ImpactFest 2023 | ImpactCity | 6 November 2023 | Fokker Terminal, Binckhorstlaan 249, 2516 BB The Hague, Netherlands

It is calling upon startups, scale-ups, investors, knowledge institutes, corporates, policymakers, and passionate individuals worldwide to unite and unleash the power of collaboration. Previous editions have already established many successful and meaningful connections. Now it is up to you!

2023 Speakers

MODERATOR:

Sofie van den Enk
Journalist, Author and Presenter, TV-programme for KRO-NCRV

SPEAKERS:

Jasmine Anouna
Founder, of The Bloom

Melanie Hawken
Founder and CEO, Lionesses of Africa

Evelien Bijl
Investment Manager, InvestNL

Max ter Horst
Managing Partner Energy Fund, Rockstart

Willem Kemmers
Project Manager Biobased Circular, Greenport West-Holland

Alena Kalibaba
Co-Founder, Silab Ukraine

Peter Liu
Managing Director, Deloitte

Aslihan Ozcan
Partnerships Advisor, UN Women

Simona Trpovska
CEO; Export for Access to EU Funding Schemes, I-DS Coaching & Consulting

Noah Paul
Energy Intelligence Lead, Unknown Group

Roy van der Loos
Business Development Lead, Unknown Group

Toby Gazeley
Policy Lead, Euclid Network

Natasja van der Lely
Programmamanager Gezondheid en Geluk, Greenport West-Holland

Eveline Stilma
Programmamanager Biodiversiteit, Greenport West-Holland

Else Botukan
Programma regisseur transitieprogramma Circulaire Metropool, Greenport West-Holland

Jelmer Kalff
Co-owner & CCO, Powercrumbs

Melissa Clissold
Communications Lead, ATÖLYE

Joep Helsen
Impact VC, 4impact

Saskia Rotshuizen
Senior Manager, Growth & Certification, B Lab Benelux

Amelie Suttner
Project Lead, Velokonzept

Daniel Antal
Co-Founder, Reprex BV

Asceline Groot
Community Manager Apollo 14, ImpactCity

Minou Schillings
Regenerative Business Facilitator, The Green Sprint

Annemiek Nusmeijer
Co-Owner, Let's play equal

Ben Younkman
Regional Director Europe, Village Capital

Luisa Kremer
Junior Consultant Innovation & Sustainability, Plus Projects B.V.

Emily Gustafsson-Wright
Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution

Corina Gardner
CEO, IDP Foundation

Sandeep Aneja
Founder and Managing Partner, Kaizenvest

Erik Pentinga
Investment Manager Start-ups & Scale-ups, Invest International

Michelle de Rijk
Impact Investor, Fair Capital Partners B.V.

Kate Mullord
Partner, 4impact capital

Lisa Jordan
Managing Director, DRK Foundation

Marc Rasmussen
Impact Investment Principal, DOEN Participaties

Suzanne van Straaten
Founder, Sprinklr

Gijsbert Koren
Founder, Movement Lead, We Are Stewards

Pieter Moerman
Founder, Katapult network

Pascal Mulder
Co-founder, Fraenck

Neil Smyth
CEO, co-founder, Alkemio

Matthijs Damm
Business Developer Energy, Innovation Quarter

Karin Müller
Co-director Ashoka Netherlands, Co-founder Bioregional Weaving Labs, Ashoka Netherlands

Ronald Visser
Program Director bachelor of science Entrepreneurship & Retail Management - Initiator of the Center for Entrepreneurs of the Hague University of Applied Science, The Hague University of Applied Sciences (HHS)

Verena Asser
Community Manager NL, COSH!

Hanane Abaydi
Corporate Activist, FDBCK Agency

Brad Vanstone
Co-Founder, Willicroft

Serife Dikbas
Projectleider Circulair Consumptiegedrag bij Gemeente Rotterdam, Gemeente Rotterdam (Rotterdam Circulair)

Lieke Beelen
Co-founder and CEO, Visual Contracts B.V.

Nina Maqami
Senior Consultant, The Broker Consultancy

Ignaz Anderson
Director, Donor Impact Invest Fund

Rosa Groen
Researcher-lecturer, The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Rowie Korpel
Marketing Manager NL, COSH!

Bas van den Berg
Assistant Professor, The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Bram Spitzer
Energy Innovation Officer, Provincie Zuid Holland

Barbara Rosen Jacobson
Advocacy Adviser, Zurich Flood and Resilience Alliance, Mercy Corps

Eleni Theodorou
Managing Director, We Share Forward Foundation

Saja Chander
European Investor Relations, Financing Agency for Social Entrepreneurship (FASE)

Alexander Gunkel
CEO, Space4Good

Salvatore Nigro
CEO, JA Europe

Mirjam Ros
Innovation & IP strategist, Sparkling Eyes Innovation

Bas Verschoor
IP Strategist, Level IP

Laure Wessemius-Chibrac
Managing Director, NAB - Netherlands Advisory Board on impact investing

Pratap Thapa
Co-founder & CEO, aQysta

Kristel Molly
Commercial Sustainability Manager, ClimatePartner Netherlands B.V.

