Gazelec · 2026

Agoris analysis · updated October 2026

Key takeaways

• Gazelec is an annual B2B congress dedicated to energy purchasing strategies (gas and electricity), organised by the agency Content & Business. It is a meeting point for buyer-consumers and suppliers, not a large-format exhibition.
• Next edition: 12, 13 and 14 October 2026 at the CNIT Forest, Paris La Défense.
• Hybrid format: two days of round tables and business sessions open to all, followed by a day of procurement training workshops reserved for buyers and energy managers.
• Announced 2026 figures (pre-event targets, unaudited): more than 1,000 participants, more than 300 buyers, 100 speakers, around sixty sponsors and around thirty specialist partners.
• Official strapline: "Your annual meeting dedicated to energy purchasing strategies".

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Energy suppliers and distributors, network operators and transmission system operators, brokers and aggregators, and providers of energy management solutions. On the demand side: procurement departments, energy managers, and energy officers from industrial and tertiary-sector companies across more than twenty sectors. The congress targets all the key players in the French and European energy industry.

Notable exhibitors

The official website displays the logos of the current edition's sponsors and partners without a usable named text list. For the exact line-up of sponsors and partners, see the participants page on congresgazelec.com.

Quality of the visitor base

• A congress geared towards procurement decision-makers: more than 300 buyer-consumers expected in 2026, out of a total of more than 1,000 participants (targets announced by the organiser)
• A day dedicated to buyers and energy managers, with procurement training workshops
• A cross-section audience of buyers and suppliers designed for qualified networking and business meetings

Events & community

Conference programme

The 2026 programme is built around 11 round tables and 12 business sessions over two days, followed by a day of training workshops reserved for buyers (6 working groups). The themes cover geopolitics and resilience in the face of the energy crisis, decarbonisation through electrification, the optimisation of supply strategies and the management of volatility, gas transmission costs, electricity market design, innovative contracts (PPAs), flexibility and storage, collective self-consumption, as well as the use of data and AI in energy management.

For reference, the 2025 edition featured a programme of 8 round tables, 6 working groups, 24 business sessions and 16 training sessions (source: filiere-3e.fr). The detail of the 2026 speakers is published on the official website.

Community and networks

The congress draws on a network of media and professional relays within the energy industry.

The specialist energy press relays the event, in particular J3e / Filière 3e, which offered a partner rate for the 2025 edition (source: filiere-3e.fr).

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and surroundings: see the CNIT Paris La Défense listing.

Specific to the trade show:

• Access: metro line 1 and RER A, La Défense - Grande Arche stop (exit 4); tram T2 and Transilien lines L and U, La Défense stop; INDIGO car park, 19 av. de la Division Leclerc, 92800 Puteaux; nearby Vélib stations: Place Nelson Mandela, Avenue de l'Ark, Nanterre Université station.
• Address: Centre de Congrès CNIT Forest, 2 place de la Défense, 92092 Puteaux.
• Registration: with the organising team (inscriptions@contentandbusiness.fr, 01 83 64 12 58). Detailed opening hours are published on congresgazelec.com as the edition approaches.

How much it costs to exhibit

The terms for sponsoring and partnership are not published on the official website. Sponsoring is handled directly with the organiser Content & Business (romain.dechaudat@contentandbusiness.fr). Figures not available publicly.

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 9 months out: get in touch with Content & Business for sponsoring or partnership, and choose the speaking format.
• 6 months out: lock in the business sessions and round-table appearance, and prepare the procurement messaging.
• 3 months out: confirm buyer meetings, and brief the sales team on the year's market issues.
• 6 weeks out: finalise the meeting schedule and the materials.

For the decision-maker visitor

• Pre-register with the organising team, specifying your profile (buyer-consumer or supplier).
• For buyers: target the procurement training workshop day, dedicated to energy roles.
• Prepare in advance the round tables to follow according to the current issues (PPAs, flexibility, market design, transmission costs).
• Book supplier meeting slots during the two days open to all.

How the trade show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

Gazelec has established itself as the French meeting point for energy purchasing strategies, with more than 15 years of history: the specialist press mentioned its 15th anniversary in 2025. The congress has tracked market developments, from electricity market design questions post-ARENH to gas price volatility and long-term contracts (PPAs). The figures communicated (more than 1,000 participants, several hundred buyers) are targets announced ahead of the event and not audited results. The 2026 edition, from 12 to 14 October at the CNIT Forest in Paris La Défense, retains its hybrid congress-plus-procurement-training format, with a niche positioning around energy buyer-decision-makers.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (congresgazelec.com).