Citizen Entrepreneurs

2015 review and 2016 objectives

E N T R E P R E N E U R S = G R O W T H = N E W J O B S

E N T R E P R E N E U R S = G R O W T H = N E W J O B S

Why act in favor of entrepreneurship ? 5

Citizen Entrepreneurs 7

Citizen Entrepreneurs at the crossroads of the entrepreneurial ecosystem

main streams in France and in the World 9

Citizen Entrepreneurs team 11

Citizen Entrepreneurs highlights for 2015 12

G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance (YEA) 13

2015 French delegation 16

Knowledge Partners’ remarkable reports 17

G20YEA communique signed by the 20 members 18

Invest in Turkey with Business France 22

Invest in Italy with EY and Business France 23

9th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Week in France 25

8th Annual Conference of Entrepreneurs 30

Key events 32

2016 – Strategic orientations and key events 51

Strategic Partnerships 55

Table of contents

Why act in favour of entrepreneurship ?

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An entrepreneur is someone who creates or develops a business, of course, but his contributionto the economic landscape goes far beyond. Certainly, in addition to playing a crucial part in jobcreation processes, entrepreneurs innovate by proposing new products, new organization andmanagement models.

Two Citizen Entrepreneurs’ initiatives were key in 2015:

1/ The need to create favorable conditions for a strong and a sustainable entrepreneurialculture. A recent EY report, “From Classroom to Boardroom”, calls governments to develop clearpolicies to promote efficient and sustainable entrepreneurship through their countries’educational systems:

• Governments must initiate and set up programs promoting entrepreneurial culture in theeducational system of each country so as to familiarize young people with theentrepreneurship spirit as early as possible

• The EY report makes six recommendations to help G20 countries to promote this aspectin local educational systems through training and an early introduction to theimplications of what is meant by “entrepreneurial culture”.

2/ Innovation as the main trigger for world growth

In a digital economy, cooperation between big and small size firms is an imperative. It stimulatesjoint-innovation and represents a growth opportunity of 1500 billion dollars

The Accenture report, “Harnessing the power of entrepreneur to Open Innovation” points to theongoing dissonances between culture and mentality of start-ups and big size companies adissonance that inhibits effective joint innovation.

The report also proposes recommendations to G20 governments and calls for the involvement ofthe public sphere to trigger a common brainstorming on innovation processes on a larger scale.

The report stands for:

• The enlargement of SME’s financing models (crowdfunding and venture capital)

• The creation of cooperative networks such as the “innovation ecosystem’ model

• A call for a borderless world to support digital trade

Citizen Entrepreneurs

National

Global Entrepreneurship Week

• 9th edition

• 1 week (16 – 22 November)

• 160 countries involved

• Hundreds of events

International

G20 YEAYoung Entrepreneur Summit

Istanbul

• 450 entrepreneurs from all over the world

• 20 delegations

• 8th summit

2015 : three key events

• Popularize the entrepreneurship culture in France and in the world by promoting the role of the

entrepreneur for growth, innovation and job creation (especially for young people)

• Gather in open architecture all private and public players which are part of the entrepreneurial

ecosystem

• Promote the creation and the development of SMEs by mobilizing all strategic resources

Created in 2007, « Citizen Entrepreneurs », is a French not for profit association which promotesentrepreneurial behavior and supports recognition of entrepreneurs.

Objectives

Annual Conference of Entrepreneurs

• 8th edition

• 10 December

• 400 participants

• High level speakers

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• 400 entrepreneurs• A 3 days event focused on job creation and

employment• Signature of an official communiqué handed over to

G20 political leaders and governments

G20 YEA Summit objectives:

• Promote the vital role played by entrepreneurs for growth, innovation and job creation

• Identify actions to promote entrepreneurship for the young generation and provide recommendations to governments with a set of simple measures

• Gather entrepreneurs from around the world to exchange and share their experiences with the leaders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem from the top 20 economies in the world.

• Help governments prioritize measures by identifying gaps and best practices

• Inspire current and future generations of entrepreneurs.

High level contribution from global Groups :

• 2015 (Istanbul) : Contributions of EY « From Classroom to Boardroom : Creating a culture for high impact entrepreneurship » and Accenture « Harnessing the power of digital collaboration to drive a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation»

• 2014 (Sydney) : Conclusions of EY study “Avoiding a Lost Generation – Ten key recommendations to support youth entrepreneurship across the G20” and Accenture “The promise of digital entrepreneurs : Creating 10 million youth jobs in the G20 countries”

In France :• Hundreds of events• 40 flagship events• Targets : entrepreneurs, investors, experts, political

leaders, academic leaders• 150 000 participants

International : • 160 countries involved• 40 000 events• 25 000 organizers et partners• 95 000 dedicated activities• 20 000 000 participants

• Popularize the entrepreneurship culture in France and in the world by promoting the role of the entrepreneur for

growth, innovation and job creation (especially for the youth)

• Promote the SMEs business scale-up abroad by mobilizing all strategic resources

• Gather in an open architecture all private and public stakeholders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem

Participation to G20 YEA SummitG20 YEA (Young Entrepreneurs Alliance)

• Since 2007 more than 450 participants attend the event

• Opening of « the Global Entrepreneurship Week »

• Address G20 countries similar challenges (financing for growth, SMEs and entrepreneurship, trade and globalization, investment and infrastructure…) and make governments recommendations

Citizen Entrepreneurs objectives

In France, Citizen Entrepreneurs hosts The Annual Conference of Entrepreneurs

In the world, « the Global Entrepreneurship Week », celebrates the entrepreneur

Participation to B20 taskforces – Istanbul, 2015

• Aim to develop international business with the support of the French embassy in related countries, the MEDEF International and France Business

Bilateral meetings with delegations of foreign entrepreneurs

Key international events

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GovernmentNGOs

Citizen Entrepreneurs operational body

International GEW Network

Education Network International YEA network Institutional Network

Strategic Partners

Citizen Entrepreneurs at the crossroads of the entrepreneurial ecosystem main streams in France and in the World

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Citizen Entrepreneurs Voice of the entrepreneurs

France

Europe

World

Promote the SMEs business scale-up abroad by mobilizing all

strategic resources

Member of YES for Europe, « European Confederationof Young Entrepreneurs »

Co-founder of G20 YEA and GEW member

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Citizen Entrepreneurs’ Team

Grégoire SentilhesPresidentChairman of NexStage

Jean-Louis GrégoireManaging Director

Isabelle Altmayer BarnierAnnual Conference

Adélaïde VandameCommunication

Marie-France BoudetPartnerships &

Development

Sylvie ChaponExecutive Assistant

Jacques MariacciTreasurer

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Citizen entrepreneurs’ highlights for 2015

- April: organization of one day trade mission in Roma dedicated to French entrepreneurs wishing to develop their business in Italy. Bilateral discussions between the French and Italian entrepreneurs organized in cooperation with EY France in Italy as well as with Business France and BNL (a BNPParibas branch in Italy)

