GEO DAYS 2026 - The sub-surface industries business convention

The business convention for subsurface industries at the heart of territories and the energy transition

June 16 & 17, 2026

Palais Beaumont, Pau - France

Conferences • Exhibition • Networking

GEODAYS 2026: a recognized event, a renewed ambition

Since its creation, GEODAYS has established itself as a unique and essential event in the field of subsurface industries. In Pau, the historic cradle of geosciences and drilling in France, GEODAYS has successfully asserted its own identity, combining sectoral expertise, international openness and dialogue between public, private and academic stakeholders .

For this 2026 edition, we wanted to take a new step forward and have chosen a more ambitious format, in order to strengthen the impact and attractiveness of GEODAYS.

Objective: to welcome a wider and larger audience, to facilitate connections even more and to affirm more than ever the strategic role of the subsoil in the energy transition and the industrial sovereignty of our territories .

Around the pillars that make up the DNA of the event (exhibition, B2B meetings, thematic conferences) GEODAYS 2026 will be part of an exceptional dynamic since they will open a major week of Geosciences in Pau , which will continue with the hosting of the annual congress of the European Federation of Geologists, on the theme of education in geosciences.

We look forward to seeing many of you on June 16 and 17, 2026 at the Palais Beaumont in Pau for the first two days of meetings, reflection and business around the uses of the subsoil in our territories.

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Days of exchanges and meetings for a complete experience, designed to meet the expectations of professionals and experts in the subsurface trades in order to stimulate innovation, promote partnerships and open new horizons.

Expected participants will represent strategic stakeholders in the subsurface and geosciences. GEODAYS brings together all those who contribute to exploring, understanding, and transforming the subsurface into a lever for energy transition, industrial sovereignty, and sustainable development.

Sponsors, Exhibitors and Partners all driven by the same ambition: to create concrete synergies and accelerate innovative projects in the subsoil sectors.

Gautier Baudot

Vice President Exploration Excellence & Transformation

TotalEnergies

Dr Houda Ben Jannet Allal

Directrice Générale

Organisation Méditerranéenne de l’Energie et du Climat

Pierre Brossollet

Président Directeur Général

Arverne Group

Pantxika Etcheverry

Managing Director

Vermilion Energy

Mehdi Guellil

CEO

Orygeen

Christophe Hecker

CEO

NaturalHy

Bruno Jacquemin

Délégué Général / Délégué Permanent

A3M / CSF Mine et Métallurgie

Christophe Ladaurade

Directeur Commercial Filiale Chaleur & Froid

Arverne Group

Catherine Lagneau

Présidente Directrice Générale

BRGM

Didier Laporte

Président

CCI Pau Béarn

Mikaël Lefevre

Service Line Manager – Business & Digital Transformation

Capgemini

Manoelle Lepoutre

Présidente

Académie des Technologies

François-Regis Mouton de Loustalot de Lassalle

Director Europe

International Organisation of oil and gas producers

Christian Polak

President

Société de l'Industrie Minérale

Karine Vernier

CEO

InnoEnergy

Grégoire Viguier

Directeur Finances & Energies

Crédit Agricole Pyrénées Gascogne

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Business Convention – The beating heart of GEODAYS

Meet your future partners, clients, or financiers during a program of targeted, pre-organized B2B meetings. This sector-specific business convention, unique in Europe, remains the cornerstone of the event.

New for 2026: tailored support with optimized networking spaces and better visibility for SMEs and startups.

Conferences & Round Tables – Expertise and Vision

A high-value conference program covering technological challenges as well as economic, territorial, and societal issues. The event will open with a strategic plenary session bringing together high-level speakers to discuss the major challenges facing the industry.

Content rooted in the reality of projects and focused on action.

Focus on Subsoil & Territories: Dialogue, plan, co-construct

The subsurface is a common good. GEODAYS 2026 offers a unique space for dialogue between communities, developers, and industry to address conflicts (and synergies!) of uses, levers of acceptability, and underground planning strategies.

A dedicated conference, an immersive fresco and feedback from the field.

Euro-Mediterranean and Quebec sequences: Exchanging perspectives, sharing solutions

These new sessions bring together European and North African, European and Quebec stakeholders to discuss common challenges relating to underground resources in the energy transition. A space for international cooperation, feedback and the emergence of partnerships.

A regional ambition, an international outlook.

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Subsurface operators , multi-sector or specialized (geological storage, geothermal energy, mines, hydrogen, etc.), looking for technical solutions, partners or market openings.

Innovative startups and SMEs , offering services, digital tools, equipment

or technologies applied to geosciences and the subsoil.

End customers from key sectors: energy, networks, major emitting industries, mobilized by the challenges of decarbonization and the strategic supply of metals and materials.

Research laboratories, universities and schools , scientific and academic partners who support technological developments in the sector.

Territories: local authorities, metropolitan areas, energy unions, developers and urban planning agencies keen to integrate the subsoil into their development strategies.

Institutional investors and sovereign funds , attentive to opportunities linked to strategic resources, industrial sovereignty and sustainable infrastructures.

Financing and insurance players , who support the deployment of underground projects.

International delegations (France, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Maghreb, etc.) involved in project development and cooperation around underground resources.

We had some excellent meetings, and it became clear that everyone's complementary skills can lead to great projects. For us, GEODAYS continues with meetings planned for the near future and potentially great prospects for the future.
Exergo

The discussions were very fruitful! Finally, we have demonstrated that a cross-functional, ecosystem-based approach can strengthen and secure our industries!
Renault Group

We are very satisfied with how they went and with the opportunities that have opened up for us after these two intensive days of meetings. I must also say that having a stand was a real bonus for us.
Tessael