Gerrie Smits
Digital Strategy Consultant __ Keynote Speaker __ Workshop Facilitator
Antwerp Metropolitan Area Belgium
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Top SchoolGerrie Smits is a seasoned digital strategy consultant, keynote speaker and workshop facilitator with over 25 years designing and delivering projects at the intersection of business, technology and human-centered design. He has advised governments, NGOs, telcos, FMCG firms and startups—shaping digital-first policies, platform thinking and product innovation while always foregrounding user impact. A proud generalist, Gerrie curates insights through his ProudGeneralist newsletter and has translated his curiosity into practical programs such as a post-graduate Digital Business curriculum. Recently his focus has shifted to Sustainable Tech Behaviour, exploring the societal consequences of emerging technologies beyond features and hype. Based in Antwerp, he combines a creative background in media and production with academic foundations in cultural and language studies, bringing narrative sensitivity to strategic digital transformation.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
MA, Cultural Studies - Visual Culture, MA, Cultural Studies - Visual Culture at KU LeuvenSquared Online
English, Dutch
Github Skills (1)
documentation3
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
gerriesmits/avado-docs
Nov 2022 - Aug 2023
Contributions:2 pushes in 9 months
nevermined-io/docs
Oct 2022 - Mar 2023
đź“‘ Nevermined Documentation page
Contributions:1 review, 21 commits, 39 PRs in 4 months
neverminedguidelines
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