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Fall 2011 Amsterdam
Applications: Oct 02, '11
Sessions: Oct 11, '11 - Jan 31, '12
Vision
Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 30 cities worldwide.
Sponsors

Microsoft BizSpark - Microsoft BizSpark is a global program that helps software startups succeed by giving them access to Microsoft software development tools, connecting them with key industry players, including investors, and providing marketing visibility to help entrepreneurs starting a business. Microsoft BizSpark is a worldwide partner of the Founder Institute, providing software, support, facilities, and mentoring to many entrprenuers within the Fouder Insitute network. Learn more about our partnership here, and sign-up for BizSpark here.
Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, with 33 offices* in 23 countries and some 3,200 legal advisers. www.cliffordchance.com
Sanoma Media is a media company that crosses frontiers, with her expertise, creativity and appealing content Sanoma creates the right context for advertisers to achieve their objectives. Sanoma Media Netherlands B.V. is a part of the Sanoma Group, an European mediagroup operating in several media sectors in twenty countries www.sanomamedia.nl

V-Ventures is a holding company with a portfolio of Dutch investments geared towards news- and information supply and management www.v-ventures.nl
Events
Join us for a free event to meet local startup founders, and learn about FI.
- New York City Pitch Bootcamp (Jan. 26th, 6 - 9 PM)
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47 Mentors
Fall 2011 Amsterdam
The Founder Institute carefully recruits approximately 25 Mentors per Semester, who are normally the CEO or founder of a successful startup. The Mentors are selected based on their ability to convey lessons learned on a topic in the curriculum and help participating Founders by sharing their relevant experiences. Mentors are accessible to Founders in the program during the sessions and through email. The shared equity upside of each Semester encourages supportive and collaborative relationships with the Mentors.
The Institute recruits some of the Mentors after a Semester has launched to match the needs of Founders with the skills of Mentors.
Aaron Patzer
Founder, Mint.com
Aaron Patzer is both the visionary and technical mind behind Mint.com. With 10 patents filed or pending, Aaron brings strong innovation skills to Mint. Prior to founding Mint, Aaron worked in the fields of bioinformatics, optical networking, computer architecture (including 3 patents in the PlayStation 3 chip), and computer aided design. Aaron holds an MSEE from Princeton University and a BS in computer science, computer engineering, and electrical engineering from Duke University. In 2008 he was named one of CNN Money's "Money Heroes", and a World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer. In 2009, he was named to Inc Magazine's Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30, and Fortune's Top 40 Business Leaders Under 40.
- Presentation and Publicity on 01/17/2012
Ada Van Der Veer Vergeer
FI Mentor
Ada van der Veer-Vergeer:
Directeur/eig Stranergy (bestuursadvies op gebied van strategie en corporate governance)
Lid Raad van Commissarissen LeasePlan Corporation N.V. (LeasePlan)
Lid Raad van Commissarissen Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (NPO)
Lid Raad van Commissarissen Alliander N.V.
Lid Raad van Toezicht Maag/Lever/Darm Stichting
Voorzitter Raad van Toezicht LEAP!
Lid Bestuur Preferente Aandelen Nedap N.V. (Nedap)
Adviseur Nationaal Register Commissarissen en Toezichthouders
Voorheen:
CEO Currence Holding
CEO Divisie KPN Business Solutions
Lid Hoofddirectie Achmea Bank Holding N.V.
Voorzitter van Directie Staal Bankiers N.V.
Voorheen tevens o.a.:
Lid Global Advisory Board British Telecom (BT)
Lid Raad van Commissarissen Fortis Bank Nederland
- Mentor Progress Review on 12/13/2011
Adeo Ressi
CEO, TheFunded.com
Adeo Ressi is Founding Member of TheFunded.com, an online community of 17,000 CEOs to research, rate, and review funding sources worldwide. Adeo also runs the Founder Institute, a mentoring program that helps entrepreneurs launch hundreds of world-class companies each year. The Institute is the eighth start-up that Adeo has founded or built, four of which were acquired and three of which are still operating.
