Founding partners

Our founders are passionate about connecting people to people, are focussed on making an impact every day, will share their ecosystems and will not take 'no' for an answer. The Dutch and the Germans formed the first allegiance and connected there hubs and network from Canada, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, USA and the UK to keep the heartbeat of international collaboration where it should be. Making the world a little smaller. More countries and hub's will follow...
Claudia Schwarz

Claudia Schwarz

Berlin

Strategic Tech Advisor & Project Manager for the Creative Industries with a focus on Music Tech, Film Tech, Future of Synch & Licensing, Blockchain & Smart Contract Applications, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Ethics in Technology, New Realities & Immersive Content, Digital Media & Education Technology, including Conference and Festival Curation and Management.

Danny Frietman

Danny Frietman

The Hague

Danny Frietman is an entrepreneur and key driver of new initiatives in the enterprise digital market. With a key focus on sharing knowledge between public and private organizations, he has created an eco-system that is tailored to address specific needs in this challenging market. Danny is the co-founder of New Dutch Wave during SXSW and Dutch pavilions during Mobile World Congress and Smart City Expo. He is also co-founder of GovTechNL and is an investor in multiple ventures.

Jean-Paul Mau-Asam

Jean-Paul Mau-Asam

Amsterdam

Jean-Paul likes to use his knowledge and experience to help start-ups connect to innovative entrepreneurs, corporates and investors.  He has been working successfully in the Dutch startup ecosystem for several years. He scouts tech, impact and creative startups to go on international trade missions, facilitating meaningful connections. His passion is helping start-ups and scale-ups grow internationally and help them achieve their goal.

René ter Haar

René ter Haar

The Hague

Being a futurist, Rebel mindset, Generator and realizer of ideas, Initiator of new solutions, products and services, Being able to deliver the promise, Contributes to sustainable development goals United Nation

I can and will help your preparing for what comes next and create a state of readiness within your organisation.

Sanja Stankovic

Sanja Stankovic

Hamburg

Expert for Communication, Strategy Development and Networking
Sanja has lead and built departments in several agencies and companies,
including the creative agency Nordpol+, segmenta PR, NAVIGON AG and
DS Holding. She continues to manage corporate communications as the
press spokesperson for Ralf Dümmel, a well-known investor from the TV
startup show “The Lion’s Den”.