Professional Jury

All entries will be judged by a professional jury, who will determine the nominations in November. The members of the professional jury are all specialists in their field such as safety, design, research on growth and development of children, retail and media in the pre- and post-natal market. They assess the products primarily in terms of innovation, but also in terms of user-friendliness, design and safety. The votes of the professional jury count for 50% in the determination of the category winners. Meet the judges of the Baby Innovation Award below:

Janneke Haringx

She develops original and powerful product concepts. Her specialties are textile, 3D synthetic material products, shape and form, styling, expression of communication and directions.

Dick Quint

Co-Founder of Quinny strollers, senior strategic consultant product development, design, sourcing and marketing of baby and children products.

yvonne schonbeck, jurylid baby innovation award

Yvonne Schönbeck

Project lead and researcher TNO Child Health. Concerned with national and international research in the field of growth and development of children.

Willem Keuken

Sales manager Babypark, one of the biggest baby warehouses in the Netherlands and a real family business. Since 2017 BabyDump is also part of FTH group.

Mieke Cotterink

Researcher VeiligheidNL. Within the domain of Grow up safely she contributes to a safe and healthy upgrowing of children. VeiligheidNL helps parents limit the risk of bodily harm in a positive way.

Marcel Bakker

Director Wij Special Media, platform for young and soon-to-be parents. WSM manages a large databae which is used for reaching the target audience in a personal manner. Purchasing research is done continuously with WIJ Monitor.

Laura de Jong

Social media and content expert voor sustainable brands. Helps parents by Poppytopumpkin.nl. to make sustainable choices, from nursery’s to organic food, from children’s clothing to skin care. Advisory jurymember category green.