GENERAL NEWS
Global Industrie hones its focus
Bringing together the entire industrial ecosystem— companies, professional bodies and public institutions— Global Industrie will take place from 30 March-2 April 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte, France.
“ With 2,500 exhibitors across 100,000 square metres, more than 3,000 machines in operation and 60,000 industry professionals alongside 8,000 young people expected, Global Industrie will once again be a landmark event for French and international industry. In 2026, this‘ largest factory in France’ will be held under the presidency of Nicolas Dufourcq, CEO of Bpifrance,” the show organiser, GI Events, told ISMR.
“ Featuring 14 zones, Global Industrie is the only event in France that brings together the entire industrial sector and is a meeting place for its whole ecosystem, value chain and user markets. Held in Paris in even-numbered years and Lyon in odd-numbered years, each show attracts its own visitor audience( with only 12 % overlap), while 70 % of exhibitors are common to both shows. Global Industrie is a truly international event, welcoming participants from more than 90 nationalities,” commented Sébastien Gillet, Director of GL Events Exhibitions Industries.
Show themes and features
Over 750 speakers at the event will discuss key themes such as automation, digitalisation, AI, energy, environment, services and processes. Other spaces, such as pitch areas and the GI TV platform, will give industrial players further opportunities to speak. The GI Awards are also a key part of the trade show.
“ Across its 14 zones, Global Industrie showcases the full industrial value chain— from R & D to finished products— while also highlighting solutions that are transforming manufacturing, such as digital technologies and artificial intelligence enabling machine interoperability, as well as decarbonisation to support more efficient and sustainable production,” said the show organiser.
“ This year, the Digital Technologies Village will highlight the strategic importance of data, from data collection and security to management, control and usage to improve industrial performance. Another new feature is the‘ Entrepôt
Sébastien Gillet, director of GL Events Exhibitions Industries, and Julie Voyer, director of Global Industrie.
Connecté’ by GI, co-created with Proxinnov and connected by Hub One. Visitors will be immersed in the warehouse of the future, bringing together technologies that are revolutionising logistics and materials handling: optimised workstations, real-time performance visualisation tools, robotics and more,” highlighted Julie Voyer, Director of Global Industrie.
The Booster, a major new feature of Global Industrie, was designed as an industrial innovation accelerator, aimed at providing tailor-made support to industrial companies seeking technical solutions or looking to grow their business. Within this space, participants will meet around 40 stakeholders specialising in financing,
investment, export, skills and training, and consultancy. Twenty startups will also be present. The Booster will host confidential sessions featuring use-case presentations, demonstrations, workshops and pitch sessions, as well as expert meetings with solution providers.
“ The Arena will bring together, under a single banner, the event’ s two flagship initiatives: GI Avenir and the Golden Tech Competition. GI Avenir enables young people to discover industrial careers and test innovative technologies through hands-on activities and demonstrations delivered by around 30 partner organisations. Training centres will also present their programmes, while a job dating area will be dedicated to job seekers, with around 60 industrial companies in attendance,” continued Sébastien Gillet.
“ The second section will be dedicated to the Golden Tech Competition, a contest celebrating excellence in industrial skills and serving as an extension of the WorldSkills competition for professionals aged over 23. Organised with around 15 partners, the competition will welcome nearly 100 candidates, who will compete over four days. This initiative provides a powerful opportunity to showcase the candidates’ expertise to young audiences as well as institutional stakeholders. In 2026, the theme will be‘ The French Art of Living’,” he added.
ISMR is an international media partner at the event. Its March issue will be distributed at the trade show. n
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