Big 2026 - Homepage Big 2026 - Homepage Home My journeyAll the program Create my path Climate Path Business Creator Path Culture path Deeptech path Expertise path AI Path Industry path Innovation path International path Healthcare path Sport path Tourism path Transmission Path Speakers I register Press Log in fr en The big gathering of entrepreneurs in France Thursday, October 8th2026 ACCOR ARENA, PARIS REGISTER NOWBIG EXPERIENCE +75 000 Inscrits en 2025 +1 000 Speakers +500 Ateliers et conférences +225H De contenus Risk culture unfolds in stages. The first is to dare. In French, “to dare” exists only in verb form – which is fitting, because daring is essentially dynamic. It is indeed found among the prudent, those who stretch their caution until it reaches the point of daring. They experience a momentary lapse of “laziness,” where their incredulity is silently neutralized and their intellect caught off guard. Thus, they go for it. Next comes boldness. This is the act of choosing a path that is only partially blazed. Along the way, one knows the time will come when one can rely solely on oneself – and yet a path still exists. Then, there is courage. This is the idea of potential loss, personal sacrifice and the high cost of failure. Which brings us to sheer nerve – the reserve of those who live and breathe risk every single hour of every passing day. They are out on the high seas. A sudden surge of vital energy can emerge within them – blindfolded, like a flash of insight – to help them clear obstacles more daunting than even the high stakes they face daily. Nerve is the will to climb “one rung higher” on an already steep ladder. It goes beyond courage, beyond boldness. It comes down to a person; a group can never possess such nerve. It is perhaps the ultimate, solitary peak of the individual’s power to say "I" – when I am at my most alive and most sovereign. In a brief flash of improvisation, a raw, instinctive will asserts its sway over the chatter of the intellect. It is a moment of hyper-concentration that verges on self-hypnosis. What is the opposite of sheer nerve? It is the refusal to leap. The same animal instinct, the same improvisation, the same arrow of psychic focus and self-hypnosis – but all in the service of a negation. Thus, sheer nerve is the positive force that governs the world. It is the propensity in certain individuals – especially entrepreneurs – to briefly defy gravity by allowing themselves to be governed by hope and self-belief. It is the antidote to the refusal to leap, a plague upon our modern societies consumed by a culture of risk reduction. It is a great virtue that we celebrate at Bpifrance! Nicolas DUFOURCQ CEO, Bpifrance THEY WILL BE AT BIG 2026 See all speakers PRZ Pello RODRIGUEZ ZABALETA Président Corporation MONDRAGON See all speakers Customize your path Explore Big 2026's themed paths: business creation, sustainable development, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, deeptech, industry 4.0, international, financing growth, health, management... Create your own path INNOVATION The startups of today and tomorrow more information CLIMATE The ecological and energy transition More information HEALTHCARE The embodiment of French healthcare More information DEEPTECH Disruptive innovations More information INTERNATIONAL Entrepreneurship without borders More information INDUSTRY French industry at the heart of the regions More information AI Artificial intelligence as a growth driver More information CULTURE Cultural and creative industries More information STARTING YOUR BUSINESS Everything you need to get started More information TOURISM For the transformation and sustainable growth of the tourism industry More information TRANSMISSION Buying, taking over or transferring a business More information SPORT To organise, unite and revitalise the French sports market More information Create your own path Place du Village Bang - ND Agora Bang Echo Place du Village Bang - ND Agora Bang Echo Place du Village OUR PARTNERS 2026 See all partners See all partners 2026 © Copyright Bpifrance UGC Personal data Legal notices Accessibility : not compliant Press Cookie management Powered by