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When innovators from across the global built environment ecosystem come together, great conversations, and even greater opportunities, emerge.   Today, we were proud to host the Leonard Demo Day as part of the BuiltWorlds Paris Global Summit, an event bringing together startups, investors, construction leaders, and innovation experts from around the world to explore the trends and challenges.   The event also marked the culmination of six months of support provided to the startups accelerated through Leonard innovation programs.` It was a privilege to see them take the stage, share their progress, and showcase solutions tackling some of the most pressing challenges facing construction, infrastructure, energy, and real estate.   The day kicked off with insights from Gilles Godard, Chief Digital Transformation Officer at VINCI Construction, Rosemarie Lipman, CEO of BuiltWorlds, and Kevin Cardona, Deputy Director of Leonard.   Among the highlights of the day: 🎤 "When Industry Giants Meet Startup Solutions to Solve Construction's Toughest Challenges" A lively discussion on collaboration between corporates and startups, featuring Carmen Rouanet, Jesus Ortiz de la Fuente, Aviad Almagor, Yogesh Patel, Subham Kedia and Basma Kharrat.    🎙️ "Major Trends Transforming the AEC Industry" An insightful fireside chat between Darren Bechtel, Founder & Managing Director at Brick & Mortar Ventures and Julien Villalongue, director at Leonard .   Beyond the stage, the day was filled with startup pitches, networking opportunities, workshops, and meaningful exchanges between entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders.   🎥 And we're only at the beginning.   Over the coming weeks, we'll be sharing interviews, videos, startup spotlights, and key insights from the event. We were also pleased to welcome two podcast media partners throughout the day: Bricks & Bytes and New Wave Podcast.   🙏 Thank you to all the startups, speakers, partners, the BuiltWorlds team, and everyone who joined us in Paris.   See you soon for the next chapter of innovation in the built environment.