{"id":3337,"date":"2026-05-31T11:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T10:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T10:22:17","slug":"veronika-cukrov-named-ai-expert-of-the-year-in-slovenia-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/veronika-cukrov-named-ai-expert-of-the-year-in-slovenia-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Veronika Cukrov Named AI Expert of the Year in Slovenia &#038; the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At a time when companies across Europe are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence, regulation is becoming one of the most critical business priorities.<\/p>\n<p>This underscores the significance of the accolade presented to Veronika Cukrov at the\u00a0<b>Leaders in Law Global Awards 2026<\/b>. She has been named\u00a0<b>AI Expert of the Year in Slovenia &amp; the EU<\/b>\u00a0for her outstanding work in implementing European artificial intelligence regulations.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The greatest risk today is not that a company doesn&#8217;t use AI. The risk is using it without rules, oversight, and clear accountability,&#8221; emphasizes Veronika Cukrov.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This issue is becoming increasingly critical with the enforcement of the\u00a0<b>EU AI Act<\/b>, Europe\u2019s first comprehensive legislation on artificial intelligence. While certain obligations are already in effect, a substantial portion of the requirements for high-risk AI systems will become mandatory on\u00a0<b>August 2, 2026<\/b>. Non-compliance carries severe penalties, with fines reaching up to \u20ac35 million or 7% of a company\u2019s global annual turnover.<\/p>\n<p>According to Veronika Cukrov, the most successful organizations in the long run will be those that deploy AI responsibly\u2014backed by clear internal policies, proper oversight, and strict regulatory compliance.<\/p>\n<p>This award recognizes her years of expertise in AI law, European regulation, data protection, and technology risk management, as well as her vital contribution to shaping responsible AI practices within the business sector.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marketing-Image-Veronika-Cukrov_v2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marketing-Image-Veronika-Cukrov_v2-1.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marketing-Image-Veronika-Cukrov_v2-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marketing-Image-Veronika-Cukrov_v2-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marketing-Image-Veronika-Cukrov_v2-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Marketing-Image-Veronika-Cukrov_v2-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a time when companies across Europe are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence, regulation is becoming one of the most critical business priorities. This underscores the significance of the accolade presented to Veronika Cukrov at the\u00a0Leaders in Law Global Awards 2026. She has been named\u00a0AI Expert of the Year in Slovenia &amp; the EU\u00a0for her outstanding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3337"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3339,"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3337\/revisions\/3339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cukrov.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}