Jochem Wolthuis is more than a Germany expert — he is a master at connecting people, missions, and markets. As a former International Director of the GroentenFruit Bureau, he brought together countless professionals, companies, and countries around one goal: sustainable growth through collaboration.
Jochem Wolthuis is more than a Germany expert — he is a master at connecting people, missions, and markets. As a former International Director of the GroentenFruit Bureau, he brought together countless professionals, companies, and countries around one goal: sustainable growth through collaboration. With decades of experience in the German food market, protein transition, sustainable innovation, and behavioral change, he knows better than anyone how inner strength and collective growth lead to lasting success.
In his inspiring lectures, Jochem takes you through the Mannschaft mentality, where discipline, trust, and team spirit come together. He shows how we move from I to we, how clusters reflect our own growth, and what happens when you combine German collaboration with Dutch innovative strength. Whether you are working on leadership, collaboration, or sustainable progress — Jochem offers insight, inspiration, and action.
An experience that lingers, as it touches the core: Growth begins from within — but truly flourishes in connection with others.
As the coordinator of the PIB cluster “Die Neuen Protein NL Partner für Deutschland,” Jochem brought together Dutch and German companies to develop plant-based alternatives for products like currywurst — a concrete example of how vision, connection, and decisiveness reinforce each other.
In his lectures, he combines personal development with proven practical insights:
• How do you start growth within yourself, and how do you transform that into a shared ambition?
• How do you bring different parties — cultures, disciplines, backgrounds — into one fluid interplay?
• What can you learn from the German Mannschaft mentality and Dutch innovative strength?