Merijn Ruis

Merijn Ruis is a Dutch keynote speaker and author focused on the science of happiness, human connection, and community building. He delivers interactive presentations blending humor, storytelling, and music for events and organizations. Through initiatives like free pop-up conversation cafes and street interactions, he facilitates encounters between strangers to combat loneliness and polarization. His content documents these social experiments and shares uplifting stories of everyday kindness observed during travels and public interactions across the Netherlands.