Business leadership
- CEOs, CFOs, and C-suite executives
- Board members and non-executive directors
- Managing directors and regional presidents
Venue
LeonardParis, France
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
10
Future-Critical Topics
1
Day of Dialogue
1
Shared Purpose
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World-Class Speakers
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About the Summit
Paris Resilience Summit 2026 is a European executive forum where business, institutions, experts and civil society come together to address the unaddressed issues shaping the future of resilience.
What makes the Summit different
Cross-sector by design
Connecting business, government, academia, experts and civil society in one room.
Built around real unresolved issues
Not generic risk categories, but the critical questions leaders can no longer avoid.
European in focus, global in relevance
Anchored in regulation, sovereignty, competitiveness, infrastructure and public-private cooperation.
Action-oriented
Designed to move from fragmented conversations to shared priorities, practical tools and follow-up collaboration.
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
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Address the elephant in the room
Issues shaping our shared future
Ten 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 ResilienceBuilding adaptive supply networks capable of responding to geopolitical, operational and climate-related disruption.
- 05Critical Materials & Resource SecuritySecuring access to the materials, energy and resources essential for future industries and economic stability.
- 06Infrastructure ResiliencePreparing cities, transport systems, buildings and critical infrastructure for complex and cascading risks.
- 07SME ResilienceHelping small and medium-sized businesses anticipate disruption, protect continuity and recover faster.
- 08Climate Investment Ratio$5 trillion on technology. $63 billion on adaptation. The investment ratio is roughly 80:1 — at what point do we stop adapting and decide who gets protected?
- 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.
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
Leonard, Innovative Business Center
École des Ponts Business School
6 Place du Colonel Bourgoin, 75012 Paris, FranceMétro Reuilly – Diderot (lines 1 & 8) · Gare de Lyon (RER A & D)
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