2022.02.14

What’s new for French Tech Beijing in 2022?

Whats new for french tech beijing in 2022

2021 just closed off, 2022 is well established and we are ready to step into the year of the Tiger!

In 2021, we had announced an intense agenda of activities to bridge Chinese and French innovation and tech ecosystems and we feel proud to have delivered!

 

French Tech Beijing would like to thank TotalEnergies for allowing us to bring the community together on January 19th to introduce the new team as well as to announce the upcoming activities for 2022.

Past events held by La French Tech Beijing for 2021

 

French Tech Beijing would like to thank TotalEnergies for allowing us to bring the community together on January 19th to introduce the new team as well as to announce the upcoming activities for 2022.

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2022? 

1- A better understanding of the trends and characteristics of Chinese tech & innovation

2- Connecting all types of players, from entrepreneurs to universities, based inside and outside of Beijing

3- Bringing the spotlight on French entrepreneurs, French technologies and innovations, whether they come from startups or corporates

4- Bringing the community together

 

FROM EVENTS TO WRITTEN CONTENT

In 2021, we organized almost 1 event per month but we realized that the takeaways were mostly shared only among people who were able to attend. So, we asked ourselves: “How can we make sure to provide a better understanding of the characteristics of tech and innovation happening in Beijing to all the tech enthusiasts, even those based in France?”

 

Therefore, this year, we are focusing on written content !

1- Interviews of French entrepreneurs sharing their challenges to set their companies and what they wished to have known before,

2- Tech experts sharing their insights about Chinese characteristics,

3- Corporates explaining their innovation initiatives and how they fit into the Chinese ecosystem,

4- A clearer understanding about the local ecosystem supporting startups, whether they are incubators, accelerators or VC.

 

BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER

We all have heard about China being big on AI, Smart cities or New Retail. Many of us know that data is a challenge for both corporates and startups or that China invests the most in startups. But sometimes we wished for more concrete examples to better understand the specificity of China vs the rest of the world or to imagine what difference that particular technology can make on our daily life.

Therefore, this year, we want to focus on panels of experts sharing their industry insights and on Chinese startups introducing how their solutions can be applied to concrete case studies.

SUPPORTING FRENCH STARTUPS & ENTREPRENEURS 

At its core, the mission of all French Tech hubs is to support French startups and entrepreneurs, whether they are still in France and curious about expanding to local hubs, or if they are already locally set up. 

French Tech Beijing is completing this mission in 2 ways: 

1- Identifying French entrepreneurs and startups

the community is there, the tech enthousiasts are there but we don’t necessarily know who has decided to launch their own projects, who is a tech expert and who we could we go to for advice. We want to map out and give the spotlight to French entrepreneurs based in China  and French tech enthusiasts for the community to better support each other . 

2- Helping French startups abroad assess Chinese opportunities

We are collaborating with the other Asian hubs to organize a series of events intended for French startups interested in the Chinese market . These events will share industry insights as well as tips for success.