Interview: Eric van der Kleij - Visionary Tech Leader
Dinis Guarda Interview with Eric van der Kleij
Visionary Tech Leader, Co-Founder EdenBase.com, Creator of Level39.co, Former Adviser to U.K. Prime Minister Technation.io. is the guest in this Dinis Guarda citiesabc openbusinesscouncil YouTube series.
Eric Van der Kleij is a visionary and pragmatic technology personality, entrepreneur and CEO of Co-founder of edenbase.com, a company focused on building the community leading the future. Eric is an expert in super growth strategies. He is also behind FrontierNetwork.com (formerly C4DR.com), an international hub focussed on Blockchain, Fintech & AI, having previously created and led the famous Fintech hub #Level39 for the Canary Wharf Group between 2013 and 2016. He is Chairman of distributed ledger company Activeledger.io and quantum-safe security business Keybox.co. He also chairs the crypto-finance-conference.com in St Moritz, Switzerland. Across his extensive experience, Eric van der Kleij has been trying to support and bring growth to all the companies and projects he has been involved with.
Eric van der Kleij Interview Focus
An introduction from you - background, overview, education...
Your culture background? Culture diversity?
Your company Adeptra was sold in August 2012 and listed NYSE FICO?
You worked for the Department for International Trade where you led the strategy for and became first CEO of the UK Government's Tech City Investment Organisation (now Technation.io). This was tasked by the Prime Minister/No. 10 Downing Street with boosting investment, entrepreneurship and skills in the "Silicon Roundabout" area of East London. I would like to hear about this history?
You created and ran Level39 to become one of Europe's most famous and largest hubs for Fintech, Cyber Security & Smart Cities technology companies. Can you tell us about that?
This work together created the first and biggest hub of Unicorns in Europe. UK - London has generated more $B companies than other countries in the last years - adding five recently to its collection of close to 30. This was because of the success of #LondonTechCity and Level 39.
Since then you created FrontierNetwork.com (formerly C4DR.com), an international hub focussed on Blockchain, Fintech & AI, the distributed ledger company Activeledger.io and quantum-safe security business Keybox.co. And now you are the CEO of Co-founder of edenbase.com building the community leading the future. Can you tell us about that?
You are focusing on creating communities and super growth on Edenbase. Can you tell us about it?
One of the things you are focusing is also on ESG Investing. Can you define how you see ESG and the way you are nurturing ESG with your new venture?
How do you ESG with the challenges of ethics, social impact AI blockchain, 4IR?
With Covid-19 what ways do you envision to redesign our society with technology and social impact?
We are now facing 4IR and also the more human centric Society 5.0 - and all areas of digital transformation. What are your goals and how do you see the future of startups / business and the main trends in tech and society?
You have a high achievement career. Can you tell us about some of your career highlights? And some tips for the startup and business leaders listening here?
Last words of wisdom on edenbase.com and your goals with it?