HUG on Tour in Amsterdam - it was a blast!

Talitha Muusse

Talitha Muusse is an entrepreneur and founder for a number of social initiatives, such as the Sustainable Young 100: a platform for young entrepreneurs and professionals. Talitha graduated with an MSc in Business Management from Erasmus University Rotterdam, having done research on the ‘Sustainable Leadership of Generation Y’. She gained experience with sustainability at MVO Nederland; first as a trainee project assistant and currently as a member of the Supervisory Board. Talitha now advises companies on sustainability, talent development and cooperation. Recently she founded Blikverruimers; a social enterprise that recruits and trains young people to take a seat in supervisory boards. In the Netherlands, Talitha is a well known speaker within the business community; but also reaches a larger audience through her many appearances on national television.

Maarten van der Weijden

Maarten van der Weijden was diagnosed with leukemia in 2001, became an Olympic champion in 2008, and in 2018/2019 raised over 12 million euros for cancer research by swimming the Elfstedentocht. In his lectures, Maarten talks about vitality, dealing with setbacks, accepting bad luck and carrying on when the going gets tough.

Ynzo van Zanten

Ynzo is a Post-Purpose Preacher, former Chief Evangelist and Head of People & Culture at Tony’s Chocolonely.

Yara Wattel

As a People & Culture Lead Yara helps start and scaleups with designing, implementing and executing refreshing People Strategies. As an entrepreneurial innovator by heart, she loves to co-create effective and highly valued organizations, cultures and strategies, that inspire people to work to their full potential and make them proud of what they do.

Working for different kind of organizations over the past 8+ years, such as start-ups, scale-ups and Fortune 500’s, she’s gained a broad experience in the HR field.

Adina Avram

My mission is to help organizations create a happy, healthy, inclusive workplace.

In my 10+ years of HRM experience and 5+ years as an NGO leader, I’ve been consistently operating from the idea that happy and fulfilled people make the difference for an organization’s results and its impact on society.

Being neurodivergent, a woman and having lived in 6 different countries, has helped me to understand and embrace the complexities of ‘fitting in’ while being different.

As a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Expert, I coach organizations to adopt an inclusive working culture by implementing systems, processes and ways of working that enable conscious, human centered behaviors and drive sustainable growth.

Arosha Brouwer

Arosha has a penchant for disruptive innovation, new business models and what needs to change. With an impressive track record at PwC, DSM and TNT, where she led projects relating to innovation, digitalization and new ways of working. Her research led her to launch Quan in early 2020, a wellbeing software– where the mission is “to place wellbeing at the heart of success”. Quan is the first female-founded Dutch company to be accepted into Y-combinator.

Koen Stam

Arnoud Noordam

Born and raised in Amsterdam, I studied law & economics and gained a PhD in insolvency law. Having commenced my career with a big international law firm, when I was 30 years old I started my own firm. Noordam Advocaten specialise in employment law, providing legal services to both expatriates and employers. I live with my family in Amsterdam.

Kobi Ampoma

I am currently part of the Global Talent Acquisition function at Getir. As a Talent Acquisition Lead Non Tech, my focus is supporting Corporate functions and Leadership hiring with team management responsibilities.

I am an HR professional with 21 years of experience. I have worked for international companies in the following industries FMCG, Retail, Sporting Goods, Fashion, and Technology. During my tenure at these companies, I have learned, gained my experiences, and built my network globally.

I’m a strong believer in diversity & inclusion and belonging. I enjoy bringing people from diverse backgrounds to work together toward a common goal.

I love engaging with like-minded people who are passionate about using their expertise and resources to serve others and make the world a better place. If this sounds like you, let’s connect as I would love to hear your story.

Ays Schmidt

Global experienced professional, with expertise in opening new markets, Employer Branding and Sourcing. I have more than 11 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, always focused on building a strong brand and supporting people to thrive in their careers. With my background in Psychology, I’m also a firm believer of wellness practices in both work and personal spaces, advocating for open conversations about mental health in the work environment.

Yvonne Obi

Yvonne enables and uplifts colleagues most in need based on identity with targeted talent interventions, mentoring programs, and leadership programs – to name a few, previously at Booking.com as Head of Identity. In her previous roles, Yvonne created and spearheaded programs to uplift marginalized communities into the tech sector.

