About this Event
Shift Happens: "How to Pivot to the New Era?"
The French American Business Summit is a full day flagship event bringing together entrepreneurs, executives, and investors from France and the United States.
The program includes keynote speakers, panel discussions, and dedicated networking sessions covering trade, investment, and cross-border business opportunities, a cornerstone of French Weeks Miami and FACC Florida's mission to strengthen Franco-American business ties.
Agenda
🕑: 09:15 AM
Keynote - Economic Pulse
Info: Florida, the natural platform for business between France, the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. A fact- based look at where the relationship stands today, from bilateral trade to the presence of French companies in Florida and the most promising sectors, and what it concretely means for the leaders in the room.
🕑: 10:00 AM
Aerospace & Aviation: The Supply Chain Challenge
Info: With record order backlogs, the challenge for aerospace and aviation is no longer demand, it is delivery. From manufacturers and suppliers to MRO, where South Florida stands out, local decision-makers share how to ramp up the supply chain to deliver more, and better: people and skills, assets and capacity, and how newcomers can integrate and create value.
🕑: 11:15 AM
Talent Without Borders
Info: When international mobility gets more complex, how do companies adapt? A strategic conversation for executives and HR leaders on the structural answers companies are already putting in place: Employer of Record solutions, dual-location models, intra-company transfers and nearshoring. Real cases rather than theory.
🕑: 02:00 PM
Build to Last - New Miami: From Vision to Execution
Info: Infrastructure, energy, architecture and design: how Florida and Miami are building their next decade. Three perspectives, from energy and infrastructure to construction standards, architecture and urban design, green spaces and water preservation, with one common thread: building to last.
🕑: 03:00 PM
Closing Cocktail & Networking
Info: The Summit closes in a convivial atmosphere with a cocktail and networking, to continue the day's conversations with speakers, sponsors and fellow executives.
Event venue & nearby stays
French American-Chamber of Commerce of Florida (FACC Florida), 21 Southeast 1st Avenue, Miami, United States
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