{"id":275672,"date":"2026-06-19T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/the-eus-new-ai-envoy-is-a-tech-ceo-with-extraordinary-conflicts-of-interest\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T04:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:30:10","slug":"the-eus-new-ai-envoy-is-a-tech-ceo-with-extraordinary-conflicts-of-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/the-eus-new-ai-envoy-is-a-tech-ceo-with-extraordinary-conflicts-of-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU’s new ‘AI Envoy’ is a tech CEO with extraordinary conflicts of interest"},"content":{"rendered":"

The EU’s new ‘AI Envoy’ is a tech CEO with extraordinary conflicts of interest<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/corporateeurope.org\/en\/2026\/06\/eus-new-ai-envoy-tech-ceo-extraordinary-conflicts-interest<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-19 04:20:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: corporateeurope.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Watchdog organisations call on the Commission to revoke AI envoy appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n

The letter below was sent to the Commission on 10\/06\/26. The pdf can be accessed here.<\/p>\n

Dear Commission President von der Leyen,
Dear Commission Vice-President Virkkunen,<\/p>\n

We, the undersigned organisations, urge you to revoke the appointment of Mr Hagemann Snabe as EU envoy for industrial AI. Mr Hagemann Snabe presents a clear risk of conflict of interest that cannot be mitigated; therefore, he cannot fulfil his mandate in an objective, impartial and independent manner.<\/p>\n

The rules on special advisers to the Commission state that \u201cwhen appointing an adviser, each Member of the Commission must ensure that there is no conflict of interest between the future duties of his or her special adviser and any outside activities they may have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Futhermore, Article 11 of the Staff Regulations, which also applies to special advisors, states that \u201can official shall not, in the performance of his duties and save as hereinafter provided, deal with a matter in which, directly or indirectly, he has any personal interest such as to impair his independence, and, in particular, family and financial interests.\u201d<\/p>\n

Firstly, Mr Hagemann Snabe is the chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG, a company with considerable stakes in the AI market that has recently lobbied EU institutions to exclude sectoral AI from the scope of the Artificial Intelligence Act, as widely reported in the media. The company has a strong presence in Brussels, with an annual lobbying budget of at least \u20ac3.5 million and regular lobbying meetings with the EU Commission.<\/p>\n

Secondly, although Mr Hagemann Snabe has suspended his membership of the advisory boards of Google Cloud and C3.ai, these recent appointments may still influence his position as AI envoy. This is especially the case given that SEC filings show that he still owns C3.ai stocks with a current value of over $4 million.<\/p>\n

Thirdly, Mr Hagemann Snabe also holds a position as…<\/p>\n

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