Anouk de Wolff

I fell in love with the start-up scene 8 years ago. Building the dream of a founder and showing them what their people / colleagues can do for them. Building the foundation of People Ops, Culture and hiring the right people at the right time. I just love it.

Georgia Kyriakopoulos

Georgia Kyriakopoulos is a keynote speaker on Neurodiversity, well-being and authenticity. She is a non-linear thinker and has more than two decades of behavior insights and change management experience.

She works with leaders in various industries to guide them through their organizational challenges and help their business to become more Neuro-inclusive. She provides organizations with the knowledge and tools to benefit from having a Neurodiverse workforce and to understand the value of Neurodiversity.

She doesn’t shy away from expressing her thoughts straightforwardly. Georgia is a big advocate of well-being and authenticity. The common thread in her work is our brain, talent, traits, skills and unconscious biases. Thanks to her extensive experience she knows how to break through barriers and provide new insights.

She has a strong passion for advising organizations on how to create a clear process of support for Neurodivergent employees and how to attract, and retain Neurodiverse talent.

Georgia lives and works in different countries and speaks multiple languages. She traveled around the world and now she embraces the nomad working lifestyle. You can mostly find her in The Netherlands, Greece or Germany. Her favorite office is her Greek office with a stunning view on the Ionian sea.

Lars Boom

I truly believe in the value of HR for any business and I’m convinced that now it’s their time to shine!
The past year was covered by HR heroes, who not only took their daily job but also made it possible to realize a transition for remote regulations in hectic times. This manifests not only HR being the core of a company but also being a steering wheel to guide the company moving to new hights. Let’s face this and empower HR together!

Together with my team, we are driving Personio’s goal of becoming Europe’s leading HR software solution for SMB’s.

David Quella

David is a seasoned business professional originally from the U.S. based in Amsterdam with a passion for business strategy, sustainable innovation, and people-centric organizational change. Having worked across five continents, David is all about bringing out the best in people and teams while working on big picture topics that serve a greater purpose.

As Chief Operating & People Officer at TrendWatching, David is responsible for all employees, workflows, and processes throughout its many offices. He also provides ongoing mentorship to students as a university lecturer, works as an ISO-certified trainer and coach, and conducts research on business innovators for his Ph.D.

Claire Pace

Claire is the Head of Operations at B Lab Europe, a non-profit organisation committed to transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. Claire has over 12 years experience working at global digital companies across Operations and HR. She has experience in all aspects of Human Resources and is now using that knowledge at an organisation that is focused on sustainability and looking after all stakeholders, especially employees.

Elias Waziri

Made in Germany and living in the Netherlands for 12 years now with no plans to leave anytime soon. Background in Organizational Psychology and currently People & Culture Business Partner at Techleap.

Holly Smith

At Personio, our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) vision is to embrace uniqueness, where we educate around individual needs and create a safe space where everyone can belong. We believe this is everyone’s responsibility but our Employee Resource Group (ERG) dedicate time each month to help ensure this remains a priority for us. Holly uses her passion and previous experience to empower, scale and develop our ERGs and ultimately help them to achieve their goals. Previously she has worked at Top FinTech startup, ComplyAdvantage and global footwear retailer, Dr. Martens. Holly uses a data-driven approach to partner with global leaders of fast-growing organisations to help highlight what matters most to their people at work and create and execute on global DEI strategies to elevate inclusive environments.

Lars Sudmann

Lars Sudmann is a speaker with background in business leadership and transformation, for instance as former CFO of Procter & Gamble Belgium. Lars has in-depth experience in engaging leadership in agile environments and was featured on BBC Capital, Fast Company, Inc., the Chicago Tribune, the Economist Career network and many more. He is a lecturer at universities in Germany and Belgium. Lars’ TEDx talks on self-leadership and innovation are top-ranked with 1.000.000+ views.

Thijs Speet

Writing and advising about creating winning teams. Striving to make the theoretical more practical.

Daniele Bozzi

As a Community Manager, Daniele’s mission is to build and foster the relationships between international customers on public channels and during live events. A true “people person” with a cosmopolitan background, Daniele is passionate about human connection, foreign languages, sustainability, and traveling.

Iteke Koster