Nadine Bongaerts-Duportet, Ph.D.

Hello Tomorrow was created in 2011 by a group of individuals convinced that science and technology need to form part of a toolkit of solutions to change our industries, sustain a growing population and help solve global crises. But the traditional model of technology transfer to bring solutions from lab to market, and from idea to impact, could not rise to this challenge. In turn, Hello Tomorrow has built, and now animates, a global ecosystem that facilitates ‘deep tech’ innovation through multiple activities. Over the course of nine editions, their Global Startup Challenge has received 30,000 applications from 132 countries, partnering with universities and research institutions worldwide to identify deep tech solutions that have real global impact. Hello Tomorrow then uses its unique position to identify and analyze deep tech trends and dynamics. Through their international events, they connect all key players to harness their full potential. Through consulting services in strategy and innovation and customised startups programs, they help companies to understand how deep tech will impact their business, how to stay competitive and launch new solutions.

Hello Tomorrow was created in 2011 by a group of individuals convinced that science and technology need to form part of a toolkit of solutions to change our industries, sustain a growing population and help solve global crises. But the traditional model of technology transfer to bring solutions from lab to market, and from idea to impact, could not rise to this challenge. In turn, Hello Tomorrow has built, and now animates, a global ecosystem that facilitates ‘deep tech’ innovation through multiple activities. Over the course of nine editions, their Global Startup Challenge has received 30,000 applications from 132 countries, partnering with universities and research institutions worldwide to identify deep tech solutions that have real global impact. Hello Tomorrow then uses its unique position to identify and analyze deep tech trends and dynamics. Through their international events, they connect all key players to harness their full potential. Through consulting services in strategy and innovation and customised startups programs, they help companies to understand how deep tech will impact their business, how to stay competitive and launch new solutions.

Kairos Society the Netherlands is the Dutch chapter of the Kairos Society. We are building an international community of young entrepreneurs, who build for-profit companies that aim to solve the world's grand challenges. Our mission is to provide an international network to student entrepreneurs, running meaningful businesses that tackle global challenges, allowing them to evolve their business by exchanging knowledge and to build long-term relationships. On a global level, we introduce and connect the Dutch Kairos fellows to potential business contacts, senior leaders and mentors. Dutch fellows of the Kairos Society are connected to an exclusive, international network of top entrepreneurial students. Kairos fellows are invited as young leaders to international events such as the annual Kairos Summit in NYC, the World Foresight Forum in the Hague or the Alibaba summit in China. All fellows become part of the Kairos global network, opening up the possibility to find partners or friends anywhere from Abu Dhabi to San Francisco.

We are a science communication agency with over 8 years of experience in public outreach, communication training, event organisation and science education development. We believe that strong connections between fields and stakeholders are important for science and innovation to positively impact society.