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Denise Kortlever
Denise Kortlever is a presenter, moderator, and speaker with expertise in food, trends, communication, and health. She combines her background in communication and journalism with genuine interest, infectious enthusiasm, and extensive experience across diverse events.
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Employability:
Keynote Speaker,Moderator,Presenter
Employability:
Keynote Speaker,Moderator,Presenter,
About Denise Kortlever
Denise Kortlever is a food journalist, presenter, and trendwatcher. She is the bestselling author of internationally acclaimed books such as All-day breakfast and All-day goodness. Her work has been featured in LINDA., VOGUE, &C, delicious., and on RTL4. Denise also hosted her own show on LINDA.tv and is frequently interviewed by media outlets like NOS, RTL Nieuws, and Nu.nl as a trendwatcher.
As a speaker, Denise shares insights on food trends, healthy eating, and the developments she observes during her travels. She was a keynote speaker at the Food Inspiration Days, where she captivated a room full of food professionals with her presentation on the emerging breakfast trend. For organizations such as Avans University of Applied Sciences, Denise spoke about vitality and healthy eating, sharing practical insights employees could apply right away. She has also spoken for organizations like HEMA, Edeka, Makro, Vriesvers Platform (o.a. Albert Heijn en Dr Oetker), Zukunft Institut, and AF&BM.
In addition to her speaking engagements, Denise is an experienced presenter and moderator with expertise in food, communication, trendwatching, children and health. With over 15 years of experience, both in live and digital events and in Dutch as well as in English. For instance, she hosted the international cooking competitions ‘San Pellegrino Young Chef Academy’ and the ‘Culinary Cup 2025’ and its accompanying gala evenings. She served as the moderator for Unilever Food Solutions, where she interviewed Michelin-star chefs like Joris Bijdendijk (**) in front of an audience of 600+ chefs. She also moderated Misset Horeca’s digital Terras Kickstart and presented large live events for San Pellegrino, Amsterdam UMC, Compass Group and Kinderen voor Kinderen. Additionally, Denise has years of experience presenting a show for children on Hospital channel Emma TV and appeared in online video series for LINDA. and Allerhande.
What sets Denise apart is her ability to combine her background in health communication (University of Amsterdam) and journalism with her expertise as a bestselling author. Her genuine interest, enthusiasm, and years of experience make her an asset at a wide variety of events.
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Joen Pine (about SusaGroup)
Designing for emotions is key. It means intentionally creating within the individual – staging, orchestrating, choreographing all good verbs for it – a response that triggers feelings beyond rationality. It is certainly an art form today, but the first step toward making it a science is identifying and understanding what emotions current offerings trigger, which is why I am very enamoured with the SusaGroup methodology.
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Everything flowed seamlessly, and her culinary passion was a wonderful addition.
“Thanks to Denise’s presence, the Culinary Cup ran even more professionally. Everything flowed seamlessly, and her culinary passion was a wonderful addition. We were so glad to have her there!”
'She is engaged, knowledgeable, well-prepared, and flexible.'
Denise was our presenter at an international culinary event for S.Pellegrino. She is engaged, knowledgeable, well-prepared, and flexible. What a smooth and pleasant collaboration we had!
'Excellent in both content and delivery.'
An outstanding presentation by Denise at the Food Inspiration Days. Excellent in both content and delivery.
'Denise is a charismatic professional and a perfectionist in everything she does.'
Denise is a charismatic professional and a perfectionist in everything she does. She’s also exceptional at spotting the latest culinary trends.
True passion for food delivered in an inspiring and powerful presentation.
“True passion for food delivered in an inspiring and powerful presentation.”
I was deeply impressed by the way Denise spots and maps out the latest food trends.
“I truly enjoyed this fantastic presentation! I was deeply impressed by the way Denise spots and maps out the latest food trends. I left feeling very inspired.”