Mediactive Events, a trusted partner of VivaTech

Ten years after its inception, VivaTech has established itself as the premier global innovation event: 200,000 visitors, 15,000 startups, 4,500 exhibitors, and hundreds of major corporations gather each year at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles to focus on innovation, networking, and digital transformation.

For this 10th anniversary edition, Mediactive Events is partnering with VivaTech to manage the entire participant and exhibitor experience. This partnership is far from new: having been involved since the very first edition in 2016, Mediactive Events is one of the few technology partners to have worked alongside VivaTech throughout its entire decade of existence. Ten years of the trade show, ten years of event engineering serving Europe’s largest tech stage.

Mediactive Events: Ten Years of Operational Expertise Serving Europe’s Largest Tech Trade Show

VivaTech 2026 marks a turning point in the event’s physical layout, expanding for the first time to Hall 7 at the Porte de Versailles to accommodate more immersive experiences, industrial demonstrations, and international delegations. For this anniversary edition, the event will host 15,000 startups and more than 4,500 exhibitors, with an expanded program focused on AI, deep tech, and industrial transitions.

Here’s what Mediactive Events measures in concrete terms, year after year: over the course of ten editions, VivaTech has expanded its exhibition space, increased its attendance, and broadened its international reach. Each year, the number of participants grows, the format evolves, and the expectations rise.

Managing the flow of visitors at a trade show that combines three B2B days with one day open to the general public, which attracts much larger and less predictable crowds, requires expertise in visitor flow management that can only be gained through experience accumulated over multiple editions.

At a trade show that embodies innovation, the seamless nature of the visitor experience is a promise that is renewed with each edition.

Aloha Events: The Event Platform at the Heart of the VivaTech Attendee Experience

At a tech trade show dedicated to technological innovation, the attendee experience itself is a message. A seamless welcome, a badge issued in seconds, and access control without lines: these are all signals that reinforce the alignment between VivaTech’s brand image and the reality experienced by each visitor from the moment they arrive in the exhibition halls. It is precisely this level of excellence that Mediactive Events has learned to anticipate and master over the course of each edition.

For this 10th edition, Mediactive Events deployed Aloha Events, its event management platform, as the central hub for organizing the trade show, covering the entire participant and exhibitor experience from the registration phase through on-site access.

Ten Mediactive Events staff members stationed at the Porte de Versailles venue at all times monitored the badge issuance and access control processes in real time, making the necessary adjustments at each entry point and ensuring a smooth visitor experience from the first keynotes on Wednesday through the close of the public day on Saturday.

Le plus grand salon tech européen : des enjeux opérationnels qui grandissent chaque année

At a trade show entirely dedicated to technological innovation, network connectivity is not a secondary infrastructure it is the backbone of the attendee experience. Live demonstrations of SaaS solutions, presentations of connected prototypes, live-streamed startup pitches, and digital networking tools: every aspect of the VivaTech experience relies on the quality and reliability of the on-site network connectivity.

As the network operator for the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Center on behalf of Viparis, Mediactive Connect managed the deployment and oversight of the internet and Wi-Fi infrastructure at the Versailles Exhibition Center, ensuring stable and high-performance connectivity for the 200,000 expected visitors, the 4,500 exhibitors, and the production teams present throughout the site. The Wi-Fi network was scaled to handle the high density of simultaneous connections typical of a tech event of this magnitude, where even the slightest network failure directly compromises the quality of demonstrations and interactions.

By combining attendee experience management through Mediactive Events’ Aloha Events platform with the deployment of event network infrastructure via Mediactive Connect for Viparis, the Mediactive Group manages the entire operational technology infrastructure for VivaTech, from entry badges to Wi-Fi connectivity at each booth.

