AmCham Young Professionals

Past YP events

• AmCham Young Professionals Event - An evening of collaboration with Lex Geerdes of Aon, and dance4life April 7, 2010 
  Lex Geerdes, CEO Aon Benelux / Nordics will describe for us the inner workings of one of the world's largest insurers, including Aon's focus on community involvement and strong dedication to outstanding corporate citizenship. Following his remarks, Lex will turn the stage over to dance4life for us to experience dance4life and to learn about how we can get involved with this extraordinary organization.

• AmCham Young Professionals Event: Sustainability May 17, 2010 
  Hosted by McKinsey & Company, with AmCham President Raoul Oberman (McKinsey), Jurriaan Ruys (McKinsey) on the Energy Strategy 2050 for the EU and Jesper Wentink & Bart van Riessen of NUON Solar Team

• AmCham Young Professionals Event: Barbeque Garden Party June 25, 2010 
  Restyled edition - exclusive barbeque in a 5 star deluxe hotel, the Pulitzer in Amsterdam.

• Young Professionals - Exclusive Museum Night Preview and Dinner November 6, 2010 
  Private Viewing at Museum Geelvinck, pre-opening of MuseumNight followed by dinner, offered by Citi.

• Young Professionals Event hosted by Randstad Holding November 22, 2010
  Opening by Freddy Boom, Chairman AmCham Young Professionals, welcome remarks by Ben Noteboom, CEO Randstad Holding, Food for Thought: Dick Koopman on 'Flexibility in Turbulent Times', the Story of Randstad: Frans Cornelis, Director Corp. Comm. on 50 years of growth. Followed by dinner offered by Randstad.

• Wine & Cheese Party December 14, 2010

• Young Professionals Event at Iron Mountain February 12, 2009 
  Company visit and speech by Jeroen Strik, Commercial Director Iron Mountain

• AmCham Young Professionals NY400 Celebration April 3, 2009 
  Special NY400 event with guest speakers Russell Shorto, Author and Director John Adams Institute, and Frans van der Minne of Heineken at Heineken Experience Amsterdam.

• Young Professionals BBQ Beach Party sponsored by Citi August 28, 2009 
  new tradition: a joint barbecue for young professionals of the Chamber, the Netherlands America Foundation and Fulbright Alumni. Citi graciously sponsors this event.

• Young Professionals Workshop, hosted by De Baak Management Centrum VNO-NCW September 25, 2009 
  Personal Development Workshop tailor-made for the Young Professional that addresses particular needs and concerns.

• Wine & Cheese Party December 15, 2009

2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• AmCham Young Professionals Event April 4, 2008 
  Kick-Off Event at De Industriële Groote Club

• Young rofessionals Event May 16, 2008 
  Reception at the Residence of the Hon. Michael Gallagher, U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

• Young Professionals BBQ Party June 26, 2008 
  BBQ hosted by AmCham President Raoul Oberman at the residence of the Oberman family

• Young Professionals @ the Beach September 5, 2008 
  A BBQ organized by NAF and Fulbright The Netherlands Committee. (cost p.p. was 38€)

• Young Professionals - Election Event October 10, 2008 
  US Elections Interactive Panel Discussion with a.o. Jan Tromp, Volkskrant - Ben Knapen, NRC Handelsblad / Scientific Council for Government Policy, hosted by Loyens & Loeff

• Young Professionals Event hosted by IBM December 12, 2008 
  Keynote speaker: Harry van Dorenmalen, General Manager IBM BeNeLux and Board Member of AmCham The Netherlands.

• Wine & Cheese Party December 16, 2008

		September 25, 2009 - A workshop and speed coaching sessions by De Baak, tailor-made for the Young Professional, to gain a better understanding of yourself and your potential.
How do you affect others in your work? What do you want and where do you want to go? People, Talent, Career and development? Coping skills.
		30 something issues. How do you take charge of your own career? How do you make choices? Learning from and with other “young potentials”. Ambitions and talents.
View the introduction video here.

April 3, 2009 - Frans van der Minne (Heineken) and Russell Shorto (John Adams Institute / author '1609 - De vergeten geschiedenis van Hudson, Amsterdam en New York') shared perspectives on 400 years of trade and enduring friendship between the US and the Netherlands.

We know the world is becoming smaller… and flatter. Something else is going on that may ultimately have a greater impact on business and society. The world is about to become smarter. This is quite literally about how the world works…the world’s infrastructure is becoming intelligent. How do we become a smart planet? Building A Smarter Planet - Shift Happens! - December 12, 2008 - Presentation by Harry van Dorenmalen.  The photos of this event are online here.