Bart Ahsmann

Bart Ahsmann is an accomplished professional in the field of design and innovation, currently serving as Managing Director at CLICKNL since March 2016 and as a member of the Advisory Commission for the Cultural Fund's BIS 2021-2024 since January 2020. Previous leadership roles include President of BEDA from June 2016 to May 2019, and Managing Director of Design United NL from January 2013 to January 2019. Ahsmann has also contributed to the Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie as a member of the Advisory Committee for Design from January 2014 to January 2017, and served as Valorisation Manager at Delft University of Technology from December 2008 to May 2016. Earlier career positions include senior innovation consultant at Syntens, head of design engineering at EJOK, and design engineer at van holsteijn en kemna. Ahsmann holds a Master of Science in Industrial Design Engineering from Delft University of Technology.