Profile
Zahed Ashkara
Freelance AI & Privacy Consultant, jurist, member of the NEN AI & Big Data standards committee
I am a freelance AI & Privacy Consultant and jurist. I advise on privacy and GDPR, AI governance and the EU AI Act. I work as an AI & Privacy Consultant at Sanoma and previously worked as Senior Legal Counsel Privacy & AI at PWN and as an AI Governance Consultant in Rabobank’s EU AI Act implementation programme. Praxikon and LearnWize support my consultancy work with knowledge and training.
What this profile is built on
The profile is grounded in legal work, practical implementation and public knowledge sharing on responsible AI.
Certified AI Compliance Officer (CAICO), Centre for Certified Legal and Tech Expertise (April 2025 to April 2027); Certified AI Meets Law, TML Academy (October 2024). Master in Public Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; LLB in Law, Universiteit Leiden.
Founder of Praxikon and LearnWize, which helps organisations train, test and demonstrate responsible AI use by role.
Speaker and trainer for legal, public-sector, IT, security and leadership teams on Shadow AI, the EU AI Act and AI literacy.
Advice on AI systems for HR and recruitment, including Annex III point 4, human oversight and evidence files.
Member of the NEN standards committee Artificial Intelligence & Big Data (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42, CEN-CENELEC JTC 21)
Consultancy topics
This page is the central profile. The topic pages below expand the main AI governance questions.
AI governance in the Netherlands
For policy, roles, risk classification, controls and AI Act readiness.
View topicEU AI Act consultant in the Netherlands
For classification, gap analysis, roadmap and practical implementation.
View topicRole-based AI literacy
For Article 4 guidance, role-based knowledge and demonstrable training records.
View topicAI literacy consultant
For role matrix, training route, evidence file and governance alignment.
View topicResponsible AI consultant
For ethical, legal and organisational choices around responsible AI use.
View topicAI Act for HR and recruitment
For AI in recruitment, selection, worker management, monitoring and assessments.
View topicAI governance speaker
For keynotes, masterclasses and boardroom sessions on the EU AI Act and governance.
View topicWhen organisations bring me in
An AI inventory needs to become risk classes, owners, controls and decision-making.
Legal, privacy, IT and the business use different languages and need one workable AI governance model.
Article 4 AI literacy needs to become demonstrable through role-based training and evidence.
HR or recruitment tools need review for high-risk qualification, bias, transparency and oversight.
Leadership or teams need a clear session without hype and without legal fog.
Ecosystem
I provide consultancy through Embed AI. Praxikon and LearnWize support that work with knowledge and training.
Praxikon
Public knowledge base, EU AI Act explainers, tools, templates and sector pages for responsible AI.
ViewEmbed AI
Consultancy for AI Act readiness, governance, policy, implementation and workshops.
ViewLearnWize
AI literacy and Article 4 training with learning paths, certificates and team evidence.
ViewWant to pressure-test an AI governance question?
Share the use case, sector and intended outcome. I can quickly indicate the sensible route: classification, governance, Article 4, implementation or speaking/training.