The FMIA returns to Marseille on 5 November 2026
A third edition at the Palais du Pharo, with a clear goal: turning discussions into tangible results.
5 November 2026 · Marseille
Mediterranean Forum on Artificial Intelligence
A Euro-Mediterranean forum to co-build artificial intelligence solutions suited to Mediterranean realities.
The Forum in figures
1
Full day
Plenaries, workshops & expo brought together in one day in Marseille.
700
Participants
Public decision-makers, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, international organisations and civil society representatives.
+20
Mediterranean countries
Both shores mobilised around a shared vision.
9
Stakeholder profiles
Public, private and academic actors in tripartite dialogue.
Themes
Four sectors, four cross-cutting challenges
The Forum brings together priority sectors and cross-cutting themes shared across the whole region.
Priority sectors
AI & Industry
Economic integration & energyAccess to Industry 4.0 for companies of the South, environmental transition, compliance with European standards.
Health
Drug & food safetyDrug–food interactions, supply chain security, interoperable AI systems.
Agriculture
Detection & precisionSupporting agronomists' work, drones and precision tools, crop monitoring with limited resources.
Maritime
Ecosystems & safetyMonitoring marine ecosystems, sea rescue, fighting illegal fishing in the Mediterranean.
Cross-cutting themes
Sovereignty
Ethics
Environment
Education
Programme
The Forum's seven highlights
Seven components led by the FMIA's co-organisers and technical partners will run in parallel on 5 November, complemented by side events.
Core programme · four key moments
Keynote plenary
Strategic report
Regional report on AI in the Mediterranean, developed by Cédric Villani and Lamiae Azizi, and the Forum's 2026 recommendations.
Collective intelligenceCo-creation track
12 multidisciplinary teams will work on concrete AI solutions in agriculture, maritime, Industry 4.0 and health.
Citizen deliberationCitizens' forum
Recommendations from the diaspora on questions of trust.
Open accessOpen workshops
Sessions open to all registered participants on sovereignty, ethics, the environment and education.
Open formats · throughout the day
Business forum
Business Expo & partner activities
Exhibition space, business track in a side room and B2B meetings.
Scientific recognitionResearch prize
High-impact AI research for the Mediterranean region. Two AI research projects in the Mediterranean will receive awards.
Side workshopsSponsor and partner sessions
Partner sessions in a side room and themed side events.
Supported by our partners
Partners mobilised around the 2026 edition.
Under the impetus of
Co-funded by
Co-organised by
In partnership with
News
Latest news from the Forum
FMIA Research Prize: the finalists on the Pharo stage
The finalist projects will pitch in plenary before the award ceremony, with IRD and ANIMA.
Business Expo, B2B meetings and an investor community
With Business France, the Forum is preparing a business track, an expo space and a Med AI investor community.
FMIA 2026 · Palais du Pharo, Marseille · 5 November 2026