Maartje van Krieken

Maartje van Krieken is not your typical keynote speaker, she’s a business emergency responder with the voice of lived experience and the toolkit to match. As the founder of The Chaos Games Consulting and host of The Business Emergency Room podcast, Maartje equips leaders with the frameworks, stories, and tools they need to lead through uncertainty, complexity, and extreme pressure.

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She earned her stripes managing billion-dollar frontier oil & gas projects in the Russian Arctic, the Iraq dessert and the offshore waters of every continent, fixing multi-country collaborations on the verge of collapse, and helping leadership teams in turmoil move from decision paralysis to aligned, confident action. Her experience spans sectors - energy, innovation, nonprofit, tech, manufacturing,  integrated services - and continents, giving her a uniquely global lens on chaos and what it takes to master it.

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Her sessions are electric: rich with war stories, dry humor, and practical tools leaders can apply immediately. Whether she’s breaking down high-stakes decision mechanics or walking a room through a live “business triage,” Maartje’s energy is infectious and her delivery unforgettable. No fluff. No jargon. Just clarity, empowerment, and tactical relevance for a world where steady ground is rare.

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If you're looking for a speaker who can ignite your audience, deliver unforgettable insights, and arm them with tools & tactics that work in the real world, not just on whiteboards, Maartje is your go-to.

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Let the chaos come. You’ll be ready.