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“In the past, our people focused their attention on electricity, before evolving to electricity and gas. Now, we work on the entire energy system, including hydrogen and heat.”

From the back office of the country’s energy system to a knowledge owner in energy: Stedin is transforming at a breakneck pace. “In the few years that I have been working at Stedin, I have seen investments double in size.” Although grid operators play a major role in the energy transition, Peters is quick to stress that it will require a collective effort. “Everyone will experience the added value we can contribute to the energy transition, but we are keenly aware that, as a grid operator, we could never do it alone.”

Interview with David Peters, Chief Transition Officer at Stedin Group

'I believe in the centaur model: a combination of data-driven and intuitive innovation’

Roland van der Vorst has been Head of Innovation at Rabobank Wholesale Rural for two and a half years, putting him in charge of all international business and corporate business in the Netherlands. Van der Vorst is not a stereotypical banker. He prefers operating at the interface of creativity and strategy, a trait that serves him well in his current position. "I have set myself the goal of capitalizing new revenue models and harnessing our current relationships and strengths to innovate. I strive to create things that will benefit us and others alike, playing a positive-sum game rather than a zero-sum one.”

Interview with Roland van der Vorst, head of innovation at Rabobank