Inspiration rarely starts with a big plan. For Wiebe, it began with a simple question: “What if I just go?”
In 2016, he set off in an electric car towards Australia, without money, a fixed route or any certainty about how he would make it through the next day. No deadlines, no team and no script. Only the trust that a solution would emerge along the way.
That choice made his journey extraordinary. Not because of the distance, but because of his dependence on others. Every kilometre was the result of a meeting, a conversation or someone deciding to help. Charging with strangers, sleeping in the homes of people he had never met, and continuing even after the plan had long disappeared. Precisely because he had no control, movement emerged.
In this keynote, Wiebe shows that inspiration is not about motivation or big words, but about daring to start before everything is in place. About dealing with doubt, uncertainty and the discomfort of not knowing, while still taking action.
Participants discover:
- why waiting for certainty is often the biggest obstacle
- how trust and curiosity open doors
- why small, imperfect steps achieve more than perfect plans
- how to get moving, even when things remain challenging
A keynote that inspires because it is real, showing that it is possible to go further than you ever thought possible, precisely when you think it cannot be done.
Collaboration is often organised. For Wiebe, it was a matter of necessity. Without the help of thousands of strangers, his journey would never have been possible. Along the way, he discovered that true collaboration does not emerge from structures, but from behaviour. From how you position yourself, how you communicate and how you deal with dependence.
From his journey, Wiebe distilled five conditions for effective collaboration that work in any setting:
- Transparency – being honest about what you need
- Vulnerability – daring to admit that you cannot do it alone
- Reciprocity – maintaining a balance between giving and receiving
- Flexibility – adapting when the plan disappears
- Respect – seeing differences as a strength, not a risk
Teams learn:
- why asking for help is not a weakness, but a form of leadership
- how trust develops without hierarchy
- what blocks collaboration (and how to overcome it)
- how human behaviour makes the difference, including within organisations
A keynote that makes collaboration tangible and applicable, without models or jargon.
Change often feels like a loss of control. For Wiebe, it was the reality of every day.
His journey was filled with detours, closed borders, failed plans and choices without a clear outcome. Precisely because of this, he learned how to remain agile when nothing is certain.
This keynote explores:
- dealing with uncertainty without becoming paralysed
- making decisions with limited information
- taking responsibility without having the full picture
- navigating change without everyone being in agreement
Wiebe shows that change is not a process you can control, but something you move through.
Wiebe did not set out as a sustainability ambassador. He started with an excuse: driving an electric car made it possible to charge and stay overnight for free.
But along the way, his perspective changed. Through the countless sustainable projects he visited in all parts of the world, he saw how the world was deteriorating. Wakker gradually changed from an opportunistic traveller into a conscious global citizen. Sustainability became not an ideal, but a logical consequence.
In this keynote, organisations discover:
- why sustainability does not start with perfection
- how behaviour matters more than intention
- why honesty is more credible than idealism
- how sustainable choices can become human and achievable
No dogma. No pointing fingers. Just a story that stays with you, precisely because it started with doubt.
