Koos Zwaan
. Lab lead.
Koos Zwaan is associate lector Innovation in the International Music Industry and Lab Lead for the IMI Lab. "Music is the language of us all."
theo ploeg
. Former Learning director.
Design sociologist and speculative accelerationist. Roams the edges of speculative design, media, business and journalism. "Design will save the world, just after rock and roll does."
Joran van Pol
. Lab Coordinator.
/ Starting out as a hobby, I am now producing music and DJ-ing globally on a full-time basis. My shows have brought me to 25+ different countries in Europe, Asia and Latin-America.
Björn Diemer
. Learning coach.
Learning coach at the IMI Lab and a allround Copywriter & Creative Director who works for creative agencies and innovative brands.
Remco van Eijndhoven
. Coach.
Culture-crazed caterpillar who likes to: hit things and make people dance, create inspiration, inspire creatives. "I hate quotations. Tell me what you know." – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Trevor Kinsey
. Partner (Utopia Music).
Trevor Kinsey is the Innovation Manager at Utopia Music, where they are the number one growth partner for the music industry and the company has been partner of the IMI lab for a long time.
Eefje Majoor
. Partner (Patronaat).
Eefje Majoor has been part of Patronaat, Haarlem’s largest pop venue, for nearly a decade. She started her journey behind the bar and has worked her way up to creative producer.
Nesta Belt
. Student Lab Assistent.
Nesta successfully completed the IMI lab with great pleasure in 2023 and is now the new Student Lab Assistant.
Angelo Bromet
. Partner.
He is the co-founder of Prospect Eleven and a number of other educational programs in which he connects young people to the industry Find out more.
Ralph Christoph
. c/o pop.
He is a founding member and the former program director of the c/o pop festival and now director of the c/o pop convention in Cologne. He also worked as a journalist, artist manager, club promoter and DJ. "The times they are a-changin’, so let’s work on a transformation by design and not by disaster!"