Introduction to the EU AI Act

💡Find out why the EU AI Act matters for your company !💡

The workshop provides an introduction to the EU AI Act, which has been mandatory for companies since February 2025.

What to expect:

• Why the EU AI Act matters – background and goals of the regulation
• Overview of the key elements of the EU AI Act
• Understanding the risk categories and what they mean
• Implications for AI development and deployment
• Focus on technical and organizational impact

🗣️ Speaker: Abir Bouraffa – research assistant HITeC e.V.

🇬🇧 Language: English

⚠️ Please note:
This session is led by computer scientists and does not constitute legal advice.

This session will be held online, the link will be shared with registered participants a day prior to the event date.

Disclaimer: This event is offered by HITeC e.V. as part of EDIH Hamburg.
EDIH Hamburg is part of the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) program. The goal of the program is to prepare small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), mid-sized companies, and public sector organizations (PSOs) in the Hamburg metropolitan region for the challenges of tomorrow. The demands on critical infrastructure are evolving, and new solutions need to be evaluated and implemented — ranging from general digitalization topics and cybersecurity to artificial intelligence, distributed infrastructure, and high-performance computing.