- June: meeting between the members of the G20YEA delegation and Mr. Hakki Akil, Turkey’s Ambassador to France

- September: meeting, ahead of the Summit, between members of the G20YEA delegation and Mr. Matthias Fekl, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the Promotion of Tourism and French Nationals Abroad

- September: organization of a day dedicated to French entrepreneurs wishing to develop their business in Turkey. Meeting between the French community in Instanbul co-organized in partnership with Business France, EY and TEB (a branch of BNP Paribas in Turkey)

- November: organization of the first “Lunch of the Entrepreneurs of the Orangerie” on the theme of “BNP Paribas and the Entrepreneurs” in presence of Marie-Claire Capobianco, Member of the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas and Head of BNP Paribas French retail banking

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G20 YEA Summit

7th EditionSeptember 7-9, 2015 - Istanbul

G20 YEA

Topic Deliverables

SEPTEMBER 2015ISTANBUL

« The Entrepreneurshipculture »

• « From Classroom to Boardroom : Creating a culture for high impact entrepreneurship » by EY

• « Harnessing the power of digital collaboration to drive a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation » by Accenture

JULY 2014 SYDNEY« Action plan on youth

employment »• « Avoiding a Lost Generation – Ten key recommendations

to support youth entrepreneurship across the G20 » - EY

• « The promise of digital entrepreneurs : Creating 10 million youth jobs in the G20 countries » - Accenture

JUNE 2013 MOSCOW« Young Entrepreneurs

shaping the future : solutions for job, innovation and global growth »

• “Avoiding a Lost Generation” by EY

• “The Power of Three” by EY

• “Entrepreneurial Innovation” by Accenture

• “Enhancing entrepreneurship for growth and jobs” --G20 Research Group

JUNE 2012 MEXICO « Young entrepreneurs : Building dynamic business that foster growth and job creation »

• Funding the future : “Access to finance for entrepreneurs in the G20” by EY

• The power of Many : Encouraging “G20 countries to realize the potential of entrepreneurs” by McKinsey

NOVEMBER 2011 NICE « The new generation of entrepreneurs, builders of the 21st century »

• Entrepreneurship Barometer : “A call to action for G20 gouvernements” by EY

• The power of Many : “Realizing the social economic potential of entrepreneurs in the 21th century” by McKinsey

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The G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (G20 YEA) is a global network of young entrepreneurs and the organizationsthat support them. It was established to convene each year in advance of the G-20 Summit, with the aim ofchampioning the importance of young entrepreneurs to the G20 member nations and to share best practices.

Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (G20 YEA) objectives :

• Promote the vital role played by entrepreneurs for growth, innovation and job creation

• Identify actions likely to promote entrepreneurship amongst young people, and provide input forgovernments by recommending and assembling the best proposals within a communiqué

• Bring together entrepreneurs from around the world to exchange and share their experiences with theleaders of the entrepreneurial ecosystem from amongst the 20 most important economies in the world.

• Help governments prioritize measures and incentives by identifying gaps and best practices; triggers dialogbetween entrepreneurs and government leaders

• Inspire current and future generations of entrepreneurs.

Istanbul French delegation

Pierre Aïdan Legalstart E-commerce / ServicesEmmanuel Amon Viareport IT Massoud Ayati Des Bras En Plus Transport / Supply ChainJean-Marc Barki Sealock Industry / ChemicalsZafar Baryali Des Bras En Plus Transport / Supply chainFabrice Bernhard Theodo IT Eli Curetti Shopmium E-commerce / RetailRomain David Wisembly ITArsalain El Kessir Boursedescredis.com E-commerce / FinanceAnne-Marie Gabelica Oolution ChemicalsBenjamin Gaignault Ornikar EducationJean-Louis Grégoire Citizen Entrepreneurs NGO/associationMaxime Guillaud Whatsot - Thetops E-commerce / FashionYan Hascoet Chauffeur-Privé E-commerce / servicesYoann Hébert Netapsys ITLudovic Huitorel Feralco Environnement ChemicalsTatiana Jama Selectionnist E-commerce/ FashionFarid Lahlou Des Bras En Plus Transport / Supply chainCaroline Lamaud Anaxago E-commerce / FinanceEmilie Legoff GEL Groupe Logistique / HRFrédéric Ljung Moderne Methode ConstructionJulia Mouzon Femmes & Pouvoir LobbyingFrançois Pacot RoyalCactus E-commerce / GamesAnass Patel 570easi E-commerce / FinanceRonan Pelloux Creads E-commerce / CommunicationCéline Prost Je suis en CP ! E-commerce/ FashionTimothée Rambaud Legalstart ITAlexis Roux de Bezieux Causses FoodLara Rouyres Selectionnist E-commerce / FashionHélène Saint Loubert Grenade & Sparks CommunicationBoris Saragaglia Spartoo E-Commerce / RetailGrégoire Sentilhes NextStage FinanceArbia Smiti Carnet de Mode E-commerce / FashionJonathan Vidor Jvweb IT

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“Harnessing the power of digital collaboration to drive a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation” by Accenture Accenture is convinced that entrepreneurs and big size companies have to cooperate more and more tightly to answer the imperatives of speed in innovation and in the making of their projects. This report underlines how the disruptive model of start-ups challenge the habits of historical companies and points that :

“From classroom to boardroom: creating a culture for high impact entrepreneurship” by EY Entrepreneurship in one of the means to solve the issue of youth unemployment and to give future entrepreneurs all the tools for success: the learning of an entrepreneurial culture is essential for them. This EY report provide the G20 countries’ governments with solutions simple to implement in the very short and mid-term. Here are those that Citizen Entrepreneurs has chosen to pass on to the French Government: - to teach the rules of entrepreneurship at school since the youngest age to learn concretely the basic functioning of a firm (budget & balance sheet) and to get an entrepreneurial state of mind (risk, team work, problems solving, the apprenticeship of failure)

Remarkable reports

- Big size companies expect to draw 28% of their revenues from technologies, digital products and services along the next 3 years against 16 % today. In France, the expectation is of 20% for the next 3 years against 13% today

- 82 % of big size companies assert that they can learn from start-ups regarding the digitalization of their activity (68% in France) and 46% among them feel like cooperating with start-ups to keep on innovating (51% in France)

- Big size companies are now aware of this necessity to cooperate, a feeling that both parties experienced differently: while ¾ of big size companies declare to be satisfied, only half of the start-ups think alike. The reason for this discrepancy relies in a different level of implication.

- An open innovation cooperation pattern means : - a cultural alignment in the field of initiative and risk,

the implication of numerous stakeholders and a more equal distribution of fees – a development of the entrepreneurial digital technology organized with more fluidity and in a more open way such as plate-forms of data, ideas and goods do.

- to promote entrepreneurial learning all along school and university times before entering professional life with a special focus on apprenticeship and training - to set up training programs all along professional life enabling systematic upgrades to better answer firms ‘needs for competencies.

