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The biggest problems can only be solved when the most talented, creative and smart minds work together. Join the Dutch Innovation Community to create a society that is more purposeful, inclusive, and sustainable.
Connect with Dutch Innovators
Connect with the think tank pioneers, tinkerers and doers.
Technology journalist and startup founder
Alexander Klöpping
Founder of the Universiteit van Nederland and Podcaster at POMperium.
Raw Milk farmer
André Muler
Was the first family business to produce raw milk dairy on a large scale, with respect for animals, nature and the environment.
Professional nerd
Anna Gimbrère
Physicist, astronomer and space expert, model, speaker and presenter. Dutch Innovation fan from the very beginning.
Fashion tech designer
Anouk Wipprecht
Working in the emerging filed of fashiontech, producing tech-enhanced designs, traveling between San Francisco, LA, Miami and Twente
Designer of nature by night
Bas de Wolf
Researches the relationship betweeen light, nature and technology.
Social designer
Bas van Abel
Founder of Fairphone, entrepeneur, designer en technician. More than 20 years of experience with social innovation.
Inventor of living Coffin
Bob Hendrikx
CEO & founder Loop Biotech. Biodesigner that strives to restore the parasitic relationship between humanity and its environment. Human of the year 2020 by VICE media.
Winner Dutch Innovation Award and Stevin Prize
Bram Nauta
This 'Dutch Nobel Prize' winner prefers to continue tinkering and playing. The Nauta circuit named after him is present in countless computer chips.
Cartographer
Carlijn Kingma
Researcher, artist and cartographer of society. Creates maps of mindscapes to analyze the mechanisms by which we run our society.
MedTech Entrepreneur
Christoff Heunis
CEO at Flux Robotics, empowering the surgeons of tomorrow. Driven by the belief that surgical robots have the potential to revolutionize the way we approach invasive surgery.
High wired artistic spirit
Colin Benders
Man behind the Kyteman Orchestra, whizz with modular synthesizers. Vindt zichzelf steeds opnieuw uit.
Building innovation&tech ecosystems
Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau
Leader of Techleap.nl. On a mission to turn the Netherlands into a unicorn nation. Hoody lover and passionate about art, music, photography and nature.
Light magician for a cleaner world
Daan Roosegaarde
Created a social design lab. Connects people and technology in installations that improve daily life in urban environments that spark the imagination and fights the climate crisis.
Juggling researcher
Daniel Simu
Performer, researcher and creative technologist interested in movement, playful exploration and the intersection of the physical and digital world.
Maker, Hacker, Speaker
Dave Borghuis
PHP developer who founded makerspace TwenSpace and hackerspace Tukkrlab. Searches experiments and develops technology and delves into its influence on our society.
Empathic engineer
David Fernandez Rivas
Learns and tech while working in groups to sove problems that have societal relevance.
Creative Roboticist
Edwin Dertien
Passionate maker and combiner of robotics, music and theatre. Working, teaching and researching technology and social robotics using rapid prototyping and digital fabrication at the University of Twente.
Founder Tech SpeakHers
Emma van Geel
Enthousiastic and curious technology fan. Master’s degree in Health Science and manager corporate information security at Demcon.
Biodesigner
Emma van der Leest
Highlights crossovers with craft, scientific research and new production techniques. Founded BlueCity Lab in Rotterdam, beased in a former tropical swimming pool.
Green Europe
Frans Timmermans
Former European Commissioner, Dutch politician and diplomat. Group leader GroenLinks-PvdA in the House of Representatives.
CEO of stainless steal
Hille van der Kaa
Stubborn optimist and CEO at Those Vegan Cowboys. Positive view on the future and full of drive to improve the world.
Mythbuster
Jamie Hyneman
Entrepreneur and TV presenter. Owner of M5 Industries, specialized in effects for films. Inventor and Robot Wars hero forever.
Counsilor of ‘together’
Jeroen Diepemaat
Responsible for, among other things, spatial development, economy, innovation and culture.
Communicator
Jitze Reeder
Identity finder of conscious organizations and connector par excellence. Speaker and chairman with an open, cheerful curiosity.
Impact director WaterBear
Jolien Walhof
Discusses the importance of storytelling to drive positive change. Only works with purposeful brands and local film makers to create sustainable and ethical productions.
Director Biobased Creations
Lucas de Man
He works on the re-evaluation of what is of value. He believes in a value system that validates vulnerability. He creates, tells stories and works in many different worlds.
Creative entrepreneur and super connector
Maarten Reijgersberg
Leading creative and practical concept developer. Founder of RAUWcc in Rotterdam. Mastered the ability to transform wild ideas into effective strategies.
Financial empowerer
Puck Landewé
Founder of Elfin, pursues transformative journeys toward financial independence for women. Fashion lover, former brand publisher and Tukker.
Nucleair fusion specialist
Ralf Mackenbach
Studies fusion plasma turbulence and aims for the development of more effective fusion reactors for more renewable energy solutions for the future.
Cosmic specialist
Rasa Muller
PhD on cosmic particles that fly through everything. Seeks and shares wonder in the world of the largest and the smallest.
Tegenlicht forever
Rob van Hattum
Former chief Science Officer Sceince museum NEMO / Science Director voor VPRO television, Chair of the programming advisory board of Evoluon in Eindhoven and... Dutch Innovation.
Growth thinker and doer
Rolf Fouchier
Loves to make companies grow and make positive changes and transitions Passion for energy and innovation.
Investigative journalist
Thomas Bollen
Follows the money. Financial economist. Fascinated by economic ideas, models and propaganda that dictate how we live together.
Bio inspired innovation expert
Ylva Poelman
Helps companies to boost their innovation through biomimicry, bionics and biomimetics. An out of the box method that uses nature as its source of inspiration.
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