On March 17–18, 2026, ESCP Business School will bring together global academic leaders, policymakers and AI pioneers in Paris for two days of high-level debate on one urgent question: how should higher education evolve in an AI-driven world?

At a moment when artificial intelligence is forcing universities, governments, and employers to rethink how talent is trained and assessed, this event offers an opportunity to witness strategic conversations that will determine how degrees, skills, academic research and policy evolve in Europe and beyond. 

The AI in Higher Education Summit will take place:

• Dates: 17–18 March 2026
• Location: 8 Av. de la Porte de Champerret, 75017 Paris, France (ESCP Campus Champerret)
• Format: In-person
• Language: English

On stage:

• Clara Chappaz – Conversation with the Ambassador for Digital Affairs and Artificial Intelligence for the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
• OpenAI – A live Q&A with Sébastien Bubeck on the future of research with AI
• Hugging Face – Keynote and demo by Pénélope Gittos, leading the Hugging Face Academic Hub, on how students and universities are already using open-source AI
• EFMD Global – Conversation with VP Helke Carvalho on accreditation, quality standards and how business education must adapt globally
• International Deans’ Roundtable – ITBA, University of Alberta, Georgetown University and others on governance, faculty transformation and hybrid skills
• Corporate Leaders Roundtable – Sanofi, Sixt, QS (fresh data on future skills), NewFund on what companies now expect from graduates
• Digital Education Council – Keynote by CEO Alessandro Di Lullo, and President Danny Bielik on the best practices emerging on AI in higher education, drawing on collaborations with universities across six continents

The summit will generate three major outputs:

• A published volume of proceedings (40 academic contributions)
• A strategic synthesis capturing the key takeaways
• The announcement of a 60-page White Paper from ESCP’s Tech Institute, including policy recommendations for higher education.