Laura Van Bekkum Email & Phone Number

Rotterdam, ZH, NL

On a mission for FreelanceFactoring and o2Factoring to work with new partners in various sectors. FF & o2 offer a financial service in the shape of factoring which can provide financial oxygen plus more time and energy for founders and management. This way they can stay focused on what matters: the core business and/or the company's growth.

The Randstad, Netherlands

I'm supporting The Angel Initiative in further building the community of (NextGen) female angel investors as well as in attracting sponsors for the foundation.The Angel Initiative is on a mission to build a community of female angel investors who (together) invest in female-led startups. The foundation educates its members in the field of angel investing.

Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

As part of its program strategy Venture Café Rotterdam launched SDG House Rotterdam in 2022, SDG House Rotterdam is part of the SDG House network in The Netherlands. In Rotterdam it's our goal to support and offer the stage to initiatives by SMEs in Rotterdam that contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

At Venture Café we connect innovative startups, scale-ups and innovative SMEs and entrepreneurs to the parties they need in order to grow. Every week we host a "Thursday Gathering" with 300+ visitors. I am responsible for the program strategy of these Thursdays and its translation into inspiring sessions. Every year I craft a strategy that is aligned with.

Rotterdam En Omgeving, Nederland

Wiring for the entire Bombardier CSeries aircraft (CS100/CS300) is both designed as well as produced by Fokker Elmo. Production takes place in the Netherlands and increasingly at Chinese and Turkish facilities.I guided the day-to-day operations and was co-responsible for attaining the program’s objectives. Managed several projects within the program (e.g..

The Boeing Commercial account comprises the production of wire harnesses at a high volume for three different Boeing aircraft: 737, 777 and P8A. Production of these accounts takes place in China and Turkey.Responsibility of program management is to ensure that everything is in place for the operational teams to do their jobs in NL (engineering) and at the.

Netherlands

The Fokker Technologies management trainee program is an intensive program that consists of on the job experience, management skills training and personal coaching. The program revolves around five individual projects that are at the heart of Fokker's business and in which personal development is key. I adopted project lead roles in 4 projects (new.

Greater Boston Area

Internship at NFIA's office in Boston, MA. The NFIA is part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. I was responsible for strengthening relationships between Dutch and Eastern Canadian aerospace companies, associations and knowledge institutions and thereby creating mutual awareness of opportunities for cooperation. I mapped the aerospace sector in the.

Consulting KLM Jet Center's management on competitive and strategic issues on a full-time basis. The goal of this project was to prepare the organization for the potential arrival of competitors, which would impact the company's, then, monopoly position.

Msc, International Business: Strategy And Innovation

Activities and Societies: Position as Research Assistant at Maastricht University (2009) Thesis title: “Internationalization of the.

Philosophy

Summer course onsite on campus involving the study of several fundamental issues that have arisen in the history of Western philosophy. My.

Msc, International Business And Operations Management

Six month extracurricular master exchange in Montreal, QC, Canada.

Bsc, Academic Pre-Master In Business Administration: Strategic Business Management & Marketing

Activities and Societies: BSc thesis internship at KLM Jet Center (2008) to craft and execute a strategic plan with the management team.

Bba, Business Administration In Hotel Management

Activities and Societies: Six month internship (Rooms & Reception) at Gran Hotel la Florida in Barcelona (2006)