Let’s talk about entrepreneurial growth with diversity and inclusion!

Diversity for us is “empowering people by respecting and appreciating what makes them different, in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, and national origin.” – Global Diversity Practice

It is estimated that diverse firms report almost 20% higher revenues (BCG). Diversity is the key driver of innovation, a critical part of being successful on a global scale and essential for attracting and retaining top talents (Forbes)

In this event you will:

Learn about Priyanka’s startup experience as a non-Dutch citizen in the Netherlands. Simone’s years of knowledge about the benefits and importance of diversity and inclusion in entrepreneurial growth

Able to ask questions

Network with some interesting people

Everyone is welcome at the event! Whether you are involved in the entrepreneurship or just curious about it!

Meet our speakers

Simone Brummelhuis is a founding partner & fund director of Borski Fund, that invests in technology leaders and diversity. She is a supervisory board member of Royal Schiphol Group, Rabobank Amsterdam and Media Huis Nederland. Simone was a co-founder of the largest online restaurant platform IENS in the Netherlands (sold to Tripadvisor in 2014). She was also nominated as the most influential businesswoman of The Netherlands 2019 (Opzij), Top 100 Management Scope 2019, Top 50 Female Supervisory Directors 2019.

Priyanka Harish is an entrepreneur and activist. She is a founder of a startup Rocknroo that exemplified one of the strong competitors at Philips Innovation Award 2020 making its way to the Top 3 in the Rough Diamond League, amongst 150 participating startups. Currently, she is an ambassador and treasurer at DutchSE, responsible for female entrepreneurship. Apart from that, she is MSc Biomedical/Medical Engineering recent graduate from the prestigious Delft University of Technology (57th, 2021 QS World).

Event is free!

Save the date and see you on the 11^th of March (Thursday) 7:00PM-8:15PM CET