Professional speaker
Iβm your wake-up call
I get energy from public speaking, I love to share my personal and professional story on stage.
Humor, interaction and positive energy are the elements that make my speeches unique.
Next, I want to give my audience a message to think about, something that will last in their mind or to take action.
Personal story
How do you shape your new life after losing four of your loved ones in just 5 months time including the love of my life? A rebirth, a new Mariska is born after the traumatic year 2021.
How did I move on after this trauma? What kind of impact did it had on my life?What challenges did I need to overcome to shape my new life as a widow? An inspirational talk about loss, grief, perseverance and grit.
Professional story
B2B influencer marketing, we hear a lot about this topic, and talk about it, but what does it exactly mean? In a nutshell, storytelling. Thatβs the core of my speech. My mission is to explain the added value and impact of B2B influencer marketing to the meetings & events industry (and beyond). I want to support you to tell your story, to create awareness, and visibility for your product or service within the right target audience.
Photo credits: Robert i Borys SΕuszniak
The loss of connection. Semifinal of the 2022 speaker contest - Nordic Business Forum.
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Keynote speaker
I have spoken at many events and conferences all over the globe sharing my personal and professional story. Even in different languages, besides my mother tongue Dutch and in English, German and French. As a professional speaker I always create a special message to every audience and replace myself in one of the participants.
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Workshop / Masterclass
Do you want to dive further in the subject of B2B influencer marketing? A workshop or masterclass is the perfect way. A tailor made program will be created to your needs. Suppliers will have a concrete actionplan to start sharing their story and how to kick off their campaign right after finishing the workshop or masterclass.
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Facilitator
Besides being a passionate speaker I enjoy being on stage and to moderate your event or conference. Next, in case youβre looking for a facilitator for your panel discussion, Iβm delighted to be part of your next session. Donβt hesitate to contact me and to see how can we make your next event successful.
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Podcast / Webinar
Happy to be your guest and to share my passion and knowledge about storytelling in a podcast or webinar. And my personal journey about death, loss, and grief. I have been a guest on several podcasts like Making a Marketer in the US and Event Industry News in the UK, Doeners en Durvers in Belgium (Dutch) and many others.
Speaking history
EMEC Granada, MPI Conference, Spain, March 2017
WEC Las Vegas MPI Conference , US, June 2017
World MICE Day, Qingdao, China, October 2017
Confex London, UK, March 2018
BE Conference, MPI Belgium, Genk, Belgium, April 2018
IMEX Frankfurt, Germany, May 2018
Westminster University London, UK, May 2018
MIA (Meetings Industry Association) Annual conference, London, July 2018
11th CIC Convention Kolkata, India, August 2018
IMEX Las Vegas, Young Leaders Forum, US October 2018
IMEX Las Vegas, Presentation Word of MICE, US October 2018
World MICE Day, Qingdao, China, October 2018
Break the ICE Forum, Bruges, Belgium, January 2019
Bloggers UTD, The travel gathering, Ghent Belgium, February 2019
MPI Belgium breakfast session, Economical Impact of MICE industry, Brussels, Belgium, February 2019 (moderator)
ACE of MICE Exhibition, Istanbul, Turkey, February 2019
Club MICE Wallonie, Mons, Belgium, March 2019
Convention Bureau Gelderland, Arnhem, the Netherlands, April 2019
Conventa Crossover Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, August 2019
Curaçao Tourism Board, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 2019
BTMF, Business Travel & MICE Fair, Schiphol, The Netherlands, September 2019
IBTM World Barcelona, Spain, November 2019 (moderator of several sessions about B2B influencer marketing with clients & influencers)
Digital Marketing World Forum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 2019
Convention Bureau Namur, Belgium, December 2019
Style up your event, Kortrijk, Belgium, December 2019
Workshop B2B influencer marketing, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, December 2019
2020
Workshop destinations organized by PitchPerfect, Brussels, March
MPI Belgium - Masterclass B2B influencer marketing, April (online)
BE Academy β Workshop B2B influencer marketing for students, April (online)
Convention Bureau St. Petersburg β Presentation B2B influencer marketing, May (online)
MPI Mexico β Presentation B2B influencer marketing, August (online)
X-Festival β Panel discussion about the future of the MICE industry, moderator, December (online)
Photo: Michal Kalarus Think MICE
2021
IBTM Wired β Interview B2B influencer marketing, June (online)
Book launch β Book De Drukkerij, Middelburg, the Netherlands, October 2021
Book presentation β De Boekenmolen, Meliskerke, the Netherlands, October 2021
IBTM World Barcelona β interview about my personal story, Spain, December 2021
2022
Nordic Business Forum Speaker Contest β personal story, March 2022 (online)
Presentation and workshops for Convention Bureau Wroclaw members, April 2022
Presentation for Poland Convention Bureau in Warsaw, April 2022
Workshops for Gdansk Convention Bureau members, May 2022
Krakow Network Meeting at ICE Congress Centre, May 2022
Presentation, Rouw en Verlies, Oost-Souburg, the Netherlands, June 2022
Future Leaders Forum during Conventa, Ljubljana, August 2022
Presentation Conventa - how to become a social media influencer, Ljubljana, August 2022
Advisory Boards
EAC β European Advisory Council of Meeting Professionals International β 2021
ORIGINβALL β Supporting a start-up to launch the company, Brasil β 2020/2021
What People Are Saying
I had the pleasure to meet Mariska in the frame of MPI Belgium and she immediately convinced me to be active in the group to prepare the 2017 BE Conference. Mariska is a true leader, sharing her passion, energy and positivism in every situation. Later, I witnessed her talent on stage as an inspiring speaker and stimulating moderator in various context and several languages. Personally, I've always been impressed by people who can communicate with clarity and objectiveness their thoughts, Mariska is certainly one of these person, talented and bold !
β Delphine
I have enjoyed listening to Mariska speak publicly on several occasions and continue to be impressed by her knowledge, ideas and experience. I remain completely intrigued by her work and can see how powerful social influencers are today. A great public speaker and story-teller who can easily bring a distinctive message to life. Mariska also offers enormous amounts of industry experience and is a valued peer in my network.
β Mia
