Our CEO, Dr. Galya Mancheva was a speaker at a seminar organized by BAIT, which took place on November 20, 2024

Our CEO, Dr. Galya Mancheva was a speaker at a seminar organized by the Bulgarian Association of Information Technology (BAIT), which took place on November 20, 2024, at Interpred. The  topic of the seminar was the  EU AI Act – the EU’s regulatory framework on artificial intelligence (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689).

The event was attended by nearly 20 representatives from 13 BAIT member companies, who learned about the definition of artificial intelligence, the deadlines for compliance with the new regulatory requirements, the levels of risk and the risk-based approach implied by the framework, as well as the concept of risk management in the context of these requirements.

Dr. Galya Mancheva also presented  AI advy, which helps companies meet European requirements and regulations related to artificial intelligence, particularly in the area of high-risk systems.

Our CEO Dr. Galya Mancheva took part in “Women`s Entrepreneur Day 2024”

 

Our CEO, Dr. Galya Mancheva participated in“Women’s Entrepreneur Day” 2024, which took place on November 19, 2024, at Inter Expo Center, Vitosha Hall. The event was organized by Selena Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Bulgaria and gathered inspiring women leaders and entrepreneurs from various industries, who are moving Bulgarian business forward.

At the event, she took part in the panel “Health, Sports, Balance, and Longevity,” where she shared how she takes care of herself while managing an innovative technology company. She talked about how she finds balance between her professional and personal life and  shared some useful tips for achieving business success without forgetting about health and personal well-being.

Women Entrepreneur Day is a platform that supports and inspires women in business. The agenda of the event included lectures, workshops and panel discussions covering key topics such as business strategies, financial planning and stress management.Guest speakers shared sucess stories and practical tips for overcoming challenges in today`s business world.

 

 

Europe regulates AI in order to boost investment in innovation and deep technologies

Europe regulates AI in order to boosts investment in innovation and deep technologies: European Innovation Council to invest €1.4 billion in deep technologies in 2025

Next year, the European Innovation Council (EIC) will boost deep technologies and high-potential start-ups from the EU with €1.4 billion. This is set out in the EIC Work Programme for 2025. The increase is €200 million compared to 2024 and aims to boost a more sustainable innovation ecosystem in Europe.

One of the main improvements to the programme is the EIC’s new scheme to expand the Strategic Technology Platform for Europe (STEP) – its budget is €300 million and will finance larger investments in companies aiming to bring strategic technologies to the EU market.

The remaining budget is distributed across 4 funding schemes:

EIC Pathfinder – for technology solutions with a technology readiness level of up to TRL 4 with the potential to lead to technological breakthroughs.

EIC Transition – an opportunity for consortia that have already achieved research results within the EIC Pathfinder or other Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe programmes to turn them into innovations ready for market implementation.

EIC Accelerator – support for innovation projects in the final development phase.

The individual programmes are eligible for funding by research organisations, universities, SMEs, start-ups, manufacturing companies or sole traders, large companies, small mid-caps, etc.

Our CEO Dr. Galya Mancheva has provided an UpDate on EU AI Act on Bloomberg TV

Our CEO Dr. Galya Mancheva has provided today an UpDate on EuAiAct on Bloomberg TV.

Some of the insights are the following:

The ban of AI systems posing unacceptable risks will apply six months after the entry into force.

Codes of practice will apply nine months after entry into force.

Rules on general-purpose AI systems that need to comply with transparency requirements will apply 12 months after the entry into force

High-risk systems will have more time to comply with the requirements as the obligations concerning them will become applicable 36 months after the entry into force.

Our CEO, Dr. Galya Mancheva, will be part of the upcoming event “Women`s Entrepreneur day 2024”

Our CEO, Dr. Galya Mancheva, who is an economist and holds a PhD in Political Science, will be part of the upcoming event “Women’s Entrepreneur Day” 2024, which will take place on November 19, 2024, at Inter Expo Center, Vitosha Hall.

At the event, she will participate in the panel “Health, Sports, Balance, and Longevity,” where she will share how she takes care of herself while managing an innovative technology company. She will talk about how she finds balance between her professional and personal life and will share useful tips for achieving business success without forgetting about health and personal well-being.

Please use promo code: MANCHEVA25 to purchase a ticket with a 25% discount here:  https://wed.selenabulgaria.com/#tickets

 

 

Dr. Galya Mancheva was one of the speakers at the Business forum EU AI Act: regulations and transformations in the industry

Dr. Galya Mancheva, founder and executive director of the company Ai advy, was one of the speakers at the business forum EU AI act: regulations and transformations in the industry, organized by b2b Media.
The event took place on November 1st at the Intercontinental Hotel. The one-day forum  has brought  together business leaders and entrepreneurs who are transforming their organizations in line with the latest technology trends and regulations. It  provided an opportunity for  trends to be followed in the industry, the latest EU regulations in the field, as well as intriguing European programs to develop business with.
Dr. Mancheva  participated with the topic “EU AI act: threat or opportunity for business transformation” and brought clarity among the four levels of risk and the chronology in the creation and implementation of  EU AI legislation.