The AI Policy Summit advances to its seventh edition this year, bringing together a growing global expert community to foster cross-sectoral and cross-regional collaboration in AI Policy. We are honored to have secured the patronage of the Council of Europe for a second consecutive year, and consequently our 2026 Summit will be held under the auspices of the SG of the Council of Europe, Mr. Alain Berset. Moreover, the AI Policy Summit is a flagship event of the Zurich AI Festival 2026. Lastly, with Switzerland hosting the Global AI Summit in 2027, the AI Policy Summit will be one of the official pre-events for the Geneva AI Summit 2027. The themes of this year’s summit are Policy for Innovation and Competitiveness, Policy for Transition and Transformation, and Road to Geneva 2027.