Sabine Biesheuvel

Sabine Biesheuvel, Blue City, The Netherlands, @ScwBiesheuvel

Sabine Biesheuvel is co-founder and managing director of BlueCity, a circular innovation hub located in a former waterpark in Rotterdam. BlueCity aims to accelerate the circular economy in the region through entrepreneurship and innovation. Its core focus is designing, setting up and enhancing new businesses that radically redefine how we (re)use our planet’s resources. Sabine is a cultural anthropologist with a focus on the social and the economic dynamics driving sustainability and innovation. She previously worked in in commercial consultancy, advising larger corporates on innovation processes. Just before she become a social entrepreneur herself, she worked with Enviu, a Rotterdam based enterprise that starts social businesses. There she worked on a project concerning the business case behind ecosystem restoration and a project on social inclusion.