Concordance Club

What Concordance Club does

Concordance Club is a France-based, privately held executive networking organization founded in 2022 by Laurent Cayatte and Gérard Rio, operating under the holding company METSYS SAS. It curates an exclusive community of C-level cybersecurity and digital decision-makers (CISO, CIO, CTO, Directors of AI, Cloud, Data, and DG) drawn from large public and private enterprises, and monetizes access to that community through annual memberships, tiered sponsorship packages (Vision, Evasion, Horizon), event participation fees, and bespoke event organization services for vendor partners such as SoSafe.

The core product is a portfolio of premium in-person event formats: monthly soirées at the Ritz Paris, an annual three-day Convention at the Hôtel Carlton in Cannes, intimate VIP Operations, and large-scale co-organized summits such as the Signal Security Summit at Hippodrome ParisLongchamp (May 2026, 150+ attendees). Operations are supported by a WordPress-based event management platform and a dedicated member portal (soirees.concordance-club.fr) with a B2B matchmaking system that uses member-supplied project categories, budget ranges, and timelines to schedule qualified meetings. A 14-member Expert Committee, comprising senior executives from BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole SA, Air France KLM, Orange, La Poste, Aéma, and Altarea, provides governance and content validation under a stated 80%/20% member-to-sponsor ratio designed to preserve the non-commercial atmosphere.

Reported scale metrics include 800+ senior community members, 200+ attendees per monthly soirée, 60+ sponsor companies, 20+ organized events, 150+ programmed B2B meetings, and a 96% participant satisfaction rate. The business is family-operated: five of the eight listed operational staff share the Rio surname (Dominique, Véronique, Victoria, Alexandra, and Elisa Rio), with Kaouther Shim and the two co-founders rounding out the team. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are provided on request. The company has not raised external funding, holds no patents, and operates exclusively within France.

Name

Concordance Club

Legal name

METSYS SAS

Website

https://concordance-club.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Concordance Club is a France-based, privately held executive networking organization founded in 2022 that serves C-level cybersecurity and digital decision-makers from large enterprises through premium monthly events at Ritz Paris, an annual Cannes convention, and B2B matchmaking with technology vendors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Executive Networking Events

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK), Conferences & Conventions Operations Services (Registration, AV, Logistics) (MPAGAGAM)

Keywords

• Executive networking events
• Cybersecurity community
• CISO peer networking
• Premium business events
• B2B matchmaking services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulogne-Billancourt

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Sponsorship Packages: Tiered sponsorship packages offering visibility, speaking opportunities, dedicated corners, and B2B meeting access. 60+ companies from the cyber and digital ecosystem have been sponsors.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership granting access to exclusive events (soirées, diners, VIP Operations, Convention), B2B matchmaking with sponsors, and exclusive content and insights. Members are C-level executives from large enterprises.
3. Event Participation Fees: Registration fees for event participation including soirées at Ritz Paris, Convention in Cannes, and VIP Operations. Badge creation and confirmation communications included.
4. Custom Event Organization: Organizing bespoke VIP events, conventions, and summits for sponsors and partners (e.g., SoSafe Signal Security Summit). Full event design and operation services.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Concordance Club operates an exclusive executive networking community for cybersecurity and digital decision-makers, organizing monthly soirées at the Ritz Paris, an annual 3-day Convention in Cannes, and bespoke Opération VIP events. It generates revenue through annual membership fees, tiered sponsorship packages (Vision, Evasion, Horizon), event participation fees, and custom event organization services for enterprise vendors and C-level executives (CISO, CIO, CTO, Directors of AI, Cloud, Data).

Product overview

Concordance Club is an executive networking organization for cybersecurity and digital decision-makers, not a software product. The organization operates a portfolio of in-person event formats and membership programs: monthly Soirées at the Ritz Paris, annual La Convention in Cannes, and bespoke Opération VIP events. Membership provides access to a matchmaking system for BtoB meetings. Sponsorship packages (Vision, Evasion, Horizon tiers) enable vendors to engage with over 200 C-level executives per event. An Expert Committee of 14 industry leaders guides content quality. The organization is owned by METSYS SAS and was founded in 2022.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La Convention: Three-day annual convention held in Cannes at the Carlton Hotel, bringing together SI, SSI, and Digital decision-makers.
• Signal Security Summit

