INNOVATION PRIZE

RULES

This prize will reward a start-up, French or international willing to develop their project in France, which already has or is willing to have an application in the fashion sector. The company has to offer innovative technological solution for a fashion industry more respectful of human beings and the planet, this in the following fields: bio-tech, new materials, production, distribution and circular economy.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

The candidate, either French or of another nationality, must
— Offer an innovative and technological project which could find an application in the Fashion industry and with economically, socially and environmentally responsive commitments;
— Have an independent structure;
— Own a French company or, if based outside of France, have an interest to present its company to the French fashion industry and sponsors of ANDAM and the will to develop her/his business in France and Europe.

FIELD OF APPLICATION

— Materials : bio-tech, innovative textiles, materials
— Conception and manufacturing process: 3D scanning, 3D print, CAO-FAO, generative algorithms, embedded electronic, CSR
— Customer experience : VR/AR/Mixed reality, m-commerce, smart tags, e-payment, connected store
— Data : data gathering, data vizualisation, artificial intelligence (fashion applications)

BENEFITS FOR THE FELLOWSHIP WINNER AND THE FINALISTS

The fellowship winner will receive:
— A global endowment of € 100.000;
— A privileged mentorship from Yann Gozlan, Founder and President of Creative Valley;
— Direct access and support from the ANDAM Fashion Technology network, French incubators, French banks and funding, the IFM Start program and to the institutional and private actors of the French Fashion Tech industry.

PROCESS OF SELECTION

— The applications will be reviewed and the 3 finalists and winner selected by a dedicated Expert Committee of the Fashion Tech industry on May 2, at l’IFM Paris.

EXPERTS COMMITTEE

MARIE-CLAIRE DAVEU, Chief Sustainability and Institutional Affairs Officer, KERING
FRANCK DELPAL, Director of the Specialized Master, IFM
PIERRE DELIVET, Director of Sales, Retail CPG Luxury, Google
PASCAL DENIZART, CEO, CETI
NATHALIE DUFOUR, Founder and General Manager, ANDAM
ERIC DUPONT, Director Sustainable Development, Business Transformation, Supply Chain, CHANEL
ISABELLE FERREIRA, Deputy Director of Research, IFTH
YANN GOZLAN, Founder and President, Creative Valley
VIOLAINE GRESSIER, Global Head of Luxury, META
GUILLAUME HOUZÉ, President, ANDAM
GILLES LASBORDES, General Manager, Premiere Vision
CELINE LIPPI, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Luxurytechfund
PASCAL MORAND, Executive President, FHCM
FLEUR PELLERIN, Founder and CEO, Korelya Capital
CLARISSE REILLE, Executive Director, DEFI & IFTH
PHILIPPE RIBERA, Vice-President Innovation, Lectra
JULIE RAFTON-JOLIVET, International & Business Development Director, Techtera
YANN RIVOALLAN, Executive President, FFPAPF
ANDREA ROSSO, Diesel Sustainability Ambassador, OTB
FADWA SUBE, President, Soverency, Soverency Invest Group
PATRICK VIGNAL, VP R&D, Lacoste

Contact

Nathalie Dufour +331 45 08 92 75
Caroline Tixier +336 13 14 45 03
ecrire@andam.fr