Lunch & Learn: What Startups Need to Know Now About the EU AI Act
Lunch & Learn: What Startups Need to Know Now About the EU AI Act
The EU AI Act is here - and it’s a game-changer. Whether you're building AI-powered products or simply using AI tools in your day-to-day business, the AI Act will impact how you operate in the European market. But what does compliance actually look like for startups?
Join us for a practical, no-fluff lunch talk on what you need to know right now. We’ll break down the key obligations, timelines, and risk classifications in plain language, and focus on what early-stage companies should prioritize to stay compliant without killing innovation.
This session is perfect for founders, product managers, and developers who want to get ahead of the curve without getting lost in legal jargon.
You can work in our office space after the lunch and learn and then join the Venture Café gathering at 5 PM
Paula Cipierre is the Global Head of Privacy at HCLTech, a global technology company providing digital, engineering, cloud, and AI services and products to clients across various industries. Previously Director of Data Ethics & Innovation at ada Learning GmbH and Head of Privacy & Public Policy at Palantir Technologies, she has spent more than a decade researching and working at the intersection of data protection, data ethics, and the digital world.
Paula holds degrees from Princeton University (BA summa cum laude), the Hertie School of Governance (MPP), New York University (MA), and the University of Edinburgh (LLM with distinction). She is a certified privacy, information security management, and AI governance professional.
Paula is co-author of the book From Artificial to Augmented Intelligence, which explores the role that art can play in shaping the future with software. Paula lives and works in Berlin.
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