Autor · Defensible Trust · Defensible Autonomy · Governing Outsourced Intelligence
Keynote-Speaker · TRT World Forum · NATO SPS · EBS Symposium · Fintech Week Frankfurt
18+ DOI-registrierte Frameworks · SSRN & Zenodo · 25+ Jahre Governance-Erfahrung Founder & Architect · AIGN.Global · AIGN OS 4.0
Author · Defensible Trust · Defensible Autonomy · Governing Outsourced Intelligence
Keynote Speaker · TRT World Forum · NATO SPS · EBS Symposium · Fintech Week Frankfurt
18+ DOI-Registered Frameworks · SSRN & Zenodo · 25+ Years Governance Experience
Interim · Beratung · Europa / Remote / Hybrid Available immediately · 50–100%
Interim · Advisory · Europe / Remote / Hybrid
zu KI-Governance & institutioneller Souveränität. Referenced by global media
on AI governance & institutional sovereignty.
Infobae Mundo · The New Africa Magazine International Media Coverage
Infobae Mundo · The New Africa Magazine
Wenn es global zählt,
zitieren unabhängige Medien Upmann.
When it matters globally,
independent media quotes Upmann.
Governance definieren —
operativ, global, prüfbar.
Defining governance —
operationally, globally, auditably.
Patrick Upmann ist kein klassischer Governance-Berater. Er ist der Architekt des weltweit ersten zertifizierbaren KI-Governance-Betriebssystems — AIGN OS 4.0 — und einer der wenigen Praktiker weltweit, die Governance nicht als Policy-Übung, sondern als operative Infrastruktur begreifen.Patrick Upmann is not the typical governance consultant. He is the architect of the world’s first certifiable AI governance operating system — AIGN OS 4.0 — and one of the few practitioners globally who treats governance not as a policy exercise, but as a matter of operational infrastructure.
Mit über 25 Jahren operativer Governance-Erfahrung bei E.ON, MEAG/Munich Re, Volkswagen Group und BCG — und als geladener Speaker beim TRT World Forum, der NATO-SPS-Konferenz, dem 37. EBS Symposium und der Fintech Week Frankfurt — zählt Upmann zu den prägenden Stimmen der globalen KI-Governance.With over 25 years of operational governance experience at E.ON, MEAG/Munich Re, Volkswagen Group, and BCG — and as an invited speaker at the TRT World Forum, NATO SPS Conference, 37th EBS Symposium, and Fintech Week Frankfurt — Upmann is one of the defining voices in global AI governance.
Seine DOI-registrierten Frameworks, drei über Amazon KDP veröffentlichte Bücher und 29 Ausgaben des AI Governance Gap Brief etablieren „Defensible AI Governance“ als eigenständige globale Disziplin.His DOI-registered frameworks, three books published on Amazon KDP, and 29 issues of the AI Governance Gap Brief establish „Defensible AI Governance“ as a distinct global discipline in its own right.
Drei Bücher. Ein Argument:
Governance muss beweisbar sein.
Three books. One argument:
Governance must be provable.
From AI Governance Principles
to Operational Evidence
From AI Agent Capability
to Accountable Enterprise Action
Runtime Economic Governance
for AI-Enabled Enterprises
„KI-Governance kann keine reine Policy-Übung mehr bleiben. Die nächste Ära wird durch Nachweise, Klassifizierung, Berechtigung, Laufzeitkontrolle und Vorstands-Assurance definiert.“„AI governance can no longer remain a policy exercise. The next era will be defined by evidence, classification, permission, runtime control, and board-level assurance.“— Patrick Upmann · The AI Governance Operating Series, 2026
Auf den Bühnen, die
Governance prägen.On the stages that
shape governance.
Als unabhängige Stimme geladen zu internationalen Konferenzen, NATO-Foren, Wirtschaftssymposien und Finanzveranstaltungen — von Istanbul bis Armenien, von Frankfurt bis Mexiko-Stadt.Invited as an independent voice at international conferences, NATO forums, economic symposia, and financial events — from Istanbul to Armenia, Frankfurt to Mexico City.
18+ Frameworks.
Peer-reviewed. Weltweit referenziert.18+ Frameworks.
Peer-reviewed. Referenced worldwide.
Alle Frameworks sind auf Zenodo und SSRN DOI-registriert — zitiert von Regulierern, Universitäten und Standardisierungsgremien in Europa, Asien und Nordamerika.All frameworks are DOI-registered on Zenodo and SSRN — cited by regulators, universities, and standardisation bodies across Europe, Asia, and North America.
