2014

LYONThe Place To Be

RHÔNE-ALPES REGION

Massive DemographicWeight

ı Strong population growth: +17.6% between 1990 and 2011

European Economic Power

Sources: INSEE 2014 and Apec 2012

High Territorial Potential

6.2 million inhabitants

More than Ireland, Finland or Denmark

6th European region

In terms of GNP

GNP

Territory: 43,698 km 2 (16, 972 mi²)

Equivalent to the size of Switzerland or Belgium

ı Welcoming 12 % of all foreign investments in France in 2013

ı 1st French region in terms of energy production

ı Favorite French region for young professionals

GNP

GREATER LYON

Competitive placeı Population: 1.3 million inhabitants1

(+ 4 % in 5 years) ı 42 % of the population is less than 25 years old1

ı One of the biggest European labor market

Attractive Cityı 62 consulates and embassies2

ı More than 13,000 foreign students3

Institutional innovation:

Metropole of Lyon, a unique interlocutorı Rhône area and the Greater Lyon will merge to create the

first Metropolis in Franceı Objectives :

ı Clearer public policyı More flexibility with public policy meansı Rationalized public action

1 INSEE 2011/ 2Maison des Français à l’Etranger 2013 / 3 PRES 2013

58 municipalities united

52,715 HECTARES

High-speed trains

WHY LYON: 15 ASSETS

gourmet

athletic

lively

humanist

endearing

ambitious

avant-gardist

international

attractive

skilled

innovative

dynamic

collective

connectedwelcoming

LYON

5.5 billion € investedin regional R&Din 2011,

or approximately

of R&D investment

in France4

DYNAMIC LYONECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

Strong

ENTREPRENEURSHIP DYNAMICS

102,000Public sector

organizations and private companies 2

1 Unistatis / 2INSEE / 3Acoss-Urssaf 2012 / 4MESR DGESIP/DGRI-SIES / 5INSEE 2013 / 6Aderly 2013

32,000 R&D jobs 2

12%

80,000 jobs

Despite the economic crisis, Lyon holds on: Unemployment rate in Lyon : 9.2% - unemployment rate in France : 9.9%5

In 2013, 77 companies set up with the support of the Economic Development Agency – 55% are foreign companies

NEW COMPANIES CREATED in the Lyon urban area in 20122

France’s TOP industrial urban area

(after Paris region)3

14,800

1,825 jobs to be created within the next 3 years6

with a strong industrial base

industryservices

Over 500,000 privately employed workers

(source: Unistatis)

INNOVATIVE LYONCOMPETITIVE SECTORS

Vaccines and diagnostics

LYON KNOWN FOR ITS BUSINESS-FRIENDLY STRUCTURES

5 CLUSTERS with international reach

Medical and Healthcare Sector : 44,900 jobsDigital Sector : 2 nd urban area in France , 4,000 companies, 34,200 jobs

Biotech Sector : 14,800 jobs

Environmental chemistry Transport system in the urban area

Textiles and flexible materialsDigital entertainment

SKILLED LYON

France’s TOP center of university and R&D in France

130,000

10% are from abroad

Students 1

PhD students

Researchers13,300

1,800 Foreign PhD students1

6,0001st

For quality of studies2

French city

1 PRES 2013 / 2Palmarès 2013-2014 L’Etudiant.fr / 3Grand Lyon Economie, ENS, INSA, Centrale Lyon, EM Lyon, Financial Times, Usine Nouvelle Mars 2013, Le Point

INSA Lyon: 3rd best engineering school in France Centrale Lyon: in the top 20 of France’s best engineering schoolsEM Lyon: 3 campus (Lyon, Geneva, Shangai), 3 rd best business school in France, 9 th in Europe, the only one to appear in Forbes’ best MBAs rankingENS Lyon: 433 PhD students, more than 1,000 researchers and prof essors

Cédric Villani, Fields Medal 2010, famous mathematician3

INTERNATIONAL LYON

1,500 ECONOMIC DECISION-MAKING CENTERS BUSINESS LEADERS

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

THEY CAME TO LYON!

Clint Eastwood, actor& film director

Léonard Slatkin, music director of the Orchestre National de Lyon

Benjamin Millepied, danser & choreographer

Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China

Tony Parker, basketball player

Gérard Depardieu, actor

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF

Mario Monti, former EuropeanCommissionner and Prime Minister of Italy

Quentin Tarantino, actor & film director

Renzo Piano, architect

Former music director of the Opéra de Lyon

Pierre Soulages, painter, engraver & sculptor

LYON FRENCH TECH

Think Big!

Create the conditions on ourterritory that will enable

French Tech – Goals & Ambitions

Startups to emerge

And to developinternationally

To consolidate

The objectifs are

100 new startups present each year in an accellerator within 3 years.

