On Tuesday 26 September 2017, ESSEC IRENÉ organised a policy dialogue in Paris on the role of the private sector in peace and conflict prevention. The event was hosted at the Campus of ESSEC in CNIT, La Défense, and attended by representatives from the Agence française de Développement and from the private sector, researchers and practitioners. This summary report provides an overview of the findings and policy recommendations that were presented, the stakeholders that were included, and the reactions regarding the findings and policy recommendations. The agenda of the policy dialogue is attached as annexes to this report.