During the NLBVO Summer event, the jury presents negotiation awards. These awards are intended to be an important incentive for negotiators who create value together. In particular, the awards recognise negotiators who have made a significant contribution to solutions for social issues.
The jury consists of a distinguished group of professionals who have insight into a wide range of negotiations taking place in the Netherlands (and beyond). The jury members come from the business community, diplomacy, journalism, the banking sector, the Marine Corps, and the public sector. We are proud to introduce them to you.
- Marry de Gaay Fortman (chair)
De Gaay Fortman is a partner and lawyer at Houthoff. As an internationally certified mediator, she is a member of the Advisory Board of Mundi Mediators.
- Ed Kronenburg
Kronenburg is former Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, former ambassador to Beijing and Paris, and Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General of NATO.
- Serpil Tascioglu
Tascioglu is Director of Top Sectors and Industrial Policy at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. Until December 2023, she was Director of Global Food Innovation & Strategy at Unilever. She also works on global food issues at the World Economic Forum.
- Hans Biesheuvel
Biesheuvel is the founder of Ondernemend Nederland (ONL), where he chairs the Supervisory Board. As the leader of ONL, Biesheuvel has been involved in initiatives such as the Energy Cost Allowance for entrepreneurs.
- Pauline Verheijen-Dop
Verheijen-Dop is Legal Director North West Europe at PepsiCo. She previously worked as Legal Director at Walt Disney, and before that she was Director of Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs at Polo Ralph Lauren.
- Stientje van Veldhoven
Van Veldhoven is Vice President and Regional Director Europe at the World Resources Institute. She was previously State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Minister for the Environment and Housing, and a member of the House of Representatives. Before that, she worked as a diplomat in Brussels.
- Maarten van Rossum
Van Rossum is chairman of the De Witt Institute for Advanced Negotiations. He is Head of Strategy at &FLUENCE. Prior to that, he was Global Director of Public Affairs for the Heineken Company and advisor to Mark Rutte. He served as a diplomat in Washington, Brussels and Afghanistan.
- Peter van Keulen
Van Keulen is founder of Public Matters, a consultancy firm specialising in strategic communication and public affairs. He started his career as a parliamentary assistant in the House of Representatives. He then worked for an American consultancy firm and at Albert Heijn. He also founded the Professional Association for Public Affairs.
- General Jeff Mac Mootry
Mac Mootry is a former Commander of the Marine Corps and former Director of Operations of the Naval Forces Command. He served in Afghanistan and Aruba, among other places.
- Fleur van Ravensbergen
Van Ravensbergen is an international peace mediator. As associate director of the Dialogue Advisory Group, she played a key role in, among other things, the ETA disarmament processes in the Basque Country and in negotiations in Northern Ireland.
- Thomas van Zijl
Van Zijl is a presenter at BNR. He presents BNR Zakendoen. In this daily radio programme, he talks to entrepreneurs, often from an external location.
- Heidi Nieboer
Nieboer is a trainer and former police negotiator. She has conducted numerous hostage negotiations and was a police leader for many years.