Previous Alumni Talks

alumni talks

During the yearly Alumni Talks three alumni present their views on the future in their field.

These are the alumni who have done is in the past.

2025

Johnny Søraker (PhD'10) Responsible AI Governance Lead, Google

Pavlina Nanou (CS&E’07/PhD’13) Founder and COO of TORWASH BV

Siete Hamminga (TBK’01) Founder and CEO of Robin Radar Systems

2024

Maurice te Plate (TN '93) Systems Engineer van de James Webb Space Telescope

Merel Boers (TG '14/PhD '18) Founder en Director van Nicolab

John Voppen (TBK '96) CEO van ProRail

2023

Richard Droste (TN '87) Product Developer at ASML

Anke Huiskes (COM '08) Startup Operator and Angel Investor

Raoul Zaal (TBK '94) Innovates in the healcare sector at Syntilio

2022

SUSAN ROELOFS (TN’02/PHD’15) Founder and CEO LocSense

Jan Broenink (EE’84, PhD’90) Associate Professor and Programme Director Robotics

Tim van de Rijdt (COM’00) Chief Marketing Officer Mosa Meat

2021

Rutger Rienks (INF '03) Author "Predictive Policing'

Jonathan Bennink (IDE '10) Senior Design Manager at LEGO Group

Peter Riezebos (COM '13, PSY '14) Artist

2019

Tony Agotha (BSK '95) Member of Cabinet of the First Vice-President of the European Commission

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Giels Brouwer (TBK '12) Founder and CIO SciSports

Loes Segerink (BMT’07, PhD’11) Associated professor Microfluïdics

Sander Lotze (BSK '00) Project director 'ECIU-University'

2018

Ank Bijleveld (BSK '86) Minister of Defence

Cees Links (TW '82) Inventor of WiFi

Bas Lansdorp (WB '03) CEO Mars One

Joost van Kerkhof (EL '90, PhD '94) COO Phix

2017

Peter-Paul Verbeek (WTS '95, PhD '00) Technologyphilosopher & Professor

Bram Nauta (EL'88, PhD '91) Chiparchitect & Professor

Guus Rijnders (TN'97, PhD '01) Professor Nanotechnologie and director MESA+ Research Institute

Marco Jansen (INF '92) Co-founder auctionsite Catawiki