Conference Schedule
Day One
March 23, 2026
Foundations & Perspectives
09:30 – 09:45
Welcome & Opening Speech
Opening Ceremony
09:45 – 10:30
Deep Learning: The Revolution Continues
Keynote
10:30 – 11:15
The Major Challenges of AI
Joëlle Barral
Google DeepMind
Keynote
11:15 – 12:15
Round Table 1: Foundations
Moderated by Eric Moulines
Panel Discussion
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Hands-on Workshops
Parallel Tracks
15:30 – 16:30
AI for Society: Strategy & Impact
Benoît Bergeret
Stratégies.ai
16:30 – 17:15
Wrap-up Discussion (Day 1)
Alon Rozen
École des Ponts Business School
17:30 – 18:30
Poster Session
Networking Event
Day Two
March 24, 2026
Advanced AI Topics
09:45 – 10:30
Beyond Deep Learning: Why Theory Still Matters
Michael I. Jordan
UC Berkeley & Inria
Keynote
10:30 – 11:15
From Distributed Optimization to Federated Learning
Martin Takáč
MBZUAI
Keynote
11:15 – 12:15
Round Table 2: AI at Scale & Applications
Moderated by Benoît Bergeret
Panel Discussion
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Hands-on Workshops
Parallel Tracks
15:30 – 16:30
AI for Women's Health: From Endometriosis to Broader Applications
Ahmed El Bahri
Director General, Guyana University Hospital
16:30 – 17:15
Wrap-up Discussion (Day 2)
Alon Rozen
École des Ponts Business School
Day Three
March 25, 2026
From Models to Real-World Impact
09:45 – 10:30
From Algorithms to Clinics: AI for Healthcare Transformation
Nikos Paragios
CentraleSupélec & TheraPanacea
Keynote
10:30 – 11:15
AI Foundation Models
Eric Xing
President MBZUAI & CMU
Keynote
11:15 – 12:15
Machine Learning for Medical Imaging
Elsa Angelini
Télécom Paris
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
Leveraging AI and Multi-Source Data to Transform Mobility Studies
Latifa Oukhellou
Univ Gustave Eiffel
15:30 – 16:30
Conference: Data, AI & Transport
Special Session
16:30 – 17:15
Closing Session: AI Beyond Boundaries
Alon Rozen
École des Ponts Business School
Closing Ceremony