PCAIDE is the leading research conference on the ethical and societal challenges of AI and digital technologies. It is also an annual meeting for leaders from the public and private sectors, international organisations, and think tanks to learn about the latest scientific advances, compare practices, and meet international partners.

Previous editions brought together participants from around forty countries to engage with world-class scholars researching the social impacts of AI, as well as experts from global companies and organisations. The 2026 edition will welcome 45 speakers, with sessions structured around four themes:

• AI and work, chaired by Dr Antonin Bergeaud (HEC Paris), with speakers including Dr Mar Carpanelli(LinkedIn Economic Graph) and Jeremy Lamri (Tomorrow Theory).
• AI and health, chaired by Prof Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby (Baylor College of Medicine), with speakers including Prof Katrina Bramstedt (Roche) and Saila Rinne (EU AI Office).
• AI and social interactions, chaired by Prof Matthias Scheutz (Tufts Institute for AI), with speakers including Dr Nataliya Kosmyna (MIT Media Lab & Google) and Prof Maria Melchior (Inserm & Collège de France).
• AI and the environment, chaired by Dr Sasha Luccioni (Hugging Face & Abeona/ENS/OBVIA), with speakers including Dr Golestan Radwan (UNEP & UNESCO), Dr Somya Joshi (SEI & Stockholm University), and Theo Alves (Ekimetrics & Data For Good).

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