
Laura van de Voort
Co-Director / Advisory & Strategy
As co-director, Laura is responsible for various impact programs, including the Sustainability Ladder for Events (DLE), Green Deal Circular Festivals, and the now-completed programs Plastic Promise and Green Deal Waste-Free Festivals. She translates these initiatives into accessible knowledge sharing through the Green Events knowledge platform and educational offerings. With 15+ years of hands-on experience in the event industry—including at Extrema Outdoor and Solar Weekend Festival—Laura combines her broad knowledge of social and environmental challenges with practical expertise. She is always on the lookout for new impact programs, bringing together professionals from the events industry in communities of practice to tackle sustainability challenges. Interested in a course or looking to address a challenge through an impact program? Get in touch with Laura!

Lyke Poortvliet
Co-Director / Advisory & Strategy
As co-director, Lyke is responsible for advisory and strategy processes for organizations, brands, and impact programs. This includes developing sustainable and inclusive event strategies, action plans, and guidelines. She combines broad knowledge of social and environmental challenges with 15+ years of hands-on experience in the event industry, working with organizations such as ID&T, Q-Dance, and Magneet Festival. Since 2012, she has co-organized ADE Green alongside Carlijn Lindemulder, ADE, and Nachtlab Agency—a leading conference where international electronic music industry professionals gather at Amsterdam Dance Event for networking, keynotes, workshops, and panels. Lyke is always on the lookout for new impact programs that bring together professionals in communities of practice to tackle industry challenges—such as Onbeperkt Feest. Need support in developing your sustainability strategy and action plans? Or want to tackle a challenge through an impact program? Get in touch with Lyke!

Gerd-Jan Frijters
Sustainability Expert / Impact & Reporting
As a sustainability expert, Gerd-Jan is responsible for impact measurement and reporting. He combines his knowledge of social and environmental challenges with 30+ years of entrepreneurial experience. This includes conducting impact scans, measurements, and reports for events, organizations, and suppliers. He is also responsible for the content of the Sustainability Ladder for Events and CSRD-related issues within Green Events. Need an impact measurement or have an idea for an impact program? Get in touch with him!

Carlijn Lindemulder
Head of Program ADE Green
Carlijn is responsible for curating the program of ADE Green, focusing on topics at the intersection of music, sustainability, and society. She combines her extensive knowledge and network with 15+ years of hands-on experience in festivals and events, including ID&T and Coolpolitics, and is the founder of ADE Green and 10.000Hours. In addition to her work at Green Events, she is also involved as a programmer at Boom Festival Portugal.

Luise Härtel
Sustainability & Communication Expert / Education
As a sustainability and communication expert, Luise is responsible for project management and platform partners at Green Events. She combines her broad knowledge of social and environmental challenges with 5+ years of hands-on experience at various festivals such as Motel Mozaique and Dekmantel. She is the project manager for the European collaboration between Green Events, Exit, Boom, and La Fura del Baus, as well as the completed Festival Sustainability Lab. Luise is always on the lookout for new platform partners and projects in strategy, advisory, and impact reporting. Want to be visible year-round to Green Events' audience as a platform partner, or need support in strategy, impact measurement, or reporting? Get in touch with Luise!

Claudia Walraven
Sustainability Expert / Advisory & Strategy
As a sustainability expert at Green Events, Claudia is responsible for advisory and strategy projects for municipalities and provinces. She combines her broad knowledge of social and environmental challenges with 15+ years of hands-on experience in festivals and events, including Vollt. This includes guiding municipalities like Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rotterdam, along with a community of practice for organizers. Claudia is ready to assist municipalities with support and impact programs that tackle challenges in collaboration with the events industry. In addition to her work at Green Events, she is also the secretary of Evenementen Vereniging Amsterdam and Nachtraad Amsterdam. Want to work with your municipality or organization on sustainability? Get in touch with Claudia!

Lili Slotboom
Communication manager
As communication manager, Lili is responsible for Green Events' online channels. She combines her knowledge of social and ecological challenges with creativity and analytical skills to share knowledge with the events industry.

Leonie Boon
Expert Material & Plastic
As a Material & Plastic Expert at Green Events, she shares knowledge and provides advice at the intersection of events, material management, and waste processing. She combines her extensive knowledge of materials and waste management with over 15 years of hands-on experience at events leading the way in the circular transition. In addition to her work at Green Events, she is also involved with Collect & Clean.

Tinha Oehl
Expert Accessibility
As an Accessibility Expert at Green Events, she shares knowledge and provides advice at the intersection of events and accessibility. She combines her expertise in accessibility with hands-on experience at events leading the way in organizing accessible events.

Tijl Couzij
Expert Impact Measurement & Circularity
As an Impact Measurement & Circularity Expert at Green Events, he shares knowledge and provides advice at the intersection of events and impact measurement. He combines over 15 years of practical experience as a (technical) producer in the cultural events and festival sector with theoretical knowledge. Within Green Events, he serves as the theme lead for the Green Deal Circular Festivals. In addition to his work at Green Events, he is also involved as an expert with Into the Great Wide Open and Lab Vlieland.

Christopher Johnson
Sustainability Expert
At Green Events, he shares knowledge and provides advice at the intersection of events and sustainability. He combines his 15+ years of practical experience as a (co-)initiator of projects such as Vision for Sustainable Events, Powerful Thinking, and director at Shambala Festival. Within Green Events, he was the project manager of the European collaboration project Future Festival Tools and theme lead of the Green Deal Circular Festivals.
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