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Mathematician | Former Member of Parliament | AI Strategist
Femke Raeven
Femke Raeven is a mathematician, former Member of Parliament, and AI strategist who reduces technological complexity to sober, applicable insights and is known for her principled stance and sharp perspective on AI hypes, strategy, and politics.
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About Femke Raeven
What happens when you place a cum laude mathematician and former top strategist of ASML in The Hague’s political arena? Femke Raeven is living proof that hard data and human authenticity do not exclude each other, but rather strengthen each other. After thirty years at the intersection of strategy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at multinationals like KLM, Rabobank, and ASML, she now shares her unique insights as an independent advisor and much sought-after speaker.
In politics, model outcomes are tossed around as if they are absolute truths. For me, an AI output is only the starting point of the real discussion.
Femke became nationally known as a Member of Parliament for New Social Contract (NSC), where she managed the portfolio of Economic Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Development Cooperation. When political polarisation affected her personal values, she made an equally principled and much-discussed choice: she left the faction. Her statement “discrimination has been given a face” sharpened the political landscape. Especially in times of extreme polarisation, Femke knows better than anyone how to maintain authenticity when the pressure is at its maximum.
As a speaker, Femke translates complex material – from AI hypes to geopolitical tech struggles – into understandable, down-to-earth language and directly applicable insights. Whether it concerns SMEs struggling with data, or the impact of tech giants on the world economy: Femke combines the depth of a scientist with the practical experience of a top executive and the sharpness of a former politician.