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Zahed Ashkara

Speaker on EU AI Act, AI governance & AI literacy

Zahed Ashkara is a sought-after speaker on the EU AI Act, AI governance and AI literacy. He delivers keynotes, workshops and training for governments, lawyers, IT and security teams, and executives looking to deploy AI responsibly.

Quick facts

  • →Founder Responsible AI Platform and Embed AI
  • →Certified AI Compliance Officer (CAICO), lawyer and AI consultant
  • →Delivers 20+ sessions per year across the Netherlands and Europe
  • →Dutch and English, online or on-site

Topics

→EU AI Act for executives and compliance officers
→AI governance & ISO 42001 in practice
→AI literacy under Article 4 of the EU AI Act
→Shadow AI and safe AI use in the workplace
→AI for lawyers: case law, professional secrecy and bias
→AI in the public sector and the Dutch algorithm register

Past speaking engagements

Zahed Ashkara delivers keynote on resilience against Shadow AI in the Council Chamber of the City of Arnhem
Keynote for HumanAgent, City of Arnhem

Keynote Shadow AI, City of Arnhem

Council Chamber Arnhem City Hall - Gelderland AI Day

Topic:
Resilience against Shadow AI
Audience:
Municipal officials and public sector

How to spot Shadow AI inside a municipality, the risks it brings and what a workable policy looks like to let staff use AI safely without killing innovation.

Zahed Ashkara demonstrates GPT for case law to lawyers at Microlab The Hague
Live demo for lawyers, Microlab The Hague

GPT for case law, Microlab The Hague

Microlab The Hague

Topic:
Custom GPT for case law analysis
Audience:
Lawyers and legal professionals

Live demo of a custom GPT that helps lawyers surface relevant case law, with attention to source citation, hallucination control and AI literacy under EU AI Act Article 4.

Zahed Ashkara presents the EU AI Act to IT and security professionals at IT Infra Talents
Session for IT infrastructure teams

EU AI Act for IT Infra Talents

IT Infra Talents event

Topic:
The EU AI Act from concept to practice
Audience:
IT infrastructure and security professionals

Hands-on session for IT and security teams on what the EU AI Act means in practice for logging, model procurement, vendor management and security baselines.

Zahed Ashkara explains why the EU wants to regulate AI at a tech event
Background on the EU AI Act

Why the EU wants to regulate AI

Tech community event

Topic:
The rationale behind the EU AI Act
Audience:
Tech leaders and developers

Background on the rationale of the EU AI Act: from civil rights and non-discrimination to product safety and market dynamics, and why the EU is the first to take this step.

Zahed Ashkara discusses legal AI use cases at The Law Firm School
Training for lawyers, The Law Firm School

Legal AI use cases, The Law Firm School

The Law Firm School

Topic:
Responsible AI use in legal practice
Audience:
Lawyers and legal professionals

Training on legal AI use cases and the boundaries of responsible use, with practical frameworks for professional secrecy, confidentiality and case law development.

Zahed Ashkara as panellist at NATO discussion on Emerging Technologies in Defence Strategy
NATO panel discussion

NATO panel: Emerging Technologies & Defence Strategy

NATO panel discussion

Topic:
AI governance in a geopolitical context
Audience:
Defence, policy and international security

Panel discussion on how to govern AI responsibly in a fast-moving world, and the policy role the EU AI Act plays alongside alliance agreements.

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