About the speaker
Siham Maatoug
Senior Policy Advisor HR / Social Security at the Dutch Police
Siham Maatoug works from a place of connection and genuine attention to the person behind the story. Her approach centers on genuine connection: listening without judgment, being present without haste, and making space for what needs to be seen. She believes that true change arises when people feel safe and acknowledged.
People describe Siham as someone who can "open oysters": with attention, trust, and sensitivity, she knows how to penetrate what often remains hidden. Not by forcing, but by connecting. In that connection, movement, insight, and growth arise.
The dolphin is a fitting symbol for her way of being and working: intelligent, social, and healing. Siham has a natural ability to attune to others and contribute to recovery, trust, and resilience. She sees happiness not as something external, but as an inner source of strength. A strength that exists within everyone and that—when you connect with it—can also be transferred to others.
Her belief is simple and powerful: happiness is within you. And through genuine connection, it can multiply.
