A veteran executive and dealmaker, Marie-Louise has helped companies develop license and distribution agreements and partnerships to boost sales and profitability. She has worked with multinational corporations like Royal Philips Electronics, Reed Elsevier and Aon Risk Solutions, as well as venture-backed biotechs. Her learning agility and networking enabled her to work successful in different industries and environments, family companies, multinationals, PE backed companies and ventures. Currently she holds a position at the executive Board of a Silicon Valley Startup Turn Biotechnologies.
She serves on the supervisory boards of BOM ( Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatscshappij, Royal Asscher Diamond Company ,Plasmacure, a medical startup and Delta Life sciences.
Marie-Louise received her Economics degree from Fontys University and completed executive leadership studies at Harvard Business School, Babson College and the Rotterdam School of Management.

August 2023 to present: Deputy Director General Foreign Economic Relations
2020-2023: Director Department Western Hemisphere, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2016-2020: Director, European and International Affairs Department, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

2013-2016: Ambassador to the State of Qatar, Doha

2009-2013: Head, Economic and Development Cooperation Section, Netherlands Embassy Egypt, Cairo

2005-2009: Royal Household | dep Private Secretary to TTRRHH Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima of the Netherlands

2003-2005: European Integration Department, coordinator of NL 2004 EU Presidency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1999-2003: Senior Policy Officer Development Cooperation, Netherlands Embassy in South Africa, Pretoria

1997-1999: Policy Officer Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) and Police and Judicial Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1994-1997: Policy Officer Enterprise Policy, European Commission, Brussels

I am Senior Office Partner and Head of the Real Estate practice at Eversheds Sutherland Netherlands. With over 20 years of international experience in complex jurisdictions, I provide strategic advice to clients. My career is shaped by a global perspective, having lived and worked in DR Congo, Egypt, Reunion and Greece. I am a frequent speaker at international events and conferences, leading the conversation on sustainability, digital infrastructure and technology.

Christa Gyori is CEO and Co-Founder of Leaders on Purpose, a global platform supporting board directors and executives in building future-fit organisations and driving innovation. She has worked closely with Fortune 500 CEOS, global institutions, and policymakers across more than 100 countries. Christa advises organisations on navigating complexity, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable growth in an evolving global landscape. Recognised by Forbes as one of 11 Women Leading Change and shortlisted for Thinkers50’s Ideas into Action Award, she serves on the board of Space4Girls and contributes to Harvard’s Executive Education programs. She is a TriBeCa Disruptor Award winner and an advocate for long-term value creation, strategic transformation, and leadership innovation.

Lisa Ittner is CEO of LionAvis and serves companies and investors as an interim executive, board advisor, or non-executive director. As founder and former CEO of a mobility subscription company, she scaled the business from idea to €30m+ in revenue and structured over €100m in equity and debt financing for an asset-heavy model. With a background in strategy, finance, restructuring, and ecosystem growth across mobility, healthcare, and infrastructure, she brings hands-on leadership and board-level perspective. Lisa is known for her entrepreneurial, collaborative style and strong focus on execution and long-term value. She holds a CEMS MIM & MSc in International Management from WU Vienna & ESADE Barcelona and is a YPO member. She is passionate about shaping future-fit business models and diverse governance.

Ms. Koors is a senior managing director with Pearl Meyer and head of consulting services for the firm. She has over 30 years’ experience in executive compensation and governance, and has consulted to companies of all sizes and industries. She advises company boards and management teams on all aspects of strategic human capital decision-making. As an advisor, she helps companies deconstruct their long-term value creation objectives into tailored HR strategies that go beyond simple competitive parity—designing programs that consider a company’s specific business strategy, management talent, and corporate culture.

Ms. Koors is an NACD Governance Fellow and serves as faculty for the NACD’s director education programs and she is a member of WCD’s Compensation and Human Capital Peer Exchange Steering Committee.

Born in Genoa on 18th December 1975, graduated in Economics from the University of Genoa in March 1999.

In ERG Group from February 2008 where she is currently Chief ESG, IR & Communication Officer. Her mission is to develop/monitor the ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) Plan’s implementation and to ensure the development of integrated communication strategies + solutions to guarantee the extensive promotion of the Group with the financial community and all stakeholders, maximizing the value of its reputation and protect ERG’s company image.

Other positions held in the past
In ERG:
– from June 2020 to April 2021 Head of IR and CSR, reporting directly to the Corporate General Manager & CFO;
– from February 2011 to June 2020 Investor Relations Manager.

Lynn is the Chief Commercial Officer for S&P Global Ratings. In this role, she leads the global relationship management, business origination, commercial strategy, marketing, product and commercial operations teams. Her teams are focused on providing high quality customer coverage and product development services for ratings and non-ratings credit products, including sustainability and cyber risk products, data and models.

Before joining S&P, Lynn spent 20 years in debt capital markets as MD, Global Head of Structured Finance Strategy and Global Head of Securitisation at HSBC and EMEA Head of Flow Securitisation at BNP Paribas. Prior to her banking career, Lynn was a finance law solicitor at Clifford Chance in London.

Expertise in the field of sustainability, climate, energy transition, industry and trade. Developing strategy, leading campaigns, public affairs, networking, negotiating and engagement with corporations, governments, political parties and NGOs. Leading teams up to 40 professionals. Experience with (international) project management and crisis management. Very broad network in the business community at C-level, ministers, MPs and top government officials. Spokesperson, extensive media experience with national and international outlets and public speaking.

