Our Speakers
We're proud to have so many high-profile speakers on board for the program of Drive Forward 2025. See an overview below.
Meet our speakers of Tuesday 8 April - Digitalization
Maurice Geraets, NXP Semiconductors Netherlands B.V.
Executive Director
Fries Heinis, RAI Vereniging
Director RAI Vereniging / Rijwiel & Automobiel Industrie
Margriet van Schijndel- de Nooij, TU/e
Program director Responsible Mobility at Eindhoven University of Technology
Maarten Balk, RDW
Director Vehicle Regulations & Admission
Martijn Stamm, TNO
Director Mobility at TNO
Zeljko Jeftic, Einride
Director Autonomous Electric Transport (AET)
Sasha Bloemhoff, Automotive Campus
Managing Director Automotive Campus
Casper Veenman, Roland Berger
Senior Partner at Roland Berger
Naomie Verstraeten, Brainport Development/Drive Forward
Chief Innovation & Technology
Joost Vantomme, ERTICO
CEO at ERTICO
Glenn Haverkort, VDL ETS
Managing Director VDL ETS
Peter Stolk, HTSM
Chairman Holland High Tech
Wim Vossebelt, V-tron
CEO V-tron
Remco Pasman, TomTom
Engineering Manager Automotive
Günter Gülker, DNHK
CEO at German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce
Meet our speakers of Wednesday 9 April - Decarbonization
Roel Vissers, Milence
CCO at Milence
Harald Seidel, DAF Trucks
President & CEO
Sascha Bloemhoff, Automotive Campus
Managing Director Automotive Campus
Benjamin Krieger , CLEPA
Secretary General at CLEPA
Axel Schönecker, E-Magy
CTO at E-magy
Peter van der Heijden, NPS Driven
Managing Director at NPS Driven B.V.
Robin Kager, Tata Steel Nederland
Director Sales & Marketing Automotive
Martijn de Kort, Municipality of Helmond
Alderman
Daniela Sordi, CarbonX
Co-founder/ Chief Technology Officer at CarbonX B.V.
Tobias Lucas, Forze Hydrogen Racing Delft
Project Manager at Forze Hydrogen Racing
Janet Kes, ARN
Manager Batteries and Innovation at ARN
Petrouschka Werther, Ministry of Infrastructure NL
Director Sustainable Mobility
Maria Linkova-Nijs, ACEA
Executive Head of Policy and Strategy at ACEA
Mustafa Amhaouch, BCC-NL
Director Battery Competence Cluster NL
Marnix Koopmans, VEMOBIN
Manager Public Affairs at VEMOBIN
Arthur van Mook, NIO
Senior Power Business Development Manager
Michiel van den Besselaar, Omron
Key Account Manager
Naomie Verstraeten, Drive Forward
Chair Woman Drive Forward Conference
Martijn Stamm, TNO
Director Mobility
Sophie Stigt, Inmotion
Project Manager