SantExpo · 2027

Agoris analysis · updated October 2026

Key takeaways

• Paris Healthcare Week was rebranded SantExpo in 2019. It is France's major annual gathering for healthcare and social care, organised by the Fédération Hospitalière de France, with GL Events as event operator.
• Next edition: 25 to 27 May 2027 at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Hall 1.
• 2026 review (figures published post-show on santexpo.com): 37,180 participants (around +6% vs 2025), 696 exhibitors, 749 speakers across 304 speaking slots, 156 accredited journalists.
• An umbrella trade show bringing together under a single identity several long-standing shows: HopitalExpo (hospital equipment, 1985), GerontHandicapExpo, formerly Géront Expo-Handicap Expo (social care, ageing, disability, 1987) and HIT - Health-IT Expo (digital health, 2007).
• A published, concrete CSR commitments page: santexpo.com/content/rse.

Who exhibits

Typical profile

Medical equipment manufacturers, HIS publishers and digital health solutions, hospital furniture and architecture, mutual insurers and financing, public operators, professional federations. Strictly professional healthcare / social care visitors.

The long-standing HopitalExpo pavilion concentrates exhibitors focused on equipment and public hospital management.

Notable exhibitors

The exhibitor list is on the official website: santexpo.com. Companies that have exhibited at recent editions include: Philips Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare (equipment manufacturers and imaging); Dell Technologies, IndigoCare (healthcare IT infrastructure); Maincare-Docaposte, Enovacom (Orange group), Dedalus, ESII (HIS and digital health); MNH, AP-HP, Hospices Civils de Lyon, France Travail, Bpifrance (institutional bodies) (sources: santexpo.com/exposants, spreadly.app).

Visitor quality

• Three distinct registration pathways (healthcare professional, institutional, industrial) ensure a qualified visitor base (source: santexpo.com/informations-pratiques)
• 37,180 participants in 2026, including 749 speakers and 156 accredited journalists
• Strong presence of facility CEOs, CME chairs, and public and private hospital management

Activities & community

Conference programme

749 speakers took the floor across 304 conferences and agoras in 2026. The programme covers the sector's major issues: mental health, hospitals facing an ageing population, excellence in research and care, digital health as a common good, environmental transformation, AI in healthcare, prevention, and hospital HR. Replays of the 2026 agoras are available online. The 2027 theme and programme have not yet been published (source: santexpo.com).

Awards and prizes

SantExpo Innovation Trophies (a legacy of the HopitalExpo Trophies) awarded by the FHF Fund, with categories covering improving the caregiver experience, improving the patient experience, the operating theatre, environmental transformation, diagnostic support, women's health, medicine in the age of AI, and autonomy (source: santexpo.com/espace-innovation-fond-fhf).

Other prizes awarded on site at recent editions: the Environmental Transition in Healthcare Award, the Medical Attractiveness Award, the HR Impact Trophies (in partnership with MGEN), and the Hospital Communication Award (sources: fhf.fr, miroirsocial.com). The 2027 categories and winners are to be confirmed as the show approaches.

Community and networks

Institutional partners: FHF, FHP (Fédération de l'Hospitalisation Privée), FEHAP, ANAP, Agence du Numérique en Santé (ANS), Ministère du Travail, de la Santé, des Solidarités et des Familles, DGOS, CNAM, ADEME, MNH, Leem, Bpifrance (sources: fhf.fr, fhp.fr, fehap.fr, anap.fr).

On site: what you need to know

Access, parking and accommodation: see the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles listing.

Specific to the show:

• Opening hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at recent editions (to be confirmed for 2027 on santexpo.com).
• Visitor badge: free with prior online registration (named badge), reserved for healthcare and social care professionals. Registration opens in the spring preceding the show.
• Map: a single A5 map handed out per visitor (reduced paper footprint), with a mobile app and QR codes for detailed pathways.

What it costs to exhibit

Exhibitor rates are not published: participation requests via the GL Events platform (exposant.gl-events.com). Figures are not publicly available.

Preparing your visit

For the exhibitor

• 12 months out: get in touch with GL Events, choose your positioning among the HopitalExpo, GerontHandicapExpo and HIT pavilions.
• 9 months out: apply for the SantExpo Innovation Trophies (submit before the deadline, the final is heavily covered by the media).
• 6 months out: prepare your stand plan and demos, brief the team on the institutional partnerships to activate.
• 3 months out: leverage the e-health Village (ANS) for digital visibility.
• 6 weeks out: confirm appointments with facility CEOs, sales briefing.

For the decision-maker visitor

• Free pre-registration on santexpo.com with proof of professional activity in healthcare / social care.
• Allow 1 to 2 days depending on the scope covered (hospital equipment, social care, digital health).
• Target conferences in advance: the programme is published several weeks before the show.
• Built-in job dating for hospital recruitment, open with a visitor badge.

CSR policy & initiatives

SantExpo sets out its commitments on its CSR page. Published, concrete commitments: a shared responsibility model with exhibitors (2024 baseline of 1,110 m³ of waste, i.e. 333 tonnes, with the RE'UP partnership for reuse), partially reusable and PVC-free signage, carpet limited to key areas, dematerialisation of badges and maps (a single A5 map per visitor), lanyards and pouches reused from one edition to the next, and plastic-free catering compliant with the AGEC law with donations to Le Chaînon Manquant.

Accessibility and inclusion strand: needs gathered at registration, quiet rest areas, priority reception, adapted signage and trained staff. No ISO 20121 certification mentioned to date (source: santexpo.com/content/rse).

How the show has evolved

Trajectory analysis

A steady growth trajectory since 2023: from 25,000 participants to 37,180 in 2026 (around +6% vs 2025), with a stable base of around 700 exhibitors. The show successfully completed its 2019 rebranding (Paris Healthcare Week to SantExpo) by broadening its scope from hospital equipment alone to social care, digital health and environmental transformation. The 2027 edition, from 25 to 27 May at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, extends this momentum by drawing on FHF backing to mobilise the entire institutional healthcare ecosystem. The 2027 theme and target figures will be published as the show approaches.

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