Stefaan van Hooydonk is a celebrated workplace curiosity expert who has delivered keynote speeches to audiences around the world. Having worked in multiple C-suite businesses such as Phillips, Nokia, Cognizant, Aramco, Flipkart, and Agfa, Simon has witnessed the need for implementing a curious mindset into workforces. Devoting his career to implementing this mindset into professionals and organisations, Stefaan is now spreading his expertise as a speaker at global conferences and events.
After graduating with an MBA from Rutgers University, Stefaan began his professional career as an Executive Education Director for CEIBS. After gaining four years of valuable experience at the company, he took on the role of Nokia’s Head of the Learning Centre in the Greater China Region. Gaining the opportunity to develop his position to their Global E-Learning Director, this was followed by many other high-profile positions, including Head of Agfa Academy, Dean at Phillips Lighting University and Chief Learning Officer at both Flipkart and Cognizant. An expert in his field, Stefaan is now the Founder of the Global Curiosity Institute and Co-Founder and Dean of the Earth Academy.
Aside from Stefaan's professional career, he has also become a best-selling author after releasing his first book, ‘The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto’. This illustrates how businesses can thrive within the business they operate in when the employees and organisation as a whole have a curious mindset. With very strong opinions on this subject, Stefaan aims to share his insights with as many audiences as possible, and his dedication to implementing this value in all professionals is highly respected by many.
Stefaan van Hooydonk has developed a greatly respectable career over the years, and is now a highly sought-after speaker for events worldwide. Renowned for his engaging, informative speeches, Stefaan's speaking engagements are not to be missed. When looking for an experienced speaker who explains how having a curious mindset can help individuals and organisations flourish, do not hesitate in hiring Stefaan van Hooydonk!
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The Workplace Curiosity Manifesto : How Curiosity Helps Individuals and Workspaces Thrive in Transformational Times
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- 2021 - Co-Founder and Dean of the Earth Academy
- 2020 - Founder of Global Curiosity Institute
- 2018 - Chief Learning Officer at Cognizant
- 2017 - Corporate University Advisor at Saudi Aramco
- 2015 - Chief Learning Officer at Flipkart
- 2010 - Dean at Philips Lighting University and Sales/Marketing Academy
- 2005 - Head of Agfa Academy at Agfa Healthcare
- 2004 - Senior Manager Executive Education at VLERICK Leuven Ghent Management School
- 2001 - Global E-Learning Director at Nokia
- 1998 - Head of Nokia Learning Centre Greater China Region
- 1994 - Executive Education Director at CEIBS
