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Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten

Sustainability and cybersecurity expert

Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten is an internationally recognized sustainability and cybersecurity expert. As a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe's task force on digitalization in the energy sector, she contributes her expertise at the highest level. Her focus is on communicating knowledge and complex scientific findings in a tangible and action-oriented way and making them accessible to the general public.

 

She publishes multilingual books, articles, podcasts, radio features and social media campaigns that inspire people to actively contribute to a healthier environment and greater digital security. In doing so, she shows practical, actionable steps that can be integrated into everyday life.
 

Dr. van Genuchten holds a PhD in Psychology and also holds an M.Sc. in Educational Science and a B.Sc. in Information Science.

 

Her talks and presentations are an inspiring and interactive mix of fascinating and practical impulses that motivate people to realize positive changes - both in their professional and private lives.

Topics


Cybersecurity - strategies for a secure digital world

  • Humans as the weakest link: How human errors and mistakes play into the hands of attackers
  • How to minimize human vulnerabilities and promote security through targeted behavior
  • Public safety: Why cybersecurity and digitalization can be a matter of life and death
  • How to ward off threats and minimize risks with the right preventive measures

Live hacking - experiencing and understanding cybersecurity live

  • Experience in real time how hackers operate and exploit vulnerabilities
  • How to better protect your digital assets through interactive attacks
  • How hands-on live hacking sessions can revolutionize your security awareness

Living sustainably - paths to a better future for people and the planet

  • How to make a big impact for a sustainable future with small steps in everyday life and business
  • How to turn challenges into opportunities and successfully implement transformations
  • How education and knowledge become the key to more inspiration and sustainable action
  • From idea to implementation: how transformative projects become reality and make you want more

Please reach out in case you are thinking of a different topic in these fields.

Press and References


Extract from company cooperation:

  • Sustainability: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), International School of Management (ISM), PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  • Cybersecurity: MindRefined, SySS GmbH, imbus, PwC, difesa, BDO

Grateful for the opportunity to write the Foreword for this important book - A Guide to a Healthier Planet - by my close collaborator and friend Erlijn van Genuchten from The Netherlands. She's doing extraordinary work on how sustainable living contributes to happiness, health, and wealth. This book achieves something special by breaking down complex climate information from hundreds of scientific journals into understandable language with actionable steps for everyone. It bridges the gap between scientific jargon and public comprehension, empowering us with one of our most potent tools—plain language.

Dr. Piyush Verma, Senior Governance Expert at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), USA

 

As an entrepreneur and on behalf of MindRefined GmbH, I would like to highly recommend working with Erlijn. From the very beginning, our collaboration with Erlijn has been characterised by professional communication, absolute reliability and a strong focus on results. Erlijn has excellent and comprehensive expertise and knows how to support our customers in a goal-oriented manner and with considerable ease. I can only recommend anyone considering a possible collaboration with Erlijn not to hesitate any longer and would like to take this opportunity to thank her for the great collaboration.

David Oesinghaus, MindRefined GmbH, Deutschland


This book - A Guide to a Healthier Planet - is full of fascinating facts about nature and sustainability. We can all take action and build a healthier planet together. This author inspires true change.
Joshua Christopherson, CEO Achieve Today, USA
 

It gives me great pleasure to endorse Dr. Erlijn van Genuchten as a superb science communicator. Working with Erlijn has given me the opportunity to witness her great writing abilities, scientific knowledge, and remarkable personality.
It is extremely amazing how well Erlijn can translate abstract scientific ideas into easily readable, relatable, and enjoyable written content. For anyone or any group wishing to expand the audience and effect of their scientific work, her skill at translating technical language into plain English is priceless. She has a special talent for transforming scientific research into writings that appeal to a broad readership, making complicated subject comprehensible and interesting.
Erlijn has outstanding communication skills, but her breadth of scientific understanding is truly astounding. Her multidisciplinary knowledge enables her to understand complex scientific ideas and convey them clearly. Erlijn's knowledge and enthusiasm for environmental issues, including climate change, sustainability, and other related subjects, are evident in her work.

Morshedul Bari, Co-Founder Envolead Ltd, Bangladesh


Dr. Erlijn was an awesome speaker who connected to each individual In her talk at WWM international conference 2022. I realized that Art can be a very effective way to communicate, learn and create awareness. It was a great experience to listen and learn from you Erlijn. May you create more and more impact with you good work. Dr. Erlijn your clarity of bringing in sustainable developed to the world is inspiring.
Vikas Brahmavar, Director at Trans Water System Private Limited, India

„With the internet exploding with thousands of so-called challenge, one German woman's challenge is among the few that are changing how we live and the decisions we make that could help improve our planet." 
Opera News Kenia

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