Organisations Maryam has worked with include
- Keeping Children Safe
- SOS Children's Villages
- Terre des Hommes
- Save the Children
- British Council
- ChildFund Japan
- USAID PEPFAR
- Charity Commission for England and Wales
- Eurochild
- War Child
- Tearfund
- Islamic Relief
- The Open University
How Maryam and her team can help
Bespoke safeguarding solutions grounded in international child rights standards, delivered by a team with deep cross-sector expertise.
Online Safety & Compliance
DSA, OSA, and AI Act readiness assessments. Age assurance strategy, safety-by-design audits, and compliance roadmaps for digital platforms.
Explore online safety advisory AI and childrenAI & Child Safety
AI impact assessments focused on children's rights, algorithm audits for age-appropriate content, and governance frameworks for AI systems affecting children.
Explore AI and child safety Organisational safeguardingConsulting & Advisory
From safeguarding policy development and regulatory compliance to responsible AI assessments and retainer-based strategic advisory.
Explore consulting and advisoryAlso: training and capacity building for leadership teams, government agencies and regulators, and retainer-based strategic advisory.
Led by one of the world's foremost child safeguarding experts
Maryam combines two kinds of authority that rarely sit in the same person.
Long-standing child-protection standing
Through the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), where she serves on the Executive Board, founded and chairs the Child Safeguarding Working Group and chaired the scientific programme of the 2023 Congress in Edinburgh.
Formal training in AI and AI regulation
From the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School. That combination lets her help governments, regulators, UN agencies and NGOs operationalise children's-rights-grounded safeguarding for the regulatory era, rather than treating it as a compliance checklist.
Maryam Ehsani is the Founder of Child Safe ME, established in 2019 to advance the implementation of international child protection standards in practice. Her work increasingly centres on online child safety and child safety in AI. She holds an MSc in International Child Rights from King's College London and completed the Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme (2025) and the Oxford AI Ethics, Regulations and Compliance Programme (2026) at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
Before founding Child Safe ME she spent eight years at Keeping Children Safe in London, leading a global network of more than 80 governments, international NGOs and corporations. She is an Ambassador to the AI Universal Council, and her work spans governments, technology companies, UN agencies, and NGOs worldwide, with a focus on embedding responsible, cross-sector approaches to child safeguarding.
She is also the author of the forthcoming children's book Sofia's Safe Circle (Growing Brave Press, 2027). Read her full profile or visit maryam-ehsani.com.
- Oxford Artificial Intelligence Programme (2025) and Oxford AI Ethics, Regulations and Compliance Programme (2026), Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
- MSc in International Child Rights, King's College London
- ISPCAN Executive Board Member
- Online child safety and child safety in AI specialist
- Through Child Safe ME, Maryam and her team deliver specialist consulting, training, and policy development to organisations worldwide, grounded in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and international safeguarding standards.
Book Maryam for your next event or project
Available for keynote speaking, panel discussions, expert workshops, and strategic advisory engagements worldwide.
Keynote Speaking
Drawing on sixteen years of frontline experience and global leadership, Maryam delivers compelling talks that bridge policy, practice, and technology. Signature keynotes include:
- Protecting Children in the Age of AI
- The Regulatory Wave: Children's Online Safety
- Designing for the Youngest Users
- Children's Rights in a Digital World
- From Policy to Practice: Keeping Children Safe
Strategic Advisory
Trusted guidance for organisations navigating child safety, AI governance, and online protection. Maryam advises across sectors on building robust, rights-based frameworks.
- Trust & safety programme development
- Child safety risk assessment & auditing
- AI governance and child impact assessment
- Regulatory compliance (UNCRC, DSA, OSA)
- Board advisory on child safety matters
From the blog
Expert perspectives on child safeguarding, AI safety, and children's rights.
UK Online Safety Act vs EU Digital Services Act: What Child-Facing Services Must Do Under Each
Two regulators, two rulebooks, one question: can you show your service is safe for children? The UK and EU regimes compared, with practical steps.
Read the articleThis Is a Turning Point in How We Think About Technology and Children
Questions about how digital platforms shape children's behaviour are no longer peripheral. The challenge now is not awareness but redesign, with child wellbeing embedded into product decisions from the start.
Read the articleFive Reasons Why Corporates Should Consider Child Safeguarding
Child safeguarding is not just an ethical imperative, it's a business one. Organisations that prioritise the protection of children strengthen their reputation, reduce legal risk, and contribute to sustainable development.
Read the articleLet's work together
Whether you need consulting, training, or a keynote speaker, Maryam and her team would love to hear from you. Reach out to discuss how Child Safe ME can support your organisation's safeguarding needs, or to book Maryam for your next event.