Silvan Kersbergen

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Expertise

Innovation, Strategy

Themes

Energy, Food and Agriculture, Travel and Transportation

Consultant

Silvan is a driven innovator with broad experience in strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship across a wide range of industries. He helps organizations strengthen their current business while exploring the future, by turning customer insights into sharp strategies, differentiated value propositions, and resilient business models. Through targeted experiments, he ensures that strategic initiatives are backed by data before they go to market. He is driven by progress: curious by nature, he is always looking for how things can be done better. He does this best together with others, and always with work that matters.

My talent

I bring structure and focus where others see chaos. By combining analytical and strategic thinking with curiosity, I quickly get to the core of a problem, set the course, and come up with creative solutions. I take ownership end-to-end, with a bias towards action and the discipline to get things done. I combine empathy with directness: I take genuine interest in the person behind the question, but always give my honest read.

My education

MSc. Entrepreneurship and Innovation – University of Amsterdam
Pre-MSc. Strategic Innovation Management – University of Groningen
BSc. Marketing Management – Windesheim University of Applied Sciences

People and organizations that inspire me

Elon Musk, with Tesla and SpaceX an absolute visionary, and to me the very symbol of strategy, ambition, and innovation, with positive impact.

Peter Attia and his book Outlive, in which he shares his vision of a long and healthy life, grounded in prevention and science.

Alexander Osterwalder, founder of the Business Model Canvas, among others. With his frameworks, he makes complex ideas visual, understandable, and tangible.