Alexander Ribbink
Partner, Prime Ventures
Alexander is currently a partner at Prime Ventures (VC) , the leading technology VC partnership in the Benelux. He was previously the COO at TomTom NV. Prior to TomTom, he held roles as European Business Director at Mars and Brand Development Director / Board member at Unilever. Alexander has been awarded Marketeer of the Year 2007, Euro Effie winner, Advertising man of the Year. He is also a self proclaimed failed surfer.- Startup Research on 10/25/2011
- Marketing and Sales on 01/10/2012
Alvin Khodabaks
Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
Alvin Khodabaks, partner at Clifford Chance, specialised in litigation, transactions and commercial contracting in the area of intellectual property, (information) technology and telecoms with a focus on internet, outsourcing, software and data(base) protection.
Member of the Dutch Copyright Association (ALAI)
Dutch Association for Media and Communication Law (VMC)
International Computer Law Association (iTechLaw)
Dutch Internet Society (ISOC)
Dutch Association for Information Technology and Law (NVvIR)
- Startup Legal and IP on 11/15/2011
Bart Jan Van Genderen
CEO, CMI
Bart-Jan van Genderen Bart-Jan van Genderen grew up with a passion for Television. Starting out as a cameraman, he soon started a co-operation with a nine other high-level cameramen and DOP’s. BV De Jongens (The Boys Inc.) started out as a ENG company, but with a difference: that it was fully owned by the employees themselves and that it therefore had a focus on great operators, creativity and strong personal relationships. The company later merged with Video Associates into Team Facilities and grew into a full service multicam- and post-production facility. Aware of the enourmous opportunities of digital media creation, Bart-Jan then started digital post-production house Avi-drome, and local fiber-optic telco GVH. Out of the possibilities that the fiber-optic infrastructure created, grew ParkPost and Remote Editing Solutions, a remote, cloud based solution for the editing, storage and distribution of digital broadcast media. Combined they now form Consolidated Media Industries (CMI), and with the addition of full-service broadcast media service provider DutchView and the start of NLbuzz, a company that specializes in developing B2C online media-propositions, they collectively form the largest media service provider in The Netherlands. “You can only ask your self something if you’ve tried it. You can look at the future or you can do something to create your own future, I’ve chosen for the last option. This market will become bigger then we can imagine.”- Startup Basics and Orientation on 10/11/2011
Bernd Damme
Founder , Eye-Wear.nl
Bernd is the founder of Eye-Wear.nl, a company specializing in the sale of branded sunglasses. He is also the Cravatto Pelliano, a menswear company. He has a degree in International Business Administration from Erasmus University. He is also involved in promoting entrepreneurship among young people / students in the Netherlands, but also through several management positions in the field by giving speeches, training and coaching of start (young) entrepreneurs as vice chairman of the Young Sagamores Foundation.
Bert Nijmeijer
CEO, Technology Circle Twente
Bert Nijmeijer, CEO at the Technology Circle Twente
Has a track record of strategic commercial activities in both multinationals and start-up companies. Mostly with an international scope. Worked as an independent consultant on Strategic Changes and Implementing them. At present he is CEO of the Technology Circle Twente that represents about 190 start ups of the University Twente.
Worked in the past for: DialogKHY, Adera, FHV BBDO, Mill Art Productions, Schipper Art Productions, van Rijmenam, Wella, L'Oreal, Henkel
Specialties:
Strategy Development; Marketing; Product Development; International Relationships, Coaching
- Startup Research on 10/25/2011
Bob Stumpel
Managing partner, Result
Bob is currently the managing partner at Result, a management consultancy for companies in the TIME sector focused on internationalism. He has held previous roles as the managing partner at Catchline/HCM, CEO at Clic, CMO at XING, and
Advisor at Mendix, Infocaster and numerous other tech start up companies. He has an MBA from Universiteit van Amsterdam and an undergraduate degree in medieval language and literature.