15 new Tech Champions (with international scope) within 10 ans.

But already nowpromote current Tech Champions.

An Increasing Policy Focus on Suppurting InnovativeEntrepreneurship

The Digital Hubs in the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Vitrine de la French Tech et de la ville de demain

Vitrine de la French Tech et de la ville de demain

Accelerate the « go to market »and the international development

Why a Totem Building for the French Tech

• Objectif : Support high potential startups (future tech champions) by setting up all in one place the conditions for success: Link to investors, acceleration of market introduction, high value adding offers

• 3 missions :• To become an emblematic ecosystem of innovation and digital entrepreneurship on our territoriry, with a

strong national and international visibility.

• To incarne the French Tech dynamics in innovation, collaborative working and animation.

• To become the catalysor of French Tech initiatives by connecting to the entire ecosysteme.

• Description:

• 2500 m2 to host the startups, the entrepreneurs, project developors, the stakeholders of the ecosysteme(coworking, incubators, meeting facilities ..)

• An accelerator for high potential startups (presence of one or several accelerators with international dimension, thematic or non-thematic)

• A place open for meetings, animation, eduction, events etc.

• A place stimulation open innovation and the linking of startups and big companies.

An exceptionnel site for the development of future Tech Champions

A Totem Site at the Confluence : la Halle Girard

An exceptionnel building with a strong visibility and flexible in its configuration

In the heart of an urban district incarning the city o f tomorrow…

Interesting real estate opportunities for the future development of companies on site or closeby

Good accessibility

A large space (3000m2) dedicated to innovation, accelaration of startups, animation…

Total renovation scheduled for the 2016

The strategy to get there

1. A reninforce spécialisation within experticesand key digital competences, targetingstrategic markets with high growth rates.

2. A service offer with high added value in the entire enterpreneur value chain, aiming ataccerating market entrance and international development.

3. Position French Tech Lyon in the heart of economic policies in the Lyon Metropole.

Grand LyonMétropole Intelligente

Grand LyonMétropole Intelligente

EntrepreneuriatEntrepreneuriat

NumériqueNumérique

AttractivitéAttractivité InnovationInnovation

•Smart City

•Education

•E-services

•Santé

•Procédés et matériaux

Contenus numériques /

Logiciels BtoB

Big DataRobotiqu e &

objets connectés

Plateformes web

Strengths – and limits

A Dense critical massI A confirmed economic strength: 2nd digital hub in France (4000 entreprises, 34000 emplois)I Success stories of national and international dimensions ; I A tradition for working in networks: Clusters, associationa, events and salons…

A complet and diversified écosystème I Strong digital expertiseI Schools and universities feeding high quality into the ecosysteme. I Internationally reknown laboratoires I An environnement propice for digital startups due to good education offer, services, finance, infrastructures, life quality

etc.

The « état d’esprit »I Strong entrepreurship valuesI Presence of important industrial players contributing to en entrepreneurship climateI An innovation culture

Strenghts

A poor visibility of the ecosystem

Today, no site representets the dynamics of the digit al ecosystemLimits

Critical Mass - Diversity - Complete ecosystèm - Etat d’esprit

Objectif :Generate more startups in Lyon

Position: Emergence (ante-création + post-création up to 18 monts)

Target :Innovative projects (technologique ou non) led by ambitious teams

Pilot : Fondation Pour l’Université de Lyon

Key numbers

250 000 € public funding (GL & RRA)

100 candidats for the first édition

145 000 € private funding (édition 1)315 000 € financement privé (trois 1ères éditions)

34 partners

1 parrain, 10 ambassadors& numerous mentors and experts

Contenu du programme

• A competition with a total dotation of 100 000 €

• A flexible programme of accompanying:

Free choice amongst multiple offers: - created especially for Lyon Startup - already existing but negociated for the candidates of Lyon Startup

•1 education for entrepreneurship (EM Lyon)•1 priviliged access to co-working spaces•1 formule of mentoring involving high level experts and entrepreneurs •1 interface with the large companies• « one to one » meetings with investissors

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Journée de lancement 8/09/2014

100 candidats

Journée des incubateurs mi-nov. 2014

40 candidats (40*500 €) + 20 nouveaux entrants

Journée Business & croissancemi-février 2015

Labellisation Lyon Startup :20 candidats ante-création (20 * 1000 €) +

10 nouveaux entrants post-création (<18 mois)

Journée du financement et finale LSU Avril 2015Lauréats :

« Eclosion »: 3 * 5 000 € ante-création « Révélation » : 1 * 15 000 € post-création

Programme

Program

• Open for candidatures, 14 mai 2014 (conférence de presse)

• Launch of programme, 8 Septembre 2014

• Final, April 2015

� Total duration of program : 8 months divided in 3 rounds