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3rd LVMH Innovation Award: Here is how to win a spot with LVMH at Viva Technology 2019

 

Compete for the 3rd LVMH Innovation Award and win a spot at Luxury Lab LVMH during Viva Technology 2019.

LVMH Innovation Award is a unique competition conceived by LVMH luxury group, the French multinational luxury goods conglomerate headquartered in Paris, to spark exciting new ideas and drive the growth of luxury startups. The winner will receive a year of personalized support from the LVMH Group at the Station F incubator to drive its growth and secures a spot at Viva Technology 2019 / VivaTech, a gathering of the world’s brightest minds, talents, and products taking place in Paris in May.

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The world’s rendezvous for startups and leaders takes place between May 16-18 2019. The annual technology conference, dedicated to innovation and startups is held in Paris, France. VivaTech was founded in 2016 by Publicis Groupe and Groupe Les Echos. The first two days of VivaTech are for startups, investors, executives, students and academics, and it is open to the general public on the third day.

Open to all startups from France and other countries, the LVMH Innovation Award is back ahead of Viva Technology 2019. The LVMH Group will once again be at the heart of the event as a Platinum Partner. The thirty startups selected as finalists for the LVMH Innovation Award will also have a chance to present their vision of the customer experience of tomorrow at the world’s

After three days of pitch sessions and decisive exchanges, the startup with the most compelling solution will join the 2017 and2018 winners and finalists of this unique competition: Heuritech (deep learning), Oyst (solution e-commerce), VeChain (blockchain) and Kronos Care (post-purchase solution).

If your startup was created less than ten years ago, has fewer than 100 employees and proposes a solution that addresses thechallenge of “Crafting the customer experience of tomorrow”, visit the LVMH Innovation Award website to apply: https://challenges.vivatechnology.com/en/challenges/lvmh.

Applications must be submitted by February 15, 2019.

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apply for LVMH Innovation Award 2019
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