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Official Communique

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Signatures des membres du G20 YEA

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« Invest in Turkey » an event in partnership with Business France

Getting acquainted with Turkish Entrepreneurs and meeting the French Business Community in Istanbul

September 10, 2015 - Istanbul

Place : Brasserie Divan de l’université Koç

7 pm: What about Turkish economy: short perspectives and exchange of views

Opening session: Eric Fajole: Country Manager, Business France in TurkeySpeakers :

- Adeline MASSON, co-Founder DDIP ISTANBUL – CCEF - Esin IMER, Country manager Blablacar Turquie - Nedim EZGIN, Entrepreneur and Founder of Darty in Turkey – CCEF - Alex Varlik, Entrepreneur & Founder « Georges » (Tourism) - Remy Asensio, founder, GiftiBOX- TEB (BNP Paribas branch)

. Turgut Boz , Deputy CEO & Head of SME Banking Group

. John Blayney, Head of Multinational Desk

. Yann AllegriniConclusion:

Ms. Muriel DOMENACH, Consul General of France in IstanbulGrégoire Sentilhes President, Citizen Entrepreneurs

7.45 pm : Diner and evening with entrepreneurs of other G20YEA delegations: «The Istanbul 360»

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« Invest in Italy » Event set up in partnership with EY and Business France

Time and Place Meeting # of Participants

9 :00AM

@EY Rome office Via Po, 32, Rome Latium

Key insights on Italian economic environment

1/Entrepreneurs ‘ introduction

2/EY Italy-Characteristics of Italian business environment(Tax, legal, social aspects…)

3/ BNL-BNPParibas-Italian economy situation and perspectives-BNL-BNPParibas : International Development -Cash management (France vs Italy similarities and differences)

4/ Business FranceEconomic diplomacy and business supportExchange of views

French Entrepreneurs

EY Partners

Maurizio AccinniBenoit Nevouet

D. Bourguignon (Manager Italy –Malte, export activities)

11:30 AM –4 :00PM

Bilateral meetings between French and Italian entrepreneurs and/or professionals/experts

-Networking sessions

With EY Italy/France, BNL-BNPParibas and Business France presence

4 :15PM To walk to the French Embassy (walking distance: 20-30 minutes approx. if the weather allows it)

5 :00 PM -6:00PM – Pallazo Farnese

Reception at the French Embassy in Roma

1/ Entrepreneurs’ presentation

2/ Ambassador (keynote speech)Economic diplomacy and business support

3/Exchanges of views

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The 9th Global Entrepreneurship Week in France

November 16-21, 2015

A worldwide movement

In France :

• More than 200 events

• 60 key events

• Target : entrepreneurs, general audience, students

• All over the country

• 100 000 participants

Around the world :

• 160 countries

• 40 000 events

• 25 000 organizers and partners

• 95 000 dedicated events

• 20 000 000 participants

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Global Entrepreneurship Week

60 key events in 2015 (vs 40 en 2014)

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During one week in November, GEW (Global Entrepreneurship Week) organizes activities all over the worlddesigned to help young people explore their potential as self-starters and innovators.

These activities, from large-scale competitions and events aim at networking, gathering, connect participants to potential collaborators, mentors and even investors-introducing them to new possibilities and exciting opportunities.

9th Global Entrepreneurship Week in France

Key events:• Conférence Annuelle des Entrepreneurs• 1 Journée 1 Entrepreneur 1 Etudiant - EY• Prix de l’Entrepreneur de l’Année - EY• Interventions 100 000 Entrepreneurs• Entrepreneurship Festival - ESCP Europe• 2e édition des Rencontres professionnelles des acteurs de

la filière Bio en Bretagne - Initiative Bio Bretagne (IBB)• Forum 60 000 rebonds• Appel à candidature Prix des Technologies Numériques -

Télécom ParisTech• APPUI PME-PMI - CGPME LORRAINE• Biennale de l'Entrepreneuriat Féminin, 2e édition - Caen • Challenge ENAC Alumni Avico - ENAC Alumni et Avico• Chantier Créatif - 48h pour entreprendre - PéPite• Concours 2015 de l'Incubateur Descartes • Concours National de Création d'Entreprise - Total EDHEC• Concours Talents BGE de la création d'entreprise • Conférence 'L'entrepreneuriat étudiant à l'université : Une

culture en développement' - MoovJee et l'AMUE• CREER SA BOITE EN ALSACE - CCI /CMA Strasbourg et Bas-

Rhin• Entrepreneurs : Les Nouveaux Explorateurs, Innover,

Evoluer, Anticiper - Club d’Entreprises DEBA• Entrepreneurship & Social Impact Career Forum - INSEAD• Forum "Femmes osez tout entreprendre !" - Action'elles• Forum Création Reprise Transmission d'entreprise - CCI -

CMA - CA• Forum De l'Entrepreneuriat - CCI de Lyon• Forum des Epitech Innovative Projects (EIP) - Epitech• Innovation Ecosystems Agora - La Fabrique du Futur

/Creative Valley• Intronisation des 21 startups ambassadrices de la French

Tech à la Cop21 - Cleantech Open France• Jobs'fair Entrepreneurs & Numérique - MoovJee et la

Mêlée Numérique• La matinée du Capital Développement - AFIC

• La Création d'Entreprise, de l'Idée au Projet - Association Couveuse AINEE

• LA CROISSANCE SANS TABOUS - IME France• Master Class Entrepreneurs - Association Master Class

Entrepreneurs - Association étudiante de L'ESSEC• Plug&Start Campus - Technopole de l'Aube en

Champagne• Portes Ouvertes "Sciences et Création d'entreprises" -

Incubateur inter-universitaire Impulse• Présentation du projet Européen VOYAGE et du concours

Voyage Challenge - Europe Institute/Arkellia• Rencontres 2015 : « J’entreprends ma vie, je développe

ma boîte ! » - Association Créactives• Réussir l'Open Innovation - Rhône Vallée Angels• Salon Créer Reprendre une entreprise en Normandie - CCI

du Pays d'Auge• Salon Créer sa Boîte en Alsace - Chambre de Commerce et

d'Industrie & Chambre de Métiers d'Alsace• Salon des Entrepreneurs de Nantes – MoovJee• Salon des Entrepreneurs Nantes Grand-Ouest - Les Echos • Semaine de la Création dans le Pays de Montbéliard - BGE

Franche Comté• Semaine de la Création Reprise d'Entreprise en

Bourgogne – CCI/CMA Bourgogne • Semaine de l'entrepreneur européen - Eurodistrict

Strasbourg-Ortenau et Eurométropole Strasbourg• Semaine de l'Initiative en Nord-Pas de Calais • Semaines des Business Angels 2015 - France Angels• SLOWMEETING ETUDIANTS / ENTREPRENEURS - SAVOIE

TECHNOLAC• Start-up Factory - Sophia Business Angels• Top Franchise Méditerranée - ACCEDE Provence Entr.• Tout savoir sur la levée de Fonds - Incubateur KEDGE BS• Un jour, j'ai rencontré un entrepreneur - EDC Paris

Business School

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8th Annual Conference of Entrepreneurs

Highlights:

