SIAL Paris will celebrate its 60th anniversary in style with a special, five-day program, from October 19-23, 2024, that will include several new highlights and awards.
Taking place in Paris North Villepinte, this year’s event will explore four themes that are set to be crucial for the agri-food industry in the coming years, namely: CSR (corporate social responsibility); Deep Tech & AI; Supply Chain; and Africa. Each topic will be discussed during the SIAL Summits, which represent a new feature for 2024. Offering forward-looking content, delivered by world-class speakers, the summits will explore the themes and their implications in detail, before developing solutions for future challenges.
New anniversary award
SIAL Innovation, meanwhile, will once again feature its popular, sectoral, theme-based awards. Alongside these, the event will introduce additional special awards, including: the ‘Own the Change’ (CSR) award; the Start-up Encore prize; the Public Choice award; and a ‘60 Years Best Innovation Award,’ for the landmark anniversary edition, among others.
Enjoying celebrations, addressing challenges
SIAL Paris has become known as a must-attend global meeting place for food innovation, gathering together professionals from around the world to reflect and act on industry trends and developments, under the banner ‘Own the Change.’
The event forms part of the SIAL network of global trade fairs dedicated to the food industry.
Nicolas Trentesaux, SIAL managing director, described the milestone edition as an opportunity for attendees to celebrate the event’s 60th anniversary together, while also exploring topical issues, doing business and matchmaking.
“SIAL Paris returns in 2024 with a very optimistic outlook on food, despite a world that has been somewhat rocked by economic, political and societal crises,” he said. “We must all work together to maintain a medium-term course that will make it possible to meet the major food challenges of the next 30 years.”
