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The Investor The Consultant The Designer The Conscientious Entrepreneur
Gert Steens, President & Investment Bas van Oosterhout, Senior Trish Papadakos, Iqbal Quadir, Social Entrepreneur /
Analyst / Oblonski BV Consultant / Capgemini Consulting Sole Proprietor / The Institute of You Founder of Grameen Phone
Focus: Invest in companies with the Focus: Help clients question their Focus: Find the right business model Focus: Bring about positive social and
most competitive business models business models, and envision and to launch an innovative product economic change through innovative
Gert makes a living by identifying the build new ones Trish is a talented young designer business models
best business models. Investing in the Bas is part of Capgemini’s Business who is particularly skilled at grasp- Iqbal is constantly on the lookout
wrong company with the wrong model Innovation Team. Together with ing an idea’s essence and weaving it for innovative business models with
could cost his clients millions of euros his clients, he is passionate about into client communications. Currently the potential for profound social
and him his reputation. Understanding boosting performance and renewing she’s working on one of her own ideas, impact. His transformative model
new and innovative business models competitiveness through innovation. a service that helps people who are brought telephone service to over
has become a crucial part of his work. Business Model Innovation is now a transitioning between careers. After 100 million Bangladeshis, utilizing
He goes far beyond the usual fi nancial core component of his work because weeks of in-depth research, she’s now Grameen Bank’s microcredit network.
analytics and compares business of its high relevance to client projects. tackling the design. Trish knows she’ll He is now searching for a new model
models to spot strategic differences His aim is to inspire and assist clients have to fi gure out the right business for bringing affordable electricity to the
that may impart a competitive edge. with new business models, from model to bring her service to market. poor. As the head of MIT’s Legatum
Gert is constantly seeking business ideation to implementation. To achieve She understands the client-facing Center, he promotes technological
model innovations. this, Bas draws on his understanding part—that’s what she works on daily empowerment through innovative
of the most powerful business models, as a designer. But, since she lacks for- businesses as a path to economic and
regardless of industry. mal business education, she needs the social development.
vocabulary and tools to take on the
big picture.

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