Spotlight on Terrentra, the Events for Territorial Transition
Regularly, our service providers, partners, and clients—without whom it would be impossible to create events—will be honored through a brief interview. Today, let's focus on Raphaël Goerens, Exhibition Director within the GreenTech+ division of GL events.
A Few Questions for Raphaël Goerens from Terrentra
Introduce Yourself
Raphaël GOERENS – Exhibition Director within the GreenTech+ division of GL events
Introduce Your Company
With 200 public or professional events organized worldwide, GL events Exhibitions has developed strong expertise in trade show organization—a profession that must meet increasingly sophisticated marketing, communication, and organizational techniques while maintaining close relationships with market stakeholders.
GreenTech+ is a division of the GL events group, a unique showcase born from synergies among trade shows gathered around common themes of ecological innovation and sustainable development. It brings together nine events: BePOSITIVE, Expobiogaz, Eurobois, Open Energies, Paysalia, Piscine Global, Rocalia, Hyvolution, and Terrentra.
GL events, through GreenTech+, aims to play an active role in major environmental challenges with a unique format that unites and provides new visibility to emerging industries.
GreenTech+ serves as an accelerator through which this new entity of the GL events group commits to supporting industry players in their development, seeking solutions for the future, and guiding citizens toward eco-responsibility.
How Long Have You Worked with Metz Events?
We organized our first event at a Metz Events venue in 2021.
A Major Event You Have Worked On?
Between 2025 and 2026, four TERRENTRA trade shows will be organized in four dynamic regions, with Metz chosen as the first stop.
A Word on Your Collaboration with the Metz Events Team?
The TERRENTRA trade show is heading to the Grand Est region for its first edition. This region aims to position itself as a European leader in the bioeconomy by focusing on local resource production and valorization.
The Metz Events team immediately embraced the project, guided us in choosing the venue—specifically, the Convention Center—and provided all necessary information (logistics, layout, etc.).
It is a true spirit of co-construction that drives us together, with the ambition of shared success.
This project aligns with the GL events Group's desire to develop events connected to territories and serving economic and institutional stakeholders.
Between our expertise in trade show organization and in-depth industry knowledge on one side, and integration into a territorial ecosystem with perfect operational site management on the other, this collaboration is proving highly fruitful!
31/03/2025