Paris Resilience Summit 2026 — The Unaddressed Issues

Agenda

One day of keynotes, debates and executive roundtables — from opening reflections on crisis preparedness to parallel discussions on infrastructure, funding, and SME resilience.

03 November 2026 · Leonard, Paris · Europe/Paris

Speaker line-up is being finalised. Session times and roundtable themes may be refined as the programme is confirmed.

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·30 min·Networking

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Arrival, badge collection, informal networking.

Speakers: To be confirmed

·25 min·Keynote

Opening Keynote — "We Have Been Preparing for the Wrong Crisis"

The global resilience agenda is set by the last crisis, not the next.

Speakers: To be confirmed

·50 min·Debate

Debate — AI & Cognitive Risk: "Are We Cognitively Dependent on Machines We Don't Understand?"

AI reshapes how leaders decide and assign responsibility.

Speakers: To be confirmed

·50 min·Debate

Debate — Cyber Resilience: "The Attack You're Not Modelling" / Autonomic Solutions

Zero Trust assumes adversaries are external — but what if the vulnerability is internal?

Speakers: To be confirmed

·25 min

Coffee Break & Networking

·50 min·Debate

Debate — Supply Chain: "The Visibility Illusion"

Tier-1 visibility has improved; Tiers 2–4 remain opaque.

Speakers: To be confirmed

·50 min·Debate

Debate — Critical Materials, Water & Energy: "The Geopolitical Game Nobody Is Winning"

Lithium, cobalt, rare earths, aquifers, LNG routes — who controls the resources your organisation needs?

Speakers: To be confirmed

·40 min

Lunch & Networking

·60 min·Roundtable

Executive Round Tables

Three parallel executive roundtables with Chatham House-style dialogue.

Speakers: To be confirmed

·50 min·Debate

Debate — Climate Investment Ratio: "$5 Trillion on Tech. $63 Billion on Adaptation."

The tech-vs-adaptation investment ratio is roughly 80:1.

Speakers: To be confirmed