
Advocacy
As a core part of his practice, Ortus CEO José Hernandez engages with universities, governments, boards, and professional bodies on issues of competitiveness, security, governance, and sustainability.
José is a vocal advocate for finding imaginative solutions to the ethical and strategic challenges facing global organizations in a disrupted world.
As a researcher, lecturer, and mentor, he champions the centering of ethics in the education of tomorrow's leaders.
Selected recent public and professional service activities
Presentations and panels
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Presentation on Cheating, Disruption, and Imagination at IMD High Performance Board Programme (Lausanne, CH)
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Presentation and panel at VU Amsterdam Symposium on Compliance and Integrity Management (Amsterdam, NL)
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Presentation and panel at the CPA Canada ONE Conference, alongside members from FINTRAC, Finance Canada, FATF, and CPA Canada (Toronto, CA)
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Participant at the Global Solutions Initiative (Berlin, DE)
Governance and advisory roles
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Advisory Committee member, Canada’s Advisory Committee on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (ACMLTF)
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Advisory Council participation, School of Accounting and Finance, University of Waterloo (Canada)
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Non-executive director and Audit Committee member of a thermal energy venture (Toronto, CA)
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Member of CPA Canada’s Strategic Advisory Group (Canada)
Academic service
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Bachelor thesis supervisor for four students at VU Amsterdam School of Business and Economics (Amsterdam, NL)
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Masters of Accounting and Control portfolio assessor for five students (Amsterdam, NL)
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Fundraising event for Chancellor Dominic Barton's farewell dinner at the University of Waterloo (Toronto, CA)
Philanthropic and community engagement
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Co-host of the Pax-for-Peace fundraising event at Huis ter Duin, with Paul Polman as keynote speaker (The Netherlands)
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Investments in the Cultura Primero Project, promoting Salvadoran art and culture (El Salvador and its embassies across the globe)
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Recipient of Cigar Executive of the Year (Noordwijk, NL)
Writing and thought leadership
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Author of two working papers which form the basis for a forthcoming book on disruption, misconduct, and the crisis of imagination in Europe
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Interviewed for the Leadership section of De Financiele Dagblad (The Netherlands)
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Exchanges with business leaders on productivity and competitiveness challenges (CA, NL, DE, BE)

Presentation and panel at VU Amsterdam's Symposium on Compliance and Integrity Management