Mirjam Karmiggelt is CEO of GS1 Netherlands, part of the global GS1 organisation, active in 120 countries. GS1 empowers industry’s digital transformation towards a circular economy. We bring companies together and promote collaboration to establish common rules and global standards. Our standards enable organisations to identify, link data to products / locations and share information smoothly, creating a common language that underpins systems and processes all over the world. One of these products is packaging, since packaging is a communication means but also re-use & recycling can only be scaled by having a common data standards. Mirjam Karmiggelt has more than 30 years of experience in different supply chains connecting the digital world to the physical world, both in the Netherlands and abroad. With years of experience in consultancy and management positions, she has built an extensive network, developed many new business concepts and taken companies a step further into their development to help make them future proof. GS1 empowers industry’s digital transformation towards a circular economy. We bring companies together and promote collaboration to establish common rules and global standards. Our standards enable organisations to identify, capture and share information smoothly, creating a common language that underpins systems and processes all over the world. Mirjam Karmiggelt has more than 30 years of experience in retail, wholesale and logistics, both in the Netherlands and abroad. With years of experience in consultancy and management positions, she has built an extensive network, developed many new business concepts and taken companies a step further into their development to help make them future proof.