Esther Bodil Huyer is a Digital Transformation Consultant at Capgemini Invent. The aim of Ether and her team’s work for the European Commission’s European Data Portal and Support Center for Data Sharing is to increase the impact of data. By engaging with public and private organisations and academia, she researches and encourages successful knowledge sharing for a digital single market and joint decision and policy-making in the EU and globally.

Ruud Veltenaar is a philosopher, TED-speaker, an author and a SDG Diplomat with over 25 years of experience as a global serial entrepreneur, business leader and impact investor.

Mithula Naik is an innovation strategist, researcher and designer. Her career spans India and Canada, guiding teams in evidence-based research and human-centred design strategy from the public and private sectors. Mithula currently is a Lead Design Researcher and founding member of the Canadian Digital Service (CDS), the central digital services team in the Government of Canada.

Christian Bason is the CEO of the Danish Design Centre, a public institution which works to advance the value of design for business and society. Before joing the Design Centre he was Director of Danish Government MindLab innovation team, one of the pioneers of applying design approaches to public service and policy development. Previous to this he was a Business Manager with the Ramboll international advisory group. 

Willem will be the conference host for these three days, filled with keynotes, excursions and sessions.

I want to support governments to improve the effectiveness of their (digital) services. By translating knowledge from research to practical use. As a member of the Gebruiker Centraal (User First) community I took part in the creation of the website and the game Optimal Digital. Now we are creating a fast growing community of users and trainers around the game Optimal Digital. In this way knowledge and experience is transferred in a fast and practical way.

Creative and self-motivated professional with over ten years experience in user experience, interface design and front-end development.

Multi-disciplinary designer, photographer and accidental archivist.

Passionate about all things digital with a keen interest in user-centred design. I am captivated by how digital has transformed the ability to translate a story into a usable experience. A new way of experiencing the world.