Jordy Nijenhuis
Director, Dare to be Grey
2023, 2024, 2025
Jordy Nijenhuis is a storyteller, campaigner, consultant and trainer based in The Netherlands. He is the director of Dare to be Grey, an award winning organisation that aims to counter polarisation, disinformation and hate. He co-founded the European Observatory of Online Hate (EOOH), is the dissemination officer at the International Network Against Cyber Hate (INACH) and lead trainer of the Digital Media to Counter Disinformation and Hate course at Radio Netherlands Training Center (RNTC). He is involved in a variety of different projects, and trains media professionals from all over the world in (social media) campaigning, storytelling and countering radicalisation, hate speech and disinformation. He believes that media is a powerful tool for behavioural change, and that we need new creative approaches to achieve fundamental change.
The Summit was more than empty words – it made clear that a solution-driven approach is the only way to fight hate. That’s why the working group activities, which are results driven are going to be critical in defeating violent extremism. The Summit brought together the best minds in government, private sector, academia, and civil society. Being surrounded by these experts sparked new ideas – some of which I’ve already implemented or have written about.