• Opening with Emmanuel Macron, Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital and Grégoire Sentilhes, President of Citizen Entrepreneurs and G20 Young Entrepreneur Alliance in France

• Proposal handed over to Emmanuel Macron « 5 recommendations in favor of SME scale-up to encourage innovation and job creation »

• Speakers:

• Nicolas Hulot, Special Advisor to the President François Hollande for the COP 21

• Presence of Xavier Beulin, President FNSEA

• Blandine Mulliez, President Fondation Entreprendre

• Jean-Lemierre, President BNPParibas

• Eric Scotto, President Akuo Energy

• Valérie David, Director Sustanaibility Eiffage

• Jean-Gabriel Levon, President & co founder Ynsect

• Antoine Nugier, founder SUN’R

• Thierry Lepercq, Founder Solaire Direct

Thursday 10 December

• 460 participants • 40 speakers• More than 1000 views for broadcast live on

the website• Opening Conference of the GEW

• 805 registrations, 400 attendants ( the bulk being entrepreneurs)

• Satisfaction rate: 96% (60% « excellent » et 36% « satisfactory »)

• 15 medias and journalists

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Annual Conference of Entrepreneurs’ Partners

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1 Day 1 Entrepreneur 1 Graduate

From 16 to 21 November 2015, more than 300 students from high schools about to launch her start-up or hisprofessional project shares one full day with an entrepreneur who does not change his agenda so that the studentactually discovers the real life of an entrepreneur.

The ambition of this project shared by both students and entrepreneurs:

• To change attitudes and develop the entrepreneurial spirit

• To value entrepreneur’s role and put it of the heart of community

• Allow everyone to act in favor of the spirit to undertake

• The emergence of talent ...

• The event "one day, one entrepreneur, one student" was launched seven years ago by EY Northern France andlocal key stakeholder s involved in the regional economic life.

This action is now organized by EY France in 12 major cities in France (Nantes, Lille, Marseille, Strasbourg,Bordeaux, Paris ...)

The whole week across France

• 304 teams in France• Initiated by EY• Contact: catherine.andrzelewski@fr.ey.com

19 November in Fontainebleau• 15 partners• 100 students• Contact : careers.fb@insead.edu

The Center of Career Development has organized a Forum about Entrepreneurship and its social impact.This Forum gathered 15 corporations and 100 students

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Benchmark Day in Greater Paris area

During 4 days the Moovjee gives the opportunity to forty students to visit a start-up. After a presentation of theentrepreneur’s business, students meet employees and realize young entrepreneurs’ daily challenges.

This visit is a concrete illustration of what entrepreneurship is all about and enable students to hopefully find theirown professional orientation. Three young entrepreneurs open their doors: Antoine Vu, co-founder of AtomicSoom, Julien Norohna cofounder of Widoobiz and Augustin Jaclin, co-founder of Lemon Tree

6, 10, 13 and 17 novembre• Hosted by Moovjee and CGPME• Contact : clubmoovjee@gmail.com

17 November in Boulogne• Over 200 participants• Contact : mquehen@reseau-entreprendre.fr

A day to scale-up your businessInnovative entrepreneurs, scale up leaders, entrepreneurial passion, ambitions have no limits: Come and sharewith over 300 business leaders. Reseau Entreprendre offers every two years a special day for its winners,members and partners. Initially dedicated to innovation, this day focuses on business scale-up;

Seven associations of Greater Paris area of “Reseau Entreprendre” contributed to the 2015 edition . Why to joinNetwork-D?- Explore new ideas- Share your experiences- Boost your professional network.

By invitation only (for Reseau Entreprendre members and winners)

Network-D

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Plug&Start Campus

An intensive 3-day seminar: this unique event in France to be organized in partnership with 14 institutions ofhigher education in order to stimulate student entrepreneurship: HEC Incubator, Groupe ESC Troyes, UTT,NEOMA, Institute of Optics, ECE, EPF Engineering School, EFREI, URCA COMAS (Israel) 230 experts at theservice of students.

Professional expertise sharing will enable participants to become more professional and experienced in theirentrepreneurship approachJoin as student and leave the seminar as entrepreneur!It is in this context that during the Plug & Start Days Campus, a network of experts is at the service of

students bearers of the project to provide them with valuable advice.

From 18 to 20 November – Technopole de l’Aube en Champagne

• 7th édition• 150 participants • Contact : v.beclie@technopole-aube.fr

19 November in Paris• 20 entrepreneurs invited• By invitations only• Contact : contact@citizen-entrepreneurs.com

Marie-Claire Capobianco, Member of the Executive Committee of BNP Paribas Global Group and Directorof the French Retail Banking network invited 20 entrepreneurs to talk about « BNP Paribas and theEntrepreneurs » .

Lunch « Entrepreneurs of l’Orangerie »

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« Entrepreneurship at the University »

The Moovjee presents the importance of mentoring to the academic stakeholders through the testimonial ofexperienced advisors (mentors) and a young entrepreneur.

They share their experiences and the benefits of this program: development of entrepreneurial behavior, businessscale-up business, job creation, intergenerational exchange, value-added networks

20 November in Paris • Over 100 participants• 35 countries present• Contact : clubmoovjee@gmail.com

From 27 to 28 November• Over 2000 participants• 10th édition• Contact : pascale.giaccheto@epitech.eu

This annual gathering of innovation was designed 10 years ago to showcase the EIP pioneering role and discovera preview of the digital ecosystem.

EIP is the culmination of the graduate program where projects are conceived, designed, developed andmarketed with students groups. 20% of cases projects become professional projects. EIP is the DNA of theinnovative teaching at Epitech and demonstrates the mastery of skills and attitudes acquired in school.

Forum Epitech Innovative Projects (EIP)

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Job’s fair Entrepreneurs & Digital

Moovjee participates in this evening dedicated to digital business.

Moovjee presents its initiatives and mentoring program for entrepreneurs to coaching organisationsbodies on digital business issues

19 november in Toulouse• Organized by MoovJee and la Mêlée 4 & 5

Numérique• Contact : clubmoovjee@gmail.com

2 November in Paris• More than 300 participants• 17e édition• Contact : fabre@bge.asso.fr

The 50 entrepreneurs selected for the final stage of the contest “Talents BGE business creation” met onNovember 2, 2015 at the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Digital at Bercy, to champion, their projectbefore the national jury. They are between 20 and 68 years, they are artisans or officers of start-ups,business leaders solo or cooperative. All different and all entrepreneurs! 10 of them will become BGPTalents in their class.

The competition BGE Talents of entrepreneurship is the first regional and national competition aboutentrepreneurship for 17 years. Each year the contest recognizes 100 business creators supported in therealization of their project. Through the contest Talents, BGE wants to promote the entrepreneurialdiversity in its geographical , social, economic and human dimension;

The BGE Talents Competition of Entrepreneurship

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2 days to give life to your project

Want to start your business? you are looking for the right formula or just the right idea?Whatever your project, Top Franchise is a unique opportunity to take control of your future and becomeyour own boss.

