Event · 6 min read
FrancoTech: the tech showcase of the Francophonie Summit
La French Tech Phnom Penh · 1 July 2026
FrancoTech is the flagship economic and technology exhibition of the Francophonie Summit, and its 2026 edition in Phnom Penh is set to be the biggest yet. Held at Koh Pich from 14 to 16 November 2026, FrancoTech brings together governments, companies, investors and startups from across the Francophone world to do business with Cambodia and the wider ASEAN region. Organizers expect more than 5,000 visitors, 110 exhibitors and around ten national pavilions.
For a startup or a company, FrancoTech is a rare opportunity: a single venue where public delegations, corporates and investors from dozens of Francophone countries are all in the room at the same time.
What happens at FrancoTech
FrancoTech combines an exhibition floor, roundtable panels, business-matching sessions and an innovation competition. Thematic tracks run across the three days, covering artificial intelligence, digital government, fintech, agritech, edtech, tourism and women in innovation, mirroring the sectors where the Francophone world and Cambodia have the most to build together.
Around FrancoTech sit the other strands of the summit week: the Village de la Francophonie, the Business Forum France-Cambodge, and the Rencontre des Entrepreneurs Francophones. Together they turn a single exhibition into a full week of opportunities to meet buyers, partners and investors.
The La French Tech pavilion at FrancoTech
La French Tech Phnom Penh will run a dedicated pavilion at FrancoTech, showcasing Cambodian innovation alongside the French Tech communities of Asia, with privileged access to official government and institutional delegations. On the programme: a thematic roundtable, business matching sessions and curated meetings with institutions and investors.
The community's theme for the edition, “Scaling Across the Francophonie Network”, captures the ambition: showing how French Tech helps startups scale internationally by turning a network of 125+ communities into real market access. For a Cambodian startup, the pavilion is a bridge to dozens of countries; for a visiting founder, it is a fast way to understand the Cambodian market.
Why exhibit or attend FrancoTech
If you are building in Cambodia or the wider region, FrancoTech is the fastest way to gain visibility with buyers, partners and investors you would otherwise spend months chasing. Exhibiting under the French Tech pavilion adds credibility and puts your startup on the map during the highest-profile week Cambodia's tech scene has ever seen.
The audience is deliberately broad: public delegations from more than 90 countries, executives of major Francophone groups, regional investors, and the founders of the fastest-growing startups in Cambodia and ASEAN. That mix is exactly what makes FrancoTech valuable, because deals, pilots and partnerships tend to start with a single well-timed conversation on an exhibition floor.
Practical information
FrancoTech 2026 takes place at the Koh Pich Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh's central business district, from 14 to 16 November, as part of the wider Francophonie Summit running 13 to 17 November. Entry to the French Tech pavilion and community events is organized through La French Tech Phnom Penh, and places at flagship sessions such as the startup-investor business matching are limited. Founders who want to make the most of the week should register their interest early so the team can prepare tailored introductions.
