Zahed Ashkara
Founder of LearnWize · AI & Privacy Consultant and legal counsel
Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
LinkedInZahed Ashkara is legal counsel and a freelance AI and privacy consultant. He advises on privacy and GDPR, AI governance and the EU AI Act, with AI literacy as part of his advisory work. He is the founder of LearnWize, Embed AI and Praxikon and has been a member of the NEN standards committee on AI & Big Data since July 2026.
Ventures
LearnWize
AI training and EU AI Act compliance platform for every role and sector. Gamified learning, role- and sector-specific tracks, certificates, and progress evidence.
Embed AI
AI governance consultancy: compliance quickscans, governance frameworks, AI literacy training and evidence packs for high-risk AI under Annex III.
Praxikon
Knowledge platform with 200+ articles, glossary and practical guides on the EU AI Act. The most complete Dutch-language resource on EU AI regulation.
Expertise
- EU AI Act (Article 4 AI literacy, high-risk AI systems, conformity assessment)
- AI Governance frameworks and risk assessment
- GDPR and Privacy Impact Assessments (DPIA)
- AI implementation and governance across all Annex III high-risk domains and roles
- AI literacy training for teams and management
- Responsible AI: bias, transparency, explainability
- AI standardisation: NEN standards committee AI & Big Data (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42, CEN-CENELEC JTC 21)
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