Plenary program – missteps & lessons learned by entrepreneurs from The Hague

Entrepreneurs from multiple industries and with varying levels of international experience share their stories, including missteps and lessons learned. They provide concrete handles to take the next step yourself. 

Valentijn Koppenhaal, CEO at Vboxx

Valentijn is CEO and founder of vBoxx, a cloud technology company that has its origins in a small cafe in The Hague where Valentijn, together with his partners, found it time to bring the most innovative and secure cloud solution to the market. At this moment vBoxx exist of 20 employees and serves customers in 27 countries.

Pieter Jansen, Managing Director Cybersprint

Cybersprint has been established by Pieter Jansen with the ambition to help organizations map their attack surface and find digital vulnerabilities by using automated ethical hacking skills. Driven by passion and enthusiasm for Cybersecurity, he is now working with a great team of like-spirited people. Because Just Darktrace completed the acquisition of Cybersprint in March 2022, Pieter is now working for thousands of companies worldwide.

Sjoerd Trompetter, Founder Naif

Together with college friend Jochem, Sjoerd Trompetter founded Naif, which made baby care products to change the world of personal care. He quit his job at an oil company and started the company in 2013. Together with 21 employees, Naif now makes 40 products and sells in 10 countries. They want to expand internationally and grow five more times in the coming years.

Annet Veenstra, journalist InnovationQuarter

While others look at what the company wants to send, Annet, as a former NRC journalist, looks at what someone wants to receive. She sees every day as an opportunity to collect beautiful stories, sometimes personal - about the deepest motivations of my interlocutor - sometimes business - about results achieved. Her motivation? She wants to give people and stories a voice. That is why she is perfect for the role of our moderator!

Drinks & network auction

We end the afternoon with refreshing drinks. During this networking event, we link you to an entrepreneur or partner relevant to your plans abroad, for example, because you share an industry or destination. There is a good chance they can help you and your company with realistic and concrete advice