For many AI Compliance Officers, it starts with a familiar tension: innovation versus regulation. The business wants to move fast. IT experiments with new applications. Board members see strategic opportunities. And you? You see the risks, the open norms, the dependencies in the chain and the obligations that arise under the AI Act. How do you build support for AI governance within existing governance frameworks? How do you prevent compliance from being seen as a brake rather than a precondition? How do you ensure that ‘trustworthy AI’ does not remain a policy document, but is embedded in the organisation?
Arvin Khozooei, AI Governance Lead at TU Delft, entrepreneur through his company Aethico® and certified CAICO®, knows these questions better than most. In his role at TU Delft, he saw that the topic of ‘compliance of AI systems’ was not yet mature enough to command board-level priority. Not because it lacked importance, but because it is difficult to assign to one clear owner, one policy line or one standard solution.
That is why Arvin looked for ways to make the conversation tangible, not by explaining rules alone, but by pooling experiences and openly discussing dilemmas. He quickly discovered the power of connection and networks to give the topic momentum. Drawing on the knowledge gained during the CAICO® programme, he founded the AI Gilde, a community for staff based on the principles of trustworthy AI (lawful, robust and ethical) for productivity purposes.
This community showed him something practical: you do not have to reinvent the wheel every time. The best next steps often emerge when you can test your reasoning out loud with people who recognise the complexity, speak the same language and wrestle with the same question, what is the right course of action in this context?
Although more professionals are training as CAICO®, many still operate relatively alone in daily practice. You are the one who asks critical questions, introduces nuance and makes friction visible. But where do you test your own approach? Where can you safely share your doubts? That is precisely where the added value of our peer consultation session on 21 April begins. In this blog, Arvin Khozooei, the trainer at this event and a lecturer on the CAICO® programme, explains how the session is structured and what you as a CAICO® can expect in practice.
A safe testing ground for real-world dilemmas
The peer consultation session is not a traditional AI event where you mainly listen to updates on legislation and regulation. It is an active working session centred on your practice. Participants bring their own case. After a short pitch, other CAICO® participants respond from different personas, for example as a board member or end user. This immediately reveals how different interests and perspectives shape your issue.
The case is then explored in greater depth using a structured method. The aim is not to formulate a theoretical ‘correct’ answer, but to arrive at a concrete course of action that works within your organisation.
What will it deliver?
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A concrete action plan for your own dilemma.
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Greater strategic insight into stakeholder interests.
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Increased professional confidence in your advisory role.
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A structured toolkit for future issues.
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A network of peers who face the same complexity.
Growth through friction
According to Arvin, the AI landscape in 2026 is too dynamic for individual experts to operate in isolation: ‘Breakthroughs emerge precisely where there is friction. By sharing experiences and challenges, you not only stay up to date, but grow faster as a professional than you ever could alone.’
Peer consultation creates exactly that space. You learn not only from successes, but above all from the doubts and friction experienced by others. This makes you sharper, more strategic and more effective in your role as CAICO®. Continuing to learn is not a luxury in this field; it is a professional necessity.
Strengthen your impact as CAICO®
Do you want to test complex AI governance issues at the right level and exchange views with professionals who carry the same responsibility? Then the session on 21 April is a logical next step. Register and continue building professional excellence in AI compliance together.
