Bio

Wijnand Jongen (1959) is a globally recognized bestselling author and keynote speaker. He has been representing the e-commerce sector for more than 20 years. He was founder and CEO of the Dutch e-commerce association Thuiswinkel.org between 2000 and 2021. He co-founded Ecommerce Europe in 2012, the Brussels based European e-commerce association representing 150.000+ (web)merchant. He was elected President of Ecommerce Europe in 2019 and re-elected as non-executive President of Ecommerce Euro[e for 2022--2024. Wijnand is the bestselling author of the book “The end of online shopping: the future of retail in a world that is always connected.” The book was nominated for best marketing and management book of the year. The book has been published in the Netherlands (5th print), Belgium (2nd print), UK/United States (2nd print), South East Asia (1st print), Italy (1st print), China (1st print), Korea (5th print), Austria (1st print), Germany (1st print), Portugal (1st print) and Russia (1st print). His book on ‘25 years of Online Shopping in the Netherlands’, co-written with historian Wilbert Schreurs, was released in December 2019. Wijnand is chairman of two digital commerce related foundations and chairman of two Advisory Boards of e-commerce scale-ups. Wijnand has been an inspiring keynote speaker at (inter)national retail conferences and company events for many years. His keynotes and masterclasses have led him to all continents of the world.