1st SMART REGIONIN EUROPE

INVEST INREGION SUD

REASONS TO INVEST INSUD PROVENCE-ALPES-CÔTE D'AZUR REGION

▪ A strategic location at the crossroads between Europe and Mediterranean countries

▪ Access to a market of 800 million people

▪ Cover up to 30% off of all R&D expenses

▪ 5th european interconnected platform: 14 submarine cables between Europe and major global networks to the Middle East, Indian Ocean, Africa and Asia

▪ An international network of exchange: 1st French Port of Marseille-Fos serving 160 countries in the world; Marseille Provence Airport, 2nd French Fret airport; Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, 2nd international airport in France

FACTS & FIGURES

1,900,000jobs

2,200foreign companies

5,000,000inhabitants

#2region in France for R&D investments and 3rd in terms of job creations.29,000 R&D employeesincluding 13,800 researchers

#1science park in Europe: Sophia-Antipolis

#1university in FranceAix-Marseille University (77,000 students)Nice Sophia-Antipolis University (IDEX excellence certification for tech transfers)161,000 students/18,000 foreign total students in the region Sud

34,000,000tourists per year#2 French destination

22,000tech companiesFrench Tech Region Sud: 2 official tech capitals: Aix-Marseille & Côte d'Azur2 official tech hubs: Avignon & Toulon

2Major European Smart City programs:Eco Vallée Plaine du Var & Marseille Euroméditerranée

▪ Worldwide leaders Airbus Helicopters, CMA CGM, DCNS, L’ Occitane, Thales, Dassault, Naval Group, Saint Gobain, AMADEUS, Cafés Malongo…

▪ Innovation players8 competitiveness clusters, 300 public research laboratories, industry associations, technology platforms, technology transfer specialists, start-up incubators -up and accelerators driven by major international groups

AND MORE…

Anne-Charlotte DEBARBIEUXInternational Senior Project Manager+33 (0)4.96.17.07.43acdebarbieux@risingsud.fr www.risingsud.fr

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F CUS risingSUD SERVICES

The agency & partners offer tailored solutions forsetting up your business in the South of France:

▪ Financing support

▪ Real-estate search

▪ Talent & mobility management▪ Business promotion & networking

All services are free of charge and confidential.

THEY CHOSE REGION SUD

We launched operations in Marseille at therequest of our clients. The city is open to world and it isthe best location for data traffic between Europe,Africa, and Asia."

Fabrice COQUIO, President - INTERXION France

Coming to Sophia-Antipolis was more than abusiness opportunity, it was an ideal solution. We areable to benefit from the local ecosystem and theregion’s broader Smart City program. Renault SoftwareLabs plans to develop synergies with the EURECOMgraduate school and digital science research center, theFrench Institute for Research in Computer Science andAutomation, and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.In terms of start-ups, we’ve already met with a handfulof new companies. "

Alexandre CORJON, President - RENAULT SOFTWARELABS and Alliance Global Vice-President

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