IMAGINE X|Cohort X

Olaf van der Veen

Orbisk, Founder // Chief Impact & Innovation Officer

Olaf van der Veen

Entrepreneur at heart, a Zero to One type of guy. Built food waste fighting enterprise Orbisk from scratch in the role of CEO until recently, side-stepping into the role of CIIO to once more be able to venture out and explore new frontiers of impact making. Fascinated about turning waste into opportunity through the immense potential technology in making processes and everyday life easier, mitigating losses in its wake. Relentlessly focussed on a world without food waste, for the love of food and the planet.

Outside of entrepreneuring, spends every minute of free-time found in the outdoors, either (long distance) hiking or in a parallel life as a bushcraft & outdoor instructor. If not that, consuming music concerts in venues or festivals, preferably indie-rock & folk.

Continuously looking for an enriched and broadened perspective on parallel challenges and opportunities, in an attempt to piece together and positively influence the hypercomplex dynamics of a world that is in desperate need for change. Therefore can't wait to become part of the IMAGINE leadership community, collaboratively in pursuit of that big unlock!