Sébastien Gillet: “If it hadn’t been for COVID, I believe we could have already achieved a certain level of international recognition, building on what Global Industrie showcased in 2018 and 2019. COVID certainly slowed our progress.
However, last year’s edition in Lyon provided reassurance, and the current one is shaping up to do the same. A few years ago, the fair happened without politics, youth, or major media presence. Now, we’re transforming the event with the inclusion of young people. We expect five to six thousand young attendees. Major media outlets like BFM Business, BFM, and TF1 will also cover the event.
This evolution, once deemed inconceivable, demonstrates our adaptability. We no longer need to envy our counterparts in agriculture. I allowed myself to make a little joke about politicians coming to the agriculture fair to pat the cows’ butts. I’m looking forward to our industrialists, and our ministers also coming to pat the machines’ butts. Because our industry in France accounts for 12% of GDP we need everyone to feel involved.
This growing awareness suggests we can make up for lost time and position Global Industrie as a premier European event. We have configured our fair with a whole ecosystem that our German friends don’t necessarily have. For example, at Hannover Messe, you don’t have machine tools. We have machine tools. When you’re at EMO, you don’t have subcontractors. We have subcontractors. Our event is smaller today than our German counterparts, I recognize that. But with political representation and major media coverage, we can reclaim our status as a pivotal European gathering.”
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