Heavent Meetings Cannes · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated October 2026

Key takeaways

• Heavent Meetings is the European one-to-one meetings event dedicated to business tourism and the events industry, organised by Weyou Group since 2009 at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes.
• A distinctive format: pre-scheduled 15-minute business meetings between Top Decision Makers with verified projects and targeted service providers (incentive, reception venues, agencies, technical services, accommodation, transport).
• Next edition: 2 to 4 March 2027, Hall Riviera. Opening cocktail on the evening of 2 March, trade show on 3 and 4 March.
• 2026 review (edition of 24-26 March 2026): 430 exhibitor stands, around 4,400 attendees per day and 11,000 one-to-one meetings.
• Not to be confused with Heavent Paris, the trade show for events industry techniques and solutions also run by Weyou Group: Heavent Meetings is the Cannes one-to-one format, Heavent Paris the classic Parisian exhibitor trade show.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Service providers from the business tourism and events industry: destinations and tourist offices, reception and seminar venues, hospitality, event agencies, caterers, technical and audiovisual providers, transport, entertainment and team building, digital event solutions. The visitor base is made up of Top Decision Makers: advertisers, communications, marketing and events departments, commissioning agencies, holders of verified projects.

Notable exhibitors

List of exhibitors and service providers on the official website: heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr. The trade show brings together around 430 exhibitor stands per edition.

Visitor quality

• More than 500 high-level Top Decision Makers, holders of projects verified and validated by the Weyou Group teams, take part in each edition (source: heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr).
• Visitor access is reserved for individuals who can prove employed or self-employed activity, with the organiser reserving the right to reject applications outside the target audience (source: heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr/visiter).

Activities & community

Conference programme

The trade show schedules high-level plenary conferences covering creative content, digital solutions, event techniques and customer experience, allowing peers to exchange ideas and identify inspiring trends. The detailed 2027 programme is published as the trade show approaches (source: heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr/programmes).

Prizes and awards

The Heavent Awards, co-organised by Heavent Meetings and La News Evènements for 17 years, reward the most memorable events of the past year, recognising the innovation, originality and boldness of the projects. The 2027 ceremony takes place on Thursday 4 March 2027 from 7:15 pm at the Grand Auditorium of the Palais des Congrès et des Festivals de Cannes (red carpet entrance), followed by a cocktail dinner in evening dress (source: heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr).

Community and networking

Three networking evenings punctuate the edition (opening cocktail on 2 March, cocktail dinner on 3 March, Awards evening on 4 March), extending the business meetings with informal opportunities to exchange ideas between decision-makers and service providers.

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the listing for the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès de Cannes.

Specific to the trade show:

• Opening hours: Wednesday 3 March and Thursday 4 March 2027, from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm (service providers' evening until 9 pm on 3 March).
• Visitor badge: free with prior registration, reserved for professionals who can prove employed or self-employed activity. Registration via the official website.
• Exact location: Hall Riviera, Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, La Croisette, 06414 Cannes Cedex.

How much it costs to exhibit

Exhibitor rates are not published on the official website: participation is by application to Weyou Group via the website heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr. Figures not publicly available.

Planning your visit

For the exhibitor

• 9 months before: make contact with Weyou Group, define positioning and the profile of targeted Top Decision Makers.
• 6 months before: prepare the stand and sales pitch calibrated for the 15-minute one-to-one format.
• 4 months before: apply for the Heavent Awards to showcase a standout event project from the year.
• 3 months before: optimise the schedule of pre-arranged meetings via the matchmaking platform.
• 2 weeks before: confirm time slots and prepare materials for the networking evenings.

For the decision-maker visitor

• Apply as a Top Decision Maker by presenting a concrete event project.
• Free pre-registration on the official website with proof of professional activity.
• Plan for the schedule of 15-minute one-to-one meetings, supplemented by business lunches and evening events.
• Identify priority plenary conferences and service providers in advance.

Policy & CSR initiatives

Heavent Meetings incorporates a CSR/ESG approach into the organisation of the trade show, in partnership with the Palais des Festivals and SNCF. The main lever concerns mobility: dedicated TGV trains are chartered for the Top Decision Makers, bringing transport down to around 3.25 kg of CO2e per person by train compared with 140 kg by plane, a saving of almost 136.75 kg of CO2e per person (source: heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr/en/csr-esg).

The approach is part of Weyou Group's policy: HQE-certified offices, a hybrid working model, professional equality and inclusion initiatives, and a long-term shareholder (EMZ Partners) that is a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). No ISO 20121 certification is mentioned to date (source: heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr/en/csr-esg).

The trade show's evolution

Trajectory analysis

Since 2009, Heavent Meetings has established itself as the leading one-to-one meetings event for business tourism and the events industry in Europe, organised by Weyou Group. The model rests on qualification: pre-scheduled 15-minute meetings between service providers and Top Decision Makers with verified projects, where a classic trade show relies on footfall. The 2026 edition brought together 430 stands, around 4,400 attendees per day and 11,000 business meetings on La Croisette. The 2027 edition, from 2 to 4 March at the Palais des Festivals, extends this premium positioning by drawing on the dedicated TGV trains and the concentration of decision-makers over two full days. The figures and the 2027 programme will be confirmed as the trade show approaches.

Unless otherwise stated, all factual data in this listing comes from the organiser's official website (heavent-one-to-one-meetings.fr).