A closed VIP breakfast of the European Centre for AI Excellence during VivaTech 2026, on the morning of 19 June at Workshop A, Porte de Versailles. It convenes senior decision makers around AI governance and excellence in Europe.
The European Centre for AI Excellence VIP Breakfast is a closed, senior-level breakfast held on the morning of 19 June 2026 at Workshop A, on the VivaTech site at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles. It is convened by the European Centre for AI Excellence, a not-for-profit initiative jointly led by the World Economic Forum and VivaTech. The breakfast focuses on AI governance and excellence in Europe.
The European Centre for AI Excellence is the first Europe-based centre in the World Economic Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution network focused on AI, building on the 2025 AI Action Summit in Paris. The breakfast is a VIP, invitation-led format gathering senior executives, policymakers and researchers. Public registration and a detailed agenda were not found, consistent with its closed nature.
The breakfast runs on the morning of 19 June, the third business day of VivaTech, as a senior policy and governance gathering. Its closed, VIP framing distinguishes it from the open investor breakfasts of the week.
A detailed programme and named speakers were not published for the breakfast.
It is a side event on the morning of 19 June, during the VivaTech week, convened by the European Centre for AI Excellence, a joint initiative of the World Economic Forum and VivaTech.
It is a not-for-profit initiative jointly led by the World Economic Forum and VivaTech, the first Europe-based centre in the Forum's Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution network focused on AI, established in Paris.
It is not designed for: the general public, since it is closed and VIP; attendees outside senior business, policy or research roles; those seeking an open conference rather than a closed roundtable; and walk-ins, since access is by invitation.
The breakfast is held in Workshop A, on the VivaTech site at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, 1 Place de la Porte de Versailles, 75015 Paris. The room suits a closed, seated breakfast.
The European Centre for AI Excellence is a not-for-profit initiative jointly led by the World Economic Forum and VivaTech, fostering AI innovation guided by European values of ethics, sovereignty and responsibility. It is headed by Cathy Li, who leads the Forum's Centre for AI Excellence, and was announced by the WEF and VivaTech founder Maurice Levy.
The AI governance breakfast of the VivaTech week, convened by the WEF and VivaTech's joint centre for senior decision makers.
The breakfast is closed and VIP, with no public registration found. Access is by invitation from the centre.
No. The breakfast is closed and VIP, with access by invitation only.
On 19 June 2026, from 09:00 to 10:30, in Workshop A at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
A closed, senior-level breakfast discussion on AI governance and excellence in Europe.
| European Centre for AI Excellence | https://www.ecaie.org/home |
| WEF centre page | https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-ai-excellence/home |
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