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Willy Fortunato, Chairman and CEO, UVGERMI, and Andreea Drondoe, Business Advisor, Advisory...

Willy Fortunato

UVGERMIPrésident-directeur général

BULLE LA FRENCH FAB

Oct 8, 2026

12:40 PM1:10 PM

Operational performance: should we partner with an engineering school to find the right solution?

Engineering schools are well placed to help SMEs achieve operational excellence. A look back at a successful partnership between a manufacturing company and an engineering school’s research...

DNK

Dr. Nathalie Klement

ENSAMMaître de Conférences HDR

Jean-Baptiste BONREPAUX

Mov'ntecIngénieur chargé d’affaires

FDT

François-Xavier de Thieulloy

BpifranceDirecteur pôle Expertise

BULLE LA FRENCH FAB

Oct 8, 2026

1:20 PM1:50 PM

Making your ERP project a success: It is possible

ERP projects are a headache for manufacturers. However, spiraling budgets and deadlines, burnout, and disappointing results are not inevitable. This session will provide an opportunity to identify...

Stéphane MICALET

SYSNAVCOO

Renaud DAMOUR

ProginfoDirecteur associé

Yannick Feillens

BpifranceExpert Industrie et Industrie 4.0

AGORA HORIZON

Oct 8, 2026

1:50 PM2:20 PM

Accelerate European reindustrialization and secure French industrial supply chains

Against a backdrop of European reindustrialisation and the strengthening of regional value chains, French companies must both accelerate their growth in Europe and safeguard their industrial...

Serge GRANGE

ISITEC INTERNATIONALCEO

Carine Luquet-Menou

BpifranceResponsable du service Exportateurs Assurance Caution et Préfinancement Export

Vincent Huynh

Business FranceDirecteur Pays au Pays-Bas

L'OPTIMISTE

Oct 8, 2026

2:00 PM2:20 PM

How can you scale up without losing your DNA?

Growing a business is one thing. Preserving its mission is another. In just a few years, Pauline Janin, Managing Director of Chiche!, has turned an entrepreneurial ambition into an industrial...

Baptiste Lafitte

BpifranceResponsable Communication Réseau

Pauline Janin

Chiche!Directrice générale

BULLE LA FRENCH FAB

Oct 8, 2026

2:00 PM2:30 PM

Lean and AI: The Winning combination for optimizing industrial operations?

Artificial intelligence is now everywhere, even in industrial operations. But how can it truly generate value? Integrating AI into a lean approach to optimizing industrial processes is becoming a...

Arnaud Winther

DigilianDirecteur associé

Jonathan CASSAIGNE

BpifranceRéférent expert IA et Innovation

MASTERCLASS 3

Oct 8, 2026

2:30 PM3:15 PM

Industrial start-up: preparing successfully for your first production site

Establishing an industrial site is a crucial step in the life of an industrial start-up (SUI) and its scaling up. This phase requires meticulous preparation and significant forward planning,...

Philippe Bourdier

BpifranceChargé de mission Plan Start Up et PME/ETI industrielles

Sovereignty and support for Breton industry

Producing locally, preserving expertise and strengthening the region’s strategic independence: Breton industrial sovereignty lies at the heart of the challenges of tomorrow. Come and find out how...

MASTERCLASS 4

Oct 8, 2026

3:00 PM3:45 PM

Automating for performance: practical applications of industrial robotics

Integrating robotics into an industrial project is not simply a matter of adding technology to a production line. It involves starting with the needs on the shop floor, identifying the right use...

Innovation: traditional robotics hasn’t had its final say yet!

There is much talk of AI, autonomous robots and disruptive technologies. Yet part of the innovation in robotics also lies in the reinvention of tried-and-tested technologies: mechanics, sensors,...

Eric Bonnet

Lexing EditionDirecteur de la rédaction de Planète Robots

Delphine Keller

Naval GroupResponsable Ligne Programme Innovation Usine du Futur

Aymeric Derville

StäubliCTO

Hélène MOUMRIKOFF

France ChimieDirecteur du Département Affaires économiques, internationales, innovation

MEZZANINE

Oct 8, 2026

3:15 PM4:15 PM

Fermentation as a pathway for innovation in the agri-food industry

Long associated with traditional foods, fermentation is now emerging as a technological platform capable of producing high value-added proteins, ingredients and compounds. Discover, through three...

