Past TEDx event

TEDxCoolhaven Women Salon

Took placeMarch 8, 20261:00 PM - 5:00 PM (GMT+1)
LocationRotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
FormatSalon
Following the success of TEDx Coolhaven Women in 2024 and 2025, one message rang clear from our community: leadership is high on the agenda. In conversations both on stage and off, it became evident that people across Rotterdam and the Netherlands are rethinking what it means to lead — and who gets to do it. In response, we’re excited to bring you TEDx Coolhaven Women Salon: Leadership Redefined — an intimate gathering designed to dive deeper into the evolving face of leadership today. The event features three diverse and inspiring speakers who are challenging traditional models and showing us how leadership can be inclusive, collaborative, and courageous. From grassroots changemakers to quiet disruptors, we’ll hear new perspectives that reflect the richness of the complexity of the world we’re leading in. It’s a smaller event, but the ideas will be bold. Join us in Rotterdam as we continue building on the energy of our TEDx Coolhaven Women community — and shape a conversation that’s just getting started.

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

  • Fiona McDonnell

    Global Executive & Leadership Author, former VP Booking.com, former Director Amazon

    Fiona is an accomplished senior executive, author and award winning advocate for diversity and inclusive leadership. She leverages her three decades of corporate experience with global brands across consumer goods and online marketplaces, along with her observations living in many countries and travelling widely, to bring fresh perspectives and help people to think differently about what is possible.

  • Kimberly Fuqua

    Director Customer Experience at Microsoft, Speaker & Leadership Advocate

    Kimberly Fuqua is a senior executive, speaker, and leadership advocate with nearly 30 years in the tech industry. As Director of Customer Experience for Microsoft’s EMEA region, she leads transformative strategies that help global organizations convert ambition into impact. She’s also the founder of Luminous Leaders, a leadership platform that equips executives and emerging leaders to own their narrative, communicate with clarity, and build cultures where inclusion and performance thrive. Known for her expertise in digital transformation, customer experience, and inclusive leadership, Kimberly helps leaders navigate change with confidence and inspire high-performing teams across cultures.

  • Varinka Bouma

    Leadership & Relationships Coach

    Varinka Bouma is a leadership voice exploring the quiet connection between how we love and how we lead. Through her work with leaders and relationships, she has noticed patterns that don’t stay in one domain, they follow us everywhere. Her talk offers a grounded reflection on leadership: something shaped long before we step into a role.

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