Events & publications: my external activities in March 2024
Kai Zenner
Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss (EPP group) in the European Parliament
After the AI Act vote in plenary (almost) concluded an exhausting legislative process, it was finally time for holidays! ?????? But before heading to Mexico in late March, I did 16 events as speaker, recorded 1 podcast, and was 10x quoted in the press.
?? 01 Mar: Quoted in Handelsblatt ’s KI-Briefing on 'Frankreichs KI-Star hat mit super Nachricht super viel ?rger' by Larissa Holzki . Read it here: https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/ki/ki-briefing-frankreichs-ki-star-hat-mit-super-nachricht-super-viel-aerger/100016952.html
?? 01 Mar: Quoted in POLITICO Europe 's article on 'France means business with Mistral-Microsoft deal' written by Gian M. Volpicelli and Mark Scott . Read it here: https://pro.politico.eu/news/176413
?? 01 Mar: Online presentation at the 'UK Regulators and AI' working group from Information Commissioner's Office with Sophia Ignatidou and Inês Maximiano .
?? 04 Mar: Podcast on 'Regulating AI. Innovate Responsible: the impact of rapid AI evaluation' with Sanjay Puri . Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykA1dMZPaQY&list=PLGBFGI3ApzqdS70H84yli1Q-j_cqqiJbL&index=7
?? 05 Mar: Panelist on an online event organised by Political Intelligence Brussels and Clarity AI on 'AI Act: Its Implementation and Future Impact' with Alessandro Denaro .
?? 06 Mar: Online keynote during AmCham Romania 's 'Data Protection & ePrivacy' with Oana Dobri?escu and Cristina Cretu .
?? 06 Mar: Recorded video for European Policy Centre ’s roundtable on 'Past the AI Act: Time for a more collaborative approach across the EU?' with Auriane Tecourt .
?? 06 Mar: Panelist on 'Too smart to regulate? How AI challenges good governance' organised by Hertie School in #Berlin with Daniela Stockmann and Lynn Kaack . More info here: https://connect.hertie-school.org/news/ai-regulation-must-be-multistakeholder/
?? 07 Mar: Quoted in a Bruegel - Improving economic policy analysis on 'The European Union AI Act: premature or precocious regulation?' written by Bertin Martens . Read it here: https://www.bruegel.org/analysis/european-union-ai-act-premature-or-precocious-regulation
?? 08 Mar: Panelist at Carnegie Europe ’s conference on 'Governing Emerging and Disruptive Technologies. The EU’s Approach from AI to Drones' for the panel on 'The EU’s Techno-Politics of AI' with Raluca Csernatoni, PhD . More info here: https://carnegieendowment.org/2024/03/07/from-ai-to-drones-governing-technology-in-age-of-geopolitical-competition-event-8250
?? 08 Mar: Quoted in POLITICO Europe ’s Morning Tech Newsletter written by Mathieu Pollet . Read it here: https://pro.politico.eu/news/176786
?? 11 Mar: Online keynote during a session of Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) e.V. ’s 'Arbeitskreis KI' with Mitja Schulz .
?? 11 Mar: Panelist at International WoMenX In Business For Ethical AI (IWIB4AI) Think-Tank ’s Official Launching Event with Tatiana Caldas-L?ttiger . More info here: https://www.iwib4ai.com/event-details-registration/official-launching-event-iwib4ai
?? 13 Mar: Keynote during the 'The European Chatbot & Conversational AI summit' conference on 'Regulating AI: what does it mean for our citizens' in #Edinburgh with Sydney Eneremadu . More info here: https://theeuropeanchatbot.com
?? 13 Mar: Quoted in 彭博资讯 ’s article on 'World’s Most Extensive AI Rules Approved in EU Despite Criticism' by Jillian Deutsch . Read it here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-13/eu-embraces-new-ai-rules-despite-doubts-it-got-the-right-balance
?? 13 Mar: Quoted in IAPP article on 'European Parliament approves landmark AI Act, looks ahead to implementation' by Caitlin Andrews. Read it here: https://iapp.org/news/a/with-eu-ai-act-on-the-books-lawmakers-look-ahead/
?? 13 Mar: Quoted by Government Technology ’s article on 'Europe’s AI Act Adopted: What U.S. Governments Can Learn'. Read it here: https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/europes-ai-act-adopted-what-u-s-governments-can-learn
?? 14 Mar: Online keynote at VKU - Verband kommunaler Unternehmen e.V. Live-Stream zur KI-Verordnung with Anna Sophie Kirchmayr.
