Deeply Human Summit | October 2-3 | Paris
We have the tools.
Now we need each other.
Take your place in building what the future deserves.
Designed for depth. Built for ripples.
Two days in Paris for listening, imagining, connecting, and
building what the future deserves.
together.
YOUTH DAY - Global Imagination Lab
A youth-led ethical dreaming lab, imagining the future with responsibility for ourselves, each other, the planet, and the generations still to come. Through dialogue, imagination, and shared inquiry, Fellows will create a Youth Dispatch: a contribution from the next generation to the full Deeply Human Summit.
1st
oct
Day 1: listening & sensemaking
We begin by listening across disciplines, generations, sectors, and lived realities. Together, we create a shared foundation for what this moment is asking of us.
2ND
oct
The second day turns listening into shared direction. Everyone contributes something; everyone becomes part of shaping what the future deserves, closing with a Shared Harvest of what has emerged and what deserves to continue.
3RD
oct
Day 2: shaping & Building
summit close: Dreamers & Idealists Party
An evening for the kind of energy that only emerges when people gather around something larger than themselves. After two days of listening and shaping, Dreamers & Idealists is a celebration of the relationships, courage, and collective imagination needed to build better futures.
Optional post-Summit gathering on 4 October by invitation.
4th
oct
A different kind of gathering about the future & Technology…
AI raises deeply human questions: questions no single sector, discipline, or generation can answer alone.
Under the theme “Building What the Future Deserves, Together”, the Deeply Human Summit is a two-day gathering for people working on the questions shaping the future across technology, education, business, policy, research, culture, and civil society.
Hosted at the Learning Planet Institute in Paris, the summit brings lived experience, research, practice, policy, and imagination into conversation through generous listening, deep exchange, and collaboration across disciplines and generations — shaping visions, ideas, and relationships that continue beyond the room.
Some forms of insight, courage, and imagination only emerge when people come together, with enough trust to listen deeply and enough shared responsibility to shape what comes next.
Joining us in paris
Extraordinary individuals and organisations bringing different parts of the puzzle.
Paqui Lizana
Global Head Tech Strategy, IKEA
Pattie Maes
Professor of Media Arts & Sciences, MIT Media Lab
François Taddei
Founder & President, Learning Planet Institute
Kasia Odrozek
UNESCO Business Council for the Ethics of AI
John C. Havens
Founding Director, IEEE Global Initiative on Ethics of Autonomous and Intelligent System, Global Lead Planet Positive 2030
James Martin
Founder, Better Tech
de kai
Founder, Empathetic AI Institute
Ada Parris
Futurist, AI & Culture, Founder House of Griots
Sarah Mathews
Group Head Responsible AI Lead,
The Adecco Group
Iliana Grosse-Buening
Co-Founder & CEO Deeply Human Innovation
tey Bannerman
AI & Design Leader, ex-McKinsey
dr. Fabian Stephany
AI & Future of Work, Skillscale Project Lead, University of Oxford
Alina Kukarina
Co-founder & Director, Deeply Human Innovation
titiksha Vashist
Co-Founder, Pranava Institute
Michael Bäcklund
Prototype Builder, The Learning Planet Institute
Tamara Lechner
Chair, AI For Human Flourishing, Harvard University
Ron Ivey
Founder, Noësis Collaborative, Harvard Human Flourishing Program
dr. julia stamm
Founder & Chief Executive, She Shapes AI
Riane Eisler
Founder, Center for Partnership Systems
Dr. Lindsey dewitt Prat
Director, Bold Insight
Sabine Flechet
Co-Founder, Masawa Fund
reverend dr. lyndon drake
AI & Faith, The University of Oxford
Tess Buckley
Senior Programme Manager in Digital Ethics and AI Safety, techUK
Caro Ames
AI & Sustainability Leader, ex-Faculty
Benjamin Kultgen
Ethical Leadership Strategies, Ethicist International
Daniel Stanley
Founder, Future Narratives Lab
Salla Westerstrand
CEO, Harmless, Board Member Sustinaires
Prof. dr. Michael Gerlich
Author, Researcher and Advisor on AI, Human Judgement and Society
Sofia Pires
Skills Officer, BridgeAI, Alan Turing Institute
Dr. Shyam Krishna
Council of Europe, RAND Europe
dr. david drake
Founder, The Moment Institute
Pascal Kolbe
AI Product Manager, Learning Planet Institute
Mingzhu He
Founder, Flourishing Systems Foundation
Camila Lombana-Diaz
Responsible AI Innovator, AyniAI and UnescoW4AI
Dr. Shikoh Gitau
Founder & Chief Executive, Qhala
Karen Guggenheim
Founder & CEO, World Happiness Summit
and many more to come…
IF TECHNOLOGY SHAPES YOUR WORLD,
THIS IS YOUR ROOM.
