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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 | MAISON DE LA CHIMIE, PARIS

Explorance French Europe Summit 2025

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Helping Leaders Harness the Power of AI-enhanced Feedback

The Explorance French Europe Summit is an industry-leading event that supports leaders in higher education and business on their journey to optimize decision-making and strategic planning with feedback analytics. Through thought-provoking keynotes and in-depth, data-driven learning sessions, attendees gain the knowledge and skills needed to enhance course evaluations, student engagement, teaching effectiveness, and realize their organization’s true potential.

Helping Leaders Harness the Power of AI-enhanced Feedback
Connect

Connect

Connect

Connect with Explorance product users that leverage the Explorance feedback analytics suite, including Blue, BlueX, Metrics That Matter (MTM), and MLY.

Share

Share

Share

Share experiences and lessons learned and get support from the world’s most collaborative user community.

Learn

Learn

Learn

Learn and advance your professional development with interactive sessions that deliver practical insights for institutional excellence.

Grow

Grow

Grow

Grow your professional network and stay updated on trends in the ever-changing feedback analytics landscape.

Get Early Report Access

Listening to Transform: Teaching, Student Experience & Innovation in France

Explore how institutions are reimagining teaching, learning, and the student experience by reserving early access to the upcoming regional report. By highlighting key takeaways, strategies, and best practices from the voices shaping higher education's future in France, you'll be able to integrate expert insights into your processes quickly and effectively.

Listening to Transform: Teaching, Student Experience & Innovation in France
speakers

Speakers

Samer Saab
Samer SaabSamer Saab is the Founder and CEO of Explorance, a globally recognized leader in Feedback Analytics solutions. Samer is dedicated to combining business and technology through a human-centric approach to continuous listening.

Samer Saab

Founder and CEO
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Claudia Carrone

Claudia Carrone

Digital Learning Manager, EDHEC
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Françoise Docq

Françoise Docq

Director of Academic Program Quality Support Services, UCLouvain
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Dr. Phil Carey

Dr. Phil Carey

Dean, Teaching and Learning Academy, Liverpool John Moores University
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Rob Nelson

Rob Nelson

Educator & Writer
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Thibault Nélias

Thibault Nélias

Head of Assistance Department for Quality Control, Le Mans University
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Tom Sella-Sivilotti

Tom Sella-Sivilotti

Survey and Research Manager
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Fabrice Trochut

Fabrice Trochut

Survey and Research Manager
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Laurence Besançon

Laurence Besançon

Head of the Observatory Center for Quality Control and Evaluation
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Anticipated Conference Topics

Higher Education

Higher Education

  • Student feedback strategies to enhance teaching and learning.
  • Course evaluation customization and data insights.
  • Converting feedback data into actionable insights for enhancing student retention and success.
  • Facilitating "courageous conversations" among stakeholders about the insights from feedback.
  • Translating the student voice into actionable data-driven insights with AI.
Agenda

Agenda at glance

Conference:
October 2, 2025
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9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration & Refreshments
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9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Opening Keynote: Responsible AI: The New Contract of Trust in a Data-driven World

As AI increasingly influences key decisions affecting our lives, careers, and institutions, a crucial question arises: Can we really trust it?

In this 45-minute presentation, Samer Saab, Founder & CEO of Explorance, unveils the 7 principles of Responsible AI: a clear and concrete framework to ensure that AI systems are transparent, fair, human-centered, and trustworthy.

This is not an abstract concept. It is an invitation to rethink how we design and govern intelligent technologies. Through a concrete example—the MLY platform—you will see how these principles take shape in a large-scale product.

If AI is the engine of intelligence, responsibility is its safety brake. Discover why ethics is now your best lever for innovation.

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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Partner Presentation (Efrei): Placing surveys at the heart of continuous improvement with Explorance Blue

Efrei has been using Explorance Blue since September 2023. The interface marked a turning point in the design and administration of the school's surveys. Blue's features have had a positive impact on the conduct of surveys: connection to the school system, simplified access to surveys, advanced features in questionnaire programming, better user/respondent experience, increased student participation, variety of results formats, and more.

