Patrick Upmann

Patrick Upmann is an internationally recognized Thought Leader, Standard Setter, and Scientific Architect in the emerging discipline of Systemic AI Governance.
He is the creator and copyright holder of AIGN OS – The Operating System for Responsible AI Governance, a globally cited and SSRN-published architecture that defines how ethics, regulation, and technology converge into a single systemic governance model.
Upmann’s research is published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) and has established the intellectual and scientific foundation for a new governance paradigm in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
His peer-reviewed papers form the core corpus of global AI governance architecture, connecting law, ethics, and organizational practice into certifiable infrastructures of trust.
SSRN Publications by Patrick Upmann include:
AIGN OS – The Operating System for Responsible AI Governance
AIGN Systemic AI Governance Stress Test
AIGN – AI Governance Compliance Framework for SAP® S/4HANA®
AIGN OS – AI Agents: The AI Governance Stack as a New Regulatory Infrastructure
The ASGR Index – Establishing the Global Benchmark for Systemic AI Governance Readiness
AIGN OS – Trust Infrastructure: Certification, Licensing, and Market Enforcement for Responsible AI
Through his organization AIGN (Artificial Intelligence Governance Network), he advances international AI governance standardization, linking ISO/IEC 42001, the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, and sectoral regulations into a unified compliance ecosystem.
Upmann is a Speaker at the TRT World Forum 2025 in Istanbul, contributing to the global debate on “Democratising AI Innovation, Governance and Access.”
His mission is to transform AI governance from a regulatory obligation into a systemic infrastructure for trust, accountability, and sustainable innovation — defining how societies and institutions navigate the intelligence age responsibly.