On 18 November 2025, Arpad Baio, Head of Kiloutou Sport & Event, attended the Salon des Maires et des Collectivités Locales (Mayors and Local Authorities Exhibition). Accompanied by Arthur Meurisse, professional skipper on the Figaro circuit, and Jean-Michel Soyez, President of the Regional Olympic and Sports Committee and President of the Hauts-de-France Sailing League, he led a conference on the theme ‘Sailing towards success: setting course for masterful event logistics’. Here’s a summary!
What is Kiloutou Sport & Event?
Kiloutou Sport & Event is the result of 15 years of Kiloutou’s involvement in events in France. Today, it is a unit dedicated to event logistics that brings together the know-how and expertise of all Kiloutou entities: its generalist network and its specialist subsidiaries:
- Kiloutou Module: modular solutions
- Kiloutou Signage : signage and safety equipment
- Kiloutou Energy: generators and pumps
- Loca Reception : reception equipment
Sailing and events: challenges similar to those faced by local authorities
Since early 2025, Kiloutou Sport & Event and Arthur Meurisse have forged a solid partnership based on shared values: rigour, anticipation and agility make racing, like logistics, a high-level sport. And in these sectors, one rule prevails: while preparation is key, the unexpected will always be part of the game!
Kiloutou Sport & Event has established itself as a simplified, comprehensive turnkey solution combining equipment, energy and safety, all in sufficient quantities, compliant with the latest standards, and perfectly maintained and delivered according to a precise schedule.
The unit does not just rent out equipment: it sizes, secures and optimises. It absorbs the complexities and the unexpected so that local authorities can focus on the essentials.
Optimised logic for more sustainable events
La voile, ici encore, inspire le fonctionnement de Kiloutou Sport & Event : dans ce sport, il faut composer avec la Once again, sailing inspires the way Kiloutou Sport & Event operates: in this sport, you have to work with nature, understand the systems, accept your limits and live with the essentials. In short, it’s a deeply green sport! These values of commitment and responsibility are the foundation of the unit.
But they would be nothing without a team! Drivers, technicians, coordinators… it is their cohesion that makes an event a success. As Jean-Michel Soyez says, ‘an event is a lever of attractiveness, a showcase that brings people together, a moment when a region unites around its identity’. Kiloutou Sport & Event therefore aims to be a reliable, responsible and flexible partner that simplifies life and helps to promote regions.
You can find the full interview right here 👇