FrameworksDOI-Registered
Frameworks
(Amazon KDP)Books
(Amazon KDP)
veröffentlichtZenodo · ORCID
Published
zitiertContinents
cited
The AI Governance
Gap Brief.
29 Ausgaben. Eine strukturelle Lücke pro Ausgabe. Geschrieben für Vorstände, Regulierer und Führungskräfte — nicht dort, wo Governance auf dem Papier gut aussieht, sondern dort, wo sie tatsächlich bricht.29 issues. One structural gap per issue. Written for boards, regulators, and senior leaders — not where governance looks good on paper, but where it actually breaks.
Vom Kollaps agentischer KI über Beschaffungslücken bis zu Haftungsrisiken des EU AI Act und kulturellem Governance-Versagen — das schärfste monatliche Signal dazu, was Organisationen falsch machen und warum.From agentic AI collapse to procurement gaps, from EU AI Act liability exposure to cultural governance failure — the sharpest monthly signal on what organisations are getting wrong, and why.
Forschende · Compliance-Verantwortliche · FührungskräfteGlobal Subscribers — Regulators · Board Members
Researchers · Compliance Leaders · Executives
Governance, die trägt —
unter realen Bedingungen.Governance that holds —
under real conditions.
| ZeitraumPeriod | KundeClient | RolleRole | FokusFocus | Ergebnisse / LeistungenOutcomes / Deliverables |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TEDi (Einzelhandel)TEDi (Retail) | Data Governance Lead (Interim) | Data Governance |
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| 2025 | AIGN Global | AI Governance Lead & GründerAI Governance Lead & Founder | AI Governance · EU AI Act |
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| 2025 | Boston Consulting Group | EU-Data-Act-BeraterEU Data Act Advisor | EU Data Act |
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| 2025 | GenoAkademie | AI Governance Advisor & TrainerAI Governance Advisor & Trainer | EU Data Act / AI Governance |
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| 2024 | E.ON (Energie)E.ON (Energy) | Data Governance & Controls Architect (Interim)Data Governance & Controls Architect (Interim) | Kundendaten- & Consent-Governance / KI-ReadinessCustomer Data & Consent Governance / AI Readiness |
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| 2024 | BSR (Öffentl. Sektor / KRITIS)BSR (Public Sector / KRITIS) | Regulatory Governance Lead – DSGVO / NIS2 (Interim)Regulatory Governance Lead – GDPR / NIS2 (Interim) | DSGVO / NIS1-Baseline / S/4HANA-MigrationGDPR / NIS1 Baseline / S/4HANA Migration |
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| 2024 | Volkswagen Group | AI Act / Data Act Governance Expert (Interim)AI Act / Data Act Governance Expert (Interim) | EU Data Act / AI Act |
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| 2023 | Uniper | Data Governance & DatenschutzData Governance & Data Protection | DSGVO / ArchivierungGDPR / Archiving |
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| 2023 | MEAG (Munich Re) | Risk & Audit Readiness Lead – DORA / NIS (Interim)Risk & Audit Readiness Lead – DORA / NIS (Interim) | ISO 27001 / DORA / NIS2 |
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| 2023 | Viridium (Versicherung)Viridium (Insurance) | Governance & Access Control Lead – DSGVO / ICT (Interim)Governance & Access Control Lead – GDPR / ICT (Interim) | DSGVO / ICT-Sicherheit / SAPGDPR / ICT Security / SAP |
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| 2021–23 | Mobility Inside | ISMS & Datenschutz & Governance Lead (Interim)ISMS & Data Protection & Governance Lead (Interim) | ISMS / BSI Grundschutz |
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| 2020 | Volkswagen Group | Datenschutz- & ISMS-Berater (Interim)Data Protection & ISMS Consultant (Interim) | Datenschutz / ISMSData Protection / ISMS |
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| 2019–20 | MEAG (Munich Re) | Datenschutz- & Governance-Berater (Interim)Data Protection & Governance Consultant (Interim) | DatenschutzData Protection |
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| 2015–19 | MediaMarkt DE/CH/ES · Aldi Süd · Vorwerk International | Data Governance & Compliance Consultant (Interim)Data Governance & Compliance Consultant (Interim) | Data Governance · Datenschutz · ComplianceData Governance · Data Protection · Compliance |
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| 2014–17 | Deutsche Bahn · ERGO · Verivox · Payback · Deutschland Card | Governance & Compliance Consultant (Interim)Governance & Compliance Consultant (Interim) | Compliance · Data Governance · ProzesseCompliance · Data Governance · Processes |
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