LIVE: Accelerating AI Adoption in CEE Enterprises | CEE AI Challenger Roundtable | Prague

CEE AI Challenger Roundtable | Prague Accelerating AI Adoption in CEE Enterprises The Prague roundtable is part of the CEE AI Challenger 2026 series, taking place across Central and Eastern European capitals and in Brussels. Building on the Bucharest discussion on AI investment, the Prague session focuses on the practical adoption of AI. The discussion will examine how funding, regulation, infrastructure and skills can better support broader AI deployment and strengthen the competitiveness of Czechia and the wider CEE region. The event is hosted by Digital Poland in cooperation with AAVIT – Czech Association for Applied Research in IT. Agenda 11:30–11:35 | Welcome by hosts 11:35–11:40 | CEE framing: why this series and why regional coordination 11:40–11:50 | Government perspective 11:50–12:00 | Scene-setter with data 12:00–12:50 | Moderated roundtable discussion 12:50–13:00 | Conclusions and next steps Key discussion areas Financing: What mix of public funding, direct support and financial instruments can help turn AI investment into real deployment? Regulation: How can the AI Act, Digital Omnibus and GBER revision support innovation-friendly AI deployment? Infrastructure & data: What connectivity, compute capacity, data centres and access to data does the region need? Skills: How can digital literacy, AI literacy and specialist talent support practical AI adoption across sectors? About AAVIT: AAVIT – Czech Association for Applied Research in IT brings together technology companies, research organisations and experts working in digital technologies, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and applied research. Its mission is to connect research with practice, support the development of the Czech digital economy and strengthen the competitiveness of the Czech technology sector in the European context. AAVIT is the Czech member of DIGITALEUROPE. About Digital Poland Association: Digital Poland Association is a leading organisation representing Poland’s digital and technology sector. It works to accelerate digital transformation, support innovation, strengthen the digital economy and build a modern, competitive technology ecosystem in Poland and across the Central and Eastern European region. More information: www.aavit.cz/en www.digitalpoland.org