Sander Schimmelpenninck is a journalist, entrepreneur, and presenter. He studied law in Rotterdam and Milan, and after completing his studies, he reluctantly started as a lawyer in the Zuidas. In 2012, he changed course and started in the field of business, opening two pizza restaurants with his friend Jaap Reesema. A year later, in September 2013, Sander started working part-time for Quote as an editor. In 2018, Sander received his first television program with De Opvolgers. After four years as editor-in-chief, Sander said goodbye to Quote in 2020 and started his own media company, Tonny Media.

Pieter is the CFO of Euro Caps, a private label single-serve beverage manufacturer, located in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Pieter is one of the co-founders of Euro Caps, which was founded in 2012. In the last 10 years, Euro Caps has grown to serve several capsule platforms (Nespresso compatible, Dolce Gusto compatible, Nespresso Professional compatible, Nespresso functionals, Caturra platform for the South Korean market, Air-Up scented rings, and others to come).

Pieter is also the former CFO and shareholder of Oranjegroep, a labor service provider for blue-collar work in Europe, with offices in multiple countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Croatia, and Rumania.

Pieter has more than 22 years of experience in the finance field. His career started with Philips Lighting in several controlling roles. His work in entrepreneurship started more than 17 years ago, after finishing the Register Controlling program at EURAC in Rotterdam. After some interim roles as sales and supply chain controller for several multinational firms, he started his first business in the dental industry. He developed several dental instruments and sold the products worldwide. This was followed by joining the Oranjegroep as shareholder and CFO in 2011, after which he co-founded Euro Caps in 2012.

In his spare time, Pieter is a real family man, proud father of four daughters, all of whom are fanatic horse riders. He is a true animal lover, so his household also consists of horses, dogs, and cats. He used to play rugby but that has been replaced by golf.

Brigitte de Graaff is a lecturer in accounting at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where she also earned her two master’s degrees in accounting and control and Dutch criminal law. She has broad experience in teaching in executive education, both through in-house training sessions at corporations as well as through the executive programs offered at the university. De Graaff also provides CMA^® (Certified Management Accountant) prep courses in other European countries and has provided editorial assistance for CMA review materials. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate at VU Amsterdam.

De Graaff has been an active board member for IMA’s Amsterdam Chapter for seven years, during which time she fulfilled multiple roles, including chapter vice president, before becoming president-elect of the chapter. A member of the IMA Global Board of Directors, de Graaff serves on IMA’s Volunteer Leadership Standing Board Committee and as chair of IMA’s Global Sustainable Business Management Global Task Force.

As a speaker, Brenno de Winter knows better than anyone how to highlight both opportunities and risks of ICT (information and communications technology) and automation. By cracking the OV-chipkaart, becoming journalist of the year, the thousands of data breaches he investigated, and his broad experience, Brenno has his own story. With a sharp, idiosyncratic, critical eye and his humorous way of presenting, he makes complicated messages manageable.

A lecture by Brenno is full of eye-openers and helps people think about themes that would otherwise scare them off. You notice that he offers not vague or few concrete vistas, but he has developed a vision based on practice.

Brenno is skilled in the field of ICT, involved in content, visible, if necessary, while giving speakers and participants of meetings all the space they need.

Anders Liu-Lindberg is the co-founder and a partner at Business Partnering Institute. He has 13 years of experience as a finance professional at Maersk, a global transport and logistics company. He is the co-author of the book “Create Value as a Finance Business Partner,” and a long-time finance blogger on LinkedIn with 125,000+ followers and 200,000+ subscribers. He is also an advisory board member at Born Capital, where he helps identify and grow the next big thing in #CFOTech. Finally, he is a member of the board of directors at PACE - Profitability Analytics Center of Excellence, where he supports the development of new analytics frameworks that can improve profitability in companies around the world.

Alain Mulder has extensive experience in finance, business development, operations, marketing, and communications. Alain was a finalist in the 2020 Executive Director of the Year awards by the Association of Association Executives (AAE).

Alain is frequently asked to speak at international events on topics such as the future of finance, finance transformation, professional development, accounting, and global economic conditions.

Before joining IMA, Alain worked at the Institute of International Research, where he conducted market research on market developments in accountancy, finance, and IT. He worked for several U.S. organizations in a Pan-European business development role, focusing on market and client research and growing the client portfolio. He was also the founder of a start-up that puts technology at the forefront, providing more financial transparency to real estate owners.

Gwen van Berne is the Chair of IMA’s Global Board of Directors for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. She is also serving as chair of the Nominating Standing Board Committee and as a member of the Governance Standing Board Committee and the Strategic Planning Standing Board Committee. In addition, van Berne serves as a trustee of the ICMA Board of Trustees, IMA Research Foundation Board of Trustees, IMA Memorial Education Fund, and the IMA Europe Board.

Van Berne is the director of finance and risk at social impact investor Oikocredit. She has 23 years of experience in the financial services sector and was most recently the CFO of RIPE NCC, an internet registry that supports internet operations across the globe.

Previously, van Berne fulfilled a variety of roles within ABN AMRO Bank as head of capital and risk reporting (ABN AMRO Bank NV), global manager of business development (ABN AMRO Clearing Bank NV), and manager of private banking (ABN AMRO Mees Pierson Wassenaar). She also served as a supervisory board member and chaired the Risk and Audit Committee for International Card Services, a payments provider in the Netherlands.

In her spare time, van Berne is the treasurer of the Delft Chamber Music Festival. She is also curatorium member of the executive education program for the CMA program at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.