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BIG: the Must-Attend Event on Entrepreneurship
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Every year, AFD Group takes part in the BIG (Bpifrance Inno Génération), organised by Bpifrance and held at the Accor Hotel Arena. The BIG is an annual event first launched in 2015 and has become one of the largest gatherings of entrepreneurs in Europe. This event is primarily aimed at startups, SMEs, ETIs (Intermediate Size Companies), as well as major groups, investors, and partners in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Expertise France and AFD Group are present every year at BIG, Europe's largest gathering of entrepreneurs, organised by Bpifrance. The theme of the 2025 edition, to be held on 23 September at the Accor Hôtel Arena, will be ‘Truth’.
At the 2024 event, the theme of the forum was ‘Progress’. As part of our projects to support entrepreneurship, three delegations of entrepreneurs from Benin, Tunisia and the Congo visited the Accord Arena to exchange ideas, develop their network and discover the French entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The Benin delegation is supported by the ‘Projet d'appui à l'entrepreneuriat au Bénin (PAEB)’, which aims to contribute to the development of inclusive, sustainable entrepreneurship that generates added value at local level.
The Tunisian delegation came as part of the ‘Innov'i - EU4Innovation’ project, which aims to support the strengthening, structuring and development of the Tunisian innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Finally, the Congolese delegation was present to represent the ‘Pour Elles RDC’ project, which aims to support the economic empowerment of women in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
our projects
“Pour Elles”: Supporting women entrepreneurs in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Ongoing
2023 - 2027
Funders : Agence française de développement
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