This event brings together leading COBALT legal experts from across the Baltic region to discuss the latest developments, practical insights, and compliance strategies in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence.
On 4 February from 9:30 join us for a morning of thought-provoking presentations and case studies, including:
- An overview of the current implementation status of the EU AI Act in the Baltics
- Practical insights into AI liability, featuring real-world case studies on emotional recognition and intellectual property
- Strategies for AI compliance and best practices
- A company case study on implementing the EU AI Act in a real company
The seminar will provide valuable knowledge for legal professionals, business leaders, and anyone interested in understanding the opportunities and challenges of AI in the Baltic context. You will have the chance to engage with experts, ask questions, and discuss the future of AI law and compliance.
We look forward to welcoming you to this important event!
Agenda
9:30 – 9:35 Greetings and introduction | Indriķis Liepa, COBALT Latvia
9:35 – 9:55 Developments of the AI Act in the European Union and Implementation in the Baltics | Agnese Gerharde, COBALT Latvia
9:55 – 10:20 Practical insights into AI Liability | Renata Vasiliauskienė, COBALT Lithuania together with Liina Jents, COBALT Estonia
10:20 – 10:50 AI strategy and AI compliance in practice | Simona Liuimienė, COBALT Lithuania together with Karolina Griciūnė, Swirl AI
10:50 – 11:20 Implementing the EU AI Act in Practice | Diana Karyan, Salv
11:20 – 11:30 Q&A
Speakers
- Renata Vasiliauskienė is a Managing Associate in IP & IT and Regulatory Law practice group in COBALT and has over 12 years of legal experience. Her main expertise areas include regulatory compliance (including electronic communications and cybersecurity), data protection and consumer protection (including OMNIBUS and content management pursuant to DSA). Renata also has practice in various e-commerce matters, including regulation of digital communications, cookie management, promotional campaigns, unfair business-to-consumers commercial practice and other online consumer related issues.
- Simona Liuimienė is a Managing Associate, expert at competition and AI legal compliance. Simona is well experienced in advising clients on all matters of competition law, including complex mergers, merger remedies, complex competition investigations, state aid, commercial relationships between retailers and suppliers and regulated competition. In addition, she consults clients in matters related to application and implementation of the EU AI Act.
- Indrikis Liepa co-heads M&A practice group and heads the tax law practice and is among the leading practitioners in pharmacy law. He has a vast track record of over 15 years in consulting the leading local and foreign financial, food production, IT and other companies. Indrikis has substantial skills base in arranging major local M&A deals and significant investment projects.
- Liina Jents is a Patent Attorney and the Co-Head of the IP & IT practice group at COBALT Estonia, she is also leading the Advertising and Marketing industries. Liina brings a diverse range of expertise to the table, covering a broad spectrum of areas ranging from traditional copyright and related rights to cutting-edge IT and telecommunications issues.
- Agnese Gerharde is a Senior Associate at COBALT Latvia specializing in intellectual property, information technology law, cybersecurity and privacy matters. Agnese is Latvian Trademark Attorney and European Trademark Attorney licensed to represent before the Latvian Patent Office and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
- Karolina Griciūnė is an AI leader, entrepreneur, and practitioner with over a decade of hands-on experience building and scaling AI systems in real business environments. She is the COO of SwirlAI, where she works at the intersection of AI strategy and education, helping companies move beyond demos to production-ready, value-creating AI systems.
- Diana Karyan is an in-house legal counsel with experience advising high-growth startups and venture capital funds on corporate, investment, regulatory, and privacy matters. She began her career working on cross-border transactions with a US-based private equity group and has since held in-house roles within the Estonian startup and private equity ecosystem, working closely with founders, executives, and investment teams to support international operations, strategic growth, and multi-jurisdictional transactions. In her current role at Salv, Diana is directly involved in the practical implementation of the EU AI Act, aligning the company’s AI strategy, governance frameworks, and compliance processes within a fast-growing and highly regulated environment.
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