Sophie van den Berg leads sustainability and innovation programs at the Port of Amsterdam. With a background in spatial planning and policy, she works at the intersection of logistics, urban development and energy transition, translating long-term port strategy into concrete projects.
Her work focuses on how port infrastructure can serve not just current economic needs, but also the mobility, energy and food systems of the city around it. At ORAM Next Gen Festival, she'll share what this looks like in practice, including the decisions that are hard, the timelines that are longer than they look, and where young professionals can genuinely make a difference.
The port of Amsterdam is one of the most complex systems in the region, handling energy, food, shipping, and increasingly, urban water and mobility. But it's also one of the slowest to change. In this session, Sophie will explore what it actually takes to reshape port infrastructure for the next fifty years, while keeping the lights on today.
She'll address the gap between strategy and execution, the role of new entrants and young professionals in legacy systems, and what "just transition" really means when your stakeholders include both dock workers and climate activists.
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