de la Bourse

11:45am

Panel: Building European Deeptech Leadership: Clusters, CCC, Platforms & Capital at Scale

Where can Europe truly shine? Can a fragmented EU compete with the US & China?

Palais de la Bourse

12:15pm

Rapidfire Q&A - wrapping session

With George Ugras

Palais de la Bourse

12:45pm

Concluding remarks and see you in 2028!

Palais de la Bourse

1:00pm

Networking lunch

Palais de la Bourse