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Please join INSEEC Grande École, Paris, France, the Center of Excellence for Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience (CRC) and the Center for Assurance Research and Engineering (CARE) for a vibrant discussion of how the U.S. and France are balancing AI innovation and risk. What are considerations for economic competitiveness, intellectual property and privacy? How do existing legal and policy frameworks such as General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and U.S. state privacy laws impact the policy development and outlook for AI policy and regulation? How do France’s policies align with the European AI Act? What are the main tenets of the White House AI Action Plan of July 23rd, 2025? What are the international bilateral and multilateral considerations of differing laws, policies and jurisdictions?

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Speakers

FRANCE

* Caroline Gans Combe

USA

* J.P. Auffret

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ABOUT CAROLINE

Caroline Gans Combe is an associate professor at INSEEC @ OmnesEducation, where she works on new paradigms of innovation and value creation, and teaches courses on data science, monitoring and impact indicators and related ethical issues. She is an independent expert for the European Commission in various fields such as health, ICT, data security, SME financing and ethics. In this respect, she chaired a working group on best practices in the use of data in research (ethical guidelines on data protection and privacy) and was appointed to the expert group assessing the growth potential of SMEs benefiting from the EU’s dedicated instrument.

ABOUT JP

J.P. Auffret is director, Center for Assurance Research and Engineering in the College of Engineering and Computing, co-director, Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience and director, Research Partnerships in the Costello School of Business at George Mason University, USA. Auffret is also co-founder and current president of the International Academy of CIO (IAC), an NGO headquartered in Tokyo.

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ABOUT INSEEC

INSEEC Grande École is a prestigious French business and management school, renowned for its Master’s degree program accredited by AMBA and its membership in the Conférence des Grandes Écoles. As a leading institution within the OMNES Education group, INSEEC is committed to a multi-disciplinary approach, blending theoretical knowledge with extensive professional experience. The school’s mission is to prepare adaptable, responsible, and globally-minded managers and consultants through a strong emphasis on international immersion, a vast network of over 158 partner universities, and a highly professionalized curriculum. With campuses in major French cities like Paris, Bordeaux, and Lyon, as well as international locations, INSEEC Grande École provides a dynamic and multicultural environment that prioritizes career readiness and the development of skills for the jobs of tomorrow.

ABOUT CRC

George Mason’s Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience (CRC) was founded in November 2023. The Center of Excellence serves as a strategic partner in federal, state and local government cybersecurity and IT modernization efforts. CRC translates state-of-the-art research into practice, provides executive education and convenes workshops and conferences on current government cybersecurity and IT modernization challenges, disseminates best practices, and fosters cybersecurity and IT modernization organizational capacity within federal, state and local governments. Fore more information, please visit crc.gmu.edu

ABOUT CARE

The College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University hosts the Center for Assurance Research & Engineering (CARE).  CARE’s multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity encompasses the fields of technology, policy, business and leadership. Through partnerships with government and private industry, innovative research is translated into practices and policies used in real-world settings. Research includes security for distributed systems, mobile apps/devices, industrial control systems, and new technologies such as networked medical devices, as well as policies development for securing critical infrastructure and guidance for cybersecurity leadership/governance. For more information, please visit care.gmu.edu