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Staying Close to the Technology Reshaping Dealmaking
Advisiom was in the room this week as some of the most recognised names in artificial intelligence took the stage in Paris. RAISE Summit 2026 ran from 7 to 9 July at the Carrousel du Louvre, positioning itself as, in the organisers’ own words, the annual board meeting for global AI.
A Gathering of the AI Elite
The 2026 edition marked the third running of RAISE Summit, now positioned as Europe’s fastest-growing AI conference, with organisers reporting more than 15,000 attendees and 4,000 companies represented, and over 500 speakers across the week’s full programme.
The summit unfolded as part of a broader RAISE Week, and was structured around four core themes: foundations, covering infrastructure, compute, and sovereign cloud; frontiers, covering agentic AI and open source; frictions, covering security, compliance, and geopolitics; and the longer-term future of the technology. Alongside the main stage, the week included a closed-door CxO Summit for Fortune 1000 leadership, a large-scale AI hackathon, a global startup competition, and a dedicated day exploring physical AI and robotics.
The headline stage featured Mark Cuban and Anton Osika, Founder and CEO of Lovable, among a wider line-up that included Yann LeCun, Vlad Tenev of Robinhood, Arthur Mensch of Mistral AI, and Pat Gelsinger, former CEO of Intel, alongside founders, investors, and technologists shaping where AI goes next.
Advisiom in the Room
Amanda Simmons, Founder and CEO of Advisiom Global M&A, attended on behalf of the network. Reflecting on the event, Amanda said: “My expectations of the event were high, and I came prepared to learn, prepared to connect and prepared to leave more educated than when I arrived.”
“I had the pleasure of meeting backstage for a live in-person problem-solving session with Jane Alexander of venture capital and private equity firm, CapitalG and Varun Anand, co-founder of Clay, following their fireside chat on building growth that compounds, which is exactly what we are doing at Advisiom Global.”
Why This Matters for Cross-Border M&A
AI is not a threat to relationship-led industries. It is the multiplier. For boutique M&A firms operating cross-border, the technology is already changing how mandates are sourced, how due diligence moves, and how quickly trust can be established between firms that have never worked together before. The firms paying attention now are the ones setting the pace later.
The theme at RAISE was very much around infrastructure and growth, security and policy. In the M&A industry, this could not be more relevant, but what it also really highlighted was the need for bankers to ensure they and the next generation of dealmakers are not only AI literate, but that the soft skills needed to see through every deal become even more paramount. AI will automate and create efficiencies, but it will not replace the judgment, the emotional connections, the ability to sell not only your business but yourself, and the resilience bankers need.
Pioneering
Leveraging AI and the latest digital tools that drive innovation across M&A, globally. We use the latest technology combined with Artificial Intelligence to provide cutting edge insights and industry expertise.
Our Founding Principle in Practice
Pioneering is not a tagline for Advisiom. It is one of the four principles the network was built on, alongside being agile, collaborative, and trusted. Attending events like RAISE is a direct expression of that principle in practice, not a marketing exercise sitting apart from it.
Being where these conversations are happening matters for a network built on staying close to the technology its members rely on. Advisiom intends to keep showing up.
To learn more about the network and membership opportunities, reach out at office@advisiom.com.
