Open is an offer that allows for the adaptation of our innovation culture. It is designed to facilitate communication about projects and provide information on new working methods. It also includes conferences and workshops in the Innovation Hub.

The Innovation Hub is a space covering more than 300 sq.m, located in the heart of Groupe ADP's head office at Paris-Charles de Gaulle. This open, hybrid space puts on events and workshops, and also has a technology showroom. All this promotes collaboration between Groupe ADP teams and their external partners.

Our conferences & workshops

The Innovation Hub hosts conferences and workshops on technology and working methods of the future.

Themes include robotics, the airport of the future, driverless cars, drones, and artificial intelligence: an array of subjects to stimulate creativity and promote the exploration of new areas. On our varied programme designed for employees and partners, we have: Innovation Days, Disruptive Mornings, Lunch Conferences, and Startup Pitch Days.

The Innovation Hub also has a tool specialised in monitoring collaboration, and lists startups from its ecosystem in the Startup Match platform.

The technology showroom

The Innovation Hub technology showroom is a space where Groupe ADP employees, its partners, and visitors can discover the technologies of tomorrow, as well as projects currently being developed by the Group.

It acts as a showcase, displaying Groupe ADP's expertise in terms of innovation to improve the future customer experience.

It is a place where new digital technologies, such as virtual reality headsets, drones, interactive tables, and new means of transport can all be seen and tried.

A project accelerator

The Innovation Hub helps support project leaders and startups in their entrepreneurial endeavours.

We take a unique approach, whereby we foster collaboration and create a strategy of joint development with startups, large groups, employees, academics, and investment funds (set up to develop disruptive innovations and/or innovations that improve existing products).

This combined offer of value creation for startups, our testing ground, and the international dimension brought by the Group is one of a kind in the airport industry.

The Innovation Hub offers a room for startup pitches, as well as personalised support and joint development opportunities with our partners, and access to our ecosystem and events.