Bio

Passionate about creating innovative solutions and initiatives and about supporting, engaging and connecting entrepreneurs, investors, decision-makers, networks and organisations with each other in order to increase consciousness, purpose-driven opportunities, (personal) growth and funding, reach common goals, drive innovation, positive impact and create a better world. 20 years’ experience in driving positive change a.o at international organisations and governments (United Nations HQs in NY/World Food Programme/Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs), private sector multinationals a.o. in news, data, research, digital infrastructure, finance (Microsoft/Thomson Reuters) & international NGOs/Social Enterprise Networks (Euclid Network, CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education, Graduate Business Forum). Lived & worked in Barcelona, New York, Bolivia, Shanghai, Paris, London & the Netherlands. HONOURS: -- Global Student Leadership Award: Received from HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark for outstanding leadership & driving innovation at global MBA/Business School level -- Thomson Reuters: Financial & Risk Business Development Awards, Chairman's Awards, Marketing & Design Awards (for C-level finance executive online knowledge sharing, research, innovation & community platform) SPEAKING: 15+ years at conferences virtually & around the world a.o. keynote speaker, panellist, moderating conferences or sessions, leading award finals & galas, workshops. Topics a.o: 1. Social entrepreneurship/social innovation/social finance/social procurement (ESG, UN SDGs, CSR, impact measurement, circular economy, impact investing) 2. Decision-making & evidence-based policy-making through data -- European Social Enterprise Monitor. Initiative supported by European Commission, Google.org, SAP, Bertelsmann Stiftung, ImpactCity. Publications 2021 & 2022. -- e.g. panel with Nobel Price Winner Mohammad Yunus & COO Danone Emmanuel Faber on importance of social business in education & mainstreaming ESG data into traditional financial decision-making 3. Activism keynotes on importance of education for all, purpose-driven leadership & changemaking (responsible/virtuous/conscious/purpose-driven leadership; youth/student leadership) -- at leading universities (NUS, ISB, CEIBS, HSG, ESCP Europe, Berkeley a.o. raising funds for UN WFP school feeding programmes) 4. Value & workings of innovation, democratic/co-created change, creation of movements through multi-stakeholder alliances, partnerships, consortia, (online) communities (activism; social campaigning)