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The team behind EU GPT

AI Craftsmanship, Leadership and Proven Approach

Harmenjan Sijtsma

Harmenjan Sijtsma

CEO & Co-Founder EU GPT

More than 20 years of experience setting up and leading AI teams that deliver business value within organizations.

Previously Head of AI at a Dutch bank. Started EU GPT together with his former colleagues to bring Sovereign AI to Europe.

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Steven Laan

Steven Laan

AI guru & Co-founder EU GPT

More than 10 years of AI experience in the financial sector. AI advisor for Team North (Amsterdam) and Team South (Eindhoven).

Steven always has a practical solution for the most complex challenges of our customers. Expert on compliance with the EU AI Act.

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Stef van der Wel

Stef van der Wel

Engineering Lead Team Zuid & Co-founder EU GPT

More than 5 years of full stack engineering experience. Focused on building the engineering dream team and delivering the best solution for the customer.

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Peter Krol

Peter Krol

Engineer Team Zuid & Co-founder EU GPT

More than 4 years of full stack engineering experience. Focuses on the most complex AI features and always finds a working solution.

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Niels van Hal

Niels van Hal

Engineer Team Zuid & Co-founder EU GPT

More than 4 years of full stack engineering experience. Designs sovereign-first architecture that meets compliance requirements while delivering an optimal user experience.

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Wesley Salimans

Wesley Salimans

Engineer Team Zuid & Co-founder EU GPT

More than 4 years of full stack engineering experience. Pragmatic mindset and his hands-on commitment helps us reach our goals quickly.

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Roshanak Rahimi

Roshanak Rahimi

Engineer Team North

Translates ideas into scalable customer output at start-up speed. Thanks to her sharpness and hands-on approach, Roshanak has given the team enormous momentum. Strongly driven by our mission to bring Sovereign AI to Europe.

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Fako Berkers

Fako Berkers

Engineering Lead Team North

Has been helping companies since 2017 with implementing algorithms and search solutions, such as a search engine for research at universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands and automatically analyzing call center conversations. Puts the customer question at the center of his approach.

David Leinwand recte Rein

David Leinwand recte Rein

Chief Sales Officer

As an organization specialist, David has been guiding organizations for decades. He is always happy to discuss your challenges and help you solve tomorrow's problems today, empowered by EU GPT.

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Benito Bekx

Benito Bekx

Chief Growth Officer

Organization specialist with years of experience. Benito loves connecting with organizations to help solve tomorrow's problems today, supported by EU GPT.

Built more than 100 agents over the past 2 years to support employees and make processes smarter. Customer-focused and fully convinced that AI only becomes powerful with data sovereignty and compliance with legislation.

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