LeWeb Paris continues to grow year after year, with this year reaching over 3,500 attendees. From a couple of hundred attendees in the first year, they had 5,000 attendees this past year alone for both their London and Paris events, London being a test, something that they plan to continue doing in the years ahead. They attract big players like Orange, Microsoft and others and mid-tier players known in Europe and beyond, like Parrot, as well as tons of start-ups eager secure funding and entrepreneurs looking for the next big thing. It’s also an incredible place to “schmooze” on the floor at the event itself as well as the umpteen after parties and events they hold in the evenings throughout the center of Paris. I returned to San Francisco from an exhausting trip of meetings and pow-wows to hear that LeWeb was acquired by Reed MIDEM, one of the leading events organizers in the world. How that changes the format of LeWeb moving forward is yet to be seen, but more budget and marketing should ‘in theory’ lead to more “high-touch” events, better food and higher profile speakers. That said, it could also drive ticket prices up. Acquisition aside, Loic and Geraldine LeMeur managed to pull off yet another fabulous event, from A-list speakers to entertainment and networking. So, who showed up there and unveiled their latest? Parrot’s CEO Henri Seydoux, who I had an opportunity to meet several years ago when they hosted the TravelingGeeks trip I organized to Paris, was as charming as ever on the LeWeb stage in an interview with Loic LeMeur. Within LeWeb’s theme of the “Internet of Things,” he made what could have been a ‘faux pas’ by saying that you can’t reference women as things or you’ll be in trouble for a long…