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The Ever-Evolving Search Landscape: Unlocking Value, AI and Charting the Future with Google

Birgit Boing & Michel Nienhuis

15:45 - 16:15

Birgit Boing

Industry HeadGoogle Benelux

Birgit Boing is Industry Head at Google Benelux, leading the charge in performance marketing and digital transformation for the region’s top retailers. She is a frequent speaker at industry events and Chairwoman for the VIA taskforce Data & Tech. She is invested in creating an ambitious environment to fully maximize innovation for the growth of the advertising industry. Prior to her current role, Birgit worked as a Performance Lead, specializing in omnichannel strategies for retailers across Northern Europe. She held various roles at media marketing agencies. With a background in Economics, Sociology, and Philosophy, she is passionate about the impact of AI on Society.

Michel Nienhuis

Performance Lead NEGoogle

Michel Nienhuis is a Performance Lead for Google Northern Europe, originally from the Netherlands but based out of Norway. Over the last 8 years, he has advised Google’s largest performance clients in the Benelux and Nordics to help them drive better results with AI-powered strategies. Before Google, he worked for 5 years with Google Ads, performance marketing and product management in a leadership role at the Norwegian unicorn Gelato (Optimalprint). He holds degrees in geopolitics, business & IT from King’s College London and the University of Twente, the Netherlands.