100 Ideas to undertake: dozens of stores, more than 50 industries expose their concept and offer a realsolution to convert you, create or grow your business.

16 and 17 Novembre in Marseille

• Contact : accedeprovence@kedgebs.com

Top Franchise Méditerranée

On Thursday, November 19, EDC Paris Business School opened its doors to young students to meetstudents entrepreneurs and young entrepreneurs. The students had the opportunity to exchange directlywith entrepreneurs around a bar table in a small group to ask any questions they like onentrepreneurship.

19 November in Paris

• 2nd edition• For High School Students and entrepreneurs • 40 participants• Contact : amine.chelly@edcparis.edu

One day, I met an entrepreneur

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Cleantech Open – World

French Green Entrepreneurs Celebrated

Participation Cleantech Open France with Plume Labs, 2015 winner at the World contest in San Franciscoon 19 November.

The objective of the Global Cleantech Forum is to celebrate and highlight the entrepreneurs around theworld for innovation to meet the greatest economic, environmental and human challenges.

Cleantech Open France aims to boost ecosystem "green business" in France.

19 November• More than 100 participants• 35 countries • Organised by Ecosys Group• Contact : paul.foucher@cleantechopenfrance.com

26 November• Over 350 participants• 10 successful entrepreneurs • Contact : marion.benezech@af-ime.fr

Thursday, November 26, 2015 at 19h at the Hotel Potocki - ParisEvening hosted by Arnaud Le Gal, Editor, Les Echos.

More than 350 people present with two hours debate followed by a networking cocktail. Ten successful entrepreneurs on stage like Jean-Pierre Gorgé Guillaume Gibault, Frederic Coirier, Yoann Hébert, Juliette Soria, Pascal Veillat, Xavier Lecompte, Dan Serfaty .

"Every year for eight years now, the evening IME France celebrates entrepreneurs sharing the values of the entrepreneurial mentoring. With the theme "Growth without taboos", they testified about their motivations to pursue still further the growth of their business. Stunning success stories, infectious optimism! "Said Dominique Restino, president of IME France.

Two highlights during the evening:"Growth, when you hold us ...""Growth, when it sustains you ..."

Growth without taboos

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Project leaders, alone or in teams, meet business professionals and can boost their projects for 48 hours.Organised with the support of the Picardy region, 17 entrepreneurs student teams (40 participants) have theopportunity to:• Consolidate an existing project under the guidance of professionals and mentors to make it happen for

instance through short professional program of lectures on various themes;• Build a network of students and professionals of the ecosystem of entrepreneurial business;• Live an intense and unique work experience, sharing and exchange.

After two days, the teams presented the outcome of their work before a committee of experts. Therepresentative of the business ecosystem jury gave participating teams an amount of up to 2000 eurosdepending on various projects development needs.

12 and 13 November in Picardie

• 17 entrepreneurs student teams • 40 participants• Contact : pepite.picardie@gmail.com

The Cre-Active Dating Days

The aim: to convey key entrepreneurs, regardless the stage of completion of their projects. Experts and businessleaders come to share their methods and demonstrate their course.

2015 Program: booths for sponsors, partners and members. Practical workshops of 30 minutes run byprofessionals Roundtables hour gathering experts and leaders.

We had the pleasure to welcome a little more than 100 visitors and offer them a quality program forentrepreneurs as project leaders.

This year's meetings were held on a shorter time (half a day instead of a full day) - the program had not lost indensity either. They took place in the comfortable and friendly premises of the co-working space Blue Office inMontigny-Le-Bretonneux. We do not know yet the format of the Rencontres 2016, but one thing is certain: it isgood to regularly bring something new to our visitors.

This event was rich in encounters and exchanges.

16 November

• More than 100 participants• Contact : association.creactives@gmail.com

A creative site - 48 hours to undertake

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The Entrepreneurship Forum - Lyon

25 et 26 November• 11th edition• 1800 participants• Contact : infos@lyon.cci.fr

This year : record attendance of 1,800 entrepreneurs!

Organised in partnership with the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and its West and Southwest agencies, the forumaims to find solutions to create and scale-up a business through:- Pathways that allow entrepreneurs to meet with professionals who can help with various stages of completion oftheir project, the exchange of experiences with experienced leaders already coaching young entrepreneurs, thecrash test sessions where entrepreneurs can be challenged in 15 minutes by a jury of professionals, etc ...- Conferences, workshops and thematic workshops on self-entrepreneurship, crowdfunding, co-working, to give allkeys to successful entrepreneurs creation / recovery or expand their business- Appointments of 45 minutes with experts in entrepreneurship (banks, accountants, lawyers, notaries ...).The presentation of pitch contest prize Video "Pitch your box" was held on 25 November. The objective of thecontest is to tell its business plan in a video of about 1 min 30, the posting on the Internet. After being subjected tothe votes of users, the winners earn the support, training, and visibility.

The week of the business creation and/or takeover in Burgundy

November 16 to 20 • 4th edition• 600 participants• Contact : nicolas.goelzer@cci21.fr

The week of the enterprise creation-recovery is organized by CCI of Burgundy and the Chamber of Trades andCrafts of Burgundy region. Key stakeholders in the creation-takeover of companies in Burgundy, ConsularChambers are willing to set up "appointments" to project leaders by enabling them to find information, differentthemes and attractive to promote the success of a creative-business or a takeover project.Proposals for this week:• a great "meeting" of the enterprise-creation recovery• a rich and free content for project leaders• meetings to facilitate project successAnd highlight the importance of support, provide clarity on the specifics of the Burgundy building actors-recovery/ entrepreneurship / business creation in particular offering a contest in the event.

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The event “Create your own business” in Alsace allows to find in one place, at one time, all key stakeholders in the creation and transmission business. The Alsace Chamber of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Strasbourg and Bas-Rhin help you grow your project and write your business plan.

The aim is to inform and advise the creators / buyers on all aspects of a business model, guide stakeholders that are relevant to the construction of their project.

Create your own business in Alsace

16 November in Strasbourg, 18 november in Colmar

• 4th edition• 1500 participants• Contact : t.schlewer@strasbourg.cci.fr

Forum "Women, dare to undertake "

16 November

• 2nd édition• 100 participants• Contact : idfadministration@actionelles.fr

Action’elles, association serving female entrepreneurship, organized its 2015 Forum on the topic ofentrepreneurship in the craft sector and industry. Theme will be hosted all day with the presence of entrepreneursfrom the sectors of trade and industry and aid agencies to entrepreneurship.This second Forum conceived and organized by Action'elles is to educate women who wish to undertake, discoversectors and forms of entrepreneurship little or not used by them.

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60 000 businesses are failing each year : what about these entrepreneurs?

60,000 rebounds supports entrepreneurs who went bankrupt in order to help them rediscover their expertise,talent and bounce back on a new professional project, hence the slogan: FAIL, GROW, BOUNCE BACK.

Forum including Christian Streiff, Vice President of SAFRAN, former President of PSA and Airbus, Brother Samuel,philosopher. Debate moderated by Pierre Hurstel, founder of “Matière à Réflexion”, former HRD world EY.

