Saskia van den Muijsenberg
Director/Founder, biomimicryNL As the first Certified Biomimicry Professional in the Netherlands Saskia has been promoting and developing the biomimicry field for over > 10 years. She inspired thousands of people around the world and brings life to numerous organizations.
About this speaker
Saskia is the director and founder of biomimicryNL and a Certified Biomimicry Professional with over 25 years of experience in marketing, change management and strategic innovation. With a variety of Fortune 500 companies, Saskia catalyzes innovation by enabling others to explore life’s design strategies to develop new ideas into real (business) opportunities for the new economy. As a vivid storyteller, she shares her passion for biomimicry and how learning from nature may help address the challenges our society faces today – especially reversing climate change and creating a regenerative economy. Through training, lecturing and consulting, Saskia proactively spreads the practice of biomimicry across various disciplines. Since June 2010, Saskia built a biomimicry network in the Netherlands, inspired thousands of individuals around the world and worked with numerous organizations, governments, schools and universities. Saskia is also ‘Minister of Forward to Nature’ in the Dutch Innovation Cabinet and acts as expert advisor to the European Commission for Societal Challenge 5: 'Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials'.