As an international living in The Hague for a total of 15 years now, I find it important to stay in touch with the international community, and attending this and other expat events helps to do that. It was well worth spending a few hours of my Saturday to catch up with some old connections … Continue reading 2023 IAMEXPAT Fair The Hague
I first discovered the Creative Business Bachelor's Programme at InHolland last year via my daughter, as it's her top choice to study when she finishes high school. Then, I realised I had already crossed paths online with one of the lecturers, and via her was fortunate to meet lecturer Jonathan Evans at an event I … Continue reading Creating a Communication Canvas – Guest Lecture for InHolland Creative Business
This week, the Titaan building in The Hague was officially opened. Unknown Group. Global School for Entrepreneurship Equals https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:7106022359144247297
The 6th Rise & Lead Summit Europe 2023 will be held on September 14 & 15, 2023, at the NH Hotel in The Hague. Rise & Lead Women is an international non-profit organisation based in The Hague that advances gender-balanced leadership and inclusion in the workplace. Through their cross-industry insights, advocacy for change, and leadership … Continue reading 2023 Rise and Lead Summit The Hague
On Friday 25th August 2023, I had a lovely evening celebrating summer with Female Ventures & Friends in Delft. All the colours! The name badges were given a coloured sticker to indicate the following: Blue: International Organisation/Government (I work for THUAS) Yellow: Entrepreneur (my business Zestee) Red: Other (I'm open to more work and studying … Continue reading 2023 Female Ventures Networking (August) Delft
On 2 June 2023, I had the absolute pleasure of being present at the Neurodiversity in Business in The Netherlands launch. Hosted by EY in Amsterdam, it was a truly inspiring event. You have no doubt seen a wide range of discussion around DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and may or may not have (yet) … Continue reading Neurodiversity in Business the Netherlands launch
On Monday 15 May, I attended the Delft Verbindt BBQ at ROC Mondriaan. Though the few days before were beautiful weather, it seems if you plan a BBQ in the Netherlands, it will be cold! At least it wasn’t wet. The event was in Dutch, and I’m trying hard to integrate here in the Netherlands … Continue reading 2023 Delft Verbindt BBQ
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On Monday 17 October 2022 I attended the "Delft Kracht van Verbindt" (power of connection/networking) event. This is a business networking event, and I had several interesting conversations. I try hard in Dutch but thankfully most people also speak English. They highlighted a number of interesting local initiatives. As the chairperson of Delft MaMa, I hope to … Continue reading 2022 Delft Kracht van Verbindt
The 3rd annual Rise & Lead Summit took place on 24 & 25 September 2020. Last year, I attended this event in The Hague, and this year online. Hybrid event in The Hague Founder and organisers of Rise & Lead, Ebere Akadiri, is originally from Nigeria but now living long term in the Netherlands. She … Continue reading 2020 Rise and Lead Summit
If you are a small business based in the Netherlands like Zestee, there are some important tax changes coming into effect from 1 January 2020. Official information from is of course in Dutch: 2020 Nieuwe Kleineondernemersregeling (KOR) Disclaimer here that I am no expert, and that you must understand and comply with the official information … Continue reading Are you a small business in the Netherlands? Important tax changes from 1 Jan 2020
On Wednesday 16 October 2019, I attended Female Ventures at Yes!Delft, with the topic Outer space: Aim for the stars Stephanie Cazaux Sarah Lammens Female Ventures is a non profit organisation active in several cities in the Netherlands: https://femaleventures.nl
On 19-20 September 2019, I had the pleasure of both attending and speaking at the Rise & Lead Summit in The Hague. This was the second annual summit, now spread over two days instead of one. I was very disappointed to have to miss the 2018 Rise & Lead Summit due to a back injury. … Continue reading 2019 Rise and Lead Summit The Hague
I attended this personal branding "Launch Yourself Event" at the Park Theatre in Eindhoven, the Netherlands on Monday 24 June 2019. It was aimed at two target groups - those looking for work, and those with their own business. Despite the English language event name, it was held completely in the Dutch language. I'm fairly … Continue reading 2019 Launch Yourself Event
On 20 June 2019, I attended the Logeion CDay near Utrecht, the Netherlands. The Hague University of Applied Sciences, where I work part time, was one of the sponsors of this event for around 800 communication professionals from around the Netherlands. My "fasterclass" session was on intercultural communication - Communicating with non-native Dutch speakers in the Netherlands and beyond.
On Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th June 2019, I had the amazing experience of attending the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (#GES2019) in The Hague, the Netherlands. Co-hosted by the governments of the United States and the Netherlands, it showcased the depth and breadth of innovations that are improving lives around the world, and the critical role … Continue reading 2019 Global Entrepreneurship Summit
On Wednesday 12 June 2019, Female Ventures held a lovely event at YES!Delft. It's been a while since I have been at this location and they have grown! This incubator for innovation hosts around 100 startups and scaleups and has a very cool atmosphere. Jasmijn Giohalas, Program Coordinator gave a brief talk. For more info: … Continue reading 2019 Female Ventures Delft: Double Potential
On 29 May 2019 the first BASE conference was held in Amsterdam at the Parool Theater, The Student Hotel. BASE was born as an acronym for the four pillars needed to grow a business to the next level: Build (relationships & resources), Advance (sales and marketing), Sustain (profitability and growth) and Elevate (innovation). Co Founders … Continue reading 2019 BASE Conference Amsterdam
The ICP (International City Podium) is an annual event to showcase Talent & Career opportunities in The Hague - Rotterdam region and was held this year on 23 May 2019. Organised by the International Community Platform and supported by partners City of The Hague, the World Trade Center The Hague, Universiteit Leiden, and The Hague … Continue reading 2019 International City Podium
We held our first #LinkedInLocalTheHague at The Hague University of Applied Sciences on Thursday 16 May from 10.30am-12pm. International Business THUAS - Trends in Marketing This event was part of a "Trends in Marketing" minor in the International Business programme at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. My colleagues teach neuromarketing and big data for … Continue reading 2019 #LinkedInLocalTheHague
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