
Representatives from JFD Join Forces & Dare and Gabon's Minister of State for National Education, Camélia Ntoutoume-Leclercq, met with French Minister Aurore Bergé in Paris on April 14, 2026. The strategic meeting, held alongside the Margaret Awards 2026, focused on women's leadership in technology and advocated for increased support for European artificial intelligence startups. The event, hosted at the French Ministry of Equality, included institutional and economic stakeholders promoting diversity and technological innovation, as well as a "Breakfast for Equality" where JFD founder and CEO Delphine Remy-Boutang presented the three Margaret Awards 2026 laureates. The 2026 awards, themed "United by Tech," recognized three prominent women in AI: Roxane Laigle, co-founder of Lemrock AI, in the entrepreneur category; Juliette Mattioli, VP AI Fellow at Thales, as an intrapreneur; and Koralie Theresine, junior laureate, for her DigiTwin project. Organizers emphasized the strategic importance of diversity in technology, with Delphine Remy-Boutang stating it is an imperative for competitiveness, growth, and sovereignty. The meeting also called on the European private sector to increase innovative purchases from AI startups to 9% within two years. The three laureates will join the JFD acceleration program, which is endowed with one million euros. Camélia Ntoutoume-Leclercq's participation highlights Gabon's commitment to international digital and gender equality initiatives, strengt
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