United Nations AI for Good

Yesterday, I met up with one of my AI inspirations, Fleur Prince, at The Hague Tech. I first met Fleur when she gave an AI presentation at the WBII on Unleashing the Potential of AI in Business and have worked with her since on several AI related projects, including Alumni & AI events and THT … Continue reading United Nations AI for Good

2024 Society 5.0 Festival Amsterdam

9 & 10 October | The Social Hub Amsterdam City Amidst rapid technologisation, polarisation, the climate crisis, and burnout, it can be easy to sink into apathy and despair. But now is the time to gather and find agency, to do something: We need to transform society's social fabric. How? By listening, nurturing, and repairing our … Continue reading 2024 Society 5.0 Festival Amsterdam

2024 Zestee Tech Tools: Choosing an Email Marketing Platform

Photo by Torsten Dettlaff on Pexels.com Few people LOVE email marketing - either sending or receiving it. However it remains one of the most efficient ways for either an individual or organisation to scale up their communications. Done well, it can offer a way to keep an interested audience up to date with your events, … Continue reading 2024 Zestee Tech Tools: Choosing an Email Marketing Platform

From AI Anxiety to AI Optimism

This was the title of the speech I gave at the Toastmasters Area Contest last week in Tilburg, The Netherlands. We've all been inundated with the term "AI" in the previous months, so I decided to write a speech sharing my own journey of recently deciding that I would consciously shift from AI Anxiety to … Continue reading From AI Anxiety to AI Optimism

SH4D0W Show at Highlight Delft – Unique experience of AI and human interaction

Last night I attended opening night of the fabulous  Highlight Delft Festival - three nights of installations and performances mixing Art & Technology.  The show SH4D0W at Theater de Veste was an amazing experience of AI and human interaction.  The festival itself is a unique way to wander through the beautiful city of Delft and explore a … Continue reading SH4D0W Show at Highlight Delft – Unique experience of AI and human interaction

Google 25 Years of Search

25 years seems both ages...and not long at all. I'm at that age, where I remember life before Google...and have had a front row seat to watching it impact us all. I've taught digital marketing, digital trends and even gave workshops on behalf of Google in The Netherlands, teaching university students about SEO and search. … Continue reading Google 25 Years of Search

Volunteer The Hague Mix & Match Fair

Volunteer The Hague offer a great opportunity a couple of times a year for those looking for opportunities to volunteer with not for profit organisations in The Hague, in English. At this edition on Saturday 18 November, 2023, I was one of the keynote speakers, and gave a half hour presentation on "LinkedIn" Top tips … Continue reading Volunteer The Hague Mix & Match Fair

Tech tools – Clubhouse

Clubhouse launched in 2020 and I joined in January 2021. They were the first app to focus on what become known as ‘social audio’. I logged in only a few times. When I decided to delete my account today, I found it a little concerning that the wording on the app is that it will … Continue reading Tech tools – Clubhouse

Organising a decade of digital photos

I've been experimenting with different apps and workflows for my 250,000 digital photos and videos from the last decade. I'd like to be able to view, edit and organise these images. After a few weeks I have to say that there is, unfortunately, no one perfect solution that meets all my needs. Here's a summary … Continue reading Organising a decade of digital photos

Have you used Microsoft Teams? Thoughts?

Image: Microsoft Teams App on App Store Collaboration on documents and communicating within a team is an ongoing and important tech trend at work. Clear and efficient communication between teams in the same city, or across the world, is crucial to success in today's competitive international business environment. Microsoft have recognised and now addressed this … Continue reading Have you used Microsoft Teams? Thoughts?

Tech Tools – How many apps on your iPhone and how do you organise them?

I recently purchased an iPhone Xs, and as part of the set up found it very convenient to be able to transfer all my apps across automatically from my iPhone SE, including the way I have organised my home screens. How many apps on your phone? How many apps are on your phone? On iPhones, … Continue reading Tech Tools – How many apps on your iPhone and how do you organise them?

2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit

On Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th June 2019, I had the amazing experience of attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (#GES2019) in The Hague, the Netherlands. Co-hosted by the governments of the United States and the Netherlands, it showcased the depth and breadth of innovations that are improving lives around the world, and the critical role … Continue reading 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit

2019 The Next Web Amsterdam #TNW2019

The Next Web - the "Heart of Technology" - held its 14th annual conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 9 & 10 May 2019. With around 17,500 attendees from all around the world, it was an absolutely epic two days. I spoke with so many incredibly inspiring people - from wonderful WiT (Women in Technology) … Continue reading 2019 The Next Web Amsterdam #TNW2019

Why I’m a little less in love with Apple lately. You?

I've been a huge Apple supporter for almost a decade. In our house, we have a MacBook Pro, iMac, three iPads (iPad 2, iPadAir and iPadPro) and two iPhones (SE + iPhone5). I also recently bought some AirPods, and we've had Apple TV and AirPort for a while. We also have a series of older … Continue reading Why I’m a little less in love with Apple lately. You?

Calendly

Scheduling meetings is part of being in business. Calendly can help cut down the hassle in organising meetings, particularly online calls and webinars as it automatically calculates time zones. Using the popular freemium model, Calendly offers a free plan with limited features, with upgrades available. What I love about Calendly I can programme it to … Continue reading Calendly

Welcome to the Zestee Blog

Welcome to the Zestee blog - this is portfolio of my work as well as a a treasure trove of more than 15 years of my favourite topics, articles, resources, book reviews, summaries of events I've been to and more.  You can navigate by scrolling, or via the category and archive dropdowns in the sidebar … Continue reading Welcome to the Zestee Blog