Jean-Bory Lecourieux presented his exhibition “Petit Patron" made in Arles this summer and the first pictures ofthe upcoming exhibition "Petit Patron Le Retour" where some of our bounce contractors and volunteers madefiguration.

David Kimelfeld, on behalf of the City welcomed us. The evening starts, several testimonials follow, spontaneousapplause from the public reassuring tone is good. Comes the end, "we need you, your networks, donations,sponsors and coaches; join us, get involved. " More than 70 people have volunteered, several thousand eurospromised, a lot of of encouragement and emotional sharing. Bounce back is taking place in our society!

17 November in Lyon

• 340 participants• 1st édition• Contact : thimulliez@gmail.com

Innovation Ecosystems Agora

Innovation Ecosystems Agora (IEA) is an event dedicated to innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems. Itsambition is to promote and connect all devices open innovation that develop rapidly in recent years: incubatorsand accelerators startups, fablabs, living labs, maker spaces, techshops and other third-places, etc.

The IEA is a meeting place for the benefit of all stakeholders in open innovation. The 2015 edition focused oninnovation labs created internally by increasingly large companies. Under the IEA 2015, the Innovation Forum Labswill analyze the nature of these "corporate labs" and their interactions with stakeholders and external partners.The subject will be presented, decrypted and detailed throughout this Forum through roundtable discussions inplenary and workshops.

17 November in Courbevoie

• 4000 participants• 2nd édition• Contact : eric.seulliet@creative-cluster.fr

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All you want to know about fundraising

The conference was moderated by 2 Entrepreneurs and Business Angels: Patrick SIRI, cofounder of P.Factoryaccelerator startups and Charles RICHARDSON, firm founder Charles Richardson HR Solutions and Vice Presidentof Provence Business Angels. The conference is interactive many questions were asked to our stakeholders.

After a 1 hour conference, entrepreneurs accompanied by the incubator KEDGE Business School, the BusinessNursery, participated in an Elevator Pitch workshop to benefit from feedback from Patrick SIRI, Charles andCarole Richardson Florisoone, General Delegate of Provence Business angels.

This event was open to students and alumni of KEDGE Business School, as part of the partnership betweenProvence Business Angels and Business Nursery.

19 November in Marseille

• 43 students and alumni• Contact : feyrouz.tripotin@kedgebs.com

Forum How to create, take over and transmit a company?

20 November in Châteauroux

• 400 visitors• 15th edition• Contact : entreprendre@indre.cci.fr

Annual meeting for people who plan to undertake in trade, services, crafts and agriculture:

• Keys to increase its chances of success by PFactory?

• The expectations and the role of Business Angels by Provence Business Angels

The goal: to enable project leaders to meet in one place partners who provide them with information, advice and coaching necessary for the success of their business project.

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The Business Angels Week - France

For the 10th consecutive year France Angels hosted the Business Angels Week, an operation which aims to raiseawareness of the activities of Business Angels in France and operation of business angel networks. Every year thisevent keeps growing and welcomes new participants.

Business angels have shared their experience and passion for entrepreneurship and innovation with anyoneconsidering embarking on the journey. Creative, educational, festive or simply informative ... In total nearly fortyappointments were offered to tomorrow Business Angels.

As a reminder, the 2014 recorded no less than 2,500 participants spread across 34 events organized throughoutFrance.

From November 23 to 27

• 10th édition• National scope• 32 events• More than 10.000 participants• Contact : shonigbaum@franceangels.org

Business Creation: from idea to project

19 November in Dreux

• From 10 to 15 particpants a day• One day per month, 10 months per year• Contact : contact@couveuse-ainee.com

What are the steps to succeed? construction stages of a project, the keys to a well run study -Questions /answers - Aid for the creation - Presentation of the device "business incubator"

Information on services offered as part of a business creation and the training provided by ELDEST Association. This event is only preliminary information intended to break down misconceptions about the challenge of entrepreneurship.

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The initiative Week in Nord-Pas de Calais

From 16 to 21 November

• 280 actions• 90 local cities• Contact : ndelique@nfid.fr

Each day is devoted to a stage with a conference space and a speed-meeting with experts.The themes: being face to the project, the steps for creating, making its market research, choose a legal status,tools communication / marketing, financing of the company.Driven by the Nord-Pas de Calais Region with the support of Northern France Development Innovation and allactors of "The continuity of ideas", it aims to enhance and promote the spirit of initiative and entrepreneurshipon all the Nord-Pas de Calais territories.

This week, partners of the “single-minded” launch the competition "Award Initiative in Nord-Pas de Calais." Itaims to identify and develop original and concrete initiatives in the Nord-Pas de Calais, with at least two years ofexistence. It is open to all stakeholders of ideas (leaders of associations, teachers, youth, students, employees)and relates to any type of initiatives: economic, cultural, social, sporting, social, humanitarian.

4 categories are part of the contest: Territories - Education - Women Initiative - Intrapreneur - with € 5,000 inprizes. The award ceremony will take place during the Week of Initiative 2016

SMEs’ Support

LCGPME Vosges accompanies projects of TPE-SME (industry, trade, commerce and service).

Our role is: IDENTIFY development opportunities, QUALIFY projects, identify needs and formalize an action plan,MOBILIZE partners of the device, means and launch projects, ACCOMPANY project progress, providecomplementary solutions.

From 16 to 21 November in Lorraine

• 1st edition• About 100 participants • Contact : info@cgpme-lorraine.org

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Week of the business creation in « Pays de Montbéliard »

16-20 Novembre

• 18 to 20 visitors per day• Contact : karine.maegerlin@bgefc.org

Each day is devoted to a stage with a conference space and a business speed-meeting with experts. Themes:- Face to his/her project,- the creation steps- Carry out its market research- Choose a legal status- Communication tools / Marketing- The company's funding

Open House « Sciences et Start-up creation »

Approximately 20 exhibitors, entrepreneurs supported and funded by the Impulse incubator present theircompanies, their technologies and innovative products. These companies value public research across all scientificdomains.

Understanding how the skin pigment operates, that everyone has a "second brain" in the hollow belly, discovertomorrow's drugs, but also drones to help care for the plants ... it was during the Open House inter-universityincubator Impulse,.

A day under the sign of science and innovative companies who value academic research of major Frenchlaboratories, such as INSERM, CEA, CNRS, Universities and many others. With this day "Science and businesscreation," the public was invited to apprehend innovation in all its forms, and among them, school, students,doctoral students.

The program for this eighth edition: twenty innovators presented their products, innovations and prototypes "forreal".

25 Novembre in Marseille

• 2à exhibitors• 8th édition• Contact : communication@incubateur-impulse.com

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Le Prix de l’Entrepreneur de l’Année - Paris

The Award “Entrepreneur of the Year” is the most prestigious award given to entrepreneurs in the world. Createdin 1986 by EY in the US, the program now covers more than 140 cities in over 58 countries and over 900 rewardexceptional winners each year.Organized by EY and the magazine L'Express, the Entrepreneur of the Year Award honors over twenty years ofwomen and men’ careers of exceptional personalities.

