About the IAPP

Martin Woodward is an in-house attorney-at-law and a leader in the emerging field of artificial intelligence law. He is passionate about the intersection between law, technology and digital innovation.

In April 2023, Martin joined Randstad, the world’s largest talent company, as Director Global Legal and member of the Global Legal Leadership Team. In November 2024, he additionally assumed the role of the company's first Global Responsible AI Officer. In close collaboration with the company’s Global IT and Global Procurement functions, he and his team are responsible for all global commercial and IT contracting (e.g. hardware, software, cloud, professional services), providing legal support to large-scale IT projects, and issuing guidance to the business on technology-related legal challenges. Martin also acts as the global legal liaison for the Randstad businesses in the Benelux, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Martin has been admitted to the Netherlands' Bar Association (Orde van Advocaten) since 2005. In addition, he is a member of the Netherlands’ Association for In-house Counsels (Nederlands Genootschap voor Bedrijfsjuristen), where he chairs the working group on digitisation. Finally, Martin is a member of several professional organisations in the field of IT and AI law (Nederlandse Vereniging voor AI en Robotrecht, Nederlandse Vereniging voor Informatietechnologie en Recht, Vereniging van AI-Advocaten).