40th Anniversary Seminar: ‘The Circular Economy:
‘How do Dutch and Chinese companies get ready?’,
Cocktail Reception & Dinner
June 29 | 15:00 - 20:00
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Free seminar! Click here to register now!
The Netherlands Hong Kong Business Association, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Brussels,
Invest HK, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Huawei and Loyens & Loeff
have the pleasure to invite you to attend
our annual mid-summer seminar, cocktail reception and dinner
on Friday 29th June in the Marriott Hotel in The Hague.
| Programme in short | |
|---|---|
| 14:00 - 17:00 | Free 2 topic Seminar - Click here to register now! 1. The Circular Economy: How do Dutch and Chinese companies get ready?; 2. China’s Greater Bay Initiative; birth of a new economic power |
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Cocktail Reception |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Dinner |
14:30 – 17:00
Free 2 topic Seminar:
1. The Circular Economy: How do Dutch and Chinese companies get ready?;
2. China’s Greater Bay Initiative; birth of a new economic power
Speakers are:
| Mr. Steven Cai | CEO, Huawei Netherlands |
| Mr. Ivan Christiaens | General Manager, Keppel Seghers |
| Ms. Boukje Koch | Founder and Director, Orange Creatives/Ask4Me Group Ltd. |
| Mr. Max Oosterhuis | Attorney at law and Head of Loyens & Loeff Energy Team, Loyens & Loeff |
| Mr. Hans Poulis | Chairman, Netherlands Hong Kong Business Association CEO, IGC International |
| Mr. Peter Pronk | Founder and CEO, 1421 Consulting Group |
| Ms. Claire Teurlings | Co-founder, Circular IQ |
| Mr. Bertus Tulleners | Partner, TheRockGroup |
For more information on the speakers, click here!
Experiences of companies
The line up of speakers from the Netherlands, China and Hong Kong at the free seminar, will speak about the way their company is changing so that it can meet the demands of the Circular Economy and what China’s “Greater Bay Initiative” is and will mean for the world.
In a circular economy, waste generation is minimised, and the value of products, materials and resources is maintained for as long as possible. It’s a new economic model that offers tremendous opportunities. It helps save natural resources, combats climate change, makes production, consumption and waste management more sustainable, and it creates green, local jobs.
With the Greater Bay Area in China, comprising Hong Kong, Macau and cities in Guangdong Province, a region is created with an economic importance that can be compared with the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater New York and the Greater Tokyo Area.
For more background information on the two topics click: The Circular Economy and The Greater Bay Initiative.
Programme:
| 14:00 hrs | Registration |
| 14:30 hrs | Opening Seminar by Mr. Hans Poulis, Chairman, NHKBA |
| 14:45 hrs | Moderator: Mr. Ronnie Overgoor - Mr. Peter Pronk, Founder and CEO, 1421 Consulting Group Topic:“ Greater Bay Area, Opportunity or Threat?” - Mr. Bertus Tulleners, Partner, TheRockGroup - Mr. Ivan Christiaens, General Manager, Keppel Seghers Topic:''Hong Kong’s First Integrated Waste Management Facility'' - Mr. Max Oosterhuis, Attorney at law and Head of Loyens & Loeff Energy Team, Loyens & Loeff Topic:''North Sea Future Source of Circular Energy Supply'' - Mr. Steven Cai, CEO, Huawai Netherlands - Ms. Claire Teurlings, Co-founder, Circular IQ Topic:''The Need for Data in a Circular Economy'' - Ms. Boukje Koch, Founder and Director, Orange Creatives/Ask4Me Group Ltd. Q&A |
| 17:00 hrs | Cocktail Reception |
Register here for this free seminar and cocktail reception with Lucky Draw!
17:00 – 18:00
Cocktail Reception with Lucky Draw
Grand Prize:
We are pleased to announce that the complete crew of team Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Hong Kong will join us to attend the reception and (tbc) dinner.
For the first time Hong Kong is proudly taking part in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018 with team Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Hong Kong. Dutch female sailor Annemieke Bes is part of the team.
If you would like to know more about the experience of Sun Hung Kai Scallywag Hong Kong crew, be sure to attend the reception.
Participation in the seminar and cocktail reception is free of charge!
And after.. Celebrate our 40th Anniversary with us during the Dinner!
18:00 – 20:00
Dinner
Any business(wo)man who has been in Hong Kong or China can tell you how important it is to enjoy a dinner with your business relations to build up relationships that will benefit all.
A Delicious dinner buffet in BBQ style with an Asian Touch will be served in the Private Garden of the Marriott Hotel.
Special guests include
- Ms. Annemieke Bes and other crew members of Team SHK Scallywag HK. Participant in Volvo Ocean Race.
- Ms. Shirley Lam, Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union
- H..E. Wu Ken, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (tbc)
- Mr. William Chui, Regional Director Europe, Hong Kong Trade Development Council
- Mr. Jochum Haakma, Chairman of the EU China Business Council and Chairman of the Netherlands China Business Council.
who willl join NHKBA Chairman Hans Poulis, the members and sponsors of the Netherlands Hong Kong Business Association to celebrate the establishment of the NHKBA in May 1987, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China on 1 July 1997, and the Finish of the Volvo Ocean Race in Scheveningen.
Click here to register for the dinner!
☆ Interested in becoming a sponsor of this event? ☆
For this event, we have premium sponsorship packages. Each package provides a set of core benefits plus additional benefits of its own.
Please contact us on +31 (0)20 7600333 or send us an email secretariat@nhkba.nl and we will get in touch with you!
Individual Tickets & Seats
Below you will find the participation fee.
You can register for a Passe-Partout and take part the whole day.
Or register for either the Seminar or the Dinner (cocktail reception included).
| Seminar and Networking Reception 14:00 - 18:00 | Cocktail Reception and Dinner 17:00 - 20:00 | Passe-Partout 14:00 - 20:00 | |||||||
| Members | Free | €75 (excl. VAT) | €75 (excl. VAT) | ||||||
| Members of Guanxi and NCBC | Free | €75 (excl. VAT) | €75 (excl. VAT) | ||||||
| Members of VNC | Free | €100 (excl. VAT) | €100 (excl. VAT) | ||||||
| Non-Members | Free | €150 (excl. VAT) | €150 (excl. VAT) |
Click here to register now!
The Volvo Ocean Race – Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag
For the first time, Hong Kong is proudly taking part in the Volvo Ocean Race, with Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Dutch female sailor Annemieke Bes is part of the team. In the last leg team member John Fisher was lost at sea. In John’s honour and memory the team has decided to pursue the race. We have great respect for the team for making such a courageous decision.