The Smart Manufacturing Summit 2024 is the new event dedicated to Japanese and European innovations in industry 5.0. Under the impetus of Franco-Japanese governmental policies, the Smart Manufacturing Summit will take place from March 13 to 15, 2024, in a new format to allow manufacturers to present their response to the challenges of an intelligent and responsible industry. Morgan Chaudeleur and Zakaria El Asri present this new industry and innovation event.