Team EPLÚ partners

Since November 2025, Anne Marie Westra-Nijhuis has been collaborating with Ayfer Koç in the field of her speaking engagements.

Ayfer Koç is a director, a supervisor, an advisor, a moderator, and a public speaker. With a long track record in the public sector and local politics, she now focuses on issues relating to operational management, finance, leadership, and diversity and inclusion.  

Read Ayfer's guest blog here On inspiring leadership: why inspiration makes the difference! 

Watch the introductory videos below from Julian Jagtenberg, Alexander Wijninga and Indra Simons, who previously joined Team EPLÚ as public speakers.

Anne Marie's previous speaking and training collaborations included with Philip Hess, who became known as an entrepreneur and co-founder of senz°, the company that succesfully sells its innovative storm umbrellas across the world. Anne Marie Westra has been very much involved as an ambassodor for them. Anne Marie also collaborated with Julian Jagtenberg, founder of Somnox, an inventive sleep robot; and with media expert and communications trainer, Victor Vlam, who has regularly been asked to talk about media.

In 2017, Anne Marie created Team EPLÚ, a team of inspiring speakers, trainers, guest lecturers and moderators all of whom match the profile "a public speaker who really makes a difference!”

Below you will find a list of speakers and trainers who can be booked through Team EPLÚ