A word from the Chairwoman
The EIG France Sport Expertise is entering a new strategic phase of development, continuing the remarkable work initiated by Claude Revel.
Driven by a daring vision, the EIG has established itself as an essential platform for cooperation, promotion and internationalisation for French sports and events companies. This truly unique team, recognised both in France and internationally, has successfully brought together talent and established solid foundations for promoting French excellence.
Our ambition is clear: raise the French expertise to the rank of a global label, by capitalising on the brilliant success of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The post-Games context represents a historic opportunity to amplify the reach of French know-how and accelerate its international influence.
Our collective of excellence aims to be a source of innovative proposals to provide support to organisers of major international events, offering them tailor-made, innovative and responsible solutions to maximise impact and sustainability, while respecting local specificities and ambitions.
We want to create the future together.
Governance
France Sport Expertise is chaired by Sophie Lorant, expert in sports diplomacy and former director of International Relations for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The EIG is directed by Eva Baldessin, specialist in the management of major international events: Olympic and Paralympic Games of Paris 2024, World and international expositions (Milan 2015, Astana 2017, Dubai 2020), etc.
The EIG’s board of directors is composed of fourteen members.
France Sport Expertise
The French collective serving global sport and culture
France Sport Expertise brings together France’s most innovative and recognized companies in sport, events, and hospitality, united by a shared ambition: to bring French excellence to the world’s most iconic stages.
Established in 2019, the France Sport Expertise consortium (EIG) unites key players who design, equip, and operate major sporting and cultural events worldwide.
From infrastructure planning & design to spectator experience management, from digital innovation to sustainability, our members cover the entire event value chain, combining expertise to deliver integrated, sustainable, and high-impact solutions.
Building on the legacy of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, France Sport Expertise has become a trusted partner for international sporting and cultural projects, supporting organizing committees, public institutions, and private stakeholders in delivering events that are efficient, responsible, and meaningful.
Our ambition
- Showcase the French Sport Touch on every continent
- Foster economic synergies among members to grow new markets
- Support host countries and cities in creating sustainable, inclusive events that leave a lasting legacy
Together, we believe that sport is a universal force for transformation : economic, social, cultural, and environmental.
France Sport Expertise: French excellence at the service of global sporting and cultural events.
What is an Economic Interest Group (EIG)?
In French law (Order 67-821 of 23/09/1967), an Economic Interest Group (EIG) is a legal status in its own right that “aims to facilitate the economic development of businesses by pooling human and material resources.”
Its activities must be connected to the economic activities of its members.
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