Dr. h. c. Sunnie J. Groeneveld is Managing Partner of the consulting firm Inspire 925, which she co-founded and which advises companies on issues relating to organizational culture, innovation and digital transformation.
Dr. h. c. Sunnie J. Groeneveld is Managing Partner of the consulting firm Inspire 925, which she co-founded and which advises companies on issues relating to organizational culture, innovation and digital transformation. She is also a board member of several mid-sized Swiss companies and Dean of studies of the Executive MBA Digital Leadership program at the Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich (HWZ). She is also the author of the book “Inspired at Work“, which has already been published in its second revised edition.
Previously, she was the first executive director of digitalswitzerland, Switzerland’s largest cross-industry location initiative for digital transformation. She has been ranked among the “Top 100 Women in Business” several times as one of the youngest and was recognized by Handelszeitung as one of the “Top 50 Who is Who in Digital Switzerland“.
She graduated in economics from the prestigious Yale University and received an honorary doctorate from the International University of Geneva for her services in building sustainable business models and transformation projects.
Sunnie is a frequent speaker and moderator at conferences and corporate events. In the past she has presented at TEDx, WorldWebForum, Investor Summit, Zurich Film Festival, Digital Summit and many more.
“In september 2020 presenteerde Jan-Willem van Zwieten een online persconferentie voor meer dan 100 journalisten uit binnen- en buitenland over de succesvolle ‘maiden flight’ van ons energiezuinige vliegtuigontwerp Flying-V. Jan-Willem – zelf nauw betrokken bij de ambitie om de luchtvaart volledig klimaatneutraal te maken – ging tijdens de livestream vanuit een hangaar bij de TU Delft vakkundig in gesprek met sprekers van de TU Delft, KLM en Airbus. Voor mij kenmerkt Jan-Willem zich door zijn enthousiasme, lef en inhoudelijke betrokkenheid. Hij heeft een mooie prestatie geleverd en is een plezier om mee samen te werken.”
"Sunnie delighted our audience at the Startup Challenge of the gfm Trendtagung with a very energizing and at the same time highly professional moderation."
"With her outstanding keynote presentation at the Strategy & PWC Digital Executive Summit in Grindelwald, Sunnie exceeded my expectations by far. She succeeded in shifting the conversation about a digital transformation from the technology and business dimension towards a more holistic, people-centric view. In doing so, Sunnie Groeneveld highlighted a whole range of new aspects and once again proved herself to be an expert on the subject of digital transformation."