The Transatlantic Reset
Rebuilding trust, coherence and strategic alignment in the digital age.
2026 marks a pivotal moment in the transatlantic relationship.
After a decade of fragmentation, accelerating technological disruption, and rising geopolitical pressure, both sides of the Atlantic recognise the same imperative: reset the method, rebuild trust, and create a shared strategic horizon for the digital world. At the heart of this reset lies a defining transformation.
The Rise of Agentic AI, systems capable not only of generating content, but of acting, deciding, and coordinating autonomously across critical infrastructures, markets and societies, is the next challenge in tech, digital domain, cyberspace, no matter how we call it.
This shift demands a level of cooperation, clarity of purpose and joint governance that traditional diplomacy alone cannot deliver.
Paris Cyber Summit 2026 is built exactly for this moment.
The Rise of Agentic AI
A New Strategic Frontier
Agentic AI is not merely an evolution of generative AI : it is a redefinition of agency itself.
Systems that operate autonomously across digital, economic and operational domains introduce unprecedented opportunities in defence, public services, science, and industry. But they also challenge governance models, accountability frameworks and transatlantic security assumptions. Europe and the United States will not approach this frontier with the same tools, but they must approach it with the same clarity and the same ambition.
PCS 2026 will explore:
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How Agentic AI reshapes national and economic security;
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How regulatory models on both sides of the Atlantic can converge—or strategically diverge;
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How to build trusted AI infrastructures at scale;
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How public-private cooperation must evolve to match the speed and autonomy of these systems.
Transatlantic Dialogue
Beyond institutional dialogues
Formal structures such as the EU–US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) and national cyber dialogues remain essential pillars of the relationship. Yet they are also shaped - and often constrained - by political cycles, negotiation mandates, and the need for public signalling.
They maintain the relationship, PCS helps transform it.
Paris Cyber Summit is designed to complement official mechanisms by offering:
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A neutral, high-trust space to test ideas before they become formal positions.
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A place where actors who rarely sit at the same table - public, private, strategic, industrial, academic - can confront perspectives and build convergence.
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A vantage point connecting Paris, Brussels, Washington, and other capitals, enabling participants to understand not only what is happening, but why.
This unique approach is what makes PCS a platform, not an event.