AI for everyone: creating a better future? Preparatory conference for the Paris 2025 “AI Action Summit”

      AI for Everyone: Creating a Better Future?

Preparatory conference for the Paris 2025 “AI Action Summit”

Monday 27 January, 2-6pm

French Institute of Bulgaria - 3 Slaveykov Square, Sofia

Event in English without translation

Agenda

14:00 | Welcome and opening speech: “AI Action Summit”: Challenges and Regulation

• H.E. Joël MEYER, French Ambassador to Bulgaria

14:30-15:30 | Panel 1 – AI for Public Interest: Universal and Responsible Accessibility?

• Alexandre GEFEN – Research Director in Digital Humanities at the French National Center for Scientific Research CNRS
• Petia KOPRINKOVA-HRISTOVA – Professor at Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• Sam MOTAMED – Researcher in Generative AI at INSAIT
• Moderator: Sasha Bezuhanova, business angel, founder of MOVE.BG and of the Bulgarian Center for Women in Technology

Coffee break – 15 min.

15:45-16:45 | Panel 2 – AI and the Transformation of Work: Creativity, Skills and Well-being

• Sylvain Collot – VP Global Operations Melexis, Global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions and stands for engineering  & Managing Director XPEQT specilized in testing and handling of semiconductor electronic devices
• Emilyan Enev, founder of Startup Factory, a non-profit association developing digital skills in Ruse, founder & CEO of the tech Re:Check, a Bulgarian-Dutch using blockhain
• Dimitar Uzunov – co-founder & CEO of Project Arte Urbana Collectif
• Evgeni Borisov -  co-founder & CEO Pontica Solutions, Outsourcing company focused on optimizing support activities, back-office processes, technical support and IT team management
• Moderator: Maximilien VOHNOUT – founder of NEO Cyber Camp, Partnerships and institutional relations manager for French Tech Sofia

16:45-17:45 | Panel 3 – Supporting AI Innovation Ecosystems: Competitiveness vs. Regulation?

• Gilbert Delabrousse – co-founder & CTO INENSIA, Consulting & IT Services in Digital Industry area (PLM - Product Lifecycle Management, MES - Manufacturing Execution System & SPDM - Simulation Process and Data Management )
• Dimitar Jekov – Chief Commercial Officer at Mavenstat, Company providing AI-driven video analytics solutions
• Moderator: Maria Karashanova – Tech and AI Journalist and editor at Economedia – Capital’s AI newsletter

Panels:

Panel 1 – AI for Public Interest: Universal and Responsible Accessibility?

AI tools are increasingly integrated into everyday life. How can AI contribute to empowerment, accessibility and inclusion for all? Furthermore, how can technology be leveraged to provide responsible solutions to address the pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges of our time?

Panel 2 – AI and the Transformation of Work: Creativity, Skills and Well-being

The AI revolution is transforming the workplace and the concept of work itself, raising questions about its impact on productivity, job creation and job loss. It also raises concerns about employee wellbeing, new skill requirements and intellectual property. We will also discuss how AI will affect cultural, artistic and creative professions.

Panel 3 – Supporting AI Innovation Ecosystems: Competitiveness vs. Regulation?

This panel will address the challenge of balancing the needs of an open, competitive and innovative tech environment with the necessity of legal regulation that will limit the unethical use of AI in order to safeguard the general interest.

This event takes place as one of the 50+ global events labelled ‘AI Action Summit’ that will take place in preparation for the Artificial Intelligence Summit, which will be held in Paris on February 10 and 11. More information HERE