Richard Skalt is Cybersecurity Advocacy Manager at TÜV SÜD’s Cybersecurity Office (CSO) with expertise in cybersecurity and AI regulation, technology standards, and geopolitics. He is responsible for coordinating the TÜV SÜD wide Cybersecurity Advocacy Strategy. Prior to joining TÜV SÜD, he worked as a Manager at ESMT Berlin‘s Digital Society Institute (DSI) and held various positions at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), the University of Munich and Check Point Software Technologies. He holds a Double Degree Master in Political Science from Stockholm University and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.