A Tale of Three Cities and Democracy in the Age of AI

Join us in person to explore how three cities are reshaping democracy in the age of AI.

AI Democracy Forum | Paris Session
A Tale of Three Cities and Democracy in the Age of AI

From Athens to Westminster to the Sorbonne, we gather around one defining question: can democracy endure, and can it govern intelligence itself, in the age of artificial intelligence? The democratic question of AI is no longer theoretical. It is becoming constitutional and civilizational.

Date: Saturday 14 November 2026
Time: 12 midday – 4pm
Venue: Amphi Descartes, Sorbonne Université, 17 Rue de la Sorbonne, 75005 Paris, France

Programme

Opening Keynotes

• Professor Bernard Franco, Professor of General and Comparative Literature at Sorbonne University; Former President, European Society of Comparative Literature
• Louis Loizou, Co-Founder & CEO, IVORI Lab; Co-chair, AI Democracy Forum

Speakers

• Dr Stellina Kavvada, Lawyer, specialised in International, European & Comparative Law; LLB Université Paris 2, LLM Université Paris 1, PhD Sorbonne Université; Fulbright Scholar, Columbia University; Professor; CEO, Kavvadas Academy
• Dr Argyro Kavvada, Chief Scientist, Program Manager, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
• Dr Eva Kouvella, International Lawyer; Founder and President, Hellenic-French Academy of Cultural Diplomacy

Student Symposium
Moderated by Dr Stellina Kavvada and Marina Antoniou, Executive Board Member and Co-founder, Hellenic Tech Network

• Leandros-Ioannis Kouros, École de Droit, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Président, Association de la Jeunesse Hellénique de Paris
• Athanasios Gatsis, École de Droit, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne; Membre du Conseil d’Administration, Association de la Jeunesse Hellénique de Paris
• Markella Fountouli, École de Droit, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
• Eleni Kardamyla, Master of Science; PhD Candidate in Speech Language Pathology, Université Européenne de Chypre et Académie de Paris
• Maria Moniodi, PhD Candidate in Architecture and Cultural Management, Académie de Paris

Closing Remarks

• Louis Loizou and Doros Partasides, Co-chairs, AI Democracy Forum

Event co-ordinators: Marilena Michael and Vera Kyriakou, students at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and members of the Zorbas in Paris Greek-Cypriot Association.

More speakers to be announced.