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Sectoral Partner · Technology & AI Data Risk · Mahat Advisory
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Thomas
Berndorfer
Technology & AI Data Risk Partner · Mahat Advisory · Austria / Portugal
Technology & AI Data Risk Connecting Software — Founder & CEO · 2004 Truth Enforcer — Blockchain Document Authenticity Microsoft Gold Partner ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 Top 10 Blockchain Solution Provider 2020 Honorary Consul of Austria · Madeira
About

The AI Data Risk Problem
Needs Infrastructure, Not Policy

When AI is allowed to access your organisation's internal data — what it reads, what it retains, what autonomous bots can do inside your systems — the governance question is not answered by a policy document. It is answered by technical infrastructure built by someone who has been inside the problem for twenty years.

Thomas Berndorfer founded Connecting Software in Austria in 2004 — 100% self-financed, growing 30% annually, with offices in Austria, Slovakia, Portugal (Madeira), and the United States. The company built Connect Bridge, an enterprise middleware platform that translates any programming language of the last 40 years into SQL, allowing developers to work across any combination of enterprise systems.

In 2019, following an encounter with blockchain technology at Web Summit, Connecting Software built Truth Enforcer — a blockchain-based document sealing and authenticity verification solution that allows organisations to prove that a digital document is exactly what it claims to be, has not been altered, and has not been accessed by systems without authorisation. Connecting Software was named a Top 10 Blockchain Solution Provider in 2020. In 2025, Thomas was appointed Honorary Consul of Austria in the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

Professional Experience
Technology & AI Data Risk Partner — Mahat Advisory · 2024–Present
Founder & CEO — Connecting Software · Austria · 2004–Present
Offices: Austria · Slovakia · Portugal (Madeira) · USA (Denver)
Creator — Truth Enforcer · Blockchain document authenticity technology · Top 10 Blockchain Solution Provider 2020
Microsoft Gold Partner · Microsoft Partner of the Year 2015 Finalist
ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 Certified
Honorary Consul of Austria — Autonomous Region of Madeira · 2025
Education
MSc Business Administration — Vienna University of Economics
Core Domains
AI Data Risk & Internal Data Architecture
Blockchain Document Authenticity — Truth Enforcer
Enterprise Integration — Connect Bridge Platform
AI Governance Technical Infrastructure
ISO 27001 Information Security
ERP · CRM · SharePoint Integration
Europe–ASEAN Technology Sector Access
Low-Code & Enterprise Middleware Architecture
Role at Mahat Advisory
Thomas brings technology sector credibility and AI data risk expertise — the operator who has built the infrastructure that addresses the problem boards are only now learning to ask about. His contribution is sectoral access and the specific technical intelligence that makes Mahat Advisory's AI governance advisory credible at the enterprise implementation layer. All advisory and clinical work is led by a credentialled Senior Specialist Partner.
LinkedIn → Connecting Software →
Technology Sector or
AI Data Risk Advisory

Contact Mahat Advisory for technology sector mandates or AI data risk advisory. Thomas Berndorfer's involvement provides the technical infrastructure expertise and Europe-ASEAN technology sector access where the mandate requires it.

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