Maayke-Aimée Damen is a pioneer in circular economy and sustainability. She is the founder of the Excess Materials Exchange (EME): a marketplace where companies can buy and sell any type of excess material and/or product. The EME works to reduce waste by actively matching supply and demand of materials that would otherwise be considered waste.

Maayke developed the Resources Passport which is currently being used by the EME and many other companies to start mapping the economies material metabolism. Maayke’s influence in the field can be felt through her many advisory and thought leading roles with various organisations, including: the United Nations, Young Club of Rome, Sandbox, the Port of Amsterdam and INSID.

Maayke has won various prizes and awards for her work with the EME, amongst others as MIT Innovator under 35, Dutch Financial Times Top Talent 2019, Emerging Innovator for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation CE100 network and Ashok.