Lexing Network 2026 Conference: “The Robotics and AI Revolutions”

2026 Lexing Network Conference: “The Robotics and AI Revolutions”

Recent technological advances—exemplified by China’s recent World Humanoid Robot Games and the Digital Omnibus amending the AI Act—mark a decisive turning point in an unstoppable transition. We can no longer treat robots and AI as simple tools. Instead, we must recognize them as increasingly autonomous systems that directly shape our economy, businesses, and society.

With the rise of humanoid robots and the phased implementation of the AI Act, are you ready for the robotics and artificial intelligence revolutions? Driven by breakthroughs in generative AI, autonomous robots are no longer science fiction. This convergence of decision-making algorithms and physical machinery must align with new AI legal frameworks—particularly in Europe—while bringing unprecedented challenges to the fore. Who is legally liable when a robot or AI makes decisions, interacts with the public, or suffers a cyberattack? How can innovation and compliance imperatives be reconciled with increasingly strict and numerous regulations? What are the stakes for intellectual property? How can organizations deploy robotics and AI both ethically and responsibly?

To help you stay ahead of the curve in navigating these new legal frameworks, Lexing law firm and international experts from its global network are pleased to invite you to an exclusive conference on  3 Novembre 2026,  9h30AM – 6h30PM (GMT).

A meeting of global experts on AI and robotics

Participants will explore:

• Legal qualification and regulatory framework for robotics and AI: analysis of robot and AI system autonomy, robot rights, legal personality, and the impact of the EU AI Act;
• Legal and ethical liabilities: managing decision-making opacity (black box), product liability, safeguards, aligning ethical standards with compliance, and labor regulation (algorithmic surveillance, human-robot co-activity);
• Security and data: cybersecurity risk governance, protection of connected data;
• Intellectual property: patentability of AI-generated inventions/creations and protection of know-how;
• Sectoral applications and comparative approaches: analysis of AI and robotics stakes in healthcare and finance, along with an overview of international regulations (notably in China and Hong Kong).

Lexing Network conference programme

• Introduction: Robotics and AI: elements of an economic and legal disruption
• Legal qualifications of robots and AI as autonomous systems
• Robots: what responsibilities do they have?
• Robotics and AI: what is the impact of the EU AI Act?
• Data, cybersecurity and connected robots
• Robots, AI and labour law
• International regulation and comparative approach
• Robotics and IP
• Robotics, AI and ethics
• Robotics in regulated sectors (health, finance)
• Conclusion

For each topic, speakers will have a 45-minute slot, with a 30-minute speaking time and a 15-minute Q&A..

Outcomes of the EU AI Act Conference

• Anticipate and decipher regulatory evolutions: stay one step ahead in understanding new applicable legal rules (such as the AI Act and the Digital Omnibus on AI);
• Guide compliance and innovation: provide key insights to reconcile technological innovation imperatives with increasingly strict regulatory compliance;
• Promote ethical and responsible integration: deliver methodological tools and ethical perspectives to integrate robotics and AI safely and sustainably within businesses;
• Facilitate the sharing of international expertise: bring together global specialists (Argentina, Cameroon, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Morocco South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, United States) to cross-examine viewpoints and industry feedback

Who should attend?

Organisations from all over the world will find this conference, organised by the global Lexing Network useful and, in particular, the following audiences::

• Executives, compliance officers, and DPOs looking to adapt their companies to strict AI and robotics regulations;
• Providers and deployers of autonomous technologies mindful of legal obligations as well as product liability and cybersecurity responsibilities;
• Stakeholders in regulated sectors (healthcare, finance) integrating or planning to integrate robotics and autonomous AI technologies;
• Human resources professionals facing employment transformations and issues related to robotic creation and invention;
• Public policymakers, regulators, and academics working on robotics and AI governance;
• In-house counsel and lawyers specializing in AI, data protection, and emerging technologies.

Presenters and panellists

Alain Bensoussan, founder and chairman of the Lexing Network and Lexing France, will deliver the opening and closing remarks of the conference.

Alongside him, leading lawyers worldwide who are members of the Lexing Network will address these topics, bringing a unique global perspective:

• Sébastien Fanti (Lexing Switzerland)
• John Giles (Lexing South Africa)
• Katarina Hallkvist (Lexing Sweden)
• Jan Lindberg (Lexing Finland)
• David Luyt (Lexing South Africa)
• Janice F. Mulligan (Lexing United States)
• Esther Sandrine Ngom (Lexing Cameroon)
• Enrique Ochoa (Lexing Mexico)
• Pablo A. Palazzi (Lexing Argentina)
• Nikolaos Papadopoulos (Lexing Greece)
• Nesrine Roudane (Lexing Morocco)
• Pádraig Walsh (Lexing Hong Kong)

The conference builds on the book Alain Bensoussan, Jérémy Bensoussan, Virginie Bensoussan-Brulé (Lexing France) have written on the European AI Act (available in French and in English).

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To attend the conference online, please contact please contact conference2026@lexing.network for more information.