Author: Sébastien
Tech For Good 2026 – Shaping AI for Real-World Impact
🗓 June 11th, Tech For Good Shanghai 2026 AI is reshaping our economies and our lives faster than most companies or institutions anticipated. But behind the spectacular announcements and eye-watering valuations, a fundamental question demands an answer: are we shaping AI — or is it shaping us? Tech For Good works that question through four…
Connect – The Car Is Dead. Long Live the Car.
Three visionaries. One panel. The biggest transformation in automotive history — from steering wheels to software, from drivers to algorithms. How are AI and autonomy redefining the car and mobility ? What if your next car knew more about driving than you do — and updated itself overnight? The automotive industry is going through its…
French Tech Shanghai labelisation renewed for 2026-2028
📣 We are proud to announce that we have been selected as a French Tech Shanghai ! The network of French Tech Capitals and Communities 2026–2028 was announced on May 6 by the Minister Delegate for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs, @Anne Le Hénanff. The French Tech network is first and foremost a French government initiative aimed…
Connect – From 0 to Unicorn: Building Qonto
Last night, 95 people in the same room.One question on everyone’s mind: how do you build something that lasts? Alexandre Prot, co-founder of Qonto, shared the unfiltered story behind one of Europe’s most influential fintechs not a polished keynote, but an honest account of what it actually takes to go from an idea to a…
ROI-Driven AI for China E-Commerce: Myth vs Reality
On 19 March 2026, La French Tech Shanghai hosted an evening dedicated to one of the most debated questions in the industry: is AI in e-commerce a true driver of business performance, or just an expensive solution looking for a problem? Held at PLTFRM’s office in the Xuhui District, the event brought together practitioners across three…
E-Commerce in 2026: Why Global Entrepreneurs Can’t Afford to Wait
If trade once depended on physical infrastructure, today it runs on e-commerce platforms. E-commerce and digitally delivered services are now among the fastest-growing segments of the global economy, expanding significantly faster than GDP itself[1]. Business e-commerce sales grew nearly 60% between 2016 and 2022 to reach about $27 trillion globally, reshaping how companies access international…
AI Hackathon 2026 – The ‘United Nations of Tech’ in Action
On January 16 and 17, 2026, La French Tech Shanghai brought together over 120 participants from more than 21 countries for its first international AI Hackathon, hosted at Alibaba’s Jing’an campus. For 24 hours, developers, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs and students collaborated on real industrial challenges proposed by leading global corporates. Far from a theoretical exercise,…