On April 1 and 2, 2026, the Palais des Papes will host the Naturalness Days, an event dedicated to the transformation of plant-based industries, addressing crucial issues such as biotechnology and resource resilience in the face of climate challenges.
On April 1 and 2, 2026, the Journées de la naturalité will be held in Avignon, bringing together companies, researchers and professionals from the plant sector. Former French minister Arnaud Montebourg will open this third edition, which aims to rethink innovation through the issues of biotechnology, biomimicry and industry resilience. The theme of the event is adaptation to climate change.
A business convention at the heart of the event
The business convention schedule, which opened on January 22, enables participants from the agriculture, agri-food, cosmetics, nutraceuticals and fragrances & flavors industries to schedule business meetings. In 2024, over 400 B2B appointments were made, and this edition aims to increase exchanges between players. « The Journées de la Naturalité have become a place where research, companies and local authorities turn climate issues into opportunities for innovation and competitiveness. »explains Jean-François Gonidec, President of Innov'Alliance.
A program focused on innovation and sustainability
The Journées de la naturalité will address several key topical issues:
- Business & naturalness: how to build the economic robustness of tomorrow
- Innovating through naturalness: from biomimicry to low-tech engineering
- Invisible ecosystems: when biology becomes technology
- Naturalness & systemic resilience: towards sovereign value chains in the face of climate change.