Gaspard GILBERT

MAASHManaging Director

Romain Chayot

Standing OvationCo-founder and CEO

BDS

Benoit de Sarrau

Green Spot TechnologiesDirecteur technique

BULLE LA FRENCH FAB

Oct 8, 2026

3:20 PM3:50 PM

From idea to market: How scale-ups achieve success

How can a technological or industrial innovation be transformed into a new growth model? This session draws on feedback from companies supported through the Néo Pivot Accelerator. You’ll discover...

Baptiste ARSONNEAU

BpifranceResponsable Conseil

Reindustrialising together, working as a team to succeed

Industrial success cannot be achieved alone. It depends on the ability to surround oneself with the right expertise, to share know-how and to forge partnerships that benefit the entire value chain....

Thibault PETITHUGUENIN

PaprecDirecteur communication internationale, sponsoring et mécénat

Guy Sidos

Groupe VicatPrésident directeur général

Jean Henin

PellencCEO et Chairman

LE CERCLE DES SACHANTS

Oct 8, 2026

3:30 PM3:45 PM

Will the factory of the future be a ‘dark factory’?

Humanoid robots, agent-based AI, full automation: the vision of factories capable of operating with virtually no human intervention is as fascinating as it is thought-provoking. Driven by the need...

BULLE LA FRENCH FAB

Oct 8, 2026

4:00 PM4:30 PM

The Creative Economy Driving the Industry of the Future

The cultural and creative industries (CCI) are helping to shape the industry of tomorrow: designers and architects are designing the factories of the future—sustainable, modular, aesthetically...

Quentin Boutouria

BpifranceChef de programme Accélérateur

Blanche Thirot

SYVILDirectrice du développement

BULLE RÉGIONS

Oct 8, 2026

4:10 PM4:50 PM

Support for industry in the Centre-Val de Loire region

Industry is a key driver of economic development and regional attractiveness. Come and find out how the Centre-Val de Loire Region supports industrial businesses and fosters their growth at the...

ECHO 1

Oct 8, 2026

4:15 PM5:15 PM

The defence industry is stepping up a gear: behind the scenes of the Damocles project

How did a young mid-market drone company (Delair) and a major defence group (KNDS) manage to design, certify and equip France with its first domestically developed remotely operated munition? A...

Dominique GUILLET

KNDSDirecteur de la BU Armes et Munitions

CJD

Commandant Joffrey DUCHON

DGAAdjoint au chef du bureau industrie Aéronautique à la DID

Behind the scenes at the Bpifrance Defence Fund: stories from SMEs taking action

France has a Defence Industrial and Technological Base (‘BITD’) which supports a comprehensive military model that is unique in Europe. This French ecosystem comprises a vast network of...

ADC

Augustin De Castet

NovakampDirecteur général

EMDC

Elyssa Maufras Du Châtellier

BpifranceDirectrice d'Investissement Sénior

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Design in industry : the method that creates value

Frugal Industry 4.0: Modernising Your Factory Quickly and Cost-Effectively

Power Grids : Industrial Expansion Is Gaining Momentum

Industrial SMEs and start-ups: collaborating to accelerate innovation

Innovation and factory revitalisation: a winning combination?

Advanced Materials: The Silent Revolution at the Heart of Strategic Industries

Natural Hydrogen: A New Chapter for Industrial Sovereignty

Women in Industry: They have the Nerve to do It. What About You?

Is French industry ready to meet the challenges of the future?

Industrial sovereignty in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

French Fab: The Industrial Nerve in Action

Humanoid robotics: the next European industrial revolution?

Willy Fortunato, Chairman and CEO, UVGERMI, and Andreea Drondoe, Business Advisor, Advisory...

Operational performance: should we partner with an engineering school to find the right solution?

Making your ERP project a success: It is possible

Accelerate European reindustrialization and secure French industrial supply chains

How can you scale up without losing your DNA?

Lean and AI: The Winning combination for optimizing industrial operations?

Industrial start-up: preparing successfully for your first production site

Sovereignty and support for Breton industry

Automating for performance: practical applications of industrial robotics

Innovation: traditional robotics hasn’t had its final say yet!

Fermentation as a pathway for innovation in the agri-food industry

From idea to market: How scale-ups achieve success

Reindustrialising together, working as a team to succeed

Will the factory of the future be a ‘dark factory’?

The Creative Economy Driving the Industry of the Future

Support for industry in the Centre-Val de Loire region

The defence industry is stepping up a gear: behind the scenes of the Damocles project

Behind the scenes at the Bpifrance Defence Fund: stories from SMEs taking action

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