Estelle Iacona and Adriana Tapus at the Paris-Saclay Summit 2026

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Estelle Iacona and Adriana Tapus at the Paris Saclay Summit

On February 18 and 19, 2026, the third edition of the Paris-Saclay Summit took place, a major scientific event bringing together world-class researchers and leaders to address global challenges related to AI, health, climate, and sovereignty. ENSTA was represented at the event by its Director General, Estelle Iacona, as well as by Professor Adriana Tapus, a researcher in social robotics.

Estelle Iacona spoke at the roundtable discussion titled “Marine Renewable Energy: Harnessing the Ocean to Save the Climate?” alongside Jean-Marc Daniel, Deputy Director General in charge of strategy at Ifremer. She highlighted, in particular, the maritime dimension of the energy transition, for example through offshore wind power, for which ENSTA helps train experts through its participation in the OFFWIND master’s program.

Estelle Iacona a the Paris-Saclay summit
Presentation by Estelle Iacona at the Paris-Saclay Summit (in French)

Adriana Tapus, for her part, addressed the question of whether robots of the future will be capable of telling us jokes—a topic that is more serious than it seems, given the importance of humor in social interactions.

Adriana Tapus at the Paris-Saclay Summit
Presentation of Adriana Tapus (in French)

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