Constantijn van Oranje leads Techleap, the accelerator for the tech ecosystem in the Netherlands. As Special Envoy, he is on a mission to turn the Netherlands into a unicorn nation. He and his team connect the Dutch tech ecosystem to help ambitious and promising Dutch Tech companies grow fast internationally by improving their access to capital, market, and talent. Constantijn co-founded StartupFest Europe, which is still the biggest startup event ever organised in the Netherlands. He used to be the Chief of Staff of VP Neelie Kroes at the European Commission. He was in charge of the Digital Agenda and lead the Brussels office of the RAND Corporation. He is also currently the Director of Digital Technology & Macro Strategy at Macro Advisory Partners in London and New York and Edge Fellow at Deloitte Centre for the Edge, where he advises companies and the European Commission on their digital innovation strategies. Besides innovation and technology, Constantijn van Oranje is passionate about art, music, photography, and nature.