Watch the recording, where Sidley and OneTrust DataGuidance were joined by an expert panel to discuss the recently published, near-final text of the EU AI Act. In this webinar, industry experts covered initial reactions to the text of the EU AI Act following finalization by EU legislators and examined the key points in the AI Act that businesses need to understand.

The EU AI Act will be the first standalone piece of legislation worldwide regulating the use of AI and will form a key consideration in AI governance programs. The AI Act will have a significant impact on many organizations, with failure to comply potentially leading to fines of up to 7% of annual worldwide turnover.

Key topics include:

• An overview of the key points that businesses need to understand from the text of the EU AI Act
• How the EU AI Act regulates foundation, generative and general-purpose (incl. high-impact) AI systems
• How the approach taken in the EU AI Act relates to other global AI frameworks and regulatory approaches such as the U.S. Executive Order on AI and other EU new Digital Data Laws
• What are the practical next steps for businesses to take to be ready for the AI Act and by when

Expert speakers featured on this panel:

• Kai Zenner, Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP, Axel Voss, European Parliament
• Jean-Marc Leclerc, Director, Head of EU Policy, IBM
• Pagona Tsormpatzoudi, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, MasterCard
• Monika Tomczak-Gorlikowska, CPO, Prosus 
• Johan Wisenborn, Head Policies & Governance Data Privacy, Digital & AI Compliance (DPDAI), Novartis
• William RM Long, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
• Lauren Cuyvers, Senior Managing Associate, Sidley Austin LLP

Related materials:

• Session presentation:  preparing_for_the_eu_ai_act_-_part_ii_.pptx
• AI Governance Masterclass