AGIR Meetings, November 28^th, 2024 at Beffroi de Montrouge, Montrouge (92).

Gendarmerie Support for Innovation, Industry and Research.

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OBJECTIVES OF MEETING AGIR

AGIR was conceived and implemented by the Gendarmerie nationale to share our needs and enable manufacturers to design solutions to meet them. More than just an exchange of ideas, these meetings are a real catalyst for public orders, with more than €2m worth of contracts already signed with companies we have met at previous events.

What are the objectives of this 4^th edition?

To act as a melting pot, bringing together the innovation community from French government departments (Ministries of the Interior, the Armed Forces, Justice and the Economy), private companies of all sizes and the research sector.
To be a vehicle for accelerating the capabilities of government actors.
To envision the future by engaging our students and future engineers in the process of improving tools by setting up a low-tech hackathon in partnership with the Defence Innovation Agency (Ministry of Defence) and the Centurion programme.

Build an ever-expanding innovation ecosystem!
Increase dialogue and initiate exchange!

WHO PARTICIPATES ?

Program Directors from government entities, as well as anyone who has a need to express
The entrepreneurial fabric, including large companies, very small businesses, start-ups and individual innovators
The research sector (universities, research centers, etc.)

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A DAY FOR ACTION! 4 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY

PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS MEETINGS

They consist of a 15-minute discussion between a industry representative and a government project manager. This will give you an opportunity to find out about their entities’ need, ask all the questions you need to understand the issues at stake, and receive an initial feedback on your solutions.

How to pre-schedule your meetings?

1) Register now

After opening your Participants ‘space fill in your presentation form. Your registration will then be submitted to the organizing committee for approval.

2) Make your appointment requests

When you open the catalog, one month before the event, you select and request the contacts you wish to meet. You can also enhance your application appointment requests by including a few comments..

3) Validate the propositions received

Each participant can request a meeting: all you have to do is accept or decline their proposals!

4) Receive your appointment schedule

One week before the event, you'll receive your schedule, including the appointments validated by both parties, as well as the round tables you would like to attend.

5) In person, on Thursday November 28, 2024

Take part in the AGIR Meetings, schedule business appointments, attend round tables and Awards ceremony at the end of the day.

The main themes of our needs holders

INNOVATION

Cybersecurity and information systems

Investigation and intelligence

Operations and logistics

Data management and AI

Communication systems

CSR, health and safety

Human resources

Procurement, Legal and Strategy

Energy and Mobility

THEMATIC ROUND TABLES AND WORKSHOPS

The AGIR Meetings are the ideal venue for exchanges, featuring numerous round tables and workshops taking place throughout the day. These roundtables will provide an opportunity to reflect on issues relating to innovation, industry and research. A diversity of experts will offer a range of testimonials from ministry staff, the solutions and needs of industry representatives, the expert insights of public procurement lawyers, and the perspectives of parliamentarians and figures from the nonprofit sector, all the while remaining open to your questions.

The workshops will showcase solutions already built around the AGIR approach.

HACKATHON LOW TECH

Co-organised with the French Ministry of the Armed Force, the French Defence Innovation Agency (AID),

It will be dedicated to the theme of ‘Low Tech: an innovative approach to the design of useful, accessible and sustainable technologies or services for defence and security’, with the aim of identifying new solutions that can meet operational needs and/or deal with blocking elements by moving away from an ‘all-technology’ approach. As part of this innovative approach to the search for low-impact and resilient technologies, students from a number of engineering, and design schools, and University Institutes of Technology (IUT), will have 24 hours to brainstorm, discuss and work on more than twenty project proposals designed to meet the needs of the participating administrations.

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INNOVATION & PREVENTION AWARD CEREMONY

This day will also be an opportunity to recognize and highlight the gendarmes behind innovative solutions, the teams behind successful transformation projects and the staff behind pioneering prevention solutions. It will also be an opportunity to reward the students who won the “Low-tech hackathon”, which will have taken place over the previous 24 hours.

THE 2024 PROGRAM