Event report
SAMMAN Law and Corporate Affairs is proud to have contributed to the organization of the No AI Without Women conference, an event that delved into the critical challenges and opportunities within the realm of artificial intelligence—an area at the core of our expertise.
Co-organized by the European Network for Women in Leadership, chaired by Thaima Samman, and the think tank La villa numeris, this conference took place on December 5 at the Palais de l’Elysée as part of the official “On the Road to the AI Action Summit” program.
Anne Bouverot, France’s Special Envoy for AI, sponsored the event and underscored the vital need to ensure women see themselves as integral to the AI ecosystem. What better way to inspire this vision than by spotlighting the women driving innovation and shaping AI’s future? This was the core mission of the inaugural No AI Without Women conference.
Among key guest speakers, Lucilla Sioli, Director of the EU AI Office, zmphasized the pivotal role of this new EU regulatory body. She detailed how the AI Office’s mission extends beyond oversight—actively fostering innovation policies designed to develop and master AI technologies that meet Europe’s needs.
Thaima Samman explained the need for smart and flexible regulation to support technological developments whose effects are not yet fully understood. Check her interview here:
The event brought together a distinguished lineup of female leaders to address pivotal questions about AI’s trajectory:
- How can we shape a responsible framework for the deployment of AI? – with Asma Mhalla, political scientist and researcher at the Laboratory of Political Anthropology (LAP) of EHESS and CNRS, Ysens de France, Lecturer at Panthéon-Sorbonne, and Gaia Marcus, Director of the Ada Lovelace Institute.
- What strategies are being employed to deploy AI tools across various economic sectors while supporting users? – with Dara Treseder, Chief Marketing Officer at Autodesk, and Simona Paravani, Investment Director for EMEA at BlackRock.
- How can a multidisciplinary approach drive innovation in the healthcare sector? – a key message delivered by Joëlle Barral, Director of Research and Engineering at Google DeepMind, and Claire Biot, Vice President of the Healthcare Industry at Dassault Systèmes.
- How can AI and its applications become more efficient and sustainable? – with Sasha Luccioni, AI & Climate Lead at Hugging Face, and Guillaume Dubrule, Group Chief Digital and Marketing Director at Rexel.
Check out the images from the event!
