Across 14 complementary sectors, Global Industrie offers companies concrete ways to:
- Expand their business and reach new qualified prospects (1 million qualified contacts)
- Identify major innovations
- Access strategic investors and suppliers
- Attract and recruit new talent
- Anticipate technological and societal transformations
Global Industrie thus positions itself as a driver of innovation, performance, and industrial sovereignty, while highlighting the diversity of talents that fuel the sector’s collective energy. In 2026, the exhibition will spotlight the interconnections between industrial technologies, creativity, and the Made in France movement.
« Let’s promote a positive outlook on industry! That will be the key theme of the 2026 edition, which—while acknowledging the challenges faced by the sector—aims to shed light on the positive actions undertaken by companies, such as the modernization of industrial tools across several sectors, decarbonization, youth employment, and gender diversity. » Sébastien Gillet, Managing Director, GL events exhibitions industries.
Encouraging Signals for the Industry
On the eve of this 8th edition, several indicators point to a positive industrial momentum:
- A projected +0.8% increase in French GDP in 2025 (Insee), mainly driven by the aerospace industry¹
- A strong +3.5% rebound in manufacturing output in June 2025²
- A €500 million financing program jointly launched by Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels and Bpifrance to support SMEs and mid-sized companies in the Defense Industrial and Technological Base (BITD)³
¹ Source: Insee – Economic Outlook Note – September 2025
² Source: Insee – Industrial Production Index (IPI) – June 2025
³ Source: Bpifrance
2026 Highlights
- A New “Booster” Space – Everything Connected!
In 2026, Global Industrie Paris will introduce the Booster Area, designed to guide manufacturers toward immediately actionable solutions. Its goal is to connect visitors with the right partners, identify quick responses to strategic challenges, and provide personalized support. At the heart of this setup, a central hubwill offer a guided pathway and a mapping of key players according to companies’ needs—research, funding/investment, international development, skills, and consultancy—structured around five thematic clusters within the Booster space. Surrounding this hub, twenty startups will showcase operational solutions addressing current industrial transformation challenges. They will be selected in November 2025 following a call for expressions of interest.
The area will also feature short workshops, expert meetings, and dedicated boothsto encourage
direct exchanges. - Digital Technologies Village
This area will host companies offering solutions in AI, 5G, cybersecurity, data, edge cloud, and digital twins. It will spotlight technologies transforming machine control, data collection, automation, data analysis and optimization, and security enhancement. - Entrepôt Connecté by GI
After a successful debut in Lyon, the Entrepôt Connecté by GI returns to Paris, inviting visitors to experience a warehouse of the future, where technology revolutionizes logistics and handling.
The exhibition will feature:
• Optimized workstations for order preparation,
• Tools to visualize real-time performance indicators,
• Solutions to improve ergonomics and workplace safety.
A special area will also showcase the latest innovations in robotics and logistics that are shaping the factories and warehouses of the future.