The Deeply Human Summit is for those who believe the future of technology is too important to be shaped by one sector, one discipline, or one generation alone.
For those working at the intersection of technology and humanity: in education, policy, research, business, culture, art, civil society, design, philanthropy, media, and community practice.
For those asking how AI and digital transformation are changing how we live, work, learn, relate, trust, govern, care, create, together.
For those who believe that the future is not waiting to be joined. It is waiting to be built.
In collaboration with:
Community & Knowledge Partners
Youth Partner:
Community Wellbeing Partner:
“I am supporting the Deeply Human Summit because the AI debate is too focused on what machines can do, and not enough on what that means for us.”
Julian Philipps, Author, Futurist, Global Technology Executive & a Patron of the Room.
become a partner in building the future
The Deeply Human Summit is built with partners who believe better futures need better rooms: spaces where people can listen generously, exchange deeply, and shape what comes next across disciplines and generations.
Sponsorship helps create the conditions for a meaningful gathering with depth, access, and lasting impact: supporting youth participation, cross-sector exchange, public learning, and ideas, relationships, and commitments that continue beyond Paris.
programme partnership
Co-shape one of the summit tracks, a facilitated session, a creative format, or a public output.
Youth fellowship partnership
Help fund participation for next generation participants of the Youth Imagination Lab.
accessibility partnership
Support subsidised places for students, NGO participants, community practitioners and others
who could not otherwise attend.
public good(s) partnership
Support the synthesis of summit insights into reports, tools, and resources that can travel beyond Paris.
Everything you need to know
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Friday 2 October: 9:30–18:15
Optional evening activities from 18:30.Saturday 3 October: 09:30–18:00
Dreamers & Idealists: 19:30–22:30. -
Learning Planet Institute
8 bis Rue Charles V
75004 Paris, FranceThe Institute is located in the Marais, a short walk from Bastille and the Seine.
Please allow time to arrive, check in and collect your badge before the programme begins.
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There are several hotels within walking distance of the Learning Planet Institute.
Closest recommended options
Hôtel Saint-Louis Marais
1 Rue Charles V, 75004 Paris
Preferred nearby hotel; negotiated rates may be available.Hôtel de Neuve
14 Rue Neuve Saint-Pierre, 75004 Paris
Preferred nearby hotel; negotiated rates may be available.Other nearby options include:
Grand Hôtel Malher — 5 Rue Malher, 75004
Hôtel Jeanne d'Arc Le Marais — 3 Rue de Jarente, 75004
Hôtel Caron — 3 Rue Caron, 75004
Hôtel Castex — 5 Rue Castex, 75004
Moxy Paris Bastille — 34/36 Rue Saint-Sabin, 75011
Citadines Bastille Marais Paris — 37 Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, 75011
Accommodation is booked independently and subject to availability. We recommend booking early.
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Lunch, coffee, tea and refreshments are included on both Summit days.
We will ask about dietary requirements during registration and will do our best to accommodate them.
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We want the Summit to be welcoming and accessible.
A Quiet Space will be available throughout the Summit for anyone who would like time away from the main programme, with space for reading, journalling, reflection and rest.
If you have accessibility requirements that would help you participate fully, please let us know when registering or contact us in advance.
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1 October · 12:00–16:00 UK time · Online
Youth Imagination Day brings selected young people together ahead of the Summit to turn insights from the Global Youth Imagination Lab into a Youth Dispatch for participants in Paris.
The Global Youth Imagination Lab is open to young people aged 16–25, with selected participants invited to take part in Youth Imagination Day.
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Help make the room possible.
Sponsorship helps us widen access to the Summit, support youth participation, create high-quality facilitated experiences and turn what emerges in Paris into resources that can travel further.
Opportunities range from supporting the overall Summit to specific areas including the Global Youth Imagination Lab, accessibility, public outputs and the Deeply Human Commons. Contact us to find out more.