Maarten worked as an international marketing manager for an international software company, working and traveling around the world. Maarten started, ran, and sold several companies. He was very involved in the ECM/BPM market for the last 20 years and became a Blockchain enthusiast in 2015. He is the co-founder of Sphereon.com, a Dutch Blockchain company.

Maarten’s focus is on strategy and product management: recognizing trends, identifying their benefits, and translating them to software products and functions. Spotting Factom and its great potential in 2015, leading to the first product in 2016: a Proof-of-Existence add-in for MS SharePoint and Office 365.

Maarten is an experienced speaker at events and conferences. He loves to explain new technologies in simple terms and their benefits for users and organizations.