Kai Hermsen
Co-founder and Digital Governance Expert at DECAID
As co-founder and Digital Governance Expert at DECAID.secure, Kai makes professional AI governance accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises, ensuring the secure and responsible introduction of AI solutions. His career path took him from the hotel industry to a degree in Business Administration, followed by management roles in industry, before he became an entrepreneur. At Siemens, he led the Charter of Trust; as Co-Managing Director of Identity Valley, he shaped the digital responsibility goals; and with the twinds foundation, he is establishing disposable identities to foster greater online trust. He is also a lecturer and sits on expert committees such as the World Economic Forum. He organises community events like the Munich Cybersecurity Conference. As a husband and father of two, Kai believes that work-life integration is the key to sustainable success.