Programme

The voices shaping deeptech investment

INPHO® Venture Summit programme is designed to deliver high-impact, investor-driven insights across the most strategic deeptech sectors. Over two days, participants engage in curated discussions, closed-door sessions and high-level networking formats to explore emerging investment opportunities, challenge assumptions and identify future value creation drivers.

Each session is built to go beyond consensus, fostering critical thinking and actionable intelligence for investors, corporates and selected startups.

The programme combines multiple formats to maximise interaction and strategic value:

Keynote sessions: High-level perspectives from leading investors and industry experts
Closed-door roundtables: In-depth discussions to confront investment theses
Deep dive sessions: Focused analysis on specific technologies and market dynamics
Startup pitch sessions: Selected companies present to top-tier investors
1-to-1 meetings: Curated business meetings to accelerate partnerships and investments

This multi-format approach ensures both strategic vision and practical deal-making opportunities.

OCTOBER 22, 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 1 : 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?

Panelists:

Jérome de Bontin, Partner – Capricorn Investment Group,
Claudia Pingue, Senior Partner, Head of Technology Transfer – CDP Venture Capital,
George Ugras, MD – AV8,
ITRI ITIC Taiwan investment strategy (tbc),
CDPQ – Investissement Québec (tbc),
InvestSarawak (tbc)

Palais de la Bourse

2:40pm

Curated one-to-one meetings (45 min)

Palais de la Bourse

3:25pm

Panel 2 : 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?

Panelists:

Mathieu Costes, GP – AV,
Alberto Pintado Sánchez, Head of Indraventures,
Dr. Sander Verbrugge, Investment Partner – Nato Innovation Fund,
General Jean-Marc Vigilant, Senior Advisor – New Alpha Defense (NAD),
Julien Legrand – VP Advanced Technologies and CTO Radiall & Tessalia

Palais de la Bourse

3:55pm

Networking Break

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

Discussion in the audience

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 & Deeptech Investment Awards

Awards ceremony – LP jury & nominees celebrated

Palais de la Bourse

7:00pm

Wine tasting & networking dinner

Palais de la Bourse

OCTOBER 23, 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 3 : AI, Infrastructure & the New Industrial Cycle

AI is triggering a new industrial investment cycle. Panelists discuss where value will sit along the AI infrastructure chain, how AI is reshaping critical infrastructure and frontier technologies, and what this shift means for skills and job creation in Europe.

Panelists:

Guillaume Caille, Strategy & Innovation – ST Microelectronics or Laurent Filipozzi, CEO STM Malta
Hector Gonzales, CEO – SpiNNCloud,
François Tison, Partner – 360 Capital,
Olivier Tonneau, Founder & Partner – Quantonation,
Bert Gyselinckx, Partner – imec Xpand Partners

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

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

Panelists:

Naomin Tan, Regional Director – EDB Singapore,
Philippe Flatresse, French Chips Competence Center Director – Asteerics,
George Gregory, CEO – Malta Enterprise,
Jean Fréderic Laurent, Executive Director – Union des Ports de France,
Christian Reitberger, Partner – Matterwave Ventures

Palais de la Bourse

12:15pm

Rapidfire Q&A - wrapping session

With George Ugras

Palais de la Bourse

12:30pm

Awards ceremony - Start-ups

Palais de la Bourse

1:00pm

Concluding remarks and see you in 2028

Palais de la Bourse

1:15pm

Networking lunch

Palais de la Bourse