Bottom line: The Advisory Forum, staffed on 1 June 2026, advises the EU Commission and the AI Board on EU AI Act implementation with 174 selected experts from business, civil society and science.
The Advisory Forum is a new advisory body to the European Commission and the AI Board, which was staffed on 1 June 2026 with 174 members. It is designed to pool technical expertise and support the implementation of the EU AI Act.
The Advisory Forum is established under Article 67 of the EU AI Act as a general advisory body to the European Commission and the AI Board. It stands alongside the Scientific Panel of independent experts (pursuant to Article 68) as one of two advisory bodies within the governance structure of the EU AI Act.
The Forum is to provide technical expertise and support the Commission and the AI Board in their tasks under the EU AI Act. Upon request by these institutions, the Forum may prepare opinions, recommendations and written contributions, as well as establish sub-groups to address specific issues. Another function is advising on standardisation processes: the Commission must consult the Forum when preparing standardisation requests or drafting general specifications pursuant to Articles 40 and 41 of the EU AI Act.
The composition of the Forum follows the principle of balanced representation of interests. The 174 members were selected from more than 700 applications and represent representatives from industry, start-ups, SMEs, civil society and science. This balance is intended to prevent individual interest groups from dominating the advisory process. Five EU agencies and standardisation bodies have permanent memberships: the Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
Source: artificialintelligenceact.eu · Published 19 June 2026
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