Erik Aeyelts Averink is Partner at the venture capital firm Newion Investments since 2011. Newion focuses on early stage technology investments in the Dutch and Belgian markets. Prior to Newion, Erik was President at the web content management software company (SDL) Tridion. He started his career at the venture capital firm Gilde IT fund.
Member of the jury of the New Venture business plan competition and frequent lecturer on venture capital and entrepreneurship. Erik holds a Masters degree in Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.
Linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/erik-aeyelts-averink/0/193/117
Winning is a choice...Digital Africa represents many exciting opportunities and choices...
Heleen Dura-van Oord founded DQ&A in 2001 in the Netherlands. She is also a co-founder and partner of the investment company Peak Capital and co-founder of the Leading Online Entrepreneur Awards as well as Online Tuesday, the leading event for the online industry of the Netherlands.
Heleen serves on the advisory board of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), and serves on the jury of the Accenture Innovation Awards.
Linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/heleenvanoord
Africa seems very ready for passionate entrepreneurs to succeed in the online industry. The timing is now.
Partner at Forventures since 2010.
Former CEO of Isobar Netherlands, founder and CEO of Bookmark and managing director of Valkieser New Media.
Master Degree Economics at University of Amsterdam and Chartered Marketer at Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).
Member of the Advisory Board of the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and serves in the jury of the SpinAwards Netherlands.
Linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/brianhirman
Most African countries are 10 years behind in digital, but it will not take 10 years to bridge this gap.
Founder and managing director of eVentures Europe since 2000.
Since mid 2011 Supervisory Board Member Rabo Bank – Noord-Gooiland .
Former director Nolan Norton & Co (KPMG) and KPN Strategy and Marketing Director KPN Business Networks.
PhD in Business Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Besides providing the necessary cash we actively support African digital entrepreneurs.
David Majtlis is Partner at Egon Zehnder International. Egon Zehnder specializes in assessing and recruiting business leaders. The worldwide success of the firm has been built on our insights into the people dynamics of corporations and their leadership requirements at the highest levels.
Prior to Egon Zehnder, David was an Associate at McKinsey & Company.
Digital technology creates a level paying field for talent and entrepreneurship. Africa is no exception.
Since 1988 partner of Meeuwsen Ten Hoopen, a middle sized accountants and tax consultants
firm in the Netherlands.
Furthermore member of several boards of companies and also charity funds.
Linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/sjoerd-riedstra/7/168/232
I'm pleased to create business opportunities in countries with few options to borrow money from banks.
Alex Stil started his career in 1996 as managing director of Arthouse Interaction, a subsidiary of Arthouse advertising agency. Founded Advalue, the first online media agency, in 1998 in the Netherlands.
Advalue was renamed to Reddion in 2000. Sold the company to WPP in 2007. Since 2009 COO of Mindshare, nr 1 media agency in the Netherlands.
Linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/in/alexstil
From a human and business perspective, it is a great time to be part of the digital developments in Africa.
Lucas van Wees is VP HR Commercial and Global for KLM and since 2004 deeply involved with the post merger with Air France in over 100 countries. Prior to KLM he has worked for Philips, Shell and KPN.
Next to this he is Board member of the Dutch Association of HR professionals, Delegate for the European Association of Personnel Management and Member of the Supervisory Board of the International Hogeschool NHTV.
Linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/lucas-van-wees/1/13/348
For the ones who think Africa will remain to be the lost continent, they will be in for a nice surprise...
Marcel Willems has been a lawyer since 1989. After having worked as an associate for one of the larger Dutch firms, in 1991 he decided to start his own firm together with some friends. This firm is Kennedy Van der Laan, itself now one of the larger firms in the Netherlands.
Kennedy Van der Laan is the leading technology law firm and known for its innovative approach. Marcel is partner in the corporate area, specialized in banking & finance and corporate litigation. He has been involved in eVentures Africa Fund as of its incorporation.
Linkedin: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/marcel-willems/5/5b/627
Africa is the place to be for ICT. Emerging continent as it is, it can make a jump start outpacing the old brick and mortar economies.
