Our mission
Where we work
We are a Netherlands-based mission-driven organisation dedicated to human-centred AI for societal, environmental, and sustainable impact.
We transform AI innovations through cross-sector collaboration and stakeholder co-creation into practical and real-world solutions.
Our mission
Our vision
The team
Founder & Chair · Strategy & Incubation
MIT Professional Education alumnus. Data & AI strategist with a track record of enterprise innovation at pivotal moments of change. A futurist guided by long-term impact, he champions a mission to make AI a force for inclusion, empowerment, and lasting change. Based in Amsterdam.
Co-founder · Business Strategy
MIT Professional Education alumna. 15+ years in strategic leadership and Big Four consulting. Launched and scaled tech-enabled business models including a private-banking franchise and Switzerland's first digital private bank. Based in Geneva.
Director · AI Strategy & Organisational Change
A PhD in Economic Psychology and Sociology, bridging behavioural science and responsible AI-driven change. Helping organisations become resilient, adaptable, and future-ready, embedding human-centred practices that allow them to flex and evolve.
Director · Interregional Experimental Projects and EU/National Funds
Senior Cognitive Scientist leveraging behavioural methodologies to drive community innovation and public decision-making. She leads efforts addressing systemic challenges across AI-driven civil protection, climate change mitigation, and disruptive agri-environmental innovations.
Director · Communication
Trusted advisor to consulting customers worldwide. Rich international experience across continents. Harnesses AI, creativity, and innovation to drive positive social impact.
Co-founder · Digital Transformation
MIT Professional Education alumna. Technology leader driving digital transformation through human-centric solutions. Champions equity and inclusion by harnessing technology and education to unlock potential at scale. Based in Dallas.
Co-founder · AI Education & Innovation
MIT Professional Education and Isenberg School of Business alumnus. Founded Patrones Hermosas with MIT MISTI (25,000+ girls taught to code) and co-founded Gen AI Global, an MIT-backed network democratising generative AI. Based in Boston.
Director · AI Workforce Readiness
17+ years across technology, education, and workforce skilling. Shapes programmes and frameworks that bridge education, policy, and industry to enable inclusive, scalable AI capability.
Director · Quantitative Economics
Senior Econometrist leading life-cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic modelling, sustainability-impact quantification, and circular bioeconomy valuation frameworks to support evidence-based decision-making, resource-efficiency optimisation, climate-neutral transition pathways, and alignment with EU Green Deal, Circular Economy Action Plan, Taxonomy, Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming Certification Framework (CRCF), and sustainable-finance policy objectives.
AI Labs Lead
AI Labs lead. Specialises in building secure, scalable AI solutions for higher education and public sectors. Published researcher and U.K. design registration holder. Member of IEEE, MIET, and AAAI.
Director · Program Management
Tech leader in software engineering and product/program management. Founder of a healthcare startup and lead behind Rashmi Robot, India's first multilingual humanoid.
Management Educator
A management educator with more than a decade of experience, focused on teaching and mentoring business students to prepare them for leadership roles. As a volunteer with AI for All Global, contributes to international AI literacy and democratisation initiatives.
Senior GRC Expert
GRC & Strategy professional with 10+ years in governance, risk, compliance, internal audit, AI governance, and quality management. Builds practical governance frameworks, ISO-led programmes, and enterprise risk and strategy execution. At AFA, strengthens compliance, resilience, and performance across the organisation.
Strategic Collaborator
15+ years leading technology projects across RP Systems, IT solutions, and Gen AI. Agile ICP-certified. Bridges technical requirements and business outcomes for multicultural, international teams. Based in Mexico.
Executive Advisor · Distributed Systems
Principal Technologist with 20+ years of experience building and scaling complex distributed systems. Specialises in cloud architecture, Kubernetes, and AI/ML platforms across enterprise and public-sector contexts. At AFA, bridges technical execution with strategy, driving responsible and impactful AI innovations.
Executive Advisor · Curriculum
Globally renowned, award-winning AI leader with 19+ years of experience building high-performing AI teams worldwide. An academician at heart, has personally trained over 1,000 professionals in AI and machine learning. At AFA, shapes curriculum and capability-building programmes that scale AI literacy with depth.
We're always open to research collaboration, institutional consortium work, and conversations with organisations that share our mission.
