Paris Resilience Summit 2026 — The Unaddressed Issues We Need to Solve

World-Class Speakers

The programme is defined. We are filling the sessions with confirmed speakers — global leaders, practitioners and panel chairs at the forefront of resilience.

Further speaker profiles will be published here as confirmations are finalised.

Marina Peikova, Founder of the Global Council for Business Resilience and Resilientic

Keynote

Marina Peikova

Founder, GCBR & Resilientic · Wartime CEO · Author of Unbreakable

Global Council for Business Resilience · Resilientic

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  • Resilientic logo
Martin Calnan, UNESCO Chair for Futures Literacy in Finance and Director of Executive Education at École des Ponts Business School

Keynote

Martin Calnan

UNESCO Chair for Futures Literacy in Finance (FAST) | Director of Executive Education

École des Ponts Business School

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  • UNESCO Chair logo
Manuel Bissey, EMEA Cybersecurity Services Leader at IBM Consulting

Keynote

Manuel Bissey

EMEA Cybersecurity Services Leader

IBM Consulting

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Sarah Pauli, Founder of SOC-e Group, cyber psychologist and information security expert

Panel Chair

Sarah Pauli

Founder · Cyber Psychologist & Information Security Expert

SOC-e Group

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Sylvie Mallet, senior European Risk and Compliance leader at Deloitte

Keynote

Sylvie Mallet

EMEA Risk & Compliance Director · AI Governance & Board Strategic Advisor

Deloitte

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François-Régis Le Tourneau, Global Sustainability Executive at L'Oréal and Chairman of ALICE

Keynote

François-Régis Le Tourneau

Global Sustainability Executive · Chairman of ALICE

L'Oréal

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  • Salacia Sustainable Solutions logo
Narmadha Kamalakannan, Founder of HumIA5, HR Leader and Doctoral Researcher

Panelist

Narmadha Kamalakannan

Founder · HR Leader & Doctoral Researcher

HumIA5

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Alexia Michiels, Co-Founder and Partner at Resilience Institute

Panelist

Alexia Michiels

Co-Founder & Partner

Resilience Institute

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Romina Cavallucci, Global Learning & Development Director at Groupe Carrefour

Panelist

Romina Cavallucci

Global Learning & Development Director

Groupe Carrefour

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Jaime Bobbitt, People Director at Ernst & Young

Panel Chair

Jaime Bobbitt

People Director

Ernst & Young

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David Rubens, Executive Director of the Institute of Strategic Risk Management

Panelist

David Rubens

Executive Director

The Institute of Strategic Risk Management

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James Hermanson, Advisor at the OECD Office of the Director for Global Relations

Panelist

James Hermanson

Advisor · Office of the OECD Director for Global Relations and OECD Sherpa to the G7, G20 and APEC

OECD

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Annalie Killian, Founder of Cognoscenti

Panel Chair

Annalie Killian

Founder · Cognitive Capital, Decision Intelligence & Business Transformation

Cognoscenti

Justyna Simmons, CEO and Co-Founder of Your Friend in Paris, representing SMEs at the Paris Resilience Summit

Panelist

Justyna Simmons

CEO & Co-Founder · representing SMEs

Your Friend in Paris

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Thibault Ortiz, Head of ICC Global Impact Hub at the International Chamber of Commerce

Panelist

Thibault Ortiz

Head, ICC Global Impact Hub

International Chamber of Commerce

  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) logo
Maxence Demerlé, Digital Director at Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF)

Panelist

Maxence Demerlé

Digital Director

Mouvement des Entreprises de France

  • Mouvement des Entreprises de France (MEDEF) logo
Shivani Kannabhiran, sustainability, communities and nature leader

Panelist

Shivani Kannabhiran

Sustainability, Communities, Nature | Social impact; Board member, MBA

Emmanuel Arrey Mbianyo, Senior Political, Risk and Security Analyst at the United Nations

Panelist

Emmanuel Arrey Mbianyo

Senior Political, Risk and Security Analyst

United Nations · World Food Programme

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Dr. Pierre-Marie Aubert, Head of the Agriculture & Food Policies Programme at IDDRI

Panelist

Dr. Pierre-Marie Aubert

Head of the Agriculture & Food Policies Programme

IDDRI

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Carlos Uribe, Deputy Chief of UNESCO’s Disaster Risk Reduction Unit

Panelist

Carlos Uribe

Deputy Chief, Disaster Risk Reduction Unit

UNESCO

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Daniel Kull, Director of WMO’s Division of Development Partnerships and Programme Delivery

Panelist

Daniel Kull

Director of WMO’s Division of Development Partnerships and Programme Delivery

World Meteorological Organization

  • World Meteorological Organization (WMO) logo
Carole Brożyna, Independent Board Member and Senior Advisor on Governance, Risk & Transformation

Panel Chair

Carole Brożyna

Independent Board Member · Senior Advisor on Governance, Risk & Transformation

SmartResilience · IMT Partners · BoardSuccess

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  • IMT Partners logo
  • BoardSuccess logo
Flore Pradère, Head of Future of Work Research at JLL

Panelist

Flore Pradère

Head of Future of Work Research

JLL

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Edward Packshaw, Head of Client Delivery at SmartResilience

Panelist

Edward Packshaw

Head of Client Delivery

SmartResilience

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Isabelle Spiegel, Vice-President Environment at VINCI

Panelist

Isabelle Spiegel

Vice-President, Environment

VINCI

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Marios Stavrou, MBCI — Operational Resilience & Critical Dependencies Professional

Panelist

Marios Stavrou, MBCI

Operational Resilience & Critical Dependencies Professional

Alon Rozen, Dean and CEO of École des Ponts Business School

Keynote

Alon Rozen

Dean & CEO

École des Ponts Business School

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Giorgos Demetriou, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation at École des Ponts Business School

Panel Chair

Giorgos Demetriou

Associate Dean of Research and Innovation

École des Ponts Business School

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Katryna Dow, CEO and Founder of Meeco

Panelist

Katryna Dow

CEO & Founder

Meeco

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Jo Caudron, author, strategic advisor and founder of Scopernia

Panelist

Jo Caudron

Author · Strategic Advisor · Founder

Scopernia

Pascal A. Prevost, Independent Risk Management Advisor

Panelist

Pascal A. Prevost

Independent Risk Management Advisor · Insurance & Reinsurance

Michel Josset, Forvia Insurance Director & AMRAE VP for Climate

Panelist

Michel Josset

Forvia Insurance Director & AMRAE VP for Climate

Forvia

Philippe Lesoing, Co-Founder and General Manager of EuroCompliance

Keynote

Philippe Lesoing

Co-Founder and General Manager

EuroCompliance

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