Nils Gerlant Veenstra

Angestellt, Chief Strategy Officer (Germany, Netherlands), AMbrace (Additive Manufacturing)

Aachen, Deutschland

Über mich

WHO I AM: ■ I have been in corporate strategy as well as business development and Foreign Direct Investment since 1999. ■ A dual citizen of the Netherlands and the USA, with extensive work experience in Europe and North America. WHAT I'M DOING: ■ As Chief Strategy Officer at AMbrace (Rotterdam, The Netherlands and Aachen, Germany) I'm focusing primarily on accelerating the market adoption of Additive Manufacturing on an industrial level. WHAT I HAVE DONE: ■ Co-founded European start-up companies in North America, in both the Internet as well as the high tech (telematics) industries. ■ Formerly CEO of New Alchemy, probably the premier blockchain development company in the world. We built protocols for Microsoft, Deloitte, Bittrex, and we turned over nearly 4 billion USD in our first 18 months. ■ Co-founded companies in the US, UK, The Netherlands and Ireland.

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

International Business Development
Strategy
Additive Manufacturing
Marketing Strategy
Business Development
3D printing
Industry 4.0
Economic development
Blockchain

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Nils Gerlant Veenstra

  • Bis heute 3 Jahre und 7 Monate, seit Nov. 2020

    Advisory Board Member (Global)

    SDAM Alliance (Not for Profit)

    Industrial-grade Secure Distributed Additive Manufacturing.

  • Bis heute 4 Jahre, seit Juni 2020

    Chief Strategy Officer (Germany, Netherlands)

    AMbrace (Additive Manufacturing)

    AMbrace unlocks the potential of 3D printing in global supply chains. Using its blockchain-based streaming services, AMbrace provides end-to-end security for the entire AM process, from the creation of digital 3D printing files via secure streaming to trusted 3D printers in certified printer farms and factories. AMbrace is capitalising on AM's pure form of digital manufacturing, starting with global spare parts supply chains.

  • Bis heute 4 Jahre und 9 Monate, seit Sep. 2019

    Advisory Board Member (Netherlands)

    2Tokens (Government & Digital Assets)

    Supported by the EU, the public-private and not-for-profit 2Tokens project aims to develop a clear path to realising value from Tokenisation. Advisory Board Members reflect the academic world (Technical University Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam), government bodies (Ministry of Economic Affairs, AFM (regulator financial markets), economic hubs (Port of Rotterdam, Innovation Quarter), and experts in technology, financial and legal.

  • 1 Jahr und 1 Monat, Mai 2019 - Mai 2020

    Global CEO (Seattle, WA)

    New Alchemy (Digital Assets and Blockchain)

    Supporting our shared vision of the potential in blockchain tech and digital assets, New Alchemy provides expertise that is second to none, having secured billions of dollars in transactions, and having worked with clients that include Bittrex, Microsoft and Deloitte. Primary focus on developing a global institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, and building a decentralized protocol for the Built Environment as well as specific other industries.

  • 3 Jahre und 1 Monat, Apr. 2016 - Apr. 2019

    Managing Director (Dublin, Ireland)

    BECON (Blockchain Conferences)

  • 6 Monate, Juni 2018 - Nov. 2018

    Strategic Advisor (Geneva, Switzerland)

    Trecento Blockchain Capital

    Geneva, Switzerland Following the success of Trecento AM ($250mm+ assets under management), Trecento Group has founded Trecento Blockchain Capital in 2018, in order to launch the first asset manager totally dedicated to the Blockchain universe, and conceived around a 360-degree investment approach.

  • 2 Jahre und 11 Monate, Apr. 2015 - Feb. 2018

    Marketing, Strategy and Youth Development (Dublin, Ireland)

    Bohemian Football Club

    Dublin, Ireland The People's Club since 1890, Bohs is the oldest League of Ireland club and 100% fan-owned. I focus mostly on Innovation strategies as well as Youth and Community development.

  • 3 Jahre und 8 Monate, Sep. 2012 - Apr. 2016

    Co-Founder (UK and Ireland)

    The Inno-Crowd

    Co-Founder of international platforms in specific fast growing market segments:: o Smart Cities - 50+ partner cities world-wide o Fintech - Fintech events in London, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, Dublin, Amsterdam o Digital Marketing - Events at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, etc in Dublin. o Sports Tech - Sports Analytics at Old Trafford, the Etihad, and in Dusseldorf o Renewable Energy - EU tours to Bornholm, Manchester and committee meetings in Brussels.

  • 2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Feb. 2014 - Feb. 2016

    Director (Dublin, Ireland)

    DDM Alliance (Data-Driven Marketing)

    The Data-Driven Marketing Alliance is a pan-European industry-led alliance which enables marketing professionals from agencies and brands to become better marketers. Local Chapters in 11 European cities and has been established with 15 Founding Partners in the global vanguard of innovation in marketing and advertising technology; AppNexus, Gigya, HubSpot, IgnitionOne, LinkedIn, Localytics, Marin Software, Marketo, MediaMath, Nanigans, Oracle Marketing Cloud, Quantcast, Selligent, Teradata and Yieldr.

  • 2 Monate, Sep. 2012 - Okt. 2012

    Actor (Los Angeles, CA)

    Sony Pictures

    The first person to endorse me here for my acting skills in Here Comes the Boom (2012) will get an autographed picture in the mail ;-)

  • 2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Okt. 2010 - Okt. 2012

    AAD (Boston, MA)

    Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

    Economic Development and Foreign Direct Investment. Helping US and Canada-based (technology) companies expand to Europe, by consulting on business development, regulatory compliance inly tax planning and more on behalf of the Dutch government.

  • 3 Jahre und 7 Monate, März 2009 - Sep. 2012

    General Manager (Boston, MA)

    STI Fleet Management (Automotive / Marketing)

  • 3 Jahre und 10 Monate, Juni 2006 - März 2010

    Head of Business Development (Boston, MA)

    GPS Buddy (Automotive / Telematics)

Ausbildung von Nils Gerlant Veenstra

  • Bis heute

    Law

    Rijks Universiteit Groningen

    I fought the law, and the law won.

Sprachen

  • Englisch

    Muttersprache

  • Niederländisch

    Muttersprache

  • Deutsch

    Gut

  • Französisch

    Gut

  • Spanisch

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