?? 14 Mar: Online keynote at a session of the Wirtschaftspolitische Kommission der DIE JUNGEN UNTERNEHMER on the AI Act with Dr. Julian D?rr .
?? 14 Mar: Quoted in Euractiv ’s article on 'The long and winding road to implement the AI Act' written by Eliza Gkritsi . Read it here: https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/the-long-and-winding-road-to-implement-the-ai-act/
?? 14 Mar: Quoted in DIE ZEIT 's article on 'Der Milliard?r und die Apokalypse' written by Nicolas Killian . Read it here: https://www.zeit.de/2024/12/dustin-moskovitz-facebook-kuenstliche-intelligenz
?? 19 Mar: Keynote on 'Die KI-Verordnung der EU (AI-Act) - Regulatorische Updates' and panelist on 'Regulatory Roadmap and Data protection in the DACH Region' during the Generative AI DACH conference in 2024 in #Berlin with Marco-Alexander Breit and Carlos Mu?oz Ferrandis . More info here: https://www.aidataanalytics.network/events-generative-ai-dach
?? 20 Mar: Quoted by La Tribune in an article on 'The success of Mistral AI exasperates the EU!' written by Eric Braune . Read it here: https://www.latribune.fr/opinions/tribunes/le-succes-de-mistral-ai-exaspere-l-ue-993279.html
?? 20 Mar: Panelist for Holistic AI ’s online seminar 'Implementing the EU AI Act: Text to Practice' with Osman Gazi Gü?lütürk . More info here: https://www.holisticai.com/events/implementing-the-eu-ai-act-text-to-practice
?? 20 Mar: Keynote for a visitor group of Georg-August-Universit?t G?ttingen on AI regulation with Karl-Peter Repplinger .
?? 21 Mar: Online keynote at Institute of International Finance ’s 'Global AI Update' event with Jessica Renier . More info here: https://www.iif.com/Events/Meeting/meetingid/ab3e3151-4ac1-ee11-9079-000d3a4d6cde
?? 21 Mar: Panelist at the EIT Digital ’s conference on 'Generative AI: Europe's Quest for Regulation and Industry Leadership' with Evangelos Marios Kemos . More info here: https://www.eitdigital.eu/newsroom/news/2024/the-latest-eit-digital-report-delves-into-generative-ai-and-europes-quest-for-regulation-and-industry-leadership/
AI Ethics & Governance | PhD Candidate in AI |Advocate for Women Empowerment in ICT
10 个月Congrats! enjoy your well deserved holidays!
Policy communications professional in the EU bubble, extensive experience in campaigns and visual communication.
11 个月Enjoy Mexico. I enjoyed Guanajuato the most!
AI Ethics & Regulatory Compliance Advisor | Humanist | Legal Futurist | International Keynote Speaker | Lecturer | Author | AI Literacy MasterClass
11 个月So honored to have met you in person, and seeing #IWIB4AI Think Thank on your list, Kai Zenner! Thank you for sharing knowledge on the AIA with those of us who represent a small part of #civilsociety. Enjoy beautiful Mexico!
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11 个月Well deserved, Kai Zenner ?? . Enjoy your holiday :=) !!
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11 个月Thanks for joining our EIT Digital conversation on Generative AI and Europe's Quest for Regulation and Industry Leadership. Looking forward to having you with us in a future occasion!