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Tijs Berens
Tijs Berens is co-founder of Gen8 and of Skill-Up, which he started in 2020. He studied International Business Administration and Marketing Management at Tilburg University. At Gen8 he focuses on clients and partnerships: which processes suit an AI workflow, what that delivers, and how a team actually starts working with it. He spoke about engagement and lasting improvement in the workplace on The Well-being Workplace Podcast.
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