On Friday, November 14, 2025, the Louis Braille Campus will bring together the entire disability and innovation ecosystem for a day of reflection and projection dedicated to the impact of technology, research and universal design on the daily lives of visually impaired people, at its annual, international "Innovation Day" event.
One year after its inauguration, the campus is offering an open, collective and forward-looking highlight, bringing together partners, start-ups, researchers and institutions to think about innovation as a lever for inclusion and autonomy.
A forward-looking corporate morning
The morning, hosted by Anthony Drevet , will be dedicated to reflection and sharing, with many guests and partners.
Conferences - André Marchal Room
- From 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.:
Opening plenary session
With: Xavier Musca , President of the Louis Braille Campus, and Charlotte Parmentier-Lecocq , Minister Delegate for Autonomy and Disabled Persons.
- From 10:00 to 10:20:
The Louis Braille Campus, one year already.
With: Xavier Musca and Thibaut de Martimprey , President and Director of the Louis Braille Campus, Angelina Lamy (Accenture Foundation), Raphaël Colombier (Wavestone), and presentations from AGEFIPH and the Malakoff Humanis Disability Foundation .
- From 10:20 to 10:45:
Presentation of three future projects.
With: Emmanuel Gutman (Vision Institute), Dassault Systèmes , Santosh Kumar Rungta (World Blind Union, India), Sean O'Connor (United States) and Jürgen Dusel (German Government) .
- From 10:45 to 11:20:
Concrete solutions from the Louis Braille Campus.
With: Laurène Messeca , Vice-President of the Campus, and presentations from Amazon , Apple , HandiExceller , Sonar Vision as well as campus start-ups.
- From 11:20 to 11:35:
Musical interlude by Yakir Arbib , blind international pianist and composer.
- From 11:35 to 11:45:
The Louis Braille Campus: a major, certified and recognized innovation hub.
With: Valérie Pécresse , President of the Île-de-France Region.
- From 11:45 am to 12:15 pm:
The collective, the youth and the future.
Presentation of the ten Campus ambassadors, with Isabelle Saurat , Interministerial Delegate for Accessibility, and Marie-Anne Montchamp , Director General of OCIRP.
- From 12:15 to 12:30:
Preview broadcast of the program "À vous de voir" dedicated to the Louis Braille Campus, produced by France Télévisions .
- From 12:30 to 2:00 PM:
Lunch break
A food truck will be set up on site for a friendly moment and exchanges between participants.
Afternoon: Immersion and inclusive innovation
From 2pm, the campus will be transformed into a village of inclusive innovation , with guided tours of the site every 15 to 20 minutes:
discovery of the convention center at the Voir Ensemble headquarters, the campus club at the apiDV headquarters, the showroom of the Valentin Haüy Association and the startup studio of the National Institute for Young Blind People .
Visitors will also be able to participate in thematic workshops and discover innovative solutions at the Innovation Forum .
The pitches - Innovation Room, Hall and Pitch Corner
- From 2:15 PM to 2:30 PM:
"Let's imagine the life of a visually impaired person in 2040"
By: Ani Saargsyan (ARTHA) and Hugo Mouffok (Eyelevel, OrientIA)
- From 2:30 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.:
A look at the international scene
With: Dot Inc. , WeWalk , Sunir
- From 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM:
Education, culture and sport
Featuring: Eyelevel , La Bavarde , Virtuoz , GiveVision , Handipulse , OrientIA , CFLOU , SightKick , Eyeclips
- From 3:40 PM to 4:10 PM:
Mobility
Featuring: Artha , Sonar Vision , Ezymob , GoSense , EyeCane
Thematic workshops
Louis Braille Room
- From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Artificial intelligence in the service of visual impairment
With: Mehdi Smaël Berahal (Co-founder of Lud'access) - From 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Research on mobility and education
With: Sylvie Lamy-Perbal (CEA), Eline Hazotte (Université Gustave Eiffel), Hanyuan Fu (Université Gustave Eiffel) and Mohamed Saber (Keynoa Technologies)
Hélène Keller Room
- From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Digitization of the Valentin Haüy heritage collection
With: Marion Chottin (CNRS/IHRIM-ENS de Lyon) and Floriane Chiffoleau (OBTIC-Sorbonne University) - From 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Innovation and Universal Design
With: Laurence Verges (Handitech), Emmanuel Perret (French Federation for Accessibility) and Ibrahim Cherradi (Keynoa Technologies)
Dorina Nowill Room
- From 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: International Alliance Open Discussion
With: Martine Abel-Williamson , Malak Aldajaan (Jordan) and Sean O'Connor (United States).
