Business Wire and LeWeb´14, Partners for the 8thConsecutive Year

For the 8th consecutive year, Business Wire, the world leader in news distribution, and LeWeb, the largest European conference for start-ups and web entrepreneurs which will be held from 9 to 11 December 2014, have renewed their media partnership.

"Business Wire is delighted with this partnership. LeWeb is a prestigious conference which brings together participants from across the world in order to enable them to share their vision of the web and tomorrow´s digital world. LeWeb is like a large laboratory for innovative ideas and a place where entrepreneurs from start-ups, experienced entrepreneurs and venture capitalists mingle. It´s a big celebration of the web, which is incredibly energetic and stimulating in every way. Therefore, Business Wire is proud to be the new official broadcaster of information at LeWeb conference", explained Patrice LeTulle, Director of Business Wire France.

The event, which now hosts more than 3,500 participants from more than 80 countries, is the best testimony to its success. This event enjoys immense recognition among specialist groups throughout the world.

"This media partnership with Business Wire aims to offer the event and its exhibitors increased visibility among international media" added Mr. Le Tulle.

Like every year, LeWeb emphasizes the most visionary technological innovations for the upcoming years in digital and web fields. There are so many exciting subjects which will be debated by entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, bloggers, start-ups, journalists, etc.

This year, the panel of participants is again very prestigious, with Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, Frédéric Mazzella from BlaBlaCar, Phil Libin from Evernote, Amit Sood from Google Art Project, Marc Simoncini from Meetic & Jaïna Capital, Pete Blackshaw from Nestlé S.A., Xavier Niel from Iliad Group, in attendance, alongside many other well-known personalities.

The Startup Competition also allows young, talented companies to step into the spotlight in front of an audience of investors, professionals and journalists. This is a real opportunity in an ultra-competitive environment where everything is moving faster than ever.

LeWeb’14, three days of unmissable events, with panels of experts, but also brands and tools...So much information which will stimulate the ideas for tomorrow´s web.

About Business Wire
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Investor relations, public relations, public policy and marketing professionals rely on Business Wire to accurately distribute market-moving news and multimedia, host online newsrooms and IR websites, build content marketing platforms, generate social engagements and provide audience analysis that improves interaction with specified target markets. Founded in 1961, Business Wire is a trusted source for news organizations, journalists, investment professionals and regulatory authorities, delivering news directly into editorial systems and leading online news sources via its multi-patented simultaneous NX Network. Business Wire has 32 offices worldwide to securely meet the varying needs of communications professionals and news consumers.
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About LeWeb
Founded in 2004, LeWeb is the international conference for digital innovation where visionaries, startups, tech companies, brands and leading media converge to explore today’s hottest trends and define the future of internet-driven business. Since December 2012, LeWeb is part of Reed MIDEM’s portfolio of international tradeshows and conferences.
For more information on LeWeb’14: www.leweb.co

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