Business leadership
- CEOs, CFOs, and C-suite executives
- Board members and non-executive directors
- Managing directors and regional presidents
The Unaddressed Issues We Need to Solve
A global gathering of leaders, innovators and change makers tackling the risks that matter most and shaping the resilient future we need.
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Event statistics
150
Curated Guests
20+
Speakers & Moderators
11
Future-Critical Topics
1
Day of Dialogue
1
Shared Purpose
The programme is defined. Speaker profiles and figures are being added as confirmations are finalised.
World-Class Speakers
The programme is defined. We are filling the sessions with confirmed speakers — global leaders, practitioners and moderators at the forefront of resilience.
Panelist
Isabelle Spiegel
Vice-President, Environment
VINCI
Keynote
Manuel Bissey
EMEA Cybersecurity Services Leader
IBM Consulting
Panelist
Maxence Demerlé
Digital Director
Mouvement des Entreprises de France
Panelist
Carlos Uribe
Deputy Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Unit
UNESCO
Keynote
Sylvie Mallet
EMEA Risk & Compliance Director · AI Governance & Board Strategic Advisor
Deloitte
Panelist
Romina Cavallucci
Global Learning & Development Director
Groupe Carrefour
Moderator
Jaime Bobbitt
People Director
Ernst & Young
Panelist
Daniel Kull
Director of WMO’s Division of Development Partnerships and Programme Delivery
World Meteorological Organization
Experts from leading institutions and companies worldwide
About the Summit
Paris Resilience Summit 2026 brings business, institutions, academia and practitioners together to examine eleven connected challenges — because no organisation is resilient on its own.
What makes the Summit different
Systems, not silos
Eleven unresolved issues examined together — because cascading risk does not respect organisational charts.
Collaborative Confluence
Business, institutions, academia, civil society and practitioners in one room to compare evidence and challenge assumptions.
European in focus, global in relevance
Anchored in regulation, sovereignty, competitiveness, infrastructure and public-private cooperation.
Outputs leaders can use
Priorities, non-attributed roundtable briefs and directions for follow-up — not theatre, not empty rhetoric.
Who should attend
A curated executive gathering for leaders navigating the geopolitical, economic, social, and technological forces reshaping business resilience.
Functional & operational leaders
- Heads of Risk, Resilience, and Business Continuity
- Chief Information Officers and Chief Security Officers
- Procurement, supply chain, and infrastructure directors
- Insurance buyers, risk managers, and captive managers
- Audit, compliance, and third-party risk leaders
Public & civic leadership
- Government ministers, policymakers, and regulators
- International organisation and civil society leaders
- Investors and resilience-focused financiers
- Academics, researchers, and think-tank experts
Featured Sessions
Selected highlights — tap for full session details.
- SpeakerAlon RozenÉcole des Ponts Business School
- SpeakerMarina PeikovaGlobal Council for Business Resilience · Resilientic
- SpeakerMartin CalnanÉcole des Ponts Business School
The global resilience agenda is set by the last crisis, not the next.
Digital sovereignty spans AI, data, platforms and emerging technologies that reshape control and dependency.
What happens when cyberattacks begin to move faster than the organizations defending against them?
Address the elephant in the room
Issues shaping our shared future
Eleven unaddressed issues — strategic questions that are widely recognised, but still too often managed in silos.
- 01Digital SovereigntyWho controls AI, data, platforms and emerging technologies that organisations increasingly depend on.
- 02Cyber Resilience & Agentic AutonomyAgentic warfare and fully autonomous systems that act faster than human oversight can contain.
- 03Risk, Compliance & SecurityRegulated everywhere, governed nowhere: the hidden resilience gap between risk, compliance and security.
- 04Supply Chain ResilienceFrom fragmented supply chains to connected, adaptive logistics networks — shared infrastructure, interoperable networks and real-time data as a practical model for continuity during disruption.
- 05Critical Materials & Resource SecuritySecuring access to the materials, energy and resources essential for future industries and economic stability.
- 06The Infrastructure Adaptation ChallengeFrom protecting assets to redesigning systems for future conditions. Cities, transport, energy, water, digital networks and ageing physical assets are still planned for yesterday’s shocks.
- 07SME ResilienceHelping small and medium-sized businesses anticipate disruption, protect continuity and recover faster.
- 08Climate Risk on the Board AgendaWhat a changing risk landscape means for business strategy, continuity and long-term value. Climate risk is no longer only a long-term sustainability issue: extreme heat, flooding, drought, wildfire, storms and water stress are already reshaping the environment in which boards take decisions.
- 09Human Resilience & New TechnologyAI, automation, digital acceleration and always-on systems are changing cognitive load, attention, leadership and decision-making. Human resilience is no longer only about wellbeing or burnout; it is about protecting cognitive capital and helping organisations remain capable as new technologies reshape work.
- 10The Uninsurable WorldExploring how climate, cyber and systemic risks are challenging traditional insurance and risk-transfer models.
- 11Food System ResilienceClimate, fertilisers and the fragility of food systems — one disruption away from cascade.
Where & When
Date
03 November 2026 · Tuesday
Programme hours
Doors open from 08:30 · Programme until 18:10 · Reception until 19:05 (Europe/Paris)
Venue
École des Ponts Business School, Paris 12e
6 Place du Colonel Bourgoin, 75012 Paris, FranceMétro Reuilly – Diderot (lines 1 & 8) · Gare de Lyon (RER A & D)
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03 November 2026 · École des Ponts Business School, Paris 12e