France's Digitization
In 2015, Cisco and the French Government agreed to an ambitious partnership to transform the country's digital foundations.
Vivatech showed how committed the French ecosystem is to make this transformation happen, and how Cisco is a trusted partner in this move.
Emmanuel Macron, the new French President, wants France to be the most innovative country in Europe - and he reaffirmed it on stage at Viva Technology. John Chambers had a 1-hour private discussion with him to talk about the strong partnership they built together.
Our smart parking service with Valeo greatly piqued the interest of several French political figures such as Elisabeth Borne, French Minister of Transportation, Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, and Bruno Lemaire, Minister for Economic Affairs.
We welcomed several other personalities on the Cisco booth including André Santini, Mayor of Issy-les-Moulineaux – the city where the Cisco Paris HQ are located and with which we collaborate on mobility – and Pierre Gattaz, President of the French employers' federation MEDEF, who both enjoyed trying out our Cisco Spark Board!