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Thursday, October 31 • 13:30 - 15:30
Jump on Board - Looking Ahead to Board Membership

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We've come so far as to achieve top executive roles in some greater numbers; but what about aspiring to go even further? With continued push to advance women to higher positions in the corporate world, can we plan from the beginning to reach the even more lucrative, powerful positions of board membership? And once we get there, are these coveted roles smooth sailing?
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Marissa Shaffer

Technical Writer, ServiceNow
Marissa Shaffer is a technical writer at ServiceNow, named Forbes' #1 World's Most Innovative Companies 2018. Previously, Marissa has written about software and systems, air transportation, finance, and other topics for both startups and Forbes 100 companies. Marissa has a Masters... Read More →

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Guido van Nispen

Publisher, i4j Innovation for Jobs
Guido is Publisher of Silicon Valley thinktank i4j (Innovation for Jobs) chaired by Vint Cerf. Furthermore he is, among other, on the supervisory boards of World Press Photo and Cinekid, Advisor to the Dutch Council for Culture chairing committees advising the Dutch government and... Read More →
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Saskia Van Uffelen

Digital Champion, GFI Corporate VP Benelux
As Corporate Vice President for the French ICT group GFI, she oversees the development of the BeNeLux region. Since 2012, the federal ministry of economic affairs appointed Saskia Van Uffelen as ‘Digital Champion’ for Belgium representing the European Commission. To stimulate... Read More →
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Tiambi Simms

co-founder, SheFarms
Tiambi R Simms is the cofounder of a social enterprise called SheFarms. As a social entrepreneur Tiambi’s guiding question is how are we going to feed 9.7 Billion people by 2050, if we can’t manage our resources now? This drives her work in the agri-fintech sector, bringing the... Read More →
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Mirella Visser

Vice chair supervisory board, Centre for Inclusive Leadership
Mirella Visser is an international entrepreneur, supervisory board member, author and speaker. She founded the Centre for Inclusive Leadership. In her career as an international business leader, Mirella worked in finance in Europe and Asia (based in Hong Kong). Currently chairing... Read More →

Thursday October 31, 2019 13:30 - 15:30 GMT
TSH Collab - Parool Theatre - Wibautstraat 131D, 1091 GL
  Port 3 - Leadership

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