Rob van der Veer is an AI pioneer with 32 years of experience in the AI field, specializing in engineering, security and privacy. He is the lead author of the ISO/IEC 5338 standard on AI lifecycle, co-founder of the digital bridge for security standards
OpenCRE.org, and creator of the OWASP AI Exchange – open sourcing the global discussion on AI security. He is advisor to ENISA and deeply involved in international standardization through different roles in ISO/IEC and CEN/CENELEC, including JTC21/WG5 - working on the security standardization request for the AI Act. At Software Improvement Group, Rob is senior director of AI, security, and privacy, working with organizations around the world on these topics.