Speaking

Speaking

I have the privilege to regularly speak at events across Europe and around the world, at companies, conferences, governments and educational institutions.

My talks always cover one or more of the following topics:

  • Personal development and leadership
  • Media (internet, social media, television, convergence)
  • International event management (and of course the Eurovision Song Contest)
  • Communication (media relations, crisis communication, mass communication, branding)

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Over the past years I have spoken at the following events, amongst others:

  • Ticketing Professionals Conference, Birmingham, United Kingdom (2022) keynote
  • Meeting Professionals International, virtual event, Netherlands (2020)
  • #NextGen Day, ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2020)
  • Marie Claire Dream Big Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (2018)
  • Eurovision Creative Days, Eurovision Workshop, Berlin, Germany (2012-2018)*
  • Global PR Summit, Montreal, Canada (2016)
  • Preparing Global Leaders Summit, Skopje, North Macedonia (2016)
  • Global PR Summit, Reykjavik, Iceland (2016)
  • Hogeschool INHOLLAND, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2016)
  • Global PR Trends Summit, Casablanca, Morocco (2015)
  • Event Heroes, Boekarest, Romania (2014)
  • Het Communicatiecongres, Utrecht, Netherlands (2014)
  • Hanze Hogeschool, Groningen, Netherlands (2013)
  • Baltic PR Weekend, St. Petersburg, Russia (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
  • The Marketing Kingdom, Tbilisi, Georgia (2012)
  • The Marketing Experience, Bakoe, Azerbaijan (2012)
  • Burton Academie, Veenhuizen, Netherlands (2012)
  • The Marketing Kingdom, Zagreb, Croatia (2012)
  • Communicatievereniging WELCOM, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2011)
  • The Prague PR Experience, Czech Republic (2011)
  • The Corporate Communications Experience, Belgrado, Serbia (2011)
  • ABN AMRO, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2011)
  • TEDxTransmedia, Geneva, Switzerland (2010)
  • Universiteit van Groningen, Netherlands (2010)
  • Middle East PR Congress, Dubai, UAE (2009)
  • Hogeschool Utrecht, Netherlands (2009)
  • Kamer van Koophandel, Amsterdam, Netherlands, (2009)
  • PICNIC, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2008)
  • Forum Virum, Helsinki, Finland (2007)

* as moderator

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