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The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Directed comprehensive programs across the MENA region, integrating data-driven approaches, best practices research, innovation development, and high-level political engagement to transform the justice sector. Part of the Management Team. Key projects include:- Tunisia: Spearheaded programs to increase resolution rates for employment disputes and improve the justice infrastructure for SMEs. A collaboration with the Tunisian Presidency, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Social Affairs, the Labor Inspection and the National Bar Association. Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of the Netherlands in Tunisia. - Syria: Directed the Syria Justice Innovation Process, which brings together Syrian stakeholders in a safe space to discuss and design new solutions for gender-based violence, access to ID documents and other pressing justice issues. Complex stakeholder management and innovation in a fragile context. Funded by the EU.- Iraq: Managed a program that supported Iraqi CSOs with innovative solutions for housing, land, and property rights issues of the Yazidi population. A close collaboration with UN-Habitat and built on our data work with UNHCR. Funded by The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO).- Regional Collaboration: Organised stakeholder dialogues with Ministries of Justice in the UAE, Morocco, Tunisia, and Lebanon to develop strategic programming for improved access to justice.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Directed a comprehensive startup support program - the Justice Accelerator - across East and West Africa, MENA, Southern Africa and Ukraine, which supported over 170 justice-tech startups. Part of the Management Team. Key achievements include:- Startup Support Programs: Orchestrated comprehensive support ecosystem for justice-tech startups, including hackathons, incubation programs, a 5-month accelerator, and an investment readiness program. In collaboration with local startup experts, this full life-cycle approach has been instrumental in advancing startup growth from initial concept to market readiness.- Innovation Hubs Development: Successfully established local innovation hubs in Lagos, Nairobi, Tunis, Johannesburg, and Kyiv. These hubs have become critical in scouting social entrepreneurs and providing comprehensive support.- Impact Investment: Set up the Innovating Justice Fund in collaboration with FOUNT and Clifford Chance. As a member of the investment committee, I contributed to strategic decisions and oversight.The Justice Accelerator served as the foundation for a support program for Civil Society Organizations, which was implemented in Niger, Burkina Faso and Iraq.Directed Justice Innovation Labs, in which 20-25 diverse stakeholders design, pilot and implement new justice services. - Applying Design Thinking to the justice sector to transform initial concepts into financially and operationally viable solutions. - Partnering with national and state governments to ensure long-term sustainability with policy-level and financial buy-in. - Covering a wide range of topics, labs were implemented in Uganda (community justice), Tunisia (employment), Nigeria (domestic violence), Niger (land), and Ethiopia (community justice).Responsible for the AI strategy, focusing on how AI improves both the methodologies of HiiL used in programs and its internal workflow and operational efficiency.

Delft Area, Netherlands

Responsible for public-private partnerships for the European Hyperloop Center - a new Hyperloop High Speed Test Facility. Led the procurement and bid assessment process for the location of the Center, with the provinces of Zuid-Holland, Flevoland, Zeeland and Groningen participating. Managed partnerships with Tata Steel, Royal BAM, Royal IHC, VolkerWessels, Engie, Thyssenkrupp, ABB, Prysmian, Continental, Beckhoff, and Accenture Interactive. Focus on aligning private sector interests with regional and national government (Infrastructure and Water management & Economic Affairs and Climate) policies, to achieve the 2050 EU goals for CO2 emission-free transport.

Strategy and Business Development for the City Partnerships Challenge of UNGC - Cities Programme. UNGC - Cities Programme is the urban arm of the United Nations Global Compact – city and regional governments collaborating with the private sector and civil society – addressing complex global challenges on the local level.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

The Dutch Coalition for Humanitarian Innovation is comprised of governmental actors, knowledge institutes, academia, businesses, and humanitarian organizations in the Netherlands who develop innovative solutions to increase the impact and reduce the costs of humanitarian action.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Human Cities Coalition (HCC) was a Dutch public-private partnership for Sustainable Development Goal 11: sustainable cities and communities. A collaboration between corporates in urban development, knowledge institutions, NGOs and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. HCC pioneered a systems change approach which integrated the needs of the urban poor into large-scale urban infrastructure developments in Delta Cities: cities impacted by climate change and rising sea levels. HCC worked in Jakarta and Manila, and developed financially sustainable solutions for access to energy and affordable housing in slums directly affected by infrastructure projects. HCC worked as part of master planning processes.HCC was initiated by AkzoNobel and had 25+ core partners (and 150+ stakeholders): a.o. Arcadis, Sweco, Deltares, Witteveen+Bos, Fugro, FMO, ABN AMRO, UN-Habitat, Slum Dwellers International, ICCO, VNGi, Kadaster, Utrecht University, Twente University, AMS Institute, KIT.Executive Director for the full program. Responsible for:- Core strategy and partnership management- Local implementation of activities- Innovation methodology for social impact business cases - Covenant of Dutch infrastructure sector for inclusive development - Organisation: team, communications, finance, board reports

