Committee of Recommendation
Studenten voor Morgen has a Committee of Recommendation, which publicly supports the activities of SvM. This Committee includes several prominent figures from politics, business, and science, among other fields, all of whom have a strong connection to sustainability.
Margreet van Gastel
Margreet van Gastel can be regarded as a true energy transition specialist. She is active within the central government and local authorities, and holds numerous roles in the community. For Margreet, responsibility and equality form the basis of a responsible approach to our environment. With a distinctive liberal perspective, Margreet strives to promote innovation and a green economic climate. In doing so, Margreet focuses on forging links between education, research, entrepreneurs and the government to drive sustainable development. With the ultimate aim of creating a better environment for everyone.
Carlos de Bourbon de Parme
Prince Carlos is the son of Princess Irene, Princess Beatrix’s sister. Carlos is currently director of the Compazz Foundation, an independent foundation whose aim is to accelerate sustainability transitions. One of his additional roles is chairing the Nederland krijgt Nieuwe Energie (The Netherlands gets New Energy) foundation, which aims to accelerate the transition to clean energy.
Willem Lageweg
Willem Lageweg is a farmer’s son from Hellevoetsluis, happily married to Marleen and the proud father of three children. After a long career at Rabobank, he served as director of MVO Nederland for over ten years. He is also active in the field of multicultural society and at Women on Wings, a social enterprise that focuses on the economic independence of women in India. He is still an advisor and director at MVO Nederland and remains committed to a sustainable, inclusive society.
Eline Kik
Eline Kik has been working in the sustainability sector for almost 13 years, primarily for and with the business community. In her role as director of the Green Business Club (GBC), she is committed to connecting businesses, governments and educational institutions at the regional level. In 20 regions across the Netherlands, organisations are now forming their own local GBCs, through which they are working to make their region, buildings and business operations more sustainable by means of concrete projects. They like to link these projects to as much research and internships as possible, which means that the link with education is of great importance.
Thiëmo Heilbron
Thiëmo Heilbron is a biologist, ecologist and founder of Fawaka Entrepreneurship School and Fawaka Netherlands. Fawaka Entrepreneurship School develops educational programmes for children on sustainable entrepreneurship. With Fawaka Nederland, he aims to engage young people from different cultural backgrounds and educational levels in the environmental issues and social challenges of our time. He shares their stories on his website and advises companies and organisations on how to work with this generation. All this to make sustainability inclusive and accessible.
Antoine Heideveld
Antoine Heideveld is currently director at Het Groene Brein and is regarded as one of the leading sustainability experts in the field of education and business. Antoine is one of the founders of LHUMP*. He studied Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Amsterdam (UVA) and taught Sustainable Development at the same university for many years.
*Studenten voor Morgen was founded in 1993 by local student environmental organisations from various cities. Until 2010, the association was called LHUMP: the National Higher Education and University Environmental Platform.
Anna Pot
Anna Pot has been National Coordinator for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) since 2024. In this role, she promotes the implementation of the SDG agenda within the Netherlands, and works closely with organisations within and outside the government, such as municipalities, companies, NGOs and youth organisations. Prior to this, she worked for almost twenty years at APG Asset Management, including as Head of Responsible Investment Capital Markets & Communications and Head of Responsible Investments Americas. She previously worked at Amnesty International and ING Investment Management. Anna studied Political Science at the University of Amsterdam and Sussex University (UK).
