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Meet Nils van Dijkman, mentor for the Mentorship Program 2024! Nils is a partner in the employment law practice at the Swedish Chamber Patron member . He advises on various employment law matters, with a particular emphasis on reorganisations, employment law aspects of mergers and acquisitions, industrial relations, cross-border employment and employee participation issues (works councils). He advises both Dutch and international companies, as well as their executives. Recent work

• Reorganising of one of the largest beer breweries in the Netherlands, including negotiations with the works council and trade unions on a social plan and related procedures, including the company collective labour agreement negotiations with the unions;
• Reorganising the Dutch production facility of a listed Japanese multinational in the metal industry, including negotiations with the works council and trade unions and related procedures;
• Reorganising headquarters and factories of one of the largest international companies in the Food Sector, including negotiations with the works council and the trade unions regarding a social plan;
• Negotiating and reaching a collective bargaining agreement with the relevant trade unions;
• Reorganising a leading chain in the Fashion Industry, including collective dismissal and related litigation.

  Specifics Nils has been appointed as Honorary Consul General for Sweden in Amsterdam and the surrounding area as of June 2020. Previously, Nils has been Chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands (2007-2015) and has been awarded the title of Honorary Member. The Legal500 describes Nils as "flexible, down-to-earth and result-driven". Nils is member of VAAN (Dutch employment lawyers association), EELA (European Employment Lawyers Association) and the IBA (International Bar Association). Nils is fluent in Dutch, English and Swedish (native). He heads HEUSSEN’s Sweden Desk. Welcome to join Nils by signing up as a mentor in the . The Program offers a rewarding exchange of experience and perspectives between mentors and mentees, where both parties learn from each other and gain beneficial value. Read more and sign up .

What do we love about Sweden? What factors contribute to the Swedish nation brand consistently achieving top global rankings? What impact does international news have on the image of Sweden? We had a great time exploring these questions yesterday at the seminar “Has the world fallen out of love with the Swedish brand?”, hosted by Swedish Chamber Patron Member in Stockholm. As we discussed Sweden's enduring global reputation, it became evident that Sweden boasts a resilient and powerful nation brand, deeply rooted in sustainability, innovation, trust, tech, and gender equality. We would like to thank Up There Everywhere, and CEO Lawrence Masle in particular, for organizing such an insightful event covering topics such as branding, media portrayals, global rankings, and the economy regarding the global image of Sweden as a nation. We would also like to thank the excellent moderator Maddy Savage, and the panellists Julian Stubbs, Lin Lerpold, Sofia Bard, Jaani Heinonen, Patrik Andersson and Nils Persson for sharing their valuable perspectives as researchers, brand and marketing experts, academics, developers, and political scientists. Stay tuned for the seminar screening which will published on our website next week! to dive deeper into the topic now, through an interesting article on the topic from Julian Stubbs at Up There Everywhere. From the left: Kerstin Gerlagh, General Manager at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands, Lawrence Masle, CEO at Up There Everywhere, and Tord Magnuson, Swedish business executive.