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La Rochelle · Charente-Maritime · France

IT Event Firing Pattern

When tech signals in La Rochelle — annual chronogram, updated June 2026

2 anchor events
2 ecosystem hubs
2 departed
Anchor event
Academic
Ecosystem hub (year-round)
Startup (date TBC)
Departed from La Rochelle
Current month (Jun 2026)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Anchor
IA-NA Jun 3
EBG Oct 7–8
Academic
IUT AI Mar 20
Ecosystem Technopole ATLAS workshops · year-round
Village by CA CMDS · year-round
Startup Startup Weekend La Rochelle · date TBC 2026
Departed
CoTer last 2024

Event Details

Jun

IA-NA 2026 — Intelligence Artificielle en Nouvelle-Aquitaine [1]

Jun 3, 2026 3rd edition Centre de Congrès Georges Pernoud Anchor event

Theme: "Adopte ton IA" — pragmatic AI adoption for organisations. Keynotes · hands-on workshops · roundtables · networking lunch. Audience: business decision-makers, CTOs, developers, researchers in Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Organizers: L3I Lab, La Rochelle Université, Pôle Enter. [2] [3] Program covers predictive AI, agentic workflows, AI code tooling, digital sobriety. Speakers include reps from Lectra, Norauto, and Thales.

Sponsors: Ayaline (Platinum) · MAIF, Scalingo (Gold) · Thales, MTI Engineering  ·  Register via Billetweb [4]
Oct

EBG Digital Benchmark La Rochelle [5]

Oct 7–8 (2025 · 2026 TBA) 2-day all-inclusive ~300 CMOs & CDOs Anchor event

25 keynotes + 30 workshops over 2 days. All-inclusive format: transport, hotel, meals, and activities included — a genuine destination event. Topics: Data Marketing, Enterprise Data, AI implementation, E-commerce. Audience: ~300 digital leaders from non-competing major brands. EBG has 660 member companies and 110,000+ professionals. [7] Confirmed for La Rochelle since at least 2023. [6] The 2026 La Rochelle edition is not yet officially announced — watch ebg.net for dates.

Mar

IUT La Rochelle — AI Thematic Days [11]

Mar 20, 2026 Academic audience Academic

National AI pedagogy day for IUT educators across France. Topics: AI evaluation methods, AI agents in teaching, assessment frameworks. Primarily academic — not a public-facing conference.

All year

Technopole ATLAS [8] + Village by CA CMDS [9]

12 Avenue Albert Einstein, Minimes Year-round

La Rochelle's main innovation campus. Monthly themed sessions: AI/growth workshops, IP & software protection, European funding for startups/SMEs, VR demonstrations at Tribord Sailing Lab. Village by CA CMDS runs its own pitch competitions (Pitch&Invest) and networking afterworks from the same 400 m² auditorium. Cadence: several events per month — all on the ATLAS agenda.

TBC

Startup Weekend La Rochelle [10]

49 hours La Rochelle Université Technoforum Date TBC 2026

49-hour entrepreneurship sprint: pitch ideas, form teams, build MVPs. Backed by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region via OpenCampusInnov. 2026 dates not yet published — check the OpenCampusInnov events page for updates.

No Longer in La Rochelle

Jun
CoTer Numérique — Public-sector IT congress. Last La Rochelle edition: Jun 4–5, 2024 at Espace Encan. [12] The congress rotates cities annually. 2026 edition (35th): Jun 23–24 in Reims. [13]
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La Rochelle Software Craftsmanship — Meetup group (211 members), active ~2022. Now defunct. No GDG or DevFest chapter in La Rochelle — the nearest active developer community hub is Bordeaux (180 km).
#627 global rank
5.6% growth 2025
16 startups
$5.3M total funding
Part of French Tech Poitou-Charentes (formerly Atlantic Valley), covering Angoulême, La Rochelle, Niort & Poitiers. [14] For major developer conferences (DevFest, BDX I/O, Devoxx): nearest hubs are Nantes (120 km) and Bordeaux (180 km). [15]