Workshop in English and via videoconference. - From 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.: Access to higher education
With: Wanda Diaz Merced (astronomy researcher, Puerto Rico) and Lisa Dondainas (author, Disability Handbook Paris-Sorbonne).
Workshop in English and via videoconference.
Campus Shop
- From 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Workshop of the Digital Accessibility Hub of the Louis Braille Campus.
The Innovation Forum
The afternoon will be participatory, with the Innovations Forum spread between the Hélène Keller garden and the Sèvres hall of the campus, where more than 20 stands will welcome start-ups, researchers and technology partners.
Among the exhibitors:
- WeWalk : a connected walking stick from Turkey
- Dot Lumen : Romanian smart helmet
French start-ups from the Campus Louis Braille :
- AlterMassage : massages performed by visually impaired people
- Artha France : a mini-camera on glasses connected to a haptic belt that converts the environment into micro-touch pressures.
- ASA France : audio description production for live performance
- Ezymob – Connect : an all-in-one mobile application to facilitate mobility and make the city more inclusive
- Feelobject : tactile and voice maps to understand a place and move around independently
- GiveVision : a headset that uses residual vision to enhance the experience of sporting and cultural events
- GoSense : a solution that augments the white cane and detects obstacles
- Handipulse : a device to make tactile documents accessible via a touch surface and interchangeable supports.
- SonarVision : ultra-precise guidance accurate to the meter thanks to geolocation
- Touch2see : a touchscreen tablet with integrated audio description for following live sporting events
- Handi Exceller : a fun and customizable solution for independent braille learning
- IEyes – ICane : white cane case (integrated LED warning light, horn, alarm)
- Les Yeux Dits : an application that centralizes audio descriptions and automatically synchronizes them with films
- Streetnav : real-time navigation app with audio notifications, for use in cities and indoors
Committed youth
In closing, the campus will name around ten ambassadors: young researchers, entrepreneurs or students under 30 who will embody the new generation of the Louis Braille Campus.
"I recently lost my sight at the age of 36, and the startups and campus partners are providing concrete solutions to help me on a daily basis."
- Laurène Messeca, Vice-President of the Louis Braille Campus
The day will end around 5pm.
About Campus Louis Braille
Inaugurated in December 2024 in Paris, the Campus Louis Braille brings together public players, companies, researchers and associations to imagine future solutions in the field of visual impairment.
The Campus Louis Braille event is part of the bicentenary of Braille, celebrated through the national Braille Revolution program from November 13 to 15, 2025.
The Campus Louis Braille is a place for training, experimentation and research. It embodies an open ecosystem where technology, culture and inclusion move forward together to shape tomorrow's solutions.
“The Louis Braille campus is a unique, world-renowned institution dedicated to visual impairment, and it is part of the universal legacy of Louis Braille, the French genius who enabled millions of blind people worldwide to access knowledge. Today, innovation, technology, and AI represent a new revolution for the visually impaired and blind, opening up new and unprecedented possibilities for autonomy and freedom.”
- Thibault de Martimprey, Director of the Braille Campus
Practical information Innovation Day
- Date: Friday, November 14, 2025
- Location: Campus Louis Braille - Quartier Duroc, Paris 7e
- Opening hours : 9h00 - 17h00
- Access: Métro Duroc / Sèvres-Babylone - Fully accessible site
- The event is free and open to all: researchers, professionals, students and the general public. Access is by registration via www.revolutionbraille.org
