Innovative and inspiring support
Pionniers is a playground for local companies and students to challenge each other on innovation issues.
Based on the principle of collective intelligence (open innovation), this program offers a unique solution to support and bring each project to fruition.
Through this avant-garde program, the Connecteur is fulfilling its role: Connect – bringing together local businesses and students.
Inspire – stimulate the region and propose the solutions of today and tomorrow.
Facilitate – through premium services, to help everyone succeed.
A comprehensive, hybrid approach to open innovation that offers a new way of learning and undertaking in just 2 months.
Week 1
Observation and on-site immersion method
Week 2
Innovation strategy and methods
Week 3
Impact strategy integration
Week 4
Pitch
Week 5
Walk test
Week 6
Prototyping Design
Week 7
Data and AI foresight
Week 8
Marketing innovation and ethics
Kick Off 2024
Pierre- Emmanuel Calmel, founder of the Devialet company, gave the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the First Edition.
Skills development
Eight Masterclasses on the theme of innovation punctuated the two-month project.
Masterclass 2024
Frontball designer Jean-Michel Idiart captured the attention of our students at their very first Pioneer Masterclass.
Promotion Pionniers 2024
1 sponsor, 11 companies & 40 students took part in this first edition.
Trade show 2024
After 2 intensive months, our 11 student teams presented their final project to the jury, companies and Pierre-Emmanuel Calmel, the class sponsor.
Meet and exchange
Students get to know each other and meet their mentors and project managers.
Kick Off 2024
Opening ceremony for the first edition, sponsored by Pierre Emmanuel CALMEL, founder of DEVIALET.
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