Illutration : Thaïla Khampo

AgorIA francophone is a mid-day of debate and dialogue on the future of cultures and languages across the French-speaking world in the age of artificial intelligence. It will take place on November 14 in Phnom Penh, on the sidelines of the 20th Francophonie Summit.

The event aims to make Francophone AI governance a driver of peace, development and cultural diversity by valuing human creativity and enhancing the discoverability of Francophone languages and cultures.

Through a Francophone North–South dialogue, it will provide an opportunity to share best practices, mobilize civil society around the implementation of the 2005 UNESCO Convention in the age of AI, and develop a roadmap for Francophone AI diplomacy in support of peace, development and intercultural dialogue.

The event is made possible through financial support from the Gouvernement du Québec and is co-organized by the Québec Research Chair on Francophone AI and Digital Technologies (IANF, Université du Québec à Montréal), the Culture Department of Senghor University in Alexandria, the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE), and the Coalition for Cultural Diversity of Benin (CDC-Bénin).

The event will be held in French. AI-powered translation will be available on site.

Program

Peanex Venue, 1st floor, Connexion Center, Koh Pich, Phnom Penh 120101, Cambodia | November 14, 2026, 1–5 p.m.

1:00 p.m. | Welcome

1:15–1:45 p.m. | Official opening

1:45–3:00 p.m. | Panel 1 — Francophone Diplomacy in the Age of AI: How Can We Strengthen Discoverability and Reclaim Cultural, Linguistic and Digital Sovereignty?

• Alexandre Muller, Director of Marketing and Distribution for Asia, TV5MONDE
• Claude Vivier Le Got, Vice-President of the OIF Conference of INGOs
• Ribio Nzeza, Director of the Culture Department at Senghor University in Alexandria
• Destiny Tchéhouali, Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Co-Chair of the Quebec Research Chair on AI and Digital Technology in the Francophone World (IANF)

Moderator: Claire Deronzier, Diplomat in Residence and Associate Expert at the IANF Chair

• Special presentation: Brice Armel Simeu, Researcher, Entrepreneur and Founder of OuiTogether (Canada)
• Collaborative session: The panel will be followed by a facilitated discussion with the audience to help shape the roadmap.

3:00–3:15 p.m. | Break

3:15–4:30 p.m. | Panel 2 — Strengthening Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Digital and AI Age: Mobilizing the Francophone Community to Implement the 2005 Convention

• Guillaume Prieur, Director of Institutional and European Affairs at the Société des auteurs et compositeurs dramatiques (SACD) and Representative of the French Coalition for Cultural Diversity (France)
• Boniface Sagbohan, President of the Coalition for Cultural Diversity of Benin (Benin)
• Phloeun Prim, Executive Director, Living Arts International (Cambodia)

Speaker and Moderator: Marie-Julie Desrochers, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Canada)

• Special presentation: Cyusa N. Kamoso, Fondation Héros de Chez nous (Canada)
• Collaborative session: The panel will be followed by a facilitated discussion with the audience to help shape the roadmap.

4:30–5:00 p.m. | Synthesis of Discussions and Proposals

• Destiny Tchéhouali, Professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) and Co-Chair of the Quebec Research Chair on AI and Digital Technology in the Francophone World (IANF)
• Marie-Julie Desrochers, Executive Director of the Coalition for the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Canada)