20/06/2026
Day 3 at VivaTech Paris placed Malaysia in two important conversations.
In the morning, our Group CEO, Norman Matthieu Vanhaecke, spoke at Business France’s Southeast Asia Forum, held at the French Senate in the historic Palais du Luxembourg.
He joined the panel “Innovation / Tech: What strategies can help conquer Southeast Asia and contribute to its digital revolution?”, where he shared how Cradle supports startups moving into Malaysia and ASEAN, as well as Malaysian startups looking beyond our borders.
The discussion focused on one key point.
To grow across Southeast Asia, startups need more than ambition. They need the right partners, market access, local understanding and stronger bridges between ecosystems.
For Malaysia, this means deepening collaboration across ASEAN while building stronger links with Europe, so founders, investors, corporates and ecosystem players can create real commercial pathways together.
In the afternoon, Norman returned to VivaTech for “The Great Tech Race: Regulating Innovation in a Multipolar World”, where the conversation centred on how countries balance innovation, regulation, trust and competitiveness as technology moves across borders.
Day 3 reinforced Cradle’s role in a wider mission.
To help position Malaysia as a gateway for startups, capital, partnerships and innovation between ASEAN and the global market.
