2024 is and will be a pivotal year for AI regulation. This session provides a unique platform to explore the nuances, challenges, and opportunities of the current AI ecosystem, directly from a distinguished panel of AI industry leaders, regulatory experts, and pioneers in AI ethics and policy.

The event will delve into the specific implementation steps of the EU AI Act and provide you with a roadmap of the steps your organization will need to take to comply with the AI Act, with the first obligations coming into force as early as November 2024.

At the event CMS’s panel of experts will discuss the critical role of data, the foundation on which AI algorithms are trained and refined and the importance of accessible, user-friendly AI systems, prioritising ethical considerations and privacy protection.

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Agenda

08:30 – 09:00 Registration & breakfast
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome from Dóra Petrányi, Partner and Global Co-Head of the TMC Group, CMS
09:10 – 09:30

Keynote speech: EU AI Act: Main Outcomes, Roadmap and Actions

Jeremy Rollison, Head of EU Policy & Senior Director, European Government Affairs, Microsoft

09:30 – 09:50

Fire-side chat: Implementing the AI Act: Opportunities and Challenges

Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Head of the Center for Innovations and Cyberlaw Research, Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Founder and CEO of Respectful AI; and
Katerina Anna Magnna, Government Affairs Lead, Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary, Microsoft

09:50 – 11:10

Panel discussion: AI Horizons – Unpacking the Past Year’s Breakthroughs and Peering into the Future
Panellists:

  •  Jeremy Rollison, Head of EU Policy & Senior Director, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
  • Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová, Head of the Center for Innovations and Cyberlaw Research, Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Founder and CEO of Respectful AI
  • Ákos Janza, Managing Director, Global Head of Offices, HR AI Transformation Lead, MSCI
  • Szabolcs Szolnoki, Deputy State Secretary for Technology, Ministry for National Economy
  • Norbert Vass, Head of the European Union Digital Data Strategy Unit, Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH)

Moderator: Dóra Petrányi, partner and Global Co-Head of the TMC Group, CMS

11:10 – 11:30 Closing & networking