ir. Paul Bessems

About Paul Bessems

Paul Bessems is an international speaker, blockchain consultant and (co) author of ten management books. His last book Blockchain Organizing is nominated as best management book 2018. He has more than 25 years experience in designing and developing new organizations that align better with our new context (data economy) and new organization technologies such as blockchain. He is an expert in the field of Blockchain Organizing. He helps organizations with the transition From Business to Networkorganization and answering questions like: What is Blockchain Organizing, how can I use it (and how not) and how should we start with it?

Besides his work as a consultant, he is also chairman and fellow of the Weconomics Foundation. Weconomics facilitates the transition to a more sustainable prosperity. It is a network of pioneers who contribute independently and together, to the sustainability of our prosperity. The core in this development is the deployment of organization technology such as blockchain. Paul is also founder and CEO of Weconet Blockchain Technologies, located in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, one of the smartest regions in the world, and founder of The Institute for New Organizational Thinking.

Paul studied industrial engineering and management science at the Technical University in Eindhoven. In 1992 he introduced the Harvard Case Method in the Netherlands, developed several master programs for universities and developed two PHDs research proposals. In 1992 he started Buro Staff Support, his first professional community. Since then he helped dozens of professional communities. In recent years, these communities more and more work with the concept of Blockchain Organizing.