Bio

Lena Maria Ludwig | Project Manager for International Investment & Expansion | Bavarian U.S. Offices
Born in Germany, my passion and expertise in economics, cultures, and new technologies has enabled me to be a bridge for strategic go-to-market initiatives, business investment and expansion across the Atlantic in emerging fields such as cloud computing, cybersecurity, AI, and smart cities. I have also led and organized events like the 2020 Urban Air Mobility Conference and the Sustainable Future Forum 2021 to promote U.S. and European industry exchange.

Fritz-Ulli Pieper | Salary Partner | Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing is a leading full-service tech and life sciences law firm with 29 offices worldwide and a center of gravity in Europe. With a team drawn from the UK and Germany with extensive experience across M&A, international expansion, commercial arrangements and data protection & privacy, we offer advice to some of the largest international (tech) corporations. Additionally, each year, we assist between 50 to 75 North American growth companies on their global expansion plans.
Abstract
Challenges for AI and advanced technology manufacturers in Europe
The EU-wide AI Act (AIA) will not only have a significant impact on the AI manufacturing industries in Europe, but also globally. What are the repercussions for US companies?
Our experts from Taylor Wessing, Koenig & Bauer, and the Bavarian U.S. Offices will dive into the latest manufacturing trends in Europe and Germany. Our goal is to spark a discussion on how the digitization of traditional manufacturers affects modern customer requests, cybersecurity risks in Industry 4.0, and the non-compliance risks in the context of equipment and customer performance analysis of large data sets.