CEPIC 2026 Agenda

The Table Area is the heart of CEPIC networking, offering reserved spaces for focused business meetings.

Presented by Gilles Devicq (CEPIC). This keynote explores the evolving landscape of AI licensing across the creative industries. It will examine emerging deal structures, the legal and regulatory frameworks shaping them, and the lessons learned from global litigation to date. Attendees will gain practical insights into how AI licensing is developing, the challenges creators and companies face, and the opportunities for collaboration and innovation in this rapidly changing space.

Moderated by Ritch Sibthorpe (Muwzo). AI is reshaping creative workflows, raising key ethical and diversity considerations.

Introduction from Gilles Devicq (CEPIC). How Gen AI is impacting trust in Social Media with Abhi Chau (LinkedIn)

Organised by Paul Seheult (PICSEL / BAPLA). Join this fast-paced networking hour to meet a wide range of visual media professionals and build new industry connections. Open to all attendees. Register via p.seheult@cepic.org

Introduction from Sylvie Fodor (CEPIC). Can GenAI be protected by press publishers rights?

Moderated by: Marie-Avril Roux-Steinkühler. Whether EU press publisher rights under Article 15 of the DSM Directive should extend to AI-generated content, and how licensing can ensure fair compensation.

Moderated by: Andrea Stern. Rapid-fire five-minute presentations from leading companies in data protection, encryption, secure hosting, and robots.txt solutions designed to block AI bots.

Moderated by: Valérie Théveniaud-Violette (CEPIC). Copyright infringement has long been an existential problem for authors and distributors. This panel examines whether traditional concepts of image theft are still relevant in the age of generative AI, whether tools for tracking infringements benefit from the contribution of AI, and whether these tools could help authors assert their rights by identifying training uses.

Moderated by: Petar Glebov (PIXSELL). Ways AI can improve workflows, boost accuracy, and streamline content distribution.

Introduction from Paul Melcher (IMATAG). Why C2PA is more relevant than ever before with Andy Parsons (C2PA)

The Table Area is the heart of CEPIC networking, offering reserved spaces for focused business meetings.

Introduction from Sylvie Fodor (CEPIC). This session will look at how cultural heritage assets can be digitised and reused responsibly, using the JPEG Trust ISO/IEC standards framework as a practical lens for exploring how authenticity, trust and long-term reusability can be safeguarded.

Introduction from Gilles Devicq (CEPIC). Enhancing audiovisual production with AI, creating previously impossible content while supporting existing roles.

Moderated by: Andrea Stern. An opportunity for attendees to showcase their business and gain exposure among fellow participants.

PUBLIC CONFERENCE. Introduction from Sylvie Fodor (CEPIC). A keynote on EU regulations shaping media, creative industries, and AI, covering legislative updates, compliance, and their impact on content production, licensing, and AI workflows.

PUBLIC CONFERENCE: Introduction from Gilles Devicq (CEPIC). A discussion on media–platform dynamics, the growing landscape of misinformation, and emerging solutions such as media literacy, fact-checking frameworks, standards, and the Journalism Trust Initiative.

PUBLIC INTERVIEW: Paris Match, the leading magazine in France for news reporting, photojournalism, and celebrity coverage will present its vision and policy on fact and source verification. How does Paris Match approach fact-checking and source verification in its blend of serious coverage with striking images?

PUBLIC CONFERENCE. Introduction from Helen Gudgeon (Getty Images). Digital age and information integrity: How the international news agency AFP became a Leader in Digital Investigation and actor in Media Literacy projects

PUBLIC CONFERENCE: Introduction from Paul Seheult (PICSEL / BAPLA). Drawing on Roger-Viollet’s historical collections, this session examines media and information literacy through image verification, authenticity, copyright, and how visual narratives influence our understanding of images.

Introduction from Gilles Devicq (CEPIC). This initiative uses the SIFT framework to help non-professionals—such as students or local community members—navigate the information environment and apply literacy skills to new AI tools.

PUBLIC CONFERENCE: Moderated by Alexandru Giboi (EANA). Emerging standards to combat misinformation, solutions that enhance credibility and accountability in media.

PUBLIC CONFERENCE: Introduction from Gilles Devicq (CEPIC). Tackling the next big challenge in visual news media - proving reality. Why we need to flip the problem on it's head and certify real content rather than try and detect the fakes

End CEPIC 2026 in style with our Annual Industry Party, taking place on Friday evening. Location to be announced soon!