The inaugural VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards ceremony took place in Paris on June 18, 2026. It recognized seven contributions to technology, from lifetime achievement and investment to civic impact. The winners were Tim Berners-Lee, Joe Tsai, Yann LeCun, Peter Steinberger, Jeannette zu Fürstenberg, May Habib and Ukraine. The official VivaTech session listing includes a replay option, though access may change.
Who won the VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards?
VivaTech reported the following recipients across the seven categories:
| Category | Winner | Recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Visionary | Sir Tim Berners-Lee | Inventor of the World Wide Web; Inrupt co-founder and CTO |
| Leadership | Joe Tsai | Alibaba Group co-founder and chairman |
| Momentum | Yann LeCun | AMI Labs executive chairman |
| Breakthrough | Peter Steinberger | OpenClaw creator and OpenAI member of technical staff |
| Investor | Jeannette zu Fürstenberg | General Catalyst president and managing director |
| Rising Star | May Habib | WRITER co-founder and CEO |
| CitizenTech | Ukraine | Recognized for maintaining essential public services through digital infrastructure; Deputy Minister Natalia Denikeieva collected the award, according to Bloomberg |
VivaTech’s awards announcement lists the winners and their roles. Bloomberg’s post-event report describes the CitizenTech recognition and collection.
What do the seven award categories recognize?
The categories distinguish different kinds of contribution rather than ranking one kind of technology achievement against another.
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- Visionary: Lifetime achievement by a person or organization.
- Leadership: Senior leadership shaping the global technology economy.
- Momentum: A founder building a defining platform or institution.
- Breakthrough: Game-changing innovation.
- Investor: An individual investor or firm accelerating innovation.
- Rising Star: An emerging founder or thinker. This category also included community nominations.
- CitizenTech: A city, country or region using technology for real-world impact on citizens. VivaTech’s formal description is “recognizing a city, country or region using technology to make a real-world impact on its citizens.”
The selection process drew on broad input from senior teams at VivaTech and Bloomberg. The partners described the awards as a new global platform for recognizing people and organizations shaping technology. Details are in Bloomberg’s launch announcement and the VivaTech award page.
When and where was the ceremony?
The ceremony was held on June 18, 2026, during VivaTech in Paris, at the VivaTech Theater in Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. Bloomberg described the venue as a new 2,000-seat theater. Francine Lacqua and Tom Mackenzie of Bloomberg Television hosted, and the announced program included on-stage discussions with winners. Bloomberg’s pre-event release described a planned 50-minute program; that is the announced duration, not a confirmed runtime. See Bloomberg’s event report and pre-event announcement.
Can you watch the VivaTech x Bloomberg Awards replay?
VivaTech’s official session listing provides a “Watch Replay” option: open the VivaTech session listing and look for the awards session. Bloomberg also announced that the ceremony would stream globally on bloomberg.com/video and other channels. The VivaTech replay listing is the clearest official route in the available event information, but whether playback remains available can change.
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VivaTech says artist Clara Tournay designed the trophies in partnership with Art Majeur. That credit concerns the design; it does not establish that the trophies or related merchandise are available for purchase.
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