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Claire Boonstra

Claire Boonstra

Co-Founder and Business Development Director of Layar, The Netherlands

Claire Boonstra is co-founder of Layar. She holds an MSc in Civil Engineering, (TUDelft), worked with KPN, Unilever and Talpa Digital, was co-organizer of Mobile Monday Amsterdam and Managing Director of SPRXmobile. At Layar, Claire is responsible for the Business Development and works with publishers to make their print publications interactive. Claire is elected as a ‘Young Global Leader' of the World Economic Forum, a ‘Rising Star’ at the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, was Online Mediawoman of the Year, is 'Young Advisor' of EU Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and has been listed several times as one of the 'most influential women in technology'.

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