Christiaan Kraaijenhagen
Founder and CEO, Helio Hub
Christiaan is the founder and CEO at Helio Hub. In the last 5+ years of his professional career, he has led, as general manager and director of marketing, two corporate ventures within Philips. Prior to this, he had various senior roles in general management, corporate restructuring, post merger integration, business transformation, innovation, operations, finance and strategy. He worked at Boer & Croon, Tata Steel, Berenschot and was involved in several start-up companies and sustainable initiatives including the Circle Economy. He holds a degree (Msc) in Industrial Engineering and Management Science, received executive education at INSEAD, Change Management at Sioo and has followed a number of leadership programs within Philips as well as independently run programs like the Wilderness Leadership Program (Foundation Natural Leadership).- Outsourcing, Partners and Suppliers on 12/20/2011
Diederik Stols
partner, Boekx Advocaten
Diederik Stols is a partner at Boekx Advocaten, a law firm based in Amsterdam dedicated to media and intellectual property. He previously practised at the law firms Allen & Overy and DLA Piper. Diederik’s practice has a focus on new media, traditional media, fast moving consumer goods and cultural institutions. Diederik has written dozens of publications about IP and new media in nationwide newspapers and in legal journals. He is a country correspondent for Entertainment Law Review, and a frequent speaker at seminars and conventions. Diederik lectures on IP at the postgraduate institute of Leiden University, as well as the MBA Cross Media program founded by Lemniscaat Education.
- Startup Legal and IP on 11/15/2011
Floris Van Alkemade
Managing Partner, Solid Ventures
Floris van Alkemade has over 15 years of experience in venture capital, M&A, business development. He currently manages Solid Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in early stage Dutch technology companies, that he founded in 2006. Before Solid Ventures, he was a general partner at NeSBIC CTe Fund, a EUR 210M value added venture capital funds that invested in 38 early stage technology companies in Europe and US. In 2000 he managed the NeSBIC CTe Fund office in Silicon Valley, US. Before starting in venture capital Floris worked at Unisource NV, a pan-European telecommunications company, the investment bank MeesPierson NV and the consulting firm Andersson Elffers Felix BV. He has a Masters Degree in Business Econometrics from the Free University of Amsterdam. He is a member of the board of several companies like BoosterMedia and Layar.
- Fundraising on 01/24/2012
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
Frank Heemskerk
Chairman, ECP EPN
Frank is currently on the board of management at Royal Haskoning. He is also the chairman at ECP EPN and serves on several boards. He was previously the minister for foreign trade at Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, MP for the Labour Party (PvdA) at Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal, and an economist at ABN AMRO Bank N.V. He has multiple degrees in economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the University of Amsterdam.Frans Nauta
FI Mentor
Frans Nauta, Professor of Public Sector Innovation at HAN University
Innovation columnist at Business News Radio
Columnist at Binnenlands Bestuur
Consultant and writer at Department of Imagination
Past
secretary/member national Innovation Platform at Prime Ministers office
Founder & CEO at Nederland Kennisland
Board member at Kriterion Amsterdam
Trendwatcher at Atos Origin / BSO (Advies)
ICT-Trendwatcher & technology forcaster at Origin / Philips
Policy maker at Ministry Environmental Protection
Board member at Kriterion Cinema
- Startup Basics and Orientation on 10/11/2011
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
Gabe Zichermann
Author, Speaker, Advisor, Gamification Co
GABE ZICHERMANN is an author, highly rated public speaker and entrepreneur. He is the chair of the Gamification Summit and editor of the industry’s leading publication, The Gamification Blog. His most recent book, “Game-Based Marketing” (Wiley, 2010) has achieved critical and industry acclaim for its detailed look at innovators who blend the power of games with brand strategy. His next book, “Gamification by Design” (O’Reilly, 2011) looks at the technical and architectural considerations for designers in this burgeoning field. A resident of NYC, Gabe is a board member of StartOut.org, advisor to a number of startups and Facilitator for the Founder Institute in Manhattan. For more information about Gabe and Gamification, visit http://Gamification.Co
Geldolph Heyning
Managing Director
