Bianca Zwart
Title
Chief Strategy Officer at bunq
About
Bianca Zwart started her journey at bunq in 2016 as a support guide and quickly rose to leadership roles, including Head of PR & Communications. After leaving bunq to chase entrepreneurial dreams, she returned in 2022 as the CEO’s first Chief of Staff. Now, she’s made history as the youngest Chief of Strategy in banking—and she’s just getting started. As the company’s chief strategist, Bianca steers the team at the heart of everything bunq does: user operations.
Her belief? With effort, discipline, and grit, anyone can accomplish anything they set their mind to.
What you’ll learn
At The Self-Made Summit, Bianca shares the leadership lessons she learned building her career inside one of Europe’s fastest-moving fintechs, while running her own business on the side. She'll talk about pushing past limits, breaking through traditional barriers, and why sticking to “that’s just how it’s always been done” is the fastest way to go nowhere.
For whom
For entrepreneurs, team leads, and ambitious professionals who want to build with purpose, resilience, and vision. Bianca’s story proves that leadership has many shapes — but always starts with daring to trust yourself.