Deeply Human Summit
2–3 October 2026, Planetary Futures Track brought to you by IEEE Planet Positive 2030
©Quentin ChevrierPlanetary Futures Agenda
The IEEE Standards Association is delighted to sponsor the Planetary Futures Track with content curated by leadership of IEEE Planet Positive 2030 aligning with and supporting the themes and vision of the Deeply Human Summit.
Day One Agenda: (16:00 - 17:30)
Our goal for the first day of our content is to provide attendees with insights on the latest challenges in sustainability, tech and policy in Paris, France and the EU to inform our interactive workshop and activities on Day Two. We will also invite insights from attendees to inform ideas to present back to the entire Deeply Human Summit audience.
Welcome: Maike Luiken, IEEE Planet Positive
Opening Keynote: Francois Taddei, Co-Founder and President, Learning Planet Institute
Brief introductions: Maike Luiken, John C. Havens, James Martin, Caro Ames - Track Hosts
Audience Intervention: Responding to Youth Insights on Sustainability
Audience Intervention: Naming Challenges in Paris, France and the EU
Audience Intervention: Framing Planet Positive Goals for 2030
Adieu, Day One: Maike and John describe Day Two Events
Day Two Agenda: (11:30 - 13:00)
Our goal for the second day of our content is to offer expert insights from our Keynote and Panels informing attendees about key challenges and solutions in areas of sustainability, AI, technology and policy to help inform our interactive Workshop in the second part of our day.
Keynote: Maike Luiken: Chair, IEEE Planet Positive 2030
Regenerative Sustainability for ecological and human flourishing
Keynote: James Martin: Founder, Better Tech:
From Paris with love: Why Frugal AI should take over the world
(Recorded Presentation) Introduction to Planet Positive 2030 Communities Program. Scarlett Lanzas: Founder & CEO, Accountable Impact and Mike Matthews: Director, Earth Ethics Institute at Miami Dade College (Chairs, IEEE Planet Positive 2030 Communities Committee)
Curation by Community: Insights from Miami for a Planet Positive Future
Panel One:
The Green Transition - From Regulation to Responsibility
Key regulations like the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) require companies to disclose their environmental and social impact in the EU. What are the pragmatic recommendations business and policy leaders can follow to ensure compliance to the CSRD ar other key ESG regulations to genuinely help the planet?
Danny Devriendt: Chief Innovation Officer, Omnicom Media Belgium
Jeremy Tamanini: Founder, Dual Citizen LLC
Caroline Gans-Combe, Paris, France (Economics Committee for SSbD) Associate Professor & Senior Research Fellow AI, Data, Ethics , Economics - INSEEC Business School
Andrew W. Wyckoff: Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Technology Innovation within the Governance Studies Program
(Moderator) John C. Havens: Global Staff Lead, IEEE Planet Positive 2030
Framing of Key Challenges for Interactive Workshop
Lunch (13:30 - 14:30)
Day Two Agenda, Continued: (14:00 - 15:30)
Welcome Back from Lunch: Caro, James, Maike and John (5 minutes)
Panel Two: The Standards for Sustainability
How can standards play a role in Responsible AI and Sustainability that can genuinely keep Paris, the EU and the entire planet and its people flourishing for the future?
Raja Chatila: Chair, IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent Systems
Ali Hessami: Creator of CertifAIEd; working with Maike on IEEE P7801
Konstantinos Karachalios: Former Managing Director, IEEE Standards Association
Iliana Grosse-Buening: Co-Founder, CEO Deeply Human Innovation
(Moderator) Maike Luiken: Chair, IEEE Planet Positive 2030
Framing of Key Challenges and Instructions for Workshop: John C. Havens
Interactive Workshop:
Attendees split into groups of 5-8 people
Each group picks one Key Challenge and brainstorms the question:
How can we achieve a Planet Positive Paris by 2030?
Each group nominates a Spokesperson to deliver a 2-minute response from their group
Group Presentations:All groups present ideas to be recorded for inspiration for Deeply Human Summit
Ideas also used to provide pragmatic recommendations for potential Planet Positive Paris Community
Presentations Wrap-Up and Thank you from Maike Luiken