Geldolph Heyning (1958) More than twenty years’ international experience in the field of corporate marketing and strategy (based in London, Berlin and Milan). Managing Director of Zigila since 1998. Guest lecturer (naming and strategy) at the University of Groningen and the Academy for Management in Groningen. Marketing and Economics CDT and LSE London, UK, Dutch and International Law, University of Amsterdam and Freie Universität Berlin, postgraduate course in Brand Management University of Groningen.- Naming & Branding on 11/01/2011
Guido Van Nispen
Managing Director, V-Ventures
Guido is the managing director of V-Ventures. V-Ventures is part of Association Veronica and undertaking commercial activities in the Dutch media. Before V-Ventures Guido was in venture management and consulting. He held several executive and director positions, in different European countries. Next to his commercial roles Guido has held non-for-profit Board positions at the Amsterdam Crossmedia Week foundation (PICNIC festival) and IPAN the interactive professionals organization of The Netherlands. Guido is an avid photographer himself and interested in photojournalism.Hendrik Halbe
Co-founder and Managing Partner , Halbe&koenraads
Hendrik is currently the director of Holland Entrepreneurship bv at Erasmus University Rotterdam, director of HOPE (Holland Program on Entrepreneurship) at Erasmus University, TU Delft and Leiden University. He is the co-founder and managing partner at Halbe&koenraads, a management consulting firm. He earned a master's degree n entrepreneurship, strategy, and organization economics from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.
- Fundraising on 01/24/2012
Henk De Hooge
Founder, HotelToday
Henk is the founder of HotelToday, the Blog Idea Factory, and Red Banana. He has previously held roles as manager of business development at Truvo, director of business development and strategy at ClearSense bv, and several other marketing and managing roles at media companies. Henk attended HBO University.
Jaspar Roos
Founder, Incubator Exchange and Dutch Valley
Jasper is the founder of Incubator Exchange and Dutch Valley. He is also the chief inspiration officer at Inspiratie Akademie and ABN AMRO Bank. In addition, Jasper is a board member Erasmus Medical Center Incubator and a self-proclaimed life enthusiast at TEDXBaghdad & Pyramids2pancakes. He earned a master's and PhD in economics and information technology from Tilburg University.
- Startup Research on 10/25/2011
- Fundraising on 01/24/2012
Jeroen Bertrams
Online Marketing Consultant
Jeroen Bertrams is an experienced online marketing consultant and (online) business developer. Over the last ten years, he fouded (and sold) three internet companies. Lately, he advises big companies and startups on online marketing and internet strategy. His latest book - titled "Online Marketing" - reached number one among marketingbooks in The Netherlands. Jeroen is also an active informal investor and venture partner and shareholder at a number of venture funds, among which Solid Ventures.
- Marketing and Sales on 01/10/2012
Jim Stolze
Founder, TEDxAmsterdam
Jim is a creative strategist who has founded several companies in the media sector. In 2009 he organized the first TEDx in Amsterdam. He writes books about the digital society and attends and speaks at TED-events. He has a degree in the field of communications from Rotterdam University as well as an MBA in crossmedia from Lemniscaat Management School. Jim always looks for ways to connect people and ideas.- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
Joris Van Heukelom
Partner , Makerstreet
Joris is currently a partner at Makerstreet. He was previously the CEO of ilse media, an online publishing and media search company. Prior to ilse, he served as director of content and consumer marketing at KPN telecommunicatios. Additionally he has also worked as VP of content marketing at MTV networks for 7 years. Joris holds an undergraduate degree in communication science from KUL (Universiteit Leuven) and a master’s degree in marketing and advertising from Universite de Bruxelles.- Vision and Values on 10/18/2011
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
- Mentor Progress Review on 12/13/2011
Kees Zegers
Founder and CEO, Dialogue Company
Kees Zegers has been one of Dutch most famous and successful Internet entrepreneurs. In the past 15 years he founded 14 companies (including Dialogue Company and NU.nl) of which five were Dutch leaders. Kees started as a copywriter in advertising and later co-founder and award-winning creative director of Not Just Film (now Y & R / NJF ). In October 2011 he published the book Seed Capital , a book of 100 tips for successful business.
