Jos Visser
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Josephus C. Visser is a seasoned software and systems engineer with over 35 years of experience, including leadership roles at Google, Amazon, Meta, and OpenAI. He specializes in building highly reliable, distributed systems at scale, and has led global engineering and SRE teams supporting mission-critical infrastructure.
His work spans everything from AI supercomputing platforms to human-scale onboarding systems and internet-scale continuous deployment. Josephus is also an experienced technical speaker, educator, and mentor, having delivered keynotes and talks at SRECon, MCH, and internal leadership programs at Google and Meta. He holds degrees in both computer science and law, and writes a weekly newsletter and podcast titled Wednesday Wisdom.
Currently, he works at OpenAI as a Research Platform Engineer and holds dual US/EU citizenship.
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Among the topics discussed will be: The history of data protection in Europe. What does the GDPR protect? What are the principles of data protection? What is personal data? When can you process personal data legally? What is the difference between a Data Processor and a Data Controller? Do you need a Data Protection Officer? What are the rights of the data subjects? How to read a EU court verdict on data protection. Who is Max Schrems? Who is your Supervisory Authority and what do they do?