Last night, the (online) Henri Winkelman Award ceremony took place, where the two winners of 2021 were announced.
The Henri Winkelman Award is an initiative of the Stichting Ondernemersbelangen Rotterdam. Their purpose is to represent the interests - in the broadest sense - of small and medium-sized businesses in the Rotterdam City Region. The foundation's target group includes independent entrepreneurs, representatives of entrepreneurs, conferences and meetings, as well as secondary social and cultural projects. The foundation supports entrepreneurs in small and medium-sized businesses that need an extra financial boost to support their growth and success. Read more...
In collaboration with WdKA, the foundation supports young innovative entrepreneurs by annually handing out a €10.000 and a €5.000 price to a WdKA alumni. The jury members of this year were Jeroen van Breugel (director of the Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest), Janne Vereijken (founder Spring Company and Rotterdam Business Woman of the Year 2018), Nathalie Hartjes (director MAMA) and Rachid Naas (producer, art director, curator, casting director en visual consultant).
You can read more about the award here.
And the winners are...
The second prize worth 5.000 euros goes to a candidate who blew the jury away with her story. This candidate is a motivated starter with a good vision, a strong story and a visionary drive. The jury believes that she is at the beginning of something big and encourages her to hold on to her talent, vision and uniqueness. The second prize goes to… D'Avellonne van Dijk!
And finally: the winner of the main prize worth 10.000 euros. The work of this candidate is very strong in terms of both form and content. The jury wants to encourage them with this prize to take an exemplary role as a maker and entrepreneur in order to make even more cultural and social impact. The jury believes that this person has a lot of potential to connect with other like-minded makers by founding an agency. The jury therefore advises this candidate to use the time and money to build a sustainable infrastructure for the future. The person this is about, the winner of the Henri Winkelman Award 2021, is… Serana Angelista!
We congratulate the winners with their awards and want to thank them for their participation. Also a big thanks and shoutout to the other 5 nominees (Ami Keita, Naomi Modde, Stefan Mandersloot, Ilfa Siebenhaar and Fabienne Hendriks), who all impressed the jury a lot. You can read the full jury report (in Dutch) here: Juryrapport HWA.