- Naming & Branding on 11/01/2011
Lucien Engelen
Founder and Curator, The Future of Health at Radboud University Medical Centre
Lucien Engelen as founding Director of the Radboud REshape & Innovation Centre of the Radboud University Medical Centre (RUNMC) . This center will follow or create trends, translated idea's into practice and vast progress in what he calls Participatory Health. He is the founder & Curator of TEDxMaastricht "the Future of Health", Faculty of FutureMed track Singularity University (founded by Google, NASA and Autodesk) Silicon Valley, Mentor Health of the Founder Institute, Amsterdam. Together with the Mayo Clinic he founded the Global Social Media Network for the healthcare. Fall 2011 he founded the Radboud Reshape Academy, with (international) Masterclasses about the upcoming changes as described above. Lucien acts as well as Head of the Regional Emergency Healthcare Network and is advisory to the executive board at RUNMC.
- Outsourcing, Partners and Suppliers on 12/20/2011
Lucien Burm
CEO, Kimengi
Lucien Burm is co-founder and CEO of a Dutch recommendation technology company called Kimengi. Out of that company, f»dforward emerged, a smart widget network providing cross-blog suggestions for articles to read next. f»dforward has been available on tens of thousands on blogs producing millions of suggestions each day. In November 2011 a new product will spawn from the Kimengi labs. Not much is known yet, only that it will revolutionize the way we receive and share news.
Prior to Kimengi, Lucien worked for more than 16 years in several web, new media and cross-media companies after starting his own small internet consultancy in the mid 90s. During the past 16 years, Lucien and co-founder Christian Vogel remained vigilent and dedicated to creating new concepts of recommendation for the Web through several recommendation technology experiments before before they finally the web was ready for some groundbreaking technology in 2006 leading to the official start of Kimengi in 2008.
Lucien is also a news junkie and a social media schizophrenic. He pretends to know one or two things about quality coffee, real Italian food and ditto wines. Plays guitar longer than being involved in the Interwebs. Lost half his hair in the meantime though.
- Fundraising on 01/24/2012
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
- Cofounders, Hiring and Firing on 11/22/2011
- Mentor Progress Review on 12/13/2011
Maarten Lens Fitz Gerald
Founder, Layar
Maarten is currently the general manager and founder at Layar and the founder, partner, and mobile service architect at SPRXmobile. He previously co-founded and organized Mobile Monday Amsterdam. Maarten has held a number of management positions in business and strategy roles and earned a MA in information, marketing, and publishing from Hogeschool van Amsterdam.
- Vision and Values on 10/18/2011
- Presentation and Publicity on 01/17/2012
Marc Van Der Heijden
CEO, Tonson Enterprises BV
Current Marc is currently the CEO at Tonson Enterprises BV. He is also a member of the advisory board at Parthenon Data Centres, a member of the supervisory board at VastMobiel, a member of the advisory board at RadioAccess B.V., and chairman of the supervisory board at Teleena Holding BV. He previously founded Versatel and served as the CEO at High Key Communications consultancy. Marc studied law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
Michiel Westermann
CEO, Motek Medical & Motek Entertainment
Michiel C.Westermann is the CEO of Motek (www.motekentertainment.com www.motekmedical.com). He previously worked for Schlumberger as petroleum engineer; co-founder and CEO Pink Elephant; board member PinkRoccade (now Getronics/KPN consulting); CEO Twinning. He is a member of RvC of NEDAP, Berenschot, SIDN. Michiel was awarded manager of the Year for midsized companies in The Netherlands in 1990. His interests include new product development and marketing. Michiel earned a MSc Mining Engineering, MBA Insead.- Product Development on 12/06/2011
Michiel Muller
Advisory Board Member, Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship
Michel is currently a member of the advisory board at the Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship, an investor at Fashiolista.com, and a member of the advisory board at Holland Program on Entrepreneurship. He previous roles include founder & MD at Bieden en Wonen, founder & MD at Route Mobiel, managing director at Tango Holding BV, business development manager at Petroplus International NV, and officer at Royal Dutch Airforce.