Geert Pelsma
Captain of Growth Strategies, NOA collective

Gijs Schuringa
Co-founder, Sumthing

Fathya Utami
Program Manager Digital Entrepreneurship Program, Forward·Inc

Anna Duszczynska
Branding Consultant | Brand Strategist |, A.D. new world

Badr Dabbagh
Founder, Hummus & Habibis

Nina Levchuk
Managing Director/Co-Founder, Impact Force

Jan Hendrik Schretlen
Co-Founder Campus@Sea, Campus@Sea

Cas van de Voort
Cofounder, Wave Energy Collective

Wim Nobel
Directeur coöperatieve, Rabobank

Lorenzo Chiavarini
B2B Research Lead and Impact Specialist, Dealroom.co

Kirsten Ruiter
Managing Director, Buccaneer Delft

Marine Lesant
Digital Engagement Manager, Civocracy

Gerlinde Schmidt
Project Manager, Euclid Network - The European Social Enterprise Network

Gerrit Jan van 't Veen
Chief Ecosystem Officer, WorldStartup

Asma Naimi
Project Lead, Social Enterprise NL

David van Overeem
Investment Manager, 280ppm / Hal investments

Laure Wessemius-Chibrac
Managing Director, NAB

Jasper Schuringa
Head of Corporate Venturing, Damen Maritime Ventures

Roland Greifeld
Director Germany, Civocracy

Klaas Feenstra
Regional accelerator for circular entrepreneurship, Kennispoort Regio Zwolle

Niels Ahsmann
Adviseur Duurzame Transitie / Advisor Sustainable Transition, KPlusV

Laura de Franchis
Social Entrepreneur, The Alternatives Factory

Raluca Radu
Impact Counsel, Co-founder and Board Member, LegallySaid Impact Accelerator // The LISI Foundation

Svitlana Khrystenko
Innovation Programme Manager, WorldStartup

Bert van Son
Founder, MUD Jeans International

Sarah Streim
Project Coordinator Education, Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship

Edward De Jager
Founder We Share Forward Foundation | Chairman of the Board, Unknown Group

Rudolf Hilti
Founding Chair, System Change Foundation

Michiel Elich
CEO, Powered by Enviu

Carol Taar
Lead & Programme Director, Phenix Impact Investing Academy

Geert Van Der Veer
Founder, Herenboeren

Gorka Goikoetxea
Co-Founder FDF Impacto SL, Anesvad Foundation | ESG & Impact Investing in Anesvad Foundation

Henk Bakker
Program Manager Human Capital, Economic Board Zuid-Holland

Bas van den Barg
Senior Policy Officer, Provincie Zuid-Holland

Ru Wikmann
CEO & Co-founder, BeeSage

Dieter Van Den Broeck
Design strategy and facilitator head of 4 returns labs, Commonland

Mario Roccaro
Program and Manager Education, EIT Food EQ

Ilektra Kouloumpi
Thrive Lead, Circle Economy

Judith Mathijssen
Impact manager, Lendahand

Windy Massabni
Impact SME specialist, Oxfam Novib

Justin Kerkmeijer
Junior Consultant Food Transition, Schuttelaar & Partners

Silvia Oostwegel
Founder, MAEX/Social Handprint

Terry Wyer
Senior Vice President Heifer Impact Capital, Heifer

Michelle Steggerda
Investment officer, Oxfam Novib

Neiza Franciska
Commercial Sustainability Team Lead Benelux, ClimatePartner

Hidde Kamst
Advisor Digital Innovation and Smart City, Gemeente Den Haag

Daniël Steginga
Managing Director World Startup, GovTech NL

Catarina Caria
Programme Manager, Institute for Economics & Peace

Ekaterina Demushkina
Deputy Director Europe & MENA, Institute for Economics & Peace

Marloes Rodenburg
Experiment Lead, Rabobank

Durk Bosma
Research Director, Future of Food Institute

Jobien Hekking
CEO - Engaging Online Events, Brainy Bunch

Lars Crama
Private Lead, Up!Rotterdam

Marieke Zielhuis
Researcher at Hogeschool Utrecht, Hogeschool Utrecht

Wouter van Brevoort
Innovation Coach, Rabobank

Adrien Gruson
Senior Associate, Impact Institute

Marco Schouten
CEO, Agriterra

Thijs Oosterhuis
IT Solutions Architect, Provincie Zuid-Holland

Ian Enserink
Certification Coordinator, B Lab Benelux

Mattia Miccichè
Certification Lead, B Lab Benelux

Maaike Smelter
Community Manager, NL Space Campus

Nina de Korte
author 'Toekomstbedrijven' & programme manager steward-ownership, We Are Stewards

Gianluca Bellan
Program Director, Superconnectors

Roderick Reichenbach
Managing partner, Quantify Group

Krasi Bozhinkova
Founder & Strategy Director, Owtcome

Xavier Correia
CCINP - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Netherlands-Portugal

Rory Donaldson
Transparency International UK

Pablo Vermeulen
Byewaste, Suzanne Biegel, Provincie Zuid-Holland

Tayra Algera
Provincie Zuid-Holland

Parya Pasha
University of Twente

Sten Swanenberg
Dutch Wave Power

Sanne Mylonas
Noorderwind

Marlou Duchateau
Jonge Klimaatbeweging (circulean)

Marije Klomp
Radboud Universiteit

Martijn Scheltema
RB

Reinier Bernaert
Investment Manager, Schaping Impact Group

Fleur Rooker
Investment Manager, InnovationQuarter (IQCapital)

Pjotr van Schothorst
Investor in climate tech startups, PVS Investments

Mattia Miccichè
Certification Lead, B Lab Benelux

Gerko Visee
Policy Adviser International Newcomers, The Hague International Centre

Lennard van der Poel
Founder, MOERVERS

Nikos van Aelst
Senior Policy Advisor, Provincie van Zuid-Holland

Lucas Simons
CEO, SCOPEinsight

Vos Vorstermans
Impact Investment Associate, DOEN Participaties

Nick Gosen
Associate, KOMPAS VC

2023 Sponsors & Partners

• Provincie Zuid-Holland
• Rabobank
• Oxfam Novib
• Stichting DOEN
• Clockwise
• B Lab