SOLAIR 2025

On 10 September 2025, the Institute of State and Law of the Czech Academy of Sciences organized the eight international SOLAIR Conference 2025. The subtitle of the conference was “Implementing AI Regulations: Turning Complexity into Clarity”.

 

Program of SOLAIR 2025

10 September 2025

Opening Address & Welcome	9:30	Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová – Institute of State and Law of the CAS (Conference Chair)
Keynotes The EU AI Act & National AI Strategy	9:45-10:40	Prof. Radomír Pánek – President of the Czech Academy of Sciences Irina Orssich – Head of Sector AI Act Governance and Regulatory Policy, European Commission (online) Jan Kavalírek – Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic & Government Envoy for Artificial Intelligence Kateřina Anna Magnna – Government Affairs Lead Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary at Microsoft
Coffee Break	10:40 – 11:00
Keynotes AI Policy & Regulation from the International Perspective	11:00 – 12:30	Cedric Sabbah – AI Governance Lead at Israel National Digital Agency (online) Farouq Saber Al-Shibli – Associate Professor at University of Kalba, UAE Melanie Garson – Associate Professor in International Security at University College London
Lunch Break	12:30 – 13:30
Discussion Panel The AI Act & Large Language Models	13:30 – 15:00	Prof. Jan Hajič – Coordinator/director at LINDAT/CLARIAH-CZ Research Infrastructure & Coordinator of OpenEuroLLM, Charles University Gabriela Holíková – Principal Corporate Counsel Czech Republic & Slovakia, Microsoft Lukáš Benzl – President of the Czech AI Association Přemysl Sezemský – Director of the eJustice Department, Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic
Coffee Break	15:00 – 15:30
Specialized Panel From Principles to Practice: Legal & Corporate Implementation	15:30 – 16:30	Expert Kick-off with Jana Pattynová (Association for Personal Data Protection, Partner at Pierstone) and Alžběta Solarczyk Krausová (Institute of State and Law of the CAS) Moderated discussion with the audience
Closing Remarks	16:30 – 16:45
Networking Event	16:45 – 18:30	Informal meeting of participants at the conference venue with refreshments

 

Side Events in 2025

1. Implementing the AI Act: Specialized Workshop (Invitation Only)

23 September 2025 | 13:30 – 17:00 & Networking | Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague

This specialized workshop will have a form of a moderated professional discussion of all participants with the aim to examine particular questions and suggest appropriate solutions. It will consist od three sessions in which we will focus in detail on:

• practical legal issues related to training, use and finetuning of large languge models,
• legal issues related to introducing AI into daily business operations,and
• specific issues related to personal and non-personal data use in AI-based processes.

The workshop is accessible by invitation only and requires active participation. Participants will be provided with materials in advance. The capacity is limited to 30 people.

2. Legal Aspects of Quantum Technologies

17 December 2025 | 14:00 – 15:30 | Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague

Quantum technologies—and particularly quantum computing—are poised to transform the technological landscape. But with this transformation comes a new wave of legal and ethical questions that must be addressed in parallel with scientific progress. This international workshop will explore the legal dimensions of quantum technologies, focusing on the risks they pose to privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and the stability of democratic systems. Further attention will be given to questions of legal responsibility in the face of unpredictable or high-impact outcomes (for instance in fields such as genetic research and new materials). Finally, the workshop will offer space to reflect on the broader phenomenon of technology convergence, in which boundaries between quantum computing, AI, and other emerging technologies begin to blur. This convergence raises its own set of legal challenges—ranging from overlapping regulatory scopes to questions of attribution, accountability, and cross-domain risk management. Moreover, the growing convergence of quantum computing and AI brings additional complexity—especially in terms of algorithmic explainability, data protection, and user trust. The workshop aims to bring a deeper understanding of these complex regulatory issues and contribute to shaping future legal approaches to emerging technologies.

Partners for 2025

Auspices for 2025

The conference was organised under the auspices of Radomír Pánek, President of the Czech Academy of Sciences.