About Us
Founding the Resilience Alliance
The Resilience Alliance was founded in November 2019, following the initiative of a couple of individuals who wanted to contribute to the resilience of society beyond their professional capacity. Resilience professionals and academic experts from the public and private sector came together for an initial workshop in Amsterdam on how to enhance the resilience of Dutch society. At that point in time, the Resilience Alliance did not yet exist in name or formal set up, just through the participants’ joint goal of using their skills and knowledge to contribute to enhancing, strengthening and unlocking resilience.
With Covid-19 soon afterwards claiming the attention of most participants, further steps were steadily taken slower. However, project meetings were still held. Covid-19 was a first case to discuss approaches to organizational resilience and crisis setups, albeit only among members of the group at the time. In the meantime, steps were taken towards the formalization of the Resilience Alliance, with the aim of establishing the group as a ‘Stichting’ (Foundation). This process was completed in November 2022.
Ambassadors of the Resilience Alliance
All participants (‘ambassadors’) of the Resilience Alliance have a background in, and/or work in various roles connected to societal resilience, both in the public and the private sphere. This encompasses crisis management and/or business continuity work across various sectors, but also knowledge generation and teaching, as well as work evolving around enhancing social cohesion. With knowledge and experience across sectors such as local governance, finance, academia, consulting, etc., all ambassadors share the same conviction: a holistic approach is required to face disruptions and the challenges it brings for society. All ambassadors participate in the Resilience Alliance pro bono and independent of their respective employers.