Laura Flessel, Arnaud Montebourg, General Pierre de Villiers: the Entreprenariales under the sign of courage this Thursday at the Allianz Riviera

The courage to dare, to innovate, and to surpass oneself. This will be the common thread of the Entreprenariales 2025, which will take place at the Allianz Riviera in Nice. Organized by UPE06 (Union pour l'entreprise des Alpes-Maritimes), this 24th edition of the business leaders' fair will have a special flavor because, for the first time, the fair is taking up its summer quarters. And also because it will be coupled with the handover evening of the employers' organization. After three years of commitment, Pierre Ippolito and the members of the board are handing over the baton to the new team led by Franck Cannata, recently elected president of UPE06.

An unmissable event for the local and regional economy, the Entreprenariales are taking advantage of this change of date to reinvent themselves by offering three speakers on a large stage in the middle of the stadium pitch – instead of the usual one – chosen for their ability to illustrate courage in all its forms. In this case, General Pierre de Villiers, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces from 2014 to 2017, the "Wasp" of French fencing Laura Flessel who has converted to politics and the one who has made the opposite journey, the former Minister of the Economy, Political Recovery and Digital Affairs turned entrepreneur Arnaud Montebourg.

In addition, there will be various activities and a free-access workshop area with interactive experiences.

This new, larger format – 3,000m² of exhibition space, including 700m² on the stadium forecourt – is designed around seven villages: "Mobility and Transport, Attractiveness and Territory, Research and Innovation, Prevention and Health… , lists Pierre Ippolito. "This edition is a success even before the event. We managed to bring together a large number of companies by almost doubling the number of stands with 165 exhibitors, and we also managed to bring together our federations and professional unions because the employers' union is above all an interprofessional union. All these players will be involved alongside us. To make it an event for the entire ecosystem in the broadest sense."

Les Entreprenariales, Thursday, June 26, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.