Going international
Are you looking to grow internationally from Nantes Saint-Nazaire, build new partnerships, or simply get inspired by exploring pioneering and innovative regions?
International missions to inspire you
Our agency organizes collective, exploratory, and inspiring missions to destinations with which we have long-standing economic and cultural ties: Québec, Montréal, Hamburg, Wallonia, Seattle, the Netherlands, and more.
These missions offer real opportunities to gain inspiration, explore new opportunities, test international markets, and exchange with peers from your region as well as with key economic and institutional networks abroad.
Highlights from the Montréal Mission
From 19 to 22 May 2025, an exploratory mission took companies and institutional stakeholders from Nantes and Saint-Nazaire to Northern Europe (Brussels, Liège and Rotterdam) to draw inspiration from European best practices in ecological transition, decarbonisation and the circular economy.
In June 2024, more than 120 academic, economic and institutional stakeholders from the region — including 60 company representatives — took part in a mission to Quebec. This visit helped strengthen existing partnerships, gain inspiration from new practices and build close relationships with Quebec stakeholders, as their testimonials attest.
“In Montréal, I discovered a wealth of immersive initiatives that will greatly inspire my future work.”
Taking a step back does a lot of good—especially when you do it together.
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Those few days provided an opportunity to discover different approaches, to share experiences, and to open up new perspectives — a real step aside at the European scale!
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International networks to support you
These missions are also a gateway to direct collaboration with Team France Export and their international development partners:
- Nantes Saint-Nazaire Développement (Agence de développement économique de Nantes et Saint-Nazaire)
- La CCI Nantes St-Nazaire
- L’International Ouest Club
- La Région Pays de la Loire
- Solutions & Co (Agence de développement économique de la région Pays de la Loire)
- NBSO (Bureau de représentation des Pays Bas à Nantes)
- AWEX (Bureau de représentation de la Wallonie-Belgique à Nantes)
- CAFANA (Club d’Affaires franco-allemand Nantes Atlantique)
- Maison des Etats-Unis et Association Nantes-Seattle
- CCEF Pays de la Loire (Conseillers du Commerce Extérieur)
- Business France
- BpiFrance
Welcoming foreign delegations
We regularly welcome international business delegations to the Nantes–Saint-Nazaire area. You are informed in advance of partnership opportunities through our newsletter and have the opportunity to open your doors as part of themed site-visit programs.
Contact us
Nadia CHIBOUTI
International Partnerships & Strategy Manager
+33 (0)6 75 03 59 67
