Marco Van Hout | Co-Founder & Head of Impact
Digital Society School

Marco van Hout is an experienced design director and digital/ learning professional, currently on a mission to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) by 2030 and educate young talent and seasoned professionals in design, tech & social innovation.
 
Marco co-founded Digital Society School (within Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences), where young and seasoned professionals are trained in 'transformation design'. he also founded the global initiative (with the United Nations Development Program) of the Global Goals Jam: A growing learning community in over 100 cities that use their creative skills for the benefit of the SDG's.
 
Marco is a Community Liaison for the World Design Organization, responsible for advocating life-long learning and promoting design for the SDG’s. In the past he co-founded and headed a digital agency and a strategic design consultancy and took seat in the board of the international Design & Emotion Society for over 10 years.