This is a document containing the ideas and suggestions received from members of the European AI Alliance further to the request to contribute to the first workshop of the High-Level Expert Group on AI (AI HLEG) via the five discussion threads: Trusted AI, Transparency and Accountability, Industry and Ecosystem Uptake of AI, AI infrastructure and enablers, and Use-Cases for the Guidelines. The document was distributed to all members of the AI HLEG in preparation for the workshop that took place on 20 September.