City Changemaker was a platform for urban innovation in emerging cities in the Mediterranean and Middle East region, supporting young innovators to work on the most pressing challenges of their city. Istanbul (Turkey), Amman (Jordan), Beirut (Lebanon), Cairo (Egypt), Dubai (UAE), Jeddah (KSA), Riyadh(KSA), Athens (Greece), Marseille (France), Tunis (Tunisia) and Casablanca (Morocco). - Programs ran in Istanbul (Mobility), 2 x Tunis (Culture, Sustainability), Cairo (Waste)- Seed funded by Hivos and partners include Wamda, Cogite, Endeavor and Atolye.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Truvalu is the first Business Accelerator focused on entrepreneurs to launch innovative products and services in emerging economies to boost food production. Partners include ICCO, New World Campus, Woord en Daad, Wilde Ganzen, Nyenrode University, GoodUp.Board member (Jul ‘15 – Sept ‘16)

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Crowdsuing is a Dutch crowdfunding platform for justice. Crowdsuing helps to finance lawsuits with large public interest, support and societal impact. From environment, human rights, food production to privacy, copyright to and corpocracy.

Amsterdam

GoodUp is the European leader in providing do-good platforms to companies to boost employee engagement. GoodUp matches people with great ideas to people who want to use their time, money and skills to do something awesome. On GoodUp's platforms, both parties meet and make plans to realise ideas. GoodUp encourages everyone to make a positive change in line with their purpose. GoodUp was previously 1%Club.As Business Director responsible for:- Business development and sales strategy - Acquisition and account management of corporate and government clients (such as Booking.com, Accenture, DLL Group, Shell, Deloitte, ABN Amro, Rabobank, municipality of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Gent)- Supporting fundraising for youth entrepreneurship programs in Nigeria, Mali, Somali-land and Kenya. (e.g. the ‘Next Economy’ program)Worked with the founders on the transition of the organisation from NGO to social enterprise, including supporting the investment round from Rubio Impact Ventures.

Amsterdam

7scenes was a technology platform for location-based mobile tours and games for culture, tourism and education on iPhone, Android and the web. Ronald incubated and co-founded the startup from Waag, institute for art, science and technology. 7scenes was mostly used by museums, tourism boards, and universities.Responsible for:- General management: team, operations, finance (10 - 15 fte)- Creative direction- Business development- Shareholder reporting

Amsterdam

For over twenty years, Waag has operated at the intersection of science, technology and the arts. Waag’s work focuses on emergent technologies as instruments of social change, and is guided by the values of fairness, openness and inclusivity. Waag’s dedicated team of sixty thinkers and makers empowers people to become active citizens through technology. Waag is a middle-ground organisation composed of research groups that work with both grassroots initiatives and institutional partners across Europe. The collective has a shared attitude of public concern and civic activism, which is manifested in our public research agenda. Working with emergent technologies, Waag conducts research in both imaginative and practical terms, addressing its fellow citizens from a position of equality and collaboration. Different roles: - Program Manager Urban Reality Lab – research program on technology and urban development (Dec ‘05 – Sept ‘11)- Manager software development team and software developer (‘02 – ’07)

CGI (previously Logica CMG) is a business and technology service company, employing +72,500 people. It provides business consulting, systems integration and outsourcing to clients around the world, including many of Europe's largest businesses.- Consultant mostly in the industrial IT sector. Main client: General Electric

Executive Leadership Programme, The Amsterdam School Of Creative Leadership

18 month program that supports leaders to thrive in complexity. It helps them envision possible futures, build inclusive teams that can.

Strategic Innovation Programme, Innovation

Online Course, Sustainable Finance - Institute Of Sustainability Leadership

Activities and Societies: CISL offers the tools and insights needed to develop financial strategies that create value for society.

Engineer, Chemical Engineering

Highschool Degree