By becoming a member of LEADS – Les Agences Design & Stand, Expace asserts its positioning among the leading agencies in event design in France. This strategic membership strengthens our foothold in the event industry and confirms our commitment to demanding, responsible, and sustainable professional practices.

Joining LEADS means becoming part of a collective recognized for defending excellence, innovation, and the promotion of the profession of stand and event space designers.

LEADS: the reference collective of design & stand agencies

Founded over 15 years ago, the LEADS association (Les Agences Design & Stand) now unites 58 member agencies, representing over 50% of the profession's revenue in France.

Every year, the agencies within the collective conceive and create:

Nearly 5,000 stands
More than one million square meters developed
Thousands of brand experiences at trade shows and events

But beyond the numbers, LEADS is primarily a collective of committed leaders — Lead.ers — driven by a common vision: to defend the interests of a strategic profession at the heart of the events industry.

The collective acts to:

Enhance the skills of design & stand agencies
Promote scenographic and technical expertise
Establish a more equitable consulting model
Advocate for recognition of the profession among clients

By joining LEADS, Expace becomes part of a network that shapes the standards of French event design.

LEADS: advocating for more virtuous practices in stand design

The design & stand sector faces major challenges related to tenders and competitions: incomplete specifications, lack of compensation, excessive multiplication of consulted agencies.

These practices undermine the economic balance of agencies and devalue the human and creative investment required for each response.

LEADS actively advocates for:

A reasoned limitation on the number of agencies in competition
Compensation for creative projects
Transparent and structured consultations
Recognition of the design work in advance

This responsible approach aligns fully with Expace's vision: to defend the value of design, consulting, and event engineering.

Why Expace joins LEADS

Specialized in designing and building stands, showrooms, and custom professional spaces, Expace naturally fits within the DNA of LEADS.

Our membership responds to several strategic objectives:

Join a network of leading agencies

Integrate into a collective of design & stand agencies sharing the same standards of quality, innovation, and creativity.

Advocate for fairer commercial practices

Actively participate in the evolution of consulting models to protect the value of creative work.

Enhance the profession of event space designer

Affirm the strategic dimension of stand design in the performance of brands at trade shows and events.

Develop professional synergies

Strengthen our network and collaborate with recognized actors in event design in France.

Contribute to the standards of excellence for tomorrow

Co-construct the best practices that will structure the future of the event sector.

A strengthened foothold in the French event industry

By joining LEADS, Expace consolidates its positioning within the French event ecosystem.

This membership is part of a broader dynamic of sector structuring, in line with our commitment to professional organizations such as UNIMEV.

This dual involvement reflects our desire:

To be a committed player in the sector
To contribute to its national visibility
To support its transformation towards greater responsibility and innovation

Expace and LEADS: excellence in service of event design

For Expace, this membership goes beyond mere institutional boundaries. It represents:

A statement of our expertise in design & stand
A commitment to responsible practices
An active contribution to the evolution of the sector

By integrating this community of Lead.ers, Expace confirms its ambition: to design efficient, responsible, and differentiating event spaces, serving brands and their visibility.

Because the future of event design relies on creativity, rigor, and ethics, Expace chooses to fully engage within the LEADS collective.

Learn more: www.leads-france.com

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