The Festival
June 13–19, 2026
, throughout the Hauts-de-France region
The Festival is organized by and in collaboration with stakeholders from the Hauts-de-France region.
Businesses, research labs, educational institutions, organizations, and cultural groups—all organizations are welcome to submit a proposal.
One week, all fields
Each certified event falls under one or more themes. These themes organize the program and help attendees find events that interest them.
Economy & Competitiveness
How AI is transforming business models, industrial productivity, and corporate competitiveness—from large corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Health & Wellness
AI in the fields of diagnosis, treatment, and medical research: how it is making a tangible difference for patients, healthcare providers, and hospitals.
Education & Training
Learning with AI, teaching in new ways, preparing students for the jobs of tomorrow. How AI is transforming classrooms, campuses, and educational institutions.
Culture & Creativity
AI as a tool for creation, cultural mediation, and heritage preservation. Exhibitions, performances, creative workshops: AI meets the arts.
Research & Innovation
Laboratories, universities, and research centers in the Hauts-de-France region are opening their work to the general public. Open science, demonstrations, and researcher-citizen meetings.
Defense & Sovereignty
Whoever controls AI controls the future? National security, technological independence, European power—these are challenges we can no longer avoid.
Democracy & Information
Fake news, elections, press freedom—AI that threatens and AI that protects. What citizens have a right to know.
Public Services & Local Governments
AI in the service of citizens’ daily lives: mobility, housing, safety, and the environment. What local governments and the federal government are already doing, and what still needs to be developed.
JOIN THE FESTIVAL
Do you have a project, an event, or an idea?
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Fill out the form
Format, target audience, thematic focus, location — 10 minutes to describe your initiative.
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Processing within 10 days
The regional team will review your application and contact you to clarify any details if necessary.
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Certification & Visibility
Your event will be posted on ia-avecnous.fr and promoted in regional communications; )
The Festival is organized by and in collaboration with stakeholders from the Hauts-de-France region. Businesses, research labs, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and cultural organizations—all types of organizations are welcome to submit a proposal.