Join us on 11 March 2026 for the PPLE Career Day: An afternoon of alumni insights, honest reflections, and plenty of Q&A on career choices, master’s decisions, and practical tips on how to break into different fields.

From 15:00 to 17:00, we’ll run three interactive rounds of small alumni sessions. Each round, you choose a session and rotate to a different room, so you can hear from three different alumni in one afternoon. Alumni will share how they made choices around their studies and careers, what their work looks like day-to-day, and what advice they have for you to make the right moves in this phase. 

Whether you’re a first-year exploring directions, or further along and thinking about master’s choices, internships, or first jobs - there’s something for everyone. 

We’ll wrap up with drinks and networking from 17:00–18:00 in the PPLE Common Room, and you can also get a professional LinkedIn portrait taken by a photographer. 

Schedule: 

15:00–15:30 – Round 1 
15:40–16:10 – Round 2 
16:20–16:50 – Round 3 
17:00–18:00 – Informal drinks & networking (PPLE Common Room)  

Between each round, there’s 10 minutes to move to your next room.

Speakers Overview

P0.22 - Kristīne Fainveica, Public Affairs Consultant Defence & Security), Rud Pedersen (Latvia) 

P0.27 - Ona Muñoz Ruscalleda, International Relations Officer, Barcelona Chamber of Commerce (Spain) 

P1.24 - Michelle Popov, Project Manager & Marketeer in hospitality 

P1.27 - Chloe Gregg, Junior Associate Competition Law , Stibbe (Netherlands)  

P1.31 - Menno Gruijs, Policy Officer (Cyber), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands) 

P2.05 - Liran Naaman, International Programme Manager in Quantum Technology & Innovation (previously Quantum Delta NL) 

P1.28 - Joris Kavolis, UX & Product Management at Ophen (Netherlands) 

P2.03 - Cindy Zhang & Swaan Kress, Risk & Compliance Consultants, Accenture (Netherlands) 

Kristīne Fainveica

While studying PPLE and later the Joint International Criminal Law programme at the University of Amsterdam and Columbia Law School, Kristīna interned at international law firms, expecting to work at the intersection of law, humanitarian action, and policy. That ambition led her to the Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she later served as a diplomat. For the past year, she has worked as a Public Affairs Consultant at Rud Pedersen Latvia, using her interdisciplinary background and public-sector experience to bridge dialogue between defence-sector businesses and decision-makers. 

Ona Muñoz Ruscalleda

Ona is a business and EU law jurist and international affairs professional, currently working as an International Relations Officer at the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. She has gained experience within European institutions and international organizations, including the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Union for the Mediterranean, as well as in law firms specializing in Corporate Law and M&A. Alongside her professional work, she is currently qualifying as a lawyer in Spain. 

Michelle Popov 

Michelle Popov is a marketing professional focused on the hospitality industry and is currently moving into full-time freelance work. She develops marketing and creative concepts for hospitality brands, drawing on earlier experience as an award-winning cocktail bartender. Alongside her professional work, she creates art and creative products and is currently completing a year-long daily art challenge. Michelle often combines her hospitality background and creative practice in projects focused on hospitality, cocktails and storytelling. 

Chloé Gregg

After graduating from PPLE in the Law Major in 2018, Chloé studied French Law in Paris before returning to Amsterdam for her second Master in European Competition Law at the UvA. She joined Stibbe’s Competition Law practice as a Junior Associate in October 2023, after working there as a Legal Assistant. Prior to her experience in a Dutch law firm, she completed an internship at Clifford Chance Paris and worked as the Political Assistant of Rachida Dati, Mayor of the 7eme arrondissement (now French Minister of Culture). 

Menno Gruijs

Menno is a policy officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he works within the Digital and Hybrid Threats team.​​ His work focuses on the foreign policy dimensions of emerging digital security challenges, including in regards to information integrity, freedom of expression online, privacy, and international cybersecurity governance.​ ​​​In this capacity, he contributes to policy development and represents the Netherlands in international forums, such as the OSCE and the OECD. He studied PPLE from 2014 to 2017, majoring in Law. He subsequently obtained an LL.M. in International and Transnational Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam, followed by an MSc in Crisis and Security Management at Leiden University, specializing in cybersecurity governance.

Liran Naaman

After majoring in Psychology at PPLE and completing a Master’s in Social Psychology, Liran Naaman moved into programme management roles that bring together people, strategy, and tech. Most recently, he worked on the international quantum innovation programme at Quantum Delta NL, managing large-scale stakeholder ecosystems spanning government, industry, and research institutions. Previously, he delivered project management roles at software companies HighRadius and Sovos, focused on stakeholder management and commercial results. Liran specializes in long-range strategic planning, C-suite engagement, and cross-functional leadership in matrixed international environments. He’ll share how he made the leap from social science to tech and what helped him build a career across sectors.  

Joris Kavolis 

Joris Kavolis is a Product Manager at Ohpen, a fintech technology company, with a background in psychology and user research. After graduating from PPLE in 2022, he completed an MSc in Psychology (Social Influence) and moved into UX research and product roles, combining behavioural science with product strategy to build user-centred solutions. His responsibilities include product strategy, AI product development, and user research, keeping human behaviour at the centre of every decision. Joris will share how he translated a psychology background into product management, and what that looks like day-to-day in a technology company.

Cindy Zhang  

Cindy is part of the Compliance Team at Accenture, that helps financial institutions navigate regulatory change. She specializes in organizational transformation following technological and regulatory changes. Examples include building Responsible AI solutions and mitigating financial crime with new technologies. 

Swaan Kress 

Swaan is an analyst in Accenture’s Risk and Compliance team, working at the intersection of regulatory requirements and digital innovation, with a particular focus on AI enablement and agentic AI in the strategic implementation of financial economic crime detection. She holds a bachelor’s degree in PPLE with a major in Economics, and a master’s degree in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation from the London School of Economics. After initially struggling to define a clear career path, she found consulting offered the breadth to explore her interests. Her work allows her to combine analytical rigor with emerging technologies to address complex, forward‑looking regulatory challenges.