These champions are selected in seven major French regions to compete at regional, then national level. TheEntrepreneur of the Year winner carries the colors of France at the World Award, the World Entrepreneur of theYear, alongside peers from 60 countries ..

Mohed Altrad, 2014 winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, represented France at the 15th edition of theWorld Entrepreneur Of the Year, which was held from 3rd to 7th June 2015, in Monaco.

For the first time, the French national winner won the World Prize winner among the 65 countries in which it isorganized.

• 23th edition• 182 candidates Start-up• 116 candidats Entrepreneurs SME• 9 awards• 400 media articles, TV…• Over 19 millions impressions on Twitter• Contact : gregoire.petit@fr.ey.com

Salon des Entrepreneurs - Nantes

25 and 26 novembre• 8e édition• Over 10 180 visitors en 2 days• Contact : mgrosland@lesechos.fr

For its 8th edition, the Nantes Grand West Salon des Entrepreneurs welcomed 10,180 visitors on 25 and 26November 2015 at the Cité des Congrès in Nantes.

In 48 hours the participants had the opportunity to be advised by 120 exhibitors, attend 80 conferences andworkshops, participate in 20 thematic activities and share their experiences with great entrepreneurs.

The next Nantes Grand West Entrepreneurs Fair will open on 23 & 24 November 2016

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The European Entrepreneur ‘s week -Strasbourg

With nearly twenty events on both sides of the Rhine, running in parallel to the "Global EntrepreneurshipWeek".The "Week of the European entrepreneur", carried by the Strasbourg-Ortenau Eurodistrict in collaboration withthe Strasbourg Eurométropole is to organize annual events involving all stakeholders of entrepreneurship onboth sides of the Rhine : experienced entrepreneurs, project developers, students and general public.With shows, workshops, conferences border, handed trophies, nursery tours, "speed-meeting 'or the essentialStartup weekend, what are opportunities to discover and deepen all aspects of entrepreneurship on theterritory of the Eurodistrict.This week aims to promote entrepreneurship; provide access to information and advice for designers / buyersand students; promote informal contacts and cooperation; contribute to innovation and competitiveness of oureconomy. The partners offer workshops, seminars, roundtables and other events around the theme ofentrepreneurship by focusing on particular aspects of the Eurodistrict as Franco-German border region.

From november 16 to 22 • One week to find all the answers to the creation /

takeover of companies in the territory of Strasbourg – Ortenau

• Contact : nicole.schall@strasbourg.eu

November 25 & 26 • Welcome of more than 300 youth• Pre-launch of the Moovjee-Award: Innovating

Together in 2016• Contact : clubmoovjee@gmail.com

Moovjee at the Entrepreneurs ‘fair - Nantes

The Moovjee animates the space "Youth" of the Entrepreneurs’fair in Nantes through various actions.For two days, visitors, young entrepreneurs or project leaders attend workshops testimonies of youngentrepreneurs, experienced contractors or experts.Future entrepreneurs also have the opportunity to submit their project to the experts at a movie "Crash test".Bénédicte Sanson, General Delegate of Moovjee, will sign the book "Young people, build your business," sheco-wrote with Vincent Redrado, cofounder of thetops and Dominique Restino, President founder of Moovjee.Finally, this show is an opportunity to pre-launch the Moovjee-Price Innovating Together 2016. Thecompetition highlights and rewards young entrepreneurs and project leaders whose creation will be effectivein the year.

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The Growth Capital morning

Over 250 participants gather for the morning of growth capital to reflect and debate on emerging issues offunding and support for SMEs.The topics and speakers:

• News and capital-market development: Michel Chabanel, President, ACEC• François Cavalié, President of the Training Commission, ACEC• Bernard Arock, Chief Operating Officer, Amundi Private Equity Funds• Daniel Balmisse, Executive Director - Fund of Funds, BPIfrance• Jean-Christel Trabarel, Partner, Jasmin Capital• The European vision of the Growth Capital: Max Römer, Chairman, Invest Europe (EVCA)• SLP: the launch of the first vehicles is underway: France Vassal, Director of Legal and Tax Affairs AFIC;

David Ayache, Partner, Ayache & Associates• EnterNext: an option whose interest is growing: Anthony Attia, CEO, Euronext Paris; Danièle Batude,

Partner, Transaction Services, Mazars• The impact of ESG strategy: Yann Collignon, Associate Director, Capital Azulis; Blaise Duault,

President of ESG Commission AFIC - PAI Partners; Philip Page, CEO, Sitour Merchandising• Out of the box: How to evaluate the relationship of trust Executives Investor: Axel Boucher, Expert in

behavioral analysis• New operators in the development capital? - Capital Export, priority in international development:

Jean de Puybaudet, Founding Partner, Capital Export? - Raise, involving large corporates: Gonzaguede Blignières, Chairman, Raise Investment

• Christophe Caresche, Deputy of Paris: Square-Caresche Report Presentation on productiveinvestment for long term

February 2 • Growth capital: the new challenges

discussions led by Arnaud Fleury, economic journalist• Contact : e.tuz@afic.asso.fr

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2016 strategic orientations and key events

The Citizen Entrepreneurs’ key strategicorientations for 2016

Making the organization even more sustainable by stepping up its action, its reputation and its financing

Vision, partnerships & alliances

At the international level:

• To coach entrepreneurs (start-ups and SMEs) all along their development in Europe (Germany, Poland…) and beyond (China, India…) to study their future business development in cooperation with the local representatives of the French diplomacy, Business France and the business communities of the targeted countries

• To tightly cooperate with the B20 to prepare the G20 to be held in China by getting involved in the working groups dedicated to SMEs’ (innovation, growth, investment & development)

• To strengthen the presence and influence of Citizen Entrepreneurs at the European level by becoming a member of the European organization of Young Entrepreneurs “YES for Europe”, by getting closer to European Institutions (European Commission and Parliament) and to European entrepreneurs ‘organizations (Business France, think tanks …)

In France:

• To strengthen the links with the French Institutions (governmental agencies, ministries, MEDEF, CGPME, BPI France, territories …) and with other non-profit organizations dealing with entrepreneurs and investors on a national scale (CJD, CCI, Réseau Entreprendre, Initiative France, Afic) who share the same values as Citizen Entrepreneurs

• To make “the global entrepreneurship week” a political and dynamic tool to federate the French entrepreneurial ecosystem by generating more and more events

Promoting our skills and networks

• Creating a real club of entrepreneurs meeting the needs of our corporate members to help them develop their business at the international level. This club would be a force of proposal to the public sphere

• Organizing a better promotion of our Entrepreneurs’ Annual Conference as it became the not-to-be-missed event of the French entrepreneurial ecosystem through the quality of its speakers and of its debates

• To better relay the G20 YEA recommendations to the political and entrepreneurial sphere

