Thalita van Ogtrop is founder of The Next Closet and a serial entrepreneur. After having finished her MSCs in International Business and Law at the University of Sydney she started her career at a sustainable design agency in Amsterdam. From there it did not take long before she founded her own sustainable campaign agency Professional Passionates (2010) and kickstarted the transition platform Circle Economy (2011).

Now she is full-time busy with The Next Closet which she founded in 2013 and recently received a large investment (January 2016). The Next Closet is thé online resale marketplace for pre-loved designer clothes & accessories in the Benelux. Its mission is to inspire women to invest in qualitative fashion items by reselling their wardrobes via the consignment services offered by The Next Closet. At The Next Closet her love for sustainability, tech and branding comes together. Other than being CEO, Thalita is responsible for new business development, sales and marketing.

Annemieke Bos is Investment Specialist for Oneplanetcrowd, the crowdfunding platform for sustainable and social enterprises. Annemieke is driven by the ambitions of sustainable and social entrepreneurs and supports them in their challenge to find the finance they need to grow their business. Annemieke fulfilled several positions within commercial and business banking and gained extensive knowledge on financial analysis, the financing process and she specializes in SME lending.