The Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Committee has today praised the 200 plus projects that were submitted for the ‘Smart Paris 2024’ awards as a clear sign of Paris’ status as the start-up capital of Europe.
Following the call for entries in June 2016, the awards were grouped into five categories and the innovative submissions were reviewed by a panel composed of representatives from the founding members of the Paris 2024 bid – the Paris 2024 Bid Committee, the French National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee, the national government, the City of Paris, the region of Ile-de-France, NUMA – a French start-up accelerator, and Algoe – a management consultancy specialising in start-ups.
The winning companies will work closely with Paris 2024 making important contributions to the bid, particularly in relation to applying the latest innovations and technologies to help deliver major sporting events and events managed and organised by Paris 2024.
The ceremony was held at INSEP – France’s high performance sports centre – and the awards were announced and handed out by IOC Member, triple Olympic Champion and Paris 2024 Co-Chairman, Tony Estanguet, and double Olympic Champion and member of the Paris 2024 Sport and Society Committee, Brice Guyart. The award categories and winners can be seen in the Note to Editors section.
Following on from the ‘Smart Paris 2024’ awards ceremony, the city of Paris, which has more than 15,000 start-ups in operation, has already planned a Town Hall ‘Hackathon’ on 16 March with a Paris 2024 theme. This will provide thousands of entrepreneurs with the opportunity to discuss the project and share their ideas and insights with the bid committee.
Tony Estanguet, Paris 2024 Co-Chairman, said:
"We were very impressed with the high quality submissions for the Smart Paris 2024 awards and this is a clear sign of Paris’ status as the start-up capital of Europe. I would like to congratulate all of the winners and we are looking forward to working with them as we tap their expertise and inspirational insights to help drive our bid forward.
"We are committed to bidding for the 2024 Games with new ideas and fresh concepts and this includes taking advantage of the skills and knowledge of the 15,000 start-ups that are operational across the city. By encouraging innovation and harnessing the creative spirit of Paris and France we will deliver a stunning Games for the modern era in 2024"
For more information, please contact:
Raphaël Leclerc
Paris 2024 Bid Committee
Email: rleclerc@paris2024.org
Tel: +33 6 73 16 88 06
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