- Naming & Branding on 11/01/2011
Michiel Buitelaar
COO, Sanoma Media NL
Michiel is the COO for Sanoma Media NL. He has previously worked as a senior executive of digital media at Endemol, managing director of wireline consumer business at KPN, chief commercial officer at Orange FT Groupe, director of strategy at Ben (now t-mobile), among other roles. Michiel earned a master's in mathematics from Technische Universiteit Delft.- Mentor Progress Review on 12/13/2011
Oscar Kneppers
Founder, Rockstart
Oscar is the founder of Rockstart and chief at Iconomy. His past roles include founder and publisher at Bright TechMedia, founder and publisher at Emerce, and editor and publisher at IDG.
- Vision and Values on 10/18/2011
Peter Van Gorsel
Educational Business Developer, University of Amsterdam / Serendip
Peter is at present the educational business developer at University of Amsterdam/ UvA / HvA. Prior to this, he served as the Dean at the University of Applied Science at the University of Amsterdam. Peter has significant sales experience in the media and communications industries. He is the track director at WCIT 2010 and is a member of several boards. Peter studied graphic design and publishing at Grafische School Utrecht.
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
Phil Libin
CEO, Evernote
Phil Libin is the CEO of Evernote, a web service designed to allow users to easily capture and store information, memories, and content in any environment. Prior to Evernote, Phil was a founder of two other successful tech startups: CoreStreet and Engine 5. He has been written about in publications as diverse as BusinessWeek, The New York Times, The Economist and, surprisingly, Locksmith Ledger. Phil is also an investor and advisor in several startups and the inventor of several issued and pending technology patents.
Pieter Bas Leezenberg
CEO and Co-founder, Hansje Brinker BV
Pieter is currently the CEO and co-founder at Hansje Brinker bv and managing partner at Couloir Partners. He was previously an entrepreneur in residence at GP Ventures, chief marketing officer at GPXS, chief operations officer at Rost & Co, engineer in advanced technology at Maxtor Corp, and researcher at IBM Almaden Research Center. Pieter studied economics and geology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and received his PhD in material science and engineering from Stanford University.
- Mentor Progress Review on 12/13/2011
René Hofma
Partner, Result Executive Search
Rene is a partner at Result Executive Search, specialists in executive search in digital media, marketing, marketing Communication and advertising and founder at Result Recruitment Group. He previously worked as managing partner at Nobiles Media. Rene studied at Nyenrode Business Universiteit.
- Cofounders, Hiring and Firing on 11/22/2011
Rick le Roy
Partner, UNITiD
Rick le Roy is co-founder and partner at UNITiD. We help our clients with the design of new digital services that their clients like. UNITiD designs with forward thinking clients like Ziggo, RTL nieuws, Sanoma Media, Philips and KPN.
- Product Development on 12/06/2011
Roger Yee
Investor
Roger is a veteran of start-ups, having founded three companies that included investor-backed funding and successful exits through acquisitions and IPOs. His previous companies and executive roles include ShadowLogic, Inc. (CEO), a cybersecurity services company; LaunchFuel, Inc. (CTO), a technology venture accelerator; and AppNet, Inc. (VP) an Internet and electronic commerce solutions firm acquired by CommerceOne for $2.1B.
Most recently, Roger was Vice President at BAE Systems responsible for global defense and security programs and was an executive with DigitalNet, Inc. which was acquired by BAE Systems for $600M in 2004. Roger's work has been featured in The Washington Post, Federal Computing Week, Washington Technology, Government Security News and is a frequent invited speaker at government and industry events. He is currently an angel investor and LP with fortify.vc
Roland Van Kralingen
Founder, Marketing Fund
Roland van Kralingen : co-founder of the MarketingFund ( privat equity ) and Founder of Innoa ( marketing innovation) Visiting professor marketing at the Polytech University HongKong. Senoir fellow at the Academy of Management : teaching Brand Management Several non-executive boardmember assigments Partner at Sage consultants in Boston & San Francisco- Marketing and Sales on 01/10/2012
Ronnie Overgoor
Co-founder , Social Chiefs
Ronnie is the co-Founder at Social Chiefs, partner and co-founder at PitchBlink, co-founder at Blue Shots, CEO at Pitch Management, speaker, moderator, chairman at several companies, and CEO at ronnieovergoor.com. He studied media technology at Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht.