Efrei's major survey, a true barometer of satisfaction, is a concrete example of the positive effects of using Blue within the school. A better administrator experience, both in terms of configuration and the interface in general, will accompany the school's growth and future study projects.

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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Explorance Blue: Transforming Student Feedback into Actionable Insights

See Explorance Blue in action! In this live demo, you'll learn how Blue helps higher education institutions automate course evaluations, optimize survey distribution, and provide relevant, actionable insights to faculty and administrators. Discover how Blue's advanced reporting engine, AI-powered qualitative analysis, and integrations simplify the feedback process and enable universities to make data-driven decisions to improve teaching and learning outcomes.

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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
University Presentation: Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)'s Integrated Approach to Feedback with Explorance Blue and MLY

In this session, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) will explain how it combined Explorance Blue and MLY to streamline module evaluations and speed up feedback analysis. By automating institutional surveys with Blue and using MLY's AI-powered analytics to process thousands of free-text comments in minutes, LJMU has reduced manual effort, uncovered deeper insights, and accelerated the implementation of measures that meet student needs. This session will demonstrate how an integrated approach to feedback enables LJMU to improve both efficiency and impact within its institution.

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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch
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2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Panel Session: Driving Standards, Supporting Outcomes: Insights from French Higher Education Leaders

Join this panel discussion to hear higher education leaders debate the key findings of the recent report entitled, “Promoting Standards, Encouraging Results: How to Improve Teaching Effectiveness and Optimize the Student Experience.”

This session will explore how French universities and business schools incorporate student feedback into institutional decision-making, align teaching quality with student success, leverage technology to gain insights, and overcome engagement challenges. Participants will share practical strategies and lessons learned to help institutions foster a culture of continuous improvement, strengthen teaching effectiveness, and amplify the voice of students.

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2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Roundtable Discussion
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3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Explorance MLY: Making Sense of Qualitative Feedback

Discover how Explorance MLY transforms open-ended feedback into clear, actionable insights. During this session, you'll see how MLY uses AI to categorize feedback by themes related to the student experience, analyze sentiment, highlight recommendations from evaluation topics, and flag urgent issues, all in one seamless workflow. By significantly reducing the time and effort required to process qualitative feedback, MLY helps institutions quickly move from raw feedback to informed action, enabling them to respond more quickly and effectively to student and staff expectations.

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4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Closing Keynote: The Boring Revolution: How AI is Changing Higher Education in Ways You Might Not Even Notice - Rob Nelson
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5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Networking Cocktail Reception
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Where is this happening?

Maison de la Chimie

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28 Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007, Paris

Where is this happening?

Explorance FAQs

Any other questions?

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The Explorance French Europe Summit will be held on Thursday, October 2, 2025, in Paris, France. Please consult the webpage for important event information, including venue location, agenda highlights, and more.

The Explorance French Europe Summit will be held at Maison de la Chime, located at 28 Rue Saint-Dominique, 75007, Paris. Please consult the event page for directions and other important information.

Get notifications about this and other upcoming Explorance events by registering on our website. You can also follow Explorance on social media for more event-related content.

Every Explorance Summit event is designed for professionals looking to drive better decision-making through feedback and analytics. Relevant roles include (but are not limited to):

  • Academic Affairs Leaders
  • Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs)
  • Chief Learning Officers (CLOs)
  • Employee Experience Managers
  • HR Directors
  • Institutional Effectiveness Directors
  • Instructional Designers
  • Learning and Development Directors
  • Organizational Development Specialists
  • Student Experience Coordinators
  • System Administrators
  • Training Managers

For product information, visit the existing webpages for:

  • Blue
  • BlueX
  • MLY
  • Metrics that Matter (MTM)

For solution information, check out content on:

  • Course Evaluation Software
  • Institutional Surveys
  • Staff Experience
  • Student Voice
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