My life took me on a global professional journey, spanning three continents and eight countries, with the latest chapter being Amsterdam. Across these years, I had the privilege to develop renowned international brands of 10.000+ employees such as P&G, Coty, and Philips, and drive meaningful innovations in beauty, durable goods, and services and lately Tech.

I lead in business by combining emotional intelligence with numbers, thanks to my background in mathematics, econometrics, and financial strategy. By devoting my knowledge to innovation, digitization, and purposeful visions, I was able to have a positive impact on healthy and profitable businesses. The key is to be obsessed with consumer or end-user insights.

Major General Gerfried Promberger has served as a pilot, instructor pilot, staff officer, and commanding officer. His key assignments include: Commander Air Surveillance, Chief of Staff Air Force HQ, Wing Commander Fighter Wing (Eurofighter), Director of Division A3 & Air Operations Centre Director; Deputy Commander & Chief of Staff Aviation & Air Defence School, and Chief of Operations ISAF Joint Command in Kabul, Afghanistan. He also served in various positions in the Ministry of Defence. In May 2016, Maj Gen Promberger graduated with academic distinction from the U.S. Air War College at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL. In April 2024, he was inducted into the International Honor Roll by the 23rd Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, General David W. Allvin. Maj Gen Promberger has flown more than 2,800 hours.

Sarah Russell is a member of the supervisory board of ABN AMRO Bank (since 2022), (chair audit committee, member risk and capital and nominations committees. She is also vice chair of the supervisory board of APG Group NV (member audit and risk committee), and of APG Asset Management NV (vice chair, chair of remuneration committee, member of the finance committee), since 2021. In addition, she is a vice chair of the supervisory board of The Currency Exchange Fund NV (chair remuneration committee and chair audit and compliance committee) since 2019. Sarah has over 30 years’ experience in international finance and investment management.

Born and educated in Australia, Sarah worked for Toronto Dominion in Melbourne from 1981 to 1994. In 1994, Sarah joined ABN AMRO in Sydney, Australia, before moving to The Netherlands in 2000.

Kim Smit is an experienced Non-Executive Director and built a portfolio of NED roles since 2019. Her current non-executive roles across a broad portfolio of supervisory boards underscore her expertise in governance, strategic oversight, and principled decision-making. Serving as an independent supervisory board member and chair of audit committees at organisations like B&S Group, NRG/Pallas, and Naturalis Biodiversity Center, she brings a disciplined, integrity-driven approach to her governance roles. She is also a member of the Remuneration and Appointment Committee in three companies, and she is a non-executive director in BDO, where she sits on the Quality and Public Interest Committee. Her experience spans industries from biotech to energy and consumer goods.

Elisabeth Stheeman has been on the board of FTSE100 listed financial services company M&G plc as well as its Audit and Risk Committees since 1 August 2024. Elisabeth is the Chair of FTSE 250 listed Edinburgh Investment Trust plc and a Non-Executive Director of S&P 500 listed W. P. Carey Inc. She is an External Member of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

She served on the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee until February 2024 and the Bank of England’s Financial Market Infrastructure Board until December 2023. Prior to this, Elisabeth was Global Chief Operating Officer for LaSalle Investment Management and prior to that worked at Morgan Stanley for almost 25 years.

Serpil Tascioglu is an internationally recognized senior leader with over 20 years of executive experience at Unilever alongside board and non-executive roles. She currently serves as Director at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, where she leads strategic initiatives shaping the future of the Netherlands. She built Unilever’s global innovation center ‘Hive’, led global business strategy and M&A, forged breakthrough partnerships focused on inclusive growth and technology. Named one of the Top 10 international leaders shaping the future, she is known for her ability to unite CEOs, ministers, and changemakers around bold ideas. She brings a rare combination of visionary leadership, operational excellence, and purpose-driven strategy.

Mary Beth Vitale is CEO and Principal for Pellera, LLC., a consulting firm that provides board training in cyber security and governance education to public, private and large not-for-profit firms.

Ms. Vitale currently serves on Luna Innovations (NASDAQ: LUNA) and G.E.H.A., a 501C9 VEBA association board. Formerly, she served on the board of Pareteum (TEUM) where she served as Chair of the board, Chair of Nominating and Governance. She was also a member of the Audit, Compensation and Strategy committees. She restructured the company and sold it in 2022.

She also served on the board CoBiz Financial, a $3.8 Billion publicly traded financial that was sold in 2018. She was Chair of Nominating and Governance and Risk and Audit committee.

As Chief Security Officer, Marnie Wilking leads Booking.com’s global CyberSecurity, Safety and Fraud programs. Over the course of her career she has built and led Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management programs to meet business and regulatory needs for Financial Services, Healthcare Technology, and E-Commerce companies worldwide. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Robert Half International; and non-profit organizations RH-ISAC and CyberCrime Support Network.

Anka Wittenberg, economist and former Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at SAP, has championed social sustainability in business and society for over 30 years.

With deep expertise in the economic impact of diversity, she has driven inclusive change across global organizations. Anka has served as Head of People Sustainability at SAP and is a Supervisory Board Member, Certified Coach, and Angel Investor. Recognized as one of Germany’s 25 most influential women, she advocates for companies to align their strategies with human needs and social openness.
Her leadership continues to shape equitable, forward-thinking workplaces committed to lasting impact.