- Presentation and Publicity on 01/17/2012
Sheila Struyck
Enterpreneur, Chimaera Ventures
Current
Enterpreneur at Chimaera Ventures: for ambitious owner / managers. Participates in start-ups, is 'enterpreneur in residence' at Rabo Capital and offers enterpreneur mentorship. Publishes in Red, Financieele Dagblad and NRC Handelsblad about enterpreunerial. Member supervisory board at Luzac College
Past
Chief Marketing Officer & Head of Strategy (global) at Philips Consumer Lifestyle
Vice President - market driven innovation at Philips Consumer Lifestyle and MD venture in Incubator.
Strategic director / enterpreneur at Beagle creative marketing agency
- Cofounders, Hiring and Firing on 11/22/2011
- Mentor Progress Review on 12/13/2011
Simone Brummelhuis
Founder, The Next Women
Simone is the VP Europe at Astia.org and the founder, CEO at thenextwomen.com, an online business magazine and platform with a focus on news, deals, female business heroes and interviews. She previously founded Brummbooks, served as managing director of IENS Independent Index, and worked as a corporate lawyer. Simone studied law at Universiteit van Amsterdam and Columbia University.
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
- Mentor Progress Review on 12/13/2011
Ton Aan De Stegge
FI Mentor
Ton aan de Stegge richtte in 2009 Purplefield Investments op. Daarvoor werkte hij ruim 30 jaar in de ICT-, telecom-, en mediasector in managementfuncties bij Volmac (later Capgemini), Getronics en CSC Computer Sciences en als bestuursvoorzitter bij Ericsson, Telfort en PcM uitgevers.
De ervaring die hij opdeed, leerde hem inzien dat enthousiasme en ambitie sleutelfactoren zijn die het verschil kunnen maken. Hij durft op zijn eigen mening te vertrouwen en laat zich niet snel afleiden door externe omstandigheden.
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
Valentine Van Der Lande
CEO, TenPages.com
Valentine is the CEO at TenPages.com. She has previously held roles as e-commerce manager at Albumprinter, product manager Books at bol.com, and PR manager at Objekt Magazine International. She earned a doctorate and master's in languages and cultures of Latin America from Universiteit Leiden.
- Presentation and Publicity on 01/17/2012
Veronique Pauwels
Partner, Bain and Company
Veronique is a partner at Bain&Company. During last 13 years, she has worked in a number of industries with primary focus on Consumer Goods and secondary focus on Industrial Goods and Services. Functional expertise includes helping Executive Boards of large corporations on strategic and operational issues with specific expertise in customer strategy and marketing, pricing strategy and performance enhancement. Veronique earned a master's degree in material science and engineering from University of Ghent and an MBA from Vlerick Leuven Ghent Management School.- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011
Walter De Brouwer
CEO, Scanadu
Walter is the CEO of Scanadu and CEO of One Laptop Per Child Europe, director at Tau Zero Foundation, and entrepreneur in residence at University of Cambridge. His past roles include chairman at the Royal Society of Arts Brussels, President at Fork Capital, CEO at PajamaNation, founder and CEO at Starlab, founder at Jobscape, and professor at the University of Monaco. Walter received his PhD in semiotics from the University of Tilburg and has done work at Universiteit Gent in economics and philology.
Yuri Van Geest
Founder and CEO, Trend8
Yuri is the founder and CEO of Trend8. He is also a member of the Topteam Creative Industry at Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, head of Emerging Technologies at THNK Amsterdam School for Creative Leadership,
double alumnus at Singularity University / FutureMed Executive Programs 2010 and 2011, an advisory board member at TEDxHealth / TEDxMaastricht, and co-organizer at TEDx Amsterdam (TEDxAMS). Yuri earned a master's in marketing and strategy at Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam.
- Mentor Idea Review on 11/08/2011

