Dr. Antoine Gautier is chief scientist and co-founder at QuantPi. He has been working on technical assessments of AI systems for more than ten years. Antoine is a Mathematician by training and did his PhD in a Machine Learning group. His academic work has been published at leading venues and he is an active contributor to multiple standardization committees in context of quality assurance for AI systems. As part of his responsibilities at QuantPi, Antoine serves as principal investigator for various grant and tender projects at German national and European level.

Dr. Vera Sikes is Head of Division in the Technology Strategy and Information Technology Department at the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). After studying administrative management and electrical engineering and working in IT operations for many years, she has been working since 2014 on the development and establishment of knowledge management systems for cyber security issues in security authorities. She joined the BSI in March 2022, where she works with the competence centres for security in cloud computing and artificial intelligence to identify technical changes and develop appropriate solutions with a view to ensuring information security.

Dr. Wico Mulder is a senior scientist at TNO, holding an MSc in Physics from the University of Groningen and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam. Affiliated with the University of Groningen, where he contributes to advancing cognitive AI systems, Wico brings an industrial background in consultancy and software engineering, combining academic research with practical applications across sectors such as healthcare and energy sustainability. With Human–AI interaction as a central theme of his work, he actively engages stakeholders in diverse projects, translating academic insights into practical solutions that enhance business performance and promote human well-being.

Dr. Philip Piatkiewicz is a seasoned European affairs and project management professional, with a wealth of knowledge in Technology, Innovation and Research policies. He has significant international experience coordinating large, complex collaborative projects and is experienced in strategic planning, supporting organisations position themselves in the delivery of future operational objectives. Currently he is Secretary General of the Ai, Data and Robotics association, where he coordinates the private side ecosystem of the European Partnership on AI, Data and Robotics, one of the European Partnerships in Cluster 4 (digital, industry, and space) in Horizon Europe. The partnership was established to galvanize 2.6 billion Euro of investments, delivering projects geared to developing sovereign and trustworthy AI, Data and Robotics technologies and working with industry to deploy robust, safe and explainable innovation.

Dr. Maximilian Poretschkin heads the AI Assurance and Assessment department at Fraunhofer IAIS, where he advises companies and public authorities worldwide on trustworthy AI. His research interests include the operationalization of legal requirements in computer science, the development of AI testing methods, criteria, and tools, and the creation of AI governance frameworks. He has published one of the first AI testing catalogs and plays a leading role in many national projects for the development of AI testing standards, including ZERTIFIZIERTE KI, MISSION KI, and the Zentrum für vertrauenswürdige KI (zvki).

Dr. Nicolas Rebierre serves as president of the European Trustworthy AI Association, a non-profit association with the mission to empower engineers with state of the art, open-source methodology and tools to build trustworthy AI systems. Nicolas brings extensive experience from the technology industry. His background includes various roles in engineering, product management, open-source program offices, ventures, industrial research, and leadership.

Dr. Mathias Sander is Senior AI Certification Manager at TÜV AI.Lab, a joint venture founded by some of the largest and most important companies in the certification industry in Germany and beyond. The TÜV AI.Lab is paving the way for trustworthy AI by developing conformity criteria and test methods for AI systems. Dr. Mathias Sander leads the certification work package in the European research project TEF Health. Previously he was responsible for the regulatory and clinical strategy for AI-based software as a medical device in a startup company. His focus was on the implementation of quality and information security management systems, as well as on regulatory aspects related to AI, software, and cybersecurity in the MedTech environment.

Sarah Sterz is a research assistant at Saarland University in Prof. Holger Hermanns’ Chair of Reliable Systems and Software. There she works at the interface between computer science and philosophy, focusing primarily on topics related to computer ethics. She is involved in teaching as a lecturer for the course “Ethics for Nerds,” in which she teaches philosophical and ethical fundamentals to computer scientists.