Susanne van der Velden is an independent strategist and researcher focused on how organizations build and sustain innovatiotion under uncertainty. She worked as a consultant and founder on organizational-learning sofware, then held leadership at FME (Smart Industry & AI) and digitalization for Royal Heijmans’ residential business. She obtained her PhD at Tilburg University and currently serves on the board of VNO-NCW Brabant Zeeland.