Mati Staniszewski
Co-founder and CEO, ElevenLabs
Builder
Why they matterPolish co-founder of ElevenLabs, the AI voice company. Held its 2026 company summit in Warsaw.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Who’s shaping AI / the European Union
Who’s shaping AI in the European Union
The builders, researchers, policymakers, investors, explainers and critics moving AI forward in the European Union. Every entry links to a source and to the moments on our timeline.
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- 2 Oct 2026
Sepp Hochreiter
Head, Institute for Machine Learning, JKU Linz. Chief Scientist, NXAI
Researcher
Why they matterCo-invented LSTM. Now leads xLSTM, an alternative to the transformer.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, European Commission
Policymaker
Why they matterThe Commissioner who oversees how the EU AI Act is put into practice.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Niklas Zennström
Founder, Atomico
Investor
Why they matterFounded Atomico, a pan-European venture firm, in 2006. Co-founded Skype.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Risto Uuk
Head of EU Policy and Research, Future of Life Institute
Explainer
Why they matterRuns the EU AI Act Newsletter, which explains the Act to over 50,000 readers.
Checked 2 Oct 2026
Max Schrems
Founder, noyb
Critic & watchdog
Why they matterFiles privacy complaints against AI training. Warned in Sep 2026 of an AI data "land grab".
Checked 2 Oct 2026
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