COGES (Commissariat Général des Expositions et Salons du GICAT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the French Land and Airland Defence and Security Industries Association GICAT (Groupement des industries de défense et de sécurité terrestres et aéroterrestres). It is devoted to promoting French land and airland Defence and Security industries and their sectors worldwide. In this purpose, COGES creates targeted events both in France and worldwide. It organises: - EUROSATORY: the leading International Land and Airland Defence and Security exhibition. It is held every even year in June at Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. The next event will take place from June 13 to 17, 2022. - SHIELDAFRICA: the leading African event that offers responses to Security & Defence needs for the development of Africa. It will take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, in 2023. - EXPODEFENSA: the international exhibition and point of reference for Latin America in terms of technological development and innovation for Defense and Security Forces (Air, Land and Naval domains). It will take place at the CORFERIAS Convention Centre in Bogota, Colombia, from November 27th to 29th, 2023. - NATIONAL PAVILIONS (FRANCE): COGES federates many French pavilions at Defence & Security exhibitions abroad. - BUSINESS MEETINGS: COGES is a leading provider of business meetings in the domain with the support of professional organisers. Serving French industry, COGES attends every year over 35 Defence and Security exhibitions worldwide. Thus, it acquired a true expertise regarding this kind of events and their markets for the full benefit of the exhibitors. COGES collaborates with hand-picked partners to provide optimal services to companies which participate in these events.