Jan-Olaf Willums is a leading entrepreneurial businessman driven by his passions for sustainability. Also a serial investor, Jan-Olaf has a long working career in private equity and venture capital. Having founded and co-founded several businesses, Jan-Olaf has always had sustainability at the forefront of his agenda and is now booked to speak at corporate events as a sustainability speaker.
Jan-Olaf is famed for being the founding Chairman of Zero Emission Transport, Zero Emission Marine and Move About. He is also known as the co-founding Director of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, solidifying his knowledge of sustainability. Also passionate about renewable energy, Jan-Olaf has also been the CEO of Think Global AS– a company responsible for creating the very first M1 approved electric vehicles.
An avid investor, Jan-Olaf has invested in over 10 start-up businesses and is currently the founding owner of Inspire Invest. A sustainability-orientated company, Inspire Invest focuses on zero-emission transport and renewable energy. Jan-Olaf has also worked as the Senior VP of Storebrand and was a former member of the Automotive Agenda Council. Throughout his career, Jan-Olaf has pioneered many different environmentally-friendly projects from electric cars to energy storage solutions for marine vessels and being the head of environmental funds.
Alongside working with Inspire Invest and on several advisory boards, Jan-Olaf is frequently booked as a sustainability speaker for corporate events. When booked as a speaker, Jan-Olaf shares his top tips for living sustainably, along with insights into his focuses on electric vehicles, renewable energy, sustainable developments and new mobility solutions. Having also been a member of the Social and Economic Advisory Boards of the European Development Bank, Jan-Olaf Willums is widely regarded as an authority within his sector and a fantastic speaker for sustainability-themed events.
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