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EGSC 2026 speakers
Learn more about our guest speakers! Discover the expertise and knowledge they bring to the table.
speaker bio: ahmed hassan
Ahmed, an e-commerce specialist and digital creator, moved to Amsterdam from Cairo 8 years ago to pursue a fashion business master's degree at AMFI. His experience includes working with international brands such as Tommy Hilfiger and Romeo, as well as local businesses like sauna NZ, providing marketing and social media expertise.
Through his creative studio, Millennial Vision, Ahmed strives to empower LGBTQIA+ individuals and businesses with e-commerce and marketing solutions; to refine their digital presence and boost their sales.
SPEAKER BIO: HENK B. DE VRIES
Henk B. de Vries founded the weekly LGBT History Tour in 2016. The project grew out of the books he read as a young teenager—already aware he was gay, yet still in the closet—searching for reflections of himself and a sense of belonging.
The LGBTQ+ community is unique in that most of its members do not grow up within their own community. As a result, many LGBTQ+ people come of age without established role models, shared traditions, or a clear awareness of their collective history.
This absence often leads to a fractured sense of identity and community—what is sometimes called the “gay family”—where history is easily lost or never passed on.
Through the LGBT History Tour and his storytelling of queer history and topics, Henk seeks to give that history back to the community. His work frames storytelling as a form of activism: offering a different narrative, one that asks essential questions such as:
What is our shared history? And what do we have in common?
speaker bio: linda duits
Linda Duits is a social scientist specialized in gender and sexuality. She teaches Media and Culture at the University of Amsterdam and is affiliated as a researcher with the Institute for Cultural Inquiry at Utrecht University.
Duits is a podcast creator (Onder Mediadoctoren and Geeky Dingen) and regularly publishes in outlets such as Het Parool and NRC Handelsblad. She has authored several books, including Eindelijk weten wat seks is and Dolle mythes: feminisme toen en nu. Her latest book is on fun & pleasure called Leuk! Pleidooi voor plezier.
SPEAKER BIO: MEN AS WELL
MenAsWell is a Dutch organization for male+ victims of sexual and domestic violence. We offer support, visibility, and knowledge. At MenAsWell, we believe in changing the narrative around sexual violence against men.
EGSC 2026 MAJOR SPONSOR: DUSEDO
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