Deadlines · Conferences · Comment Periods
AI governance events, regulatory deadlines, and comment periods — so nothing sneaks up on you.
FEB
2
2025
📍 European Union
First major compliance deadline under the EU AI Act: all AI practices classified as 'unacceptable risk' become prohibited across the EU. Organisations must have discontinued or modified any AI applications that fall under the prohibited categories by this date.
MAY
1
2025
📍 European Union
Final version of the voluntary Code of Practice for GPAI model providers expected, developed through a multi-stakeholder process. Serves as a compliance pathway for GPAI providers ahead of the August 2025 GPAI obligations deadline under the EU AI Act.
JUN
23
2025
📍 Athens, Greece
The premier academic conference on fairness, accountability, and transparency in sociotechnical systems. Brings together researchers and practitioners working on algorithmic accountability, bias, and responsible AI from technical, legal, and social science perspectives.
JUL
7
2025
📍 Geneva, Switzerland
Annual UN summit identifying AI use cases to accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals. Includes AI governance sessions and brings together governments, industry, and civil society. Key platform for international AI standards and governance discussions.
AUG
2
2025
📍 European Union
Obligations for providers of General-Purpose AI (GPAI) models become applicable, including technical documentation, transparency requirements, and copyright compliance policies. GPAI models with systemic risk face additional requirements including adversarial testing and incident reporting.
SEP
8
2025
📍 Taipei, Taiwan
Leading conference on human rights in the digital age, including substantial coverage of AI governance, algorithmic accountability, and digital rights. Brings together civil society, governments, and technologists from around the world.
OCT
1
2025
📍 Virtual / Hybrid
Interdisciplinary conference bringing together AI researchers, ethicists, legal scholars, and social scientists to address the ethical and societal implications of AI. Key venue for research on AI fairness, accountability, and governance.
DEC
6
2025
📍 Vancouver, Canada
Annual Neural Information Processing Systems conference including workshops on AI governance, safety, and societal impacts. A key venue for frontier AI safety research and governance discussions bringing together leading AI researchers worldwide.
JAN
19
2026
📍 Davos, Switzerland
Annual Davos meeting with significant AI governance agenda including sessions on frontier AI regulation, international cooperation, and responsible AI deployment. Key venue for high-level discussions between government leaders, CEOs, and civil society on AI governance.
JAN
21
2026
📍 Brussels, Belgium
Europe's leading conference on data protection and privacy law, with significant coverage of AI governance and regulation. Brings together regulators, policymakers, industry, civil society, and academics. Key venue for EU AI Act implementation discussions.
FEB
1
2026
📍 Colorado, United States
Colorado's Artificial Intelligence Act enters into force, requiring developers and deployers of high-risk AI systems to conduct algorithmic impact assessments and provide transparency to affected individuals. First comprehensive state-level AI law in the United States.
FEB
22
2026
📍 Philadelphia, USA
Annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, including dedicated tracks on AI safety, ethics, and governance. Key venue for technical AI safety research and interdisciplinary governance discussions.
AUG
2
2026
📍 European Union
Requirements for high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III (standalone high-risk AI applications in areas like education, employment, and law enforcement) take effect. Providers must complete conformity assessments and register systems in the EU AI Act database.
AUG
2
2026
📍 European Union
Full requirements for high-risk AI systems listed in Annex I (safety components of products under existing EU directives) take effect. Providers must have completed conformity assessments and obtained CE marking before placing these systems on the EU market.