Founder & Creative Director

Ludy Jansen is the founder of AI for Hospitality and brings a unique mix of luxury-hospitality experience, creative direction and entrepreneurial instinct. She previously worked at the Amstel InterContinental Hotel Amsterdam, where she learned the standards of Michelin-star service, and later ran her own boutique bed & breakfast, consistently receiving the highest satisfaction ratings for hospitality and breakfast experience. With a background in photography (Fotoacademie Amsterdam), storytelling and concept development, Ludy has a strong sense for guest experience, atmosphere and emotional design. She specializes in translating hospitality values into clear creative direction for AI - driven guest interactions. Ludy leads the vision of the company, ensuring that the technology remains human- centred, intuitive and aligned with real hotel needs. She brings broad interests, originality and a practical, self-taught entrepreneurial mindset that helps bridge the worlds of hospitality, creativity and emerging AI.

Co-Founder & Junior AI Creator

Olivier brings a unique perspective to the development of our AI Service. At just fourteen, he has already explored multiple areas of artificial intelligence. His natural curiosity for technology, combined with a strong visual sense, makes him an important part of our creative and technical foundation. He has completed several recognised Coursera, Google and IBM programs that give him a solid introduction to AI concepts, prompting techniques and the principles behind how people engage with emerging digital systems, including Google AI Essentials, Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics (IBM), Start Writing Prompts Like a Pro, Discover the Art of Prompting, Introduction to Generative AI (Google/DeepLearning.AI) and Generative AI for Creatives Specialization. He has also explored Multi AI Agent Systems with crewAI. Alongside his AI training, Olivier is a certified Professional Video Producer and has completed courses in DaVinci Resolve Editing and DaVinci Fusion through CMM Amsterdam.

Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor

Jeroen is Strategic Adviser at AI for Hospitality. He holds an MSc in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam, followed by the professional qualifications of Registeraccountant (RA) and IT Auditor (EMITA). He is also a Certified Digital Marketing Professional, trained through a NIMA-approved program developed in partnership with the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) and industry leaders such as Google, Meta, HubSpot, Coca-Cola, Amazon and Disney, which supports his strategic view on growth, positioning and partnership development for AI for Hospitality. With this combined background ineconomics, financial control, information systems and digital strategy, he supports the strategic and financial decision-making within the company. Jeroen works for the Dutch government, where reliability, integrity and accuracy are essential. His experience and analytical mindset make him the natural adviser for the financial, legal and risk-related aspects of our project. He helps ensure that partnerships, pilot structures and operational agreements are grounded in clear, responsible and transparent reasoning.

Within the founders’ team, Jeroen provides strategic guidance, financial oversight and contract-related clarity, contributing to the long-term stability and trustworthiness of the AI for Hospitality initiative.