GConfs

What GConfs does

GConfs is a student association at EPITA (École Pour l'Informatique et les Techniques Avancées), a French computer-science school in Paris, founded in 2006. It organizes free, highly technical conferences on computer-science topics, handling all event infrastructure — venue, recording, streaming and promotion — so that speakers can focus solely on content. The organization's membership is largely drawn from EPITA students, many of whom are also speakers, and the association has built a pipeline of recurring events including Nuit de l'Info, LSE Week and themed conference series.

The technical surface is minimal: a website at gconfs.fr listing upcoming and past talks, a wiki at wiki.gconfs.fr for supplementary information, and a YouTube channel hosting recordings of all sessions. There are no commercial APIs, SDKs, or paid product offerings; no app or proprietary platform has been disclosed. The publicly visible asset is the archive of 371+ recorded talks spanning topics such as systems programming, cybersecurity, BSD, machine learning and web development, with speakers from industry partners including Facebook, Google and EuroBSDcon contributors.

GConfs operates as a nonprofit, volunteer-driven student association with no disclosed revenue, pricing model, funding rounds or external investors. Its parent relationship is with EPITA, which appears to host and support the activity. All events are free of charge, and the organization's continuity is tied to student volunteer participation rather than commercial monetization.

Name

GConfs

Legal name

GConfs

Website

https://gconfs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GConfs is a Paris-based nonprofit student association at EPITA that organizes free technical conferences on computer-science topics, handling all event infrastructure so speakers focus on content. It has archived 371+ talks on YouTube since 2006.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and community event services (technical conferences)

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology & Developer Conferences (MPAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic & Scientific Conferences (MPAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Technical conference organization
• Student tech talks
• Computer science events
• EPITA community events
• Technical speaker framework

Headquarters

HQ city

Kremlin-bicêtre

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GConfs is a student association at EPITA in Paris that organizes highly technical conferences on computer science topics, functioning as a framework for speakers. The association handles all event infrastructure — venue, recording, streaming, and promotion — so that speakers only need to prepare talk content. With a decade of experience and 371+ archived talks distributed via YouTube, the offering is centered on recurring events such as Nuit de l'Info and LSE Week, plus themed conference series open to EPITA students, alumni, and industry speakers.

Product overview

GConfs is a student association at EPITA that operates a single unified conference organization platform. The organization provides the infrastructure and logistics for technical talks, allowing speakers to focus solely on content. The platform catalogs over 371 recorded talks spanning topics like programming languages, operating systems, cybersecurity, machine learning, and web development, with videos hosted on YouTube. The core offering is the talk organization and hosting service, with no additional modules or sub-products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technical Conference Talks Platform A single unified platform organized around EPITA that delivers and archives highly technical computer science talks, providing all event infrastructure (venue, recording, streaming, promotion) so speakers only prepare content. The platform serves EPITA students, alumni, and visiting industry experts through recurring events such as Nuit de l'Info and LSE Week, and a public archive of 371+ recorded talks distributed via YouTube.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FacebookminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacebook has participated in shared events organized by GConfs, bringing industry perspectives to the EPITA student community.
• GoogleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGoogle has shared events with GConfs, contributing to the technical conference ecosystem for EPITA students.
• EuroBSDconcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGConfs has collaborated with EuroBSDcon, a major BSD operating system conference, hosting and streaming keynotes and sessions. EuroBSDcon 2017 content is extensively featured on the GConfs platform.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Devoxx France: Major France-based developer conference featuring highly technical talks across computer science domains. Comparable as a French-language conference series focused on practitioner-led technical content for a developer audience.
• FOSDEM: Free, volunteer-run European open-source software conference hosting hundreds of developer-focused talks each year. Directly comparable in mission (free, community-driven technical knowledge sharing) and structure (archived talks available online).
• EuroBSDcon: European BSD/open-source conference that GConfs has actively partnered with for streaming and hosting keynotes (e.g., EuroBSDcon 2017). Both run free, community-organized technical talks with archived video content.
• Nuit de l'Info: Annual French student-led hackathon/tech event that GConfs itself participates in (multiple Nuit de l'Info talks on the GConfs platform). Comparable as a French student-organized technical event with a similar audience of CS students and industry speakers.
• Security BSides: Grassroots community of small, local security/tech conferences organized by volunteers. Directly comparable as a community-organized model where local chapters run free or low-cost technical events with practitioner speakers.
• Chaos Communication Congress (CCC): Annual European hacker/tech conference run by a community organization with hundreds of recorded talks. Directly comparable as a volunteer-run, community-organized technical conference with archived video content covering security, systems, and emerging CS topics.
• Hack.lu: Annual Luxembourg-based conference focused on IT security and privacy with technical talks and archived content. Comparable as a European community-organized technical conference featuring practitioner-led talks.
• PyCon France: French Python community conference with technical talks, community-driven organization, and archived video content. Comparable as a French-language community conference series with practitioner speakers and a student-friendly audience.
• Paris Open Source Summit: Paris-based open-source and technical conference attracting practitioners and industry speakers. Comparable as a regional (Paris) tech conference with a similar mix of student, community, and industry attendees.

Broad incumbents

• DEF CON: Long-running, large-scale hacker/security conference with hundreds of technical talks and a strong community ethos. Comparable in topic coverage (security, systems, hacking) but operates at a vastly larger scale and with broader global reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AssoGConfs
• Facebookfacebook.com/GConfs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gconfs

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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