ADVOCACY MANAGER - TÜV SÜD CYBERSECURITY OFFICE
Richard Skalt - EU Cybersecurity & AI Policy Advocacy
Shaping EU cybersecurity & AI policy through advocacy, research, and multi-stakeholder governance. Vice-Chair of the AIQI Consortium and Advocacy Lead at the Charter of Trust.
Policy & Regulatory Expertise
EU Cybersecurity & AI Policy
Deep domain knowledge across the EU's key digital and cybersecurity regulations.
EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)
CE marking for products with digital elements, product cybersecurity requirements, conformity assessment. TÜV SÜD CRA Services.
NIS2 Directive
Critical infrastructure protection, NIS2 to ISO 27001 mapping, certified ISO 27001 Lead Implementer, and cybersecurity risk management for essential and important entities. TÜV SÜD NIS2 Services.
EU AI Act
AI assurance, conformity assessment for high-risk AI systems, trustworthy AI frameworks and governance, certified ISO 42001 Lead Implementer. TÜV SÜD EU AI Act Services.
EU Data Act
Fair access to and use of industrial data, data sharing obligations, cloud switching requirements and interoperability. TÜV SÜD Data Act Services.
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
ICT risk management for financial entities, third-party provider oversight, incident reporting and resilience testing. TÜV SÜD DORA Services.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data protection compliance, privacy by design, cross-border data transfers and data subject rights. TÜV SÜD Data Protection Services.
Industry Associations & Standardization
Cyber and AI policy engagement in the Charter of Trust, AIQI Consortium, TIC Council, TÜV-Verband, as well as DIN/DKE, CEN/CLC and ISO/IEC.
Speaking & Events
Conference & Panel Appearances
23+ speaking engagements across leading cybersecurity, AI, and policy conferences.
IT Partner Symposium 2026
European Cybersecurity Certification Conference 2026
EU Cyber Acts Conference 2026
Thales Digital Factory Panel Discussion on Continuous Compliance in Paris
Digital Sovereignty Roundtable in Brussels
Munich Security Conference & MCSC 2026
Charter of Trust Board of Directors Meeting 2026
TÜV AI Con 2025
3rd CyberTrust Talk: Digital Omnibus & Trust
TÜV SÜD Cybersecurity Collaboration Summit 2025
Allianz Cyber Education Conference 2025
3rd Annual Energy & Utilities Cyber Security Forum
Innovate for Trust Panel Discussion
AIQI Consortium Workshop at TÜV AI.Lab
TIC Summit 2025 in Brussels
Webinar on the Cyber Resilience Act
MCSC 2025: Charter of Trust Panel
OMNISECURE 2025: "CE Marking, the new EU Policy"
EU AI Act Panel at GlobalConnect 2024
Keynote 'Mapping NIS2 onto ISO 27001' at CISO Exec. Circle
TÜV SÜD Cybersecurity Collaboration Summit 2024
Shaping Cybersecurity Conference at ESMT Berlin
Event at ESMT Berlin on April 16, 2024
Publications & Media
Thought Leadership
Articles, newsletters, video contributions and blog posts on cybersecurity, AI policy, and digital governance.
About Me
Bridging Policy, Industry & Research
Richard Skalt is Advocacy Manager at TÜV SÜD's Cybersecurity Office, Vice-Chair of the AIQI Consortium and Advocacy Workstream Lead at the Charter of Trust.
Prior to joining TÜV SÜD, he worked as a manager at ESMT Berlin's Digital Society Institute, and held various positions at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the University of Munich and Check Point Software Technologies.
Richard is a political scientist by training with expertise in cybersecurity, tech policy, and research on critical infrastructure protection and AI. He graduated from the Double Degree Master Program in Political Science at Stockholm University and Ludwig Maximilian University Munich.
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