Products and services

• Soirées (Monthly Evening Events) Monthly premium networking events held at the Ritz Paris, bringing together over 200 C-level decision-makers from large enterprises for cybersecurity-themed conferences, roundtables, and business exchanges in an exclusive setting.
• La Convention (Annual Convention) Annual three-day immersive event held at the Hôtel Carlton in Cannes, featuring high-level conferences, interactive workshops, sponsor sessions, and networking activities designed to create business value for participants.
• Opération VIP Confidential, high-quality custom events that enable sponsors to invite their clients, prospects, or Club members to exclusive, intimate gatherings in refined settings conducive to high-end business development.
• Signal Security Summit Large-scale VIP cybersecurity summit co-organized with sponsors, featuring conferences, masterclasses, live hacking demonstrations, and networking. The inaugural French edition was held at Hippodrome ParisLongchamp.
• Membership Program Exclusive annual membership providing access to premium events (soirées, dinners, VIP operations, convention), targeted BtoB meetings via a dedicated matchmaking system, and exclusive content including expert insights and best practices.
• Sponsorship Packages Tiered sponsorship programs (Vision, Evasion, Horizon levels) offering qualified BtoB meetings, dedicated corners, speaking opportunities alongside high-level speakers, and access to the exclusive 80% members / 20% sponsors ratio network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96% participant satisfaction rate
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• SoSafeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2026SoSafe partnered with Concordance Club to design and operate the first French edition of the Signal Security Summit on May 28, 2026 at Hippodrome ParisLongchamp. Over 150 decision-makers and cybersecurity experts gathered for a day focused on resilience, featuring conferences, masterclasses, demonstrations, and networking. Concordance Club handled full event design and operation.
• Guillaume PoupardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChief Trust Officer at Orange, speaking at the 2026 Convention on November 19. Keynote presentation during the second day of the three-day Cannes event.
• Pascal BassetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured speaker at the Convention, navigating and defense advocate. Executive presence representing the community at high-level events.
• Jean-Paul MazoyercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresident's Advisor, Ex-DGA of Crédit Agricole SA and ex-President of GIE Cartes Bancaires. Active member of the Expert Committee guiding club orientations.
• Didier GrascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelegate General and CISO at BNP Paribas Banque Commerciale En France. Member of the Expert Committee guiding community directions.
• Christiane Féral-SchuhlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLawyer, mediator, ex-President of CNB (2018-2020), ex-Bâtonnière de Paris (2012-2013). Expert Committee member and keynote speaker at events.
• CloudflareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for soirées, providing support and visibility at exclusive networking events.
• ZscalercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerRegular sponsor with positive feedback on event quality. RVP Sales & Country Leader France Laurent Courtois provided testimonial praising evening quality and participant exchanges.
• ExtraHopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of VIP Operations. Area Vice President Southern EMEA provided positive testimonial on exceptional evening experience.
• VEEAMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of VIP Operations. Provided testimonial praising organization, flexibility, and follow-up.
• Sentinel OneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for soirées, participating in sponsor visibility programs.
• Dr. Niklas Hellemann (SoSafe CEO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO of SoSafe, delivered opening keynote at Signal Security Summit sharing vision on new threats and importance of human factor in cybersecurity strategy.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• (ISC)²: Global nonprofit membership body for cybersecurity professionals offering certifications, events and a community platform - comparable to Concordance Club's executive membership/community model but operating at much larger scale and global reach.
• ISACA: International professional association for IT governance, risk, security and audit professionals, with global conferences and member chapters - analogous as a large-scale professional membership/community brand serving overlapping executive personas.
• RSA Conference: The world's largest cybersecurity conference brand, running flagship events and community programming for security executives - relevant as a scale incumbent in the same conference/community category targeting CISOs and security buyers.
• Black Hat: Global cybersecurity conference and training brand running Briefings, Trainings and Business Hall events - overlapping comparable executive-attended cybersecurity event formats and CISO programming.

Emerging players

• Le Cercle de la Sécurité: French community/network organizing roundtables and executive exchanges for security and risk leaders - comparable as an emerging invited-only French CISO community competing for the same member mindshare.
• Agora Club: Exclusive French executive networking club for digital, tech and innovation leaders organizing intimate VIP events with sponsors - directly comparable premium invitation-only community model with overlapping sponsor and member profiles.

Direct peers

• Forum INCYBER (Les Assises de la Cybersécurité): The flagship French/European cybersecurity conference brand (formerly Les Assises), organizing large-scale conventions, summits and executive exchanges targeting CISOs and digital leaders - directly comparable to Concordance Club's Convention, Soirées and Summit formats in the same buyer community.
• HEXATRUST: French cybersecurity vendor/ecosystem cluster organizing curated events and matchmaking between CISOs and cybersecurity providers - directly comparable sponsorship-driven executive networking model in the same French market.
• CESIN (Club des Experts de la Sécurité de l'Information et du Numérique): French association of CISOs organizing exclusive events, working groups and content for enterprise security leaders. Closely comparable to Concordance Club's curated CISO/CIO community model in France.

Others

• France Digitale: French tech/fintech startup association organizing events and executive roundtables for digital leaders and investors - adjacent community ecosystem that intersects with Concordance Club's CISO/CIO audience on digital transformation themes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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