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France and the United Arab Emirates share a common vision: placing research and innovation at the heart of their development and international influence.

Both nations are investing in artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, and space to build the solutions of tomorrow.

This shared ambition is based on complementary strengths — scientific and technological excellence, and a strong capacity for innovation and experimentation — that make Franco-Emirati cooperation a major strategic lever for generating high-impact scientific, academic, and economic projects.

About the forum

Bringing together 100 French and Emirati leading researchers, universities, research centers, start-ups, tech companies, and major innovation actors from both countries, this high-level forum will focus on three strategic domains shaping the future:

- Artificial Intelligence

- Quantum Technologies

- Space

Agenda

Day 1 - Monday 2 February

9:00 - 9:30: Welcome (Atrium) 

9:30 - 10:30: Official Opening Ceremony with French and Emirati Ministries (Zayed Theater) View speakers.

10:30 - 11:30: Panel Presentation of two research ecosystems - What opportunities for cooperation? (Zayed Theater) View speakers.

11:45 - 12:15: Keynote by Thales: Thales Industrial - SCAI SUAD Chair on "AI FOR RADAR" & More (Zayed Theater) – View speaker.

12:20 - 12:50: Keynote by Schneider Electrics: Digital and IA Everywhere,Opportunities and Challenges (Zayed Theater) – View speaker.

12:45 - 13:30: "Speed networking": Connecting and presenting all stakeholders (Atrium)

13:30 - 14:30: Lunch (Buffet) - Umm Kulthum Hall

14:45 - 15:45: AI panel

• AI and Environment: What New Scientific Frontiers Does AI Open for Earth, Ocean, and Climate Research? (Richelieu Amphitheater) View speakers.

15:45 - 16:45: AI panels

• Panel 1: AI and Digital Sovereignty - Infrastructures, Talent, and Strategic Partnerships: How can we ensure sustainable technological independence in a context of global competition? (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

• Panel 2: AI for Health and Prevention - Toward Predictive and Personalized Medicine: How can AI systems transform public health and precision medicine while upholding ethics and confidentiality? (Richelieu Amphitheater) View speakers.

17:00 - 18:00: AI panel

• AI and Cultural Heritage - From Preservation to Promotion: How can AI contribute to safeguarding and enhancing both tangible and intangible heritage? (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

18:30 - 19:30: Keynote “A collectivist, Economic Perspective on AI”. (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

19:30 - 20:30: Dinner & Concert by the band “Noon” - Germaine Tillion Gardens. To register for the concert, click here.

Day 2 - Tuesday 3 February 

9:30 - 10:00: Welcome (Atrium)

10:00 - 11:00: Quantum Panels

• Panel 1: Quantum and Cybersecurity: Preparing for the post-cryptography era, are we ready for the post-quantum world? (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

• Panel 2: Quantum Applications in Energy, Health, and Materials: What concrete breakthroughs can we expect in the next decade? (Richelieu Amphitheater) View speakers.

11:00 - 11:45: "Speed networking": Connecting and presenting all stakeholders (Atrium) 

11:45 - 12:45: Quantum Panels

• Panel 1: Quantum sensors and metrology - From fundamental physics to real-world technologies and policy. (Richelieu Amphitheater) View speakers.

• Panel 2: National strategies and international cooperation in the quantum domain: How can France and the United Arab Emirates be positioned in the global quantum race? (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

12:45 - 14:30: Lunch (Buffet) - Umm Kulthum Hall

14:30 - 15:15: Keynote by Safran: Space electric propulsion : an example of research & innovation to support strategic autonomy and new space applications (Richelieu Amphitheater) – View speaker.

15:30 - 16:30: Space Panels

• Panel 1 : Space Applications for Earth: Observation, climate, connectivity what space innovations will transform our societies in the next decade? (Richelieu Amphitheater) View speakers.

• Panel 2 : From space research to new space: How research fuels tomorrow’s space applications? (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

16:45 - 17:45: Space Panels

• Panel 1 : Technological Innovation and Strategic Autonomy: How can technological innovation and strategic autonomy be reconciled in an increasingly competitive sector? (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

• Panel 2 : Astrophysics and Observation: How new generations of observatories and digital tools are transforming our understanding of the Universe? (Richelieu Amphitheater) View speakers.

18:00 - 19:00: Panel “France-UAE space cooperation: Perspectives and Strategic opportunities  ”. (Robert de Sorbon Amphitheater) View speakers.

19:30 - 21:00: Movie Screening: Un monde merveilleux, Jérémie Perrin, Germaine Tillion Garden. To register for the movie screening, click here.