On 21 October 2026, La French Tech México and CCI France México brought together more than 600 participants in Mexico City for the 4th edition of the French Tech Summit. Matthieu Ribaucourt, Chief Business Officer and Managing Director Colombia at Diametral, was the master of ceremonies. A day marked by the Bicentenary of relations between France and Mexico, and a new milestone for Diametral, which is opening in Mexico.
A Summit at the heart of the Franco-Mexican Bicentenary
2026 marks 200 years of relations between France and Mexico. To celebrate, the two countries are running a joint programme of economic, cultural, scientific and technological events. The French Tech Summit México is its flagship event for technology and innovation.
For the first time, the Summit was part of the Semaine de la France au Mexique, the major business gathering led by CCI France México. After opening in Mexico City from 20 to 25 October, it continued in Monterrey on 10 and 11 November and will close in Querétaro on 3 December.
A few figures sum up the economic relationship between the two countries:
- nearly 8 billion dollars in trade;
- more than 700 French subsidiaries established in Mexico;
- 215,000 direct jobs created;
- 13.6 billion dollars in cumulative French investment since 2006.
“Scaleup Entrepreneur”: a day focused on results
Named “Scaleup Entrepreneur”, this 4th edition took place at the Lunario of the Auditorio Nacional. According to the organisers, more than 600 participants and more than 25 speakers attended: entrepreneurs, startups, executives from large groups, investors and institutional representatives. On the agenda: twelve hours of keynotes, panels, workshops, business meetings and awards.
The organisers set three editorial themes:
- AI in service of the organisation: operational efficiency gains, cost reduction, new business models.
- Collaboration between French startups and large companies: open innovation and meetings arranged in advance.
- Beyond generative AI: autonomous agents, Industry 5.0, AI-enhanced cybersecurity.
Several sessions punctuated the day: “Made in France, listo para México” on French entrepreneurs’ successes with large groups, “Innovar con propósito” with Sistema B, a Q&A session between the audience and AI experts, and “¿Cómo lograr trabajar con un gran grupo?”, dedicated to collaboration between startups and large groups. At the EFE and Marianne awards ceremony, the 2026 Entrepreneur Prize went to Rémi Martini, co-founder and CEO of SARELLY.
At the opening, Nicolás Broutin, Minister Counsellor at the French Embassy, highlighted innovation as an essential, and often less visible, dimension of the relationship between the two countries.
The Summit also saw the launch of “Código Francia” by Team France. This initiative brings together the French Embassy, CCI France México, Business France, the French Foreign Trade Advisors, La French Tech México and French entrepreneurs abroad around three priorities: responsible innovation, productive investment and talent development.
Matthieu Ribaucourt, master of ceremonies for the day
From the official opening to the closing cocktail, Matthieu Ribaucourt hosted the entire programme and guided the transitions between institutions, large groups, investors and startups.
This role reflects Diametral’s commitment to the Franco-Mexican ecosystem. We see it as a place where technological innovation, business expertise and economic development meet, and where collaborations between French and Latin American companies take shape.
Hosting a day of this scale, alongside the French Embassy, CCI France México and major international groups, places Diametral among the leading players of the Franco-Mexican ecosystem.
AI is no longer promised. It is measured.
“La IA ya no se promete. Se mide.” The Summit’s central panel set the tone for the day. It brought together executives from ENGIE, Grupo Salinas and L’Oréal around one question: how to demonstrate the value of artificial intelligence, in large groups and SMEs alike.
After a phase of experimentation, companies now expect measurable results from AI. They want to industrialise their most promising use cases and embed them durably in their operations. This expectation is at the core of our positioning, Architects of Performance.
The value of an AI project rests on four conditions:
- solid data foundations: data strategy, governance and quality;
- use cases chosen for their impact, with a quantified value hypothesis from the scoping phase;
- integration into business processes, up to agents that act within the teams’ tools;
- real adoption by employees, measured over time.
The challenge is to move beyond the pilot and deliver value in production. Our teams support companies along this path, from design to scaling AI-native solutions, with one constant goal: measurable and lasting performance.
Diametral opens in Mexico
Our participation in the French Tech Summit México comes with a new stage in our development in Latin America: our presence in Mexico.
Mexico City becomes our eighth office, alongside Paris, Lyon, Brussels, Geneva, New York, Bogotá and São Paulo. There, we combine international expertise with a close understanding of local realities, as near as possible to our clients’ transformation challenges.
Mexico offers a particularly dynamic environment for organisations that want to accelerate their transformation through data and artificial intelligence. Our local presence will allow us to work alongside the players in this ecosystem and help companies build new performance models.
Thank you to the organisers
We warmly thank Paola Figueroa, Community Lead at La French Tech México, as well as La French Tech México and CCI France México for organising this day and for their commitment to the Franco-Mexican ecosystem.
We are proud to contribute to this momentum and to open a new chapter in Mexico.
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