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2016 key events calendar

January 14 Beijing - Launch of 6 working groups G20/B20

January 27 « Giants vs Start-ups » in cooperation with CLM BBDO, France Digitale at the Google Campus

March 8 Award « Female Entrepreneure d’Avenir » with OFQJ

March 14-17 Global Entrepreneurship Conference (GEC)– Medellin Colombia

April 20 G20 YEA Jury Meeting

May-June Trade mission with a delegation of French entrepreneurs wishing to invest in Germany (in partnership with Business France)

June Welcoming meeting of the G20 YEA delegation members :• By the Chinese Ambassador to France • By the French Foreign Affairs Minister or by the Treasury

department

1st & 2nd quarter Two lunches « Entrepreneurs de l’Orangerie » in cooperation withBNP Paribas

2nd quarter In partnership with CLM-BBDO : « How to speed up the promotion of start-ups through communication device promoting their brand and contributing to their development? »

September 4-5 September 4 & 5: Hangzhou, China (G20/B20 Summit - back to back)

September 7-8 G20 YEA in Beijing

September 9-10 Meeting between French entrepreneurs wishing to invest in China and the French Business Community in Shanghai

November 14 9th Entrepreneurs Annual Conference in Bercy

November 14-20 Global Entrepreneurship Week

November 22-24 1st Africa Young Entrepreneurs Summit - Lagos - Nigeria

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Strategic Partners

Warmful thanks to our partnerswho share our values

and support the entrepreneurial cause

Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions instrategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skillsacross more than 40 industries and all business functions – underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network –Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance andcreate sustainable value for their stakeholders. With approximately 373,000 people serving clients in more than120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit usat www.accenture.com.

The AFIC’s principal missions :Representation: the AFIC unites and represents all parts of the private equity industry with regard to itsenvironment and more particularly the authorities, (government, administration, and the regulatory body (theAMF).Monitoring: the AFIC ensures that its members apply the Code of Ethics approved by the AMF.Economic analysis: the AFIC regularly publishes information about the economic situation and provides statisticsand reference studies concerning the private equity industry. Its studies, information sheets, and analyses aredesigned for its governance and analytical bodies as well as its members, the authorities, investors,entrepreneurs, and the media. The AFIC also contributes to the data of international private equity not-for-profitorganisations, and publishes supplimentary information and research upon request.Legal and fiscal watch: the AFIC tracks developments in the legal and fiscal framework in which the professionoperates and reports them to its members.Training: the Académie AFIC, our approved training organisation, has a comprehensive range of coursescovering private equity, M&A, finance and law intended for AFIC members and non-members alike. Wewelcome over 1,000 trainees every year for 150 sessions. All the courses are eligible for DIF (Individual Right toTraining) financing.Promotion: the AFIC organises various events designed to unite the profession.

AFIC

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BNP Paribas

The Group’s retail-banking business in France employs over 28,000 employees and serves 6.9 million individualcustomers, 560,000 self-employed professionals and VSEs (Very Small Enterprises), 31,000 companies (SMEs, mid-sized and large corporates), and 73,000 non-profit organisations. FRB is the market leader in France in corporateand private banking. With an organisation based on specialised client categories and designed to ensure optimalservice, FRB offers a broad range of products and services from current accounts to sophisticated financing forcompanies and wealth-management solutions. FRB teams work in over 2,000 branches and 300 specialised hubswhich include Wealth Management Centres, SME Centres, Innovation Hubs and Business Centres. The teams aredeeply committed to meeting the needs of clients and to serving the wider economy. FRB also has a substantialpresence on the social networks, notably Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. BNP Paribas makes considerableongoing investments in innovation and service quality, and in May 2013 launched Hello bank!, the first digital-native bank in Europe designed for mobile devices. This new customer channel complements FRB's suite of online-banking solutions that include Customer Contact Centres, internet and mobile banking, Net Agence (onlinebranch), Net Crédit (online loans), Net Epargne (online savings & investments) plus 6,000 ATMs available for theconvenience of both individual and professional clients throughout France.

Fondation Entreprendre is a foundation whose aim is to make France a country of entrepreneurs:• By developing an entrepreneurial spirit through awareness-building, education and entrepreneurial training ofyouths in schools and universities, and by encouraging apprentices and school drop-outs to become“entrepreneurs of their lives”.• By helping would-be entrepreneurs by developing sustainable organisationsspecialising in the support, creation, takeover and growth of businesses, rebound assistance... In all sectors ofthe economy, whether commercial, social, solidaritybased or agricultural• By contributing to promoting entrepreneurship by initiating studies and surveys as sources of ideas and helpin decision-making for the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Created on 8 October 2008 by André Mulliez and chairedby Blandine Mulliez since March 2009, Fondation Entreprendre was registered as a Public Foundation in July2011.An umbrella foundation since December 2015, Fondation Entreprendre provides assistance to any individual ororganisation wishing to carry out a philanthropic project in favour of the entrepreneurial cause, in creatingumbrella foundations and defining a patronage strategy. Its values, born of a unique mix of philanthropy andentrepreneurship, are entrepreneurial passion, a sense of commitment, the desire to help men and womengrow, with high standards and kindness and consideration.

Fondation Entreprendre

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EY

EY | Assurance | Tax | Transactions | AdvisoryEY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better woarking world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.EY refers to the global organization and may refer to one or more of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. For more information about our organization, please visit www.ey.com.

© 2013 [EY]. All rights reserved.

NextStage AM

An independent fund management company approved by the French financial markets authority (the AMF) in2002,NextStageAM is a pioneer and a leader in growth capital in France. NextStageAM invests in a limited number ofinnovative French and European growth SMEs and mid-cap companies (64 at December 31, 2015) to which itcontributes its entrepreneurial investment expertise and considerable operational experience in global markets.NextStageAM provides long-term support for mid-sized companies, which may be unlisted or listed on theAlternext, Euronext B or C exchanges. NextStageAM gives them the means to boost their innovative capabilitiesand growth organically and through acquisitions, and become the “champion” in France and in other globalmarkets. In December 2015, Private Equity Awards honoured NextStageAM with its Gold Award for the BestEuropean Growth Equity Fund.NextStageAM was co-founded by Grégoire Sentilhes, its Chairman and CEO, and Jean David Haas, its chiefoperating officer, who along with their managing partners Nicolas de Saint Etienne and Vincent Bazi own 75% ofthe firm’s share capital.The remainder is held in equal parts by Groupe Pinault’s holding company Artémis and by Amundi, Europe’sleading asset manager with 1,000 billion euros of assets under management. NextStageAM, which has raised 455million euros, has formed a strategic alliance with Matignon Investissement & Gestion, a pioneer in growth capitalin France.NextStageAM is deeply committed to the entrepreneurial ecosystem and has contributed to such initiatives as theG20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, Citizen Entrepreneurs and France 2020.

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They support Citizen Entrepreneurs

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Association Citizen EntrepreneursTour First 1 place des saisons TSA 14444 - 92037 La Défense Cedex

Tél. +33 (0)1 46 93 74 59 • www.citizen-entrepreneurs.com