AI in the Room: A Diplomatic & Executive Dialogue on What's Really Working

Most companies have an AI strategy. Very few have results.

On 11 March, GCC in partnership with the Foreign Trade Advisors of France (Les conseillers du Commerce extérieur de la France, or CCEs) is bringing together senior diplomatic representatives and a Fortune 500 CEO to answer the question that actually matters: how do you turn AI policy into something your people actually use?

Christile Drulhe, Consul General of France, and Dr Annika Bolten-Drutschmann, Consul General of Germany, will open with perspectives on innovation, cross-border cooperation, and what European business leadership expects from AI in 2026.

The centrepiece is a rare, candid fireside from Pascaline Hayoun, CEO of Saint-Gobain Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and Foreign Trade Advisor of France. She will walk through exactly how her team built a customised AI adoption framework, moving from HQ mandate to employee-level confidence, responsibly and at scale. No theory. No slides full of frameworks. Practical insights from a company that got it done.

The session will be facilitated by Karena Belin and Michael Keppe, Co-Chairs of the GCC AI Working Group, who have spent the past 12 months working with Hong Kong's business community on practical AI implementation.

This is not a conference, it's a working lunch. Bring your toughest implementation questions, and leave with a clearer path forward — and the right people in your network to help you get there.

Please note:

• Advance booking is required. No walk-ins will be accepted.
• Seats are strictly limited. Booking priority is given to chamber members on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Registration is open until Tuesday, 10 March 2026, 12.00 noon HKT.