High-level forum on EU-China AI cooperation, June 24, 2026 at Résidence Palace, Brussels. Features Charles Michel, Andrea Renda, and industry leaders. Explore governance, innovation, and industrial synergy.
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Forum Background
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer an isolated technological breakthrough. It has become a systemic force capable of reshaping global industrial systems, economic structures, and even the international order. Beyond driving innovation and efficiency, AI is now a critical variable influencing national development models, corporate competitiveness, and global governance frameworks.
Within this evolving landscape, Europe and China occupy distinct yet deeply interconnected positions. China—alongside the United States—stands at the forefront of technological innovation and large-scale application, rapidly advancing areas such as large language models, embodied intelligence, and industrial AI. Europe, leveraging its unique historical heritage and values, has emerged as a driving force in establishing institutional frameworks for AI governance, ethical leadership, and trustworthy AI in a new technological era, exerting a pivotal influence in shaping global AI governance systems and standardised frameworks.
At a time of heightened geopolitical tension and increasing risk of technological fragmentation, EU-China cooperation in AI represents a vital window of opportunity. The two sides demonstrate potential for strategic complementarity: China offers extensive application scenarios, engineering capabilities, and industrial scale, while Europe contributes robust governance systems, trusted technology frameworks, and regulatory expertise. At this pivotal juncture, EU-China cooperation is imbued with ever greater strategic significance. Through thoughtful collaboration in AI, Europe and China may not only advance technological innovation and industrial upgrading but produce greater stability and predictability into global AI governance.
The implications of such cooperation extend far beyond national strategies. AI is rapidly embedding itself across manufacturing, energy, transportation, finance, healthcare, and urban systems, driving industrial restructuring, organisational transformation, and fundamental shifts in business strategy. For enterprises and entrepreneurs alike, leveraging AI to meaningfully empower industries has become a shared and pressing challenge.
In order to provide a platform for the high-level dialogue needed to establish meaningful cooperation in AI, the CEIBS Europe Forum will take place in both Brussels, the heart of European regulation and governance, and Shanghai, a driving force in China’s innovation ecosystem, focusing on a core question of our era: At this pivotal moment in which artificial intelligence stands on the cusp of profoundly reshaping civilisation, how should Europe and China work together to innovate and development while safeguarding our shared human values.
The event will bring together political leaders, industry pioneers, technology experts, eminent academics and thought leaders from Europe and China, and provide a platform for in-depth dialogue on global AI trends, strategic choices, and industrial empowerment. Through open and constructive exchange, the Forum aims to build shared governance consensus, explore pathways for industrial development, and advance Europe-China AI cooperation—from conceptual dialogue to structural synergy, and from regulatory consensus to shared industrial value creation—injecting renewed momentum into Europe-China collaboration for the sustainable development of global AI.
Date: June 24th (Wednesday), 2026
Venue:
Shanghai: 699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong, Shanghai, P.R.C
Brussels: Rue de la Loi 155 Résidence Palace, International Press Center, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
Organiser: China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Supporting Partners: CEIBS AI and Management Innovation (AIMI) Research Center, CEIBS Institute of European Economics, EU-China Business Association, China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU), Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, ChinaEU
Agenda
Host: Prof. Frank Bournois, Co-President (European), Professor of Governance and Leadership, Michelin Chair in Governance and Leadership, CEIBS 【Brussels】
Check-in & Networking
Welcome Addresses
• Prof. Wang Hong, President, Professor of Management, CEIBS【Shanghai】
• Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, EU-China Business Association【Brussels】
Opening Address
H.E. Cai Run, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, Head of the Chinese Mission to the EU【Brussels】
Keynote Speech 1: The Global Order in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Cooperation, Trust, and Shared Responsibility
Prof. Charles Michel, Former President of the European Council; Former Prime Minister of Belgium; Distinguished Professor, CEIBS【Brussels】
Keynote Speech 2: Balancing Compliance and Innovation: Pathways for AI Enterprises
Prof. Andrea Renda, Head of the CEPS Unit on GRID; Visiting Professor of Competition Policy and the Digital Economy, College of Europe in Bruges【Brussels】
High-level Dialogue: AI Pathways and Opportunities for China-Europe Cooperation
Moderator: Ivan Hodac, Founder and Chairman, Aspen Institute【Brussels】
Speakers:
• Dita Charanzová, Former Vice-President, European Parliament; Senior Advisor, Covington & Burling LLP【Brussels】
• Dr. Song Haitao, President of Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, Secretary General of Global Alliance of Industrial AI Centers of Excellence (UNIDO) 【Shanghai】
Panel Discussion: AI & the Reshaping of Industries
Moderator: Dr. Xu Bo, International Affairs Advisor, CEIBS【Brussels】
Panellists:
• Prof. Fang Yue, EVE Energy Chair in Economics and Decision Sciences, CEIBS; Director, CEIBS Research Centre for AI and Management Innovation【Shanghai】
• Luigi Gambardella, President of ChinaEU, Former Chairman of the European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association (ETNO)【Brussels】
• Li Binjie, Senior Vice President, Unitree Robotics; General Manager, Shanghai Gaoyi Technology【Shanghai】
• Alexander Tschentscher, Head of Supply Chain Excellence & Head of Strategy - Supply Chain & Logistics, Siemens AG【Brussels】
• Jef Vandebergen, Head of Operations & Cloud Platform Engineering, SCALAR, ZF Group【Brussels】
Young Leaders Dialogue: AI Natives’ Outlook on the Future
Moderator: Prof. Dominique Turpin, President Emeritus, Professor of Marketing, CEIBS【Brussels】
Speakers:
• David Timis, AI Energy Impact Fellow, World Economic Forum; Global Communications & Public Affairs Manager at Generation【Brussels】
• Clark Gao, Co-founder and CPO, Creao AI; CEIBS MBA alumnus【Shanghai】
Gratitude Remarks
• Prof. Eric Cornuel, President of EFMD Global; Vice-Chairman of the CEIBS Board of Directors【Brussels】
• Fang Dongkui, Secretary General of the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU)【Brussels】
Networking Reception
* Speakers are subject to change.
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