Bart de Vries

Bart de Vries has over 20 years of experience in the energy transition and clean-tech industry. Bart began their career in 2000 as a Product Manager at Bosch Security Systems. In 2001, they became an Idea 2 Market Learning Consultant at Philips. From 2016 to 2019, they held various roles at Philips Lighting, including Venture Board Member and Learning and Knowledge Lead - Idea to Market. In 2019, they moved to Philips as an Integral Project Lead Connected Health Devices. In 2020, they joined Perpetual Next as a Marketing Manager and Product Manager for Perpetual Carbon, Biocoal, Biochar, and Pyrolysis technologies. Bart also owned Fresta\u2122 at Celebita from 2012 to 2020.

Bart de Vries is currently enrolled in the Digital Disruption program at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, they attended Harvard Business School in 2020 to study Disruptive Strategy. From 1993 to 1999, they completed a Master in Industrial Design at Delft University of Technology. Before that, they attended Ursula from 1986 to 1993 and obtained a VWO - Atheneum from Secondary School. Additionally, they have obtained various certifications, such as a Digital Disruption: Digital Transformation Strategies from Emeritus in 2020, a SAFe Product Owner - Product Manager from Scaled Agile Framework Certification Training in 2018, a Scaling Agile, Leading SAFee from Scaled Agile Framework Certification Training in 2017, a PMP Project Management Professional - Certified Project Manager from PMI San Diego Chapter in 2014, a Training Medical Devices FDA from Mikrocentrum in 2014, a Kielboot II from CWO in 2014, a Level 2 Value Engineering from Philips Lighting in 2013, a Kielboot I from CWO in 2013, and a SCA Barista Skills Foundation from Specialty Coffee Associacio in 2013.