Team

Lucien was CEO and cofounder of Nine Connections, a Dutch Artificial Intelligence company. As a board member of the DSA, he hopes to help improve the Dutch startup ecosystem and make the Netherlands the #1 startup state of Europe.

“Leave it to the entrepreneurs!”

Rinske Brand founded BRAND The Urban Agency, a boutique agency that focuses on making cities greener, smarter, more innovative and dynamic. She’s not only a marketing strategist and a ‘brand urbanism’ advocate, but also a startup coach.

“The new generation of growth entrepreneurs leads the way in innovation and social impact. The DSA is THE organisation that represents these companies to the fullest!”

Annelies is the go to person for the DSA member community, organises the DSA events and is in charge of all communications. She has a background in PR, content and events and always on top of the most promising startups and scaleups. 

Rogier was among the first to conceptualise DSA in its inception nearly 5 years ago, and has now joined as temporary Head of Public Affairs. He brings a wealth of experience in this domain, having worked for the Dutch Consumer Organisation and Google before starting his own public affairs firm. 

"The startup community needs to have an independent voice in the public sphere, representation by entrepreneurs and for entrepreneurs. That is the purpose of DSA, and I want to make sure we deliver on that as effectively as we can."