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Interview

“National Pavilions are an Invitation

to International Cooperation”

t is safe to say that Tom Kallman, President and CEO of
Kallman Worldwide, knows more about the tradeshow busi-
I ness than most people.

Since 1963, Kallman Worldwide has worked in more than 50
countries to advance global trade in STEM-driven industries and
supply chains. For nearly three decades, the company has been
organizing the U.S. presence at trade events in different parts of
the world. More than 300 companies are exhibiting products and
capabilities under the USA Partnership Pavilion at the ongoing
Show.
“The Pavilion works for everyone who wants a global trade advan-
tage,” Kallman says. “SMEs exhibit with us because they know
we can help stretch their budgets without compromising their
opportunities.”
Tom Kallman
Q Does this year’s edition hold a special significance, espe-
cially as it is the first one after the pandemic? President and CEO of Kallman Worldwide
2023 is our 60th anniversary and our 28th year organizing the
United States at the Paris Air Show. If there’s one thing we’ve
learned over the past six decades, it’s that in every crisis, there’s major trade shows. What does a company
an opportunity. In our business, that opportunity is to reopen stand to gain by being a part of the USA
the marketplace and reunite supply and demand. The return of Partnership Pavilion?
the Paris Air Show is an emphatic statement of our industry’s There’s a reason it’s called the “Partnership
resilience. I’m glad to see the show and our clients’ businesses Pavilion.” Since 1963, Kallman Worldwide has
bouncing back from the pandemic as strong as ever at Le Bourget. worked in more than 50 countries to advance
global trade in STEM-driven industries and
supply chains. That includes nearly 30 years
Q How many U.S. companies are attending the show as part organizing the U.S. presence at the world’s
of the USA Partnership Pavilion? Has the number increased most important trade events. Every step for-
significantly from 2019? ward has been in partnership with countless
individuals and institutions, exhibitors and
More companies are participating in the USA Partnership organizers, who share our belief that national
Pavilion and related programs at Paris this year. In addition pavilions are an invitation to international
to the 6,500 sqm Pavilion in Hall 3 — which is home to 300- cooperation. Whether you’re a first-time
plus exhibiting companies, including 17 state pavilions and the exhibitor or a trade show veteran, our global
FORUM thought-leadership stage — our digital Pavilion direc- partnerships are your advantage.
tory on Sourcehere.com, shared chalet (with 21 companies on
board), and the Al Worden Endeavour Scholarship Awards we
are presenting Thursday, 22 June, all align to amplify America’s
prominent participation in the show and leadership in the global Q More than half of the Pavilion exhibi-
aerospace economy. And after the trade days are done, our tors this time are small- and medium-sized
“Workforce Weekend” program will transform the Pavilion into a enterprises (SMEs). Is the Pavilion primarily
three-day STEM-festival to inspire future engineers and pioneers for such companies?
during the show’s Public Days. Overall, our Paris program this The Pavilion works for everyone who wants a
year is our biggest ever. global trade advantage. SMEs exhibit with us
because they know we can help stretch their
budgets without compromising their oppor-
Q The USA Partnership Pavilion is a regular fixture at all tunities. For example, in the Pavilion this year,

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