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Neeltje delivers engaging, science-based talks on how the brain shapes the way we think, feel and work. Drawing on neuroscience psychology, and economics, she shares practical tools and small shifts that help people navigate pressure with more clarity and confidence. Neeltje speaks at global companies, policy institutions, and universities, helping audiences understand themselves better and work with their brain instead of against it.

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Album Published May 14, 2025

Speaker Bio

Speaker Bio

Neeltje van Horen is an international keynote speaker known for translating brain science into everyday tools that help people navigate pressure and perform at their best. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and her background as a professor of economics, she helps audiences understand how their brain drives the patterns that shape their thoughts, emotions, and everyday behaviour — and what small mental shifts can make a meaningful difference.

Her talks blend science with storytelling. Practical and accessible, Neeltje brings research to life through relatable examples drawn from her own career in high-pressure environments, turning complex science into insights people instantly recognise in their own lives. Her talks and workshops are warm, engaging and practical, giving audiences the clarity to see their own patterns and the tools to shift them in real time.

She is also the author of *Ignite*, which expands on these ideas and has positioned her as a leading voice on science-based mental performance and everyday wellbeing. Neeltje has spoken at global companies, central banks, public institutions, and academic organisations across Europe and beyond.

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Album Published February 4, 2025

Book

What if the key to a happier, more balanced life was already inside your head?

A tour de force. Drawing on cognitive psychology, neuroscience and her own experience, this book offers compelling lessons for how busy people can lead better lives.
— **Richard Layard**, author of Happiness: Lessons from a new science.

Amazon Waterstones Bookshop.org

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Album Published January 7, 2025

Book NL

Voor een krachtiger geest, een productiever brein en een gelukkiger leven

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Album Published January 7, 2025

Book UK

What if the key to a happier, more balanced life was already inside your head?

A tour de force. Drawing on cognitive psychology, neuroscience and her own experience, this book offers compelling lessons for how busy people can lead better lives.
— **Richard Layard**, author of Happiness: Lessons from a new science.

Amazon Waterstones Bookshop.org

carousel pilot

Album Published January 7, 2025

Biography

Speaker · Author · Professor

Neeltje van Horen is a professor of financial economics at the University of Amsterdam and a senior research advisor at the Bank of England. Her research focuses on global finance, international banking, and how the financial system shapes the real economy. Her work has been published in leading academic journals, and she has held roles at the World Bank and De Nederlandsche Bank, as well as visiting positions at the EBRD, IMF, Chicago Fed, and the Donders Institute of Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour.

As her academic career advanced, Neeltje found herself grappling with pressures that many professionals recognise: self-doubt, stress, and a pace that never paused. Over time, she realised she needed a better way to navigate the demands of her work and life.

That search led her into neuroscience and psychology. By studying how the brain works — and how small mental shifts change the way we think, feel and respond — she began to reshape the patterns that held her back. The impact was profound: more clarity, better focus, and a calmer, more grounded way of moving through her life and career.

That experience sparked a new mission: to translate the science of the brain into practical tools that help others think more clearly, feel more in control, and show up at their best — both at work and in life. Neeltje now shares her perspectives as an international keynote speaker and writer, reaching audiences across companies, policy institutions, and universities. Her book *Ignite* brings together insights from neuroscience, psychology, and economics with relatable stories and practical guidance.

Neeltje divides her time between London — where she lives with her partner, his children, and their two cats — and Amsterdam.

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Album Published November 13, 2023

About

Speaker · Author · Professor

Neeltje van Horen is an international speaker and author who draws on neuroscience, psychology, and economics to help people understand how their brain shapes the way they think, feel, and respond — at work and in life. Her book Ignite shows how small, science-based mental shifts can unlock meaningful and lasting change.

She is also a professor of financial economics at the University of Amsterdam and a senior research advisor at the Bank of England. Her research focuses on global finance, international banking, and how the financial system shapes the real economy.

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Book

What if the key to a happier, more balanced life was already inside your head?

— Richard Layard, author of Happiness: Lessons from a new science.

Book NL

Voor een krachtiger geest, een productiever brein en een gelukkiger leven

Book UK

What if the key to a happier, more balanced life was already inside your head?

— Richard Layard, author of Happiness: Lessons from a new science.

Biography

Speaker · Author · Professor

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Speaker · Author · Professor