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Invited to the Élysée by Emmanuel Macron for VivaTech’s 10th anniversary: a strong moment for builders in tech

A meeting in an exceptional setting

On June 19, 2026, during VivaTech’s 10th anniversary, I had the honor of being invited to the Élysée Palace by President Emmanuel Macron. The photos from that evening capture a greeting, a direct exchange and a few words shared during a reception dedicated to entrepreneurs, investors and innovation.

This invitation goes beyond the personal dimension. It shows that French and European tech are now matters of sovereignty, competitiveness, employment, infrastructure and trust. Being present in that place, at that moment, made clear that the topics we work on every day are part of a national conversation.

The scene is simple, but it carries responsibility: turn visibility into execution, with useful services, reliable platforms and an entrepreneurial path able to last.

Why VivaTech’s 10th anniversary matters

In ten years, VivaTech has taken a major place in the global innovation ecosystem. The event brings together startups, investors, major groups, institutions, regions and entrepreneurs around topics already shaping the economy: artificial intelligence, cloud, cybersecurity, robotics, industry, energy, mobility and digital health.

The reception at the Élysée gives this anniversary a clear meaning. Innovation is no longer a showcase separated from industrial policy. It affects a country’s ability to build, host, secure, finance and export its own solutions, with platforms and infrastructure that can actually operate at scale.

That is why this anniversary matters: it connects VivaTech’s international stage with the very concrete choices that allow a company to grow, hire, secure customers and build a durable presence.

Greeting the President, representing a journey

The images show me greeting Emmanuel Macron and speaking with him. The gesture is brief, but it carries an entrepreneurial journey, years of work, demanding technical choices, risks taken and a determination to build over the long term. In innovation, visible moments are rare.

This meeting does not summarize a project, but it validates a direction: keep building useful, credible and secure services aligned with real business needs. It is also a reminder that a tech entrepreneur does not only represent a brand, but also a way of seeing the economic and technological future.

That journey is rooted in one conviction: useful tech is not limited to announcements. It is measured by the ability to deliver, maintain, explain, secure and improve services that matter to customers.

Visible tech and invisible tech

VivaTech naturally highlights spectacular innovation: demonstrations, robots, generative AI, interfaces, new products and public announcements. Behind that visible part, however, there is a quieter kind of tech that is just as strategic: infrastructure. Without reliable datacenters, robust cloud, controlled networks and security, no digital innovation lasts for long.

This is where the work carried by ITNET Technologies becomes meaningful. The goal is not only to speak about digital transformation, but to provide the operational foundations that allow companies to execute it: cloud, managed services, cybersecurity, monitoring and continuity.

This invisible infrastructure should be designed with the same ambition as visible products. It conditions performance, availability, trust and the ecosystem’s ability to move from demonstration to real usage.

From institutional moment to operational execution

A reception at the Élysée creates a strong image, but the real subject starts after it. How does recognition become execution? How does a conversation about the future of tech turn into available, secure and useful platforms? These questions sit at the center of any serious entrepreneurial path.

The ecosystem needs narratives, but it needs evidence even more: availability, security, performance, support, customer enablement and technical maturity. That is what separates presence at a prestigious event from a solid trajectory: the ability to return to the field and build better the next day.

The objective is not to celebrate a moment and stop. It is to use it as leverage to strengthen offers, clarify priorities, attract talent and deliver more robust services.

Cloud, VPS and digital sovereignty

Digital sovereignty cannot simply be declared. It is built through concrete choices: where services are hosted, how access is protected, how backups are tested, how incidents are handled, how costs are controlled and how customers keep visibility over their environments.

In that logic, Wayhost represents an important building block around VPS services, hosting and accessible cloud environments. Well-governed VPS services remain essential for portals, APIs, bastions, workers and application services. Performance matters, but clarity and restore capability matter just as much.

The link between VivaTech and infrastructure is direct: visible innovation depends on hosting services that are solid, understandable and secure. Without that base, even ambitious use cases become fragile.

AI, datacenter and high performance

VivaTech’s 10th anniversary arrives at a time when artificial intelligence is changing priorities. GPU needs, datacenter density, energy, cooling and availability are becoming strategic topics. It is not possible to speak seriously about AI without speaking about infrastructure.

This is where Voltaneum fits naturally. GPU cloud, AI environments and high-performance infrastructure require an industrial approach: capacity, cooling, monitoring, security, network, storage and governance. The meeting at the Élysée is a reminder that these topics are now central.

The next stage of European tech will also depend on this ability to build dense, reliable and sovereign platforms able to support AI use cases without sacrificing operations.

What the ecosystem should build next

After such a moment, the right question is not only who was present. It is what the ecosystem will build with more strength: jobs, reliable platforms, exportable services, secure infrastructure, technical skills and companies able to keep their promises over time.

French tech must continue to carry an industrial ambition. That means connecting visible events with less visible choices: architecture, hosting, operations, support, cybersecurity, financing and hiring. A photo at the Élysée becomes useful when it reinforces that discipline of construction.

This discipline takes time. It requires choosing the right topics, investing in foundations, accepting technical complexity and keeping a constant demand for service quality.

What this invitation changes

An invitation to the Élysée does not replace work, clients, teams, difficult decisions or results. It does, however, create a signal. It confirms that the path is visible, that the subject matters and that the ecosystem needs people able to connect vision, field work and execution.

For me, that signal reinforces a responsibility: keep building with discipline. Do not confuse visibility with impact. Use this moment as a support point to go further, with more rigor, more technical depth and more ambition for cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI.

This responsibility is also collective. Every entrepreneur present in this kind of event should help make the ecosystem more serious, more solid and more able to answer real market needs.

What matters most

This meeting with Emmanuel Macron, during VivaTech’s 10th anniversary, will remain a significant moment. It symbolizes personal recognition, but also a broader recognition of entrepreneurs working on the foundations of tech, not only on visible use cases.

The next step should stay faithful to that spirit: build, secure, host, connect, monitor and grow. France and Europe need entrepreneurs who can carry a vision and deliver robust infrastructure. That combination gives this moment at the Élysée its real meaning.

This memory is therefore not a conclusion. It is a demanding reminder: keep moving, keep building, represent the ecosystem with dignity and turn institutional opportunities into concrete value.

FAQ

Why does this invitation to the Élysée matter?
It shows that innovation, digital infrastructure and tech entrepreneurship are now central economic and sovereignty topics. For an entrepreneur, it is also a sign of recognition and responsibility.

What is the link between VivaTech, cloud and infrastructure?
VivaTech highlights use cases and innovation, but those innovations rely on reliable foundations: cloud, datacenters, VPS services, cybersecurity, backups, network and monitoring.

Why mention ITNET Technologies, Wayhost and Voltaneum in this article?
Because this meeting fits into an entrepreneurial path connected to cloud services, VPS hosting, AI infrastructure, datacenters, cybersecurity and digital sovereignty.

Sources

• Élysée, 10 ans de VivaTech: https://www.elysee.fr/emmanuel-macron/2026/06/19/10-ans-de-vivatech
• VivaTech, Emmanuel Macron to speak at the 10th anniversary edition of VivaTech: https://vivatech.com/media/press-releases/emmanuel-macron-president-of-the-french-republic-to-speak-at-the-10-th-anniversary-edition-of-vivatech
• VivaTech, 2026 edition summary: https://vivatech.com/media/press-releases/cp-bilan