About Amsterdam Impact
21 October 2025
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Meet the team
Updated 16 January 2023 at 11:19
Our team is your guide to Amsterdam’s impact entrepreneurship ecosystem. Find each team member’s contact information and learn about their roles in the Amsterdam Impact programme.
Ellen Oetelmans
Director
Ellen regularly speaks about the impact economy and ecosystem building at international events such as the Social Enterprise World Forum and B Corp Summit. Before co-creating and launching Amsterdam Impact in 2015 with a wide range of ecosystem actors, she held positions as a senior strategic advisor for the City of Amsterdam and as a senior policy advisor for the Dutch House of Representatives.
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Egon van Wees
Coordinator and Ecosystem Liaison
Egon helps all actors in Amsterdam’s impact entrepreneurship ecosystem connect within and outside the municipality. So whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, or part of a large company or organisation – get in touch with him to find out how Amsterdam Impact can facilitate your impact goals and projects. Prior to joining Amsterdam Impact, Egon worked as Policy Advisor for the City of Amsterdam's Work, Participation & Income department.
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Jantien van der Laan
Marketing Manager
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