2026 Trends to Watch: Regulation, Infrastructure and IP in Motion

Last year was a defining year for technology regulation in the EU, with its Data Act, Apply AI Strategy, and digital omnibus proposal that signaled a shift toward a more coherent regulatory framework. What does all this mean for 2026? Tune in for a breakdown of the top six trends in technology regulation from host Deborah Kirk and colleagues Jonathan Stephenson and Alistair Ho, of Skadden’s IP and tech transactions team in London. “If there's one unifying message here, it's that 2026 is not about invention – it’s about integration,” Deborah observes “The clients we see moving fastest are the ones embedding legal thinking into how their products are built, how contracts are structured, and how systems are governed.”

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