Mediactive Events, a partner of VivaTech since its first edition

In 2016, when VivaTech welcomed its first visitors at the Porte de Versailles, Mediactive Events was already in place to orchestrate the attendee experience. Ten editions later, this long-term partnership with Europe’s most demanding tech trade show has evolved into a tangible competitive advantage: in-depth knowledge of the venue’s specific constraints, the ability to anticipate the crowds specific to each day’s schedule, and the capacity to adapt the technological infrastructure to keep pace with the show’s growth.

In 2016, when VivaTech welcomed its first visitors at the Porte de Versailles, Mediactive Events was already in place to orchestrate the attendee experience. Ten editions later, this long-term partnership with Europe’s most demanding tech trade show has evolved into a tangible competitive advantage: in-depth knowledge of the venue’s specific constraints, the ability to anticipate the crowds specific to each day’s schedule, and the capacity to adapt the technological infrastructure to keep pace with the show’s growth.

The Mediactive Group, a technology partner for innovation fairs and large-scale tech events

Whereas a standard event service provider covers a limited scope, the Mediactive Group simultaneously manages the attendee experience, event badging, access control, and on-site network connectivity all as part of an integrated event solution managed by a single point of contact. At VivaTech, this comprehensive approach is particularly valuable: in an environment where every exhibiting startup, every investor, and every visitor is a key player in innovation, the performance of the operational infrastructure is inextricably linked to the event’s credibility.

Ten years of working alongside VivaTech have enabled the Mediactive Group to develop a unique understanding of the challenges at the Porte de Versailles venue, the specific dynamics of each day, and how the event format evolves from one edition to the next. For organizers of high-volume trade shows and tech events, this long-term partnership concretely illustrates what an integrated event management solution supported by teams committed to the long haul can deliver: a seamless visitor experience at scale, actionable real-time data, and a reliable network infrastructure, year after year.

The eleventh edition is already in the works.
The Mediactive Group will once again partner with VivaTech in 2027.

This continuity is not merely an automatic renewal, but a choice of a trusted technology partner committed to a long-term partnership with Europe’s largest tech trade show.

Mediactive Events, a partner of VivaTech since its first edition

In 2016, when VivaTech welcomed its first visitors at the Porte de Versailles, Mediactive Events was already in place to orchestrate the attendee experience. Ten editions later, this long-term partnership with Europe’s most demanding tech trade show has evolved into a tangible competitive advantage: in-depth knowledge of the venue’s specific constraints, the ability to anticipate the crowds specific to each day’s schedule, and the capacity to adapt the technological infrastructure to keep pace with the show’s growth.

In 2016, when VivaTech welcomed its first visitors at the Porte de Versailles, Mediactive Events was already in place to orchestrate the attendee experience. Ten editions later, this long-term partnership with Europe’s most demanding tech trade show has evolved into a tangible competitive advantage: in-depth knowledge of the venue’s specific constraints, the ability to anticipate the crowds specific to each day’s schedule, and the capacity to adapt the technological infrastructure to keep pace with the show’s growth.

The Mediactive Group, a technology partner for innovation fairs and large-scale tech events

Whereas a standard event service provider covers a limited scope, the Mediactive Group simultaneously manages the attendee experience, event badging, access control, and on-site network connectivity all as part of an integrated event solution managed by a single point of contact. At VivaTech, this comprehensive approach is particularly valuable: in an environment where every exhibiting startup, every investor, and every visitor is a key player in innovation, the performance of the operational infrastructure is inextricably linked to the event’s credibility.

Ten years of working alongside VivaTech have enabled the Mediactive Group to develop a unique understanding of the challenges at the Porte de Versailles venue, the specific dynamics of each day, and how the event format evolves from one edition to the next. For organizers of high-volume trade shows and tech events, this long-term partnership concretely illustrates what an integrated event management solution supported by teams committed to the long haul can deliver: a seamless visitor experience at scale, actionable real-time data, and a reliable network infrastructure, year after year.

The eleventh edition is already in the works.
The Mediactive Group will once again partner with VivaTech in 2027.

This continuity is not merely an automatic renewal, but a choice of a trusted technology partner committed to a long-term partnership with Europe’s largest tech trade show.