On December 10, 2020 the Swedish Chamber hosted our last event for 2020 by welcoming Konrad Grüss, Managing Director of Inter IKEA Systems B.V to a Meet & Greet with the Chamber. Konrad Grüss gave an inspiring presentation both about his personal journey covering 25 years of IKEA and about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on a global business-like IKEA. He revealed how IKEA – as a group- performed in 2020 and how they managed this extraordinary and challenging year and put the safety and wellbeing of customers and co-workers at the heart of IKEA’s response.
Despite the pandemic, Inter IKEA Group achieved a solid financial result in FY20. When the lockdowns began, Inter IKEA Group took several measures to ensure the safety and security of coworkers and customers and mitigate the negative consequences of the pandemic. Following the fast and strong recovery of retail sales, Inter IKEA Group delivered better results than projected. “We’ve opened 33 new locations worldwide, hosted 4 billion website visits and launched more than 2,000 great new products” says Konrad. All this led to total IKEA retail sales of EUR 39.6 billion for FY20 and investments to support a healthy recovery. “At IKEA we are eager to turn a challenge into an opportunity, he concluded. Looking ahead IKEA will continue their road forward by making IKEA affordable for people who cannot afford IKEA today, reach and interact with many more of the many people, where they are and to create a positive impact for people, society and the planet.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Konrad Grüss for his inspiring presentation and for his great support to the activities of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands. We would also like to thank all participants in this Round Table for the interesting questions and for your contribution to making the last Round Table of 2020 to a great success.
Are you a young professional looking to accelerate your career en grow your professional network?
or
Are you an international business leader within the Chamber’s network looking for an opportunity to connect and support the next generation’s business leaders?
Apply to the Swe-Cham Mentorship Program 2020-2021!
When?
December 3, 2020
Time: 18.30 – 20.30
What makes the difference between a career that thrives and one that stalls? For many in the business world, it’s a mentor. In addition to helping you define your professional development path, a mentor an help you deal with the everyday concerns in the daily job life. While one should never blindly follow in the footsteps of others, the lessons learned from others’ experiences and missteps, can prove invaluable.
With this program the Swedish Chamber of Commerce is supporting the next generation’s leaders by connecting Mentees from the Young Professionals with mentors from the Chamber’s extensive network of international leaders.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program is a 8-month program consisting of 5 mandatory Seminars and workshops covering topics as Cross-border business culture, How to create international teams, Leadership strategies & Personal growth and recruitment processes in corona times, by business experts from various fields. It strives to provide participants with the opportunity to grow in their careers and to enrich their personal developments by exchanging experiences, views, and knowledge. By utilizing the Chamber’s extensive network of international business leaders, the program offers Young Professionals a unique Mentor experience.
Time Schedule and Program Details 2020/2021
December 3, 2020
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
International and cross border Business Culture and Networking Skills
Hendrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speakers:
Gabriele Hamm Adler, People & business developer/ coach/ facilitator/ founder and owner of GHA Development, Celemi solution partner
Jeroen Timmermans, Coach & Trainer focusing on Loss & Transition, Cross Culture & Leadership
February 3, 2021
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Creating (international) teams and defining your role
Henrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speaker: Tba
April 22, 2021
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Personal development and growth
Hendrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speaker: Tba
June 10, 2021
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Recruitment strategies
Hendrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speaker: Tba
At this final meeting we will also evaluate on personal lessons learned and you will receive a certificate for accomplishing the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program 2020-2021.
Register before October 12, 2020 at our event page https://bit.ly/3mQkQkX
The Program
The highly successful program includes one-to-one sessions, 5 mandatory seminars and workshops, further described below, scheduled throughout 2020 – 2021 will help you to reach your goal for personal growth and development and to increase your professional leadership skills as well as to share experiences and insights with others and building on your business network. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program was launched in October 2012. Since then more than 700 Young Professionals of the Swedish Chamber have followed the program and benefited for their future personal and professional growth and the many Mentors have benefited to meet the new generation leaders of the future and to learn more about their insights and values.
Who?
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program is open to all Young Professionals members of the Swedish Chamber and members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and encourages both mentors and mentees to register. It is designed for Young Professionals between 25 and 36 years old with high ambitions to develop and grow. The ideal Mentee has a few years of work experience and knowledge of managing and executing projects.
For Mentors a special Mentor meeting will be planned (zoom) prior to the launch to share Mentor guidelines and best practice.
How?
The Mentor/Mentee couples will be selected carefully according to the application forms by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in close co-operations with the Program facilitator. After mentors are paired up with mentees both Mentors and Mentees are participating at the five pre-scheduled Workshops and Seminars throughout the year both as individuals and as couple. At these Seminars and Workshops time has also been included for one-to-one meetings between the Mentor and the Mentee. In between the mandatory meetings one-on-one meetings are encouraged to take place once every six weeks, in person or digitally, offering opportunities for in-depth discussions.The personal success of the Mentorship Program is most of all depending on your commitment to yourself and to invest time in You!
What?
For 8 months you will benefit of having a Mentor or being the Mentor to a Mentee and building a Mentorship relation. You will learn more about yourself and learning from others. You will share insights and ideas with experts on Cross boarder business culture, Leadership strategies, Creating international teams and Recruitment processes (in corona times) and build on your (business) network within the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. You will get to know and share ideas with other members both from the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and YP Young Professionals.
For further information regarding the Mentorship Program please contact the Swedish Chamber of Commerce by sending an email to info@swedishchamber.nl
The Mentorship Program is made possible by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and AIMS sponsored by
Inter IKEA Systems.
About Hendrik Jan Guitink, Managing Partner of AIMS International Netherlands B.V. , member of AIMS International, a global leader in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting
“My name is Hendrik Jan Guitink, I am the Managing Partner of AIMS International Netherlands B.V., member of AIMS International, a global leader in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting with offices in over 50 countries. We Find&Grow Your Leaders. Within our Talent Management Practice, coaching and mentoring are two aspects that we specialize in as part of Leadership Development Programs or for individual cases. Having been a Mentor within this program for the past 2 years and being a professional business coach and trainer, I am very excited to take on the challenge. As Mentor, I have had the privilege to partner with 2 very bright and ambitious young professionals. I think I can say that both the mentees and I learned a lot from each other.
I am married to a Swedish beauty and also have a very strong business relationship with our AIMS partner in Sweden, delivering our services to our mutual clients. Hence the membership of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
The ambition for the Mentorship Program is to give young professionals the opportunity to connect with a senior business executive outside of his or her direct environment. Giving the participants access to guidance in issues concerning their future career.
As a group we will work on specific topics such as culture and building trusted relationships and we will invite subject matter experts to come and talk to us. The Mentees and Mentors will also spend time together on subjects of their own choice.”
Hendrik Jan Guitink
Global Macro Outlook – Online seminar
Date: Tuesday 24 November 2020
Time: 10:00 – 11:00 AM CET
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to invite you to an Annual Global Macro Outlook on November 24, 2020 in collaboration with Handelsbanken.
In this webinar the experts of Handelsbanken will update you on the latest macro-economic developments and investments challenges on the global markets in times of the pandemic.
Program
- Welcome by Roland van Pooij, CEO Handelsbanken in the Netherlands
- Keynote speaker: Christina Nyman – Chief Economist at Handelsbanken. In her presentation, she will give us an insight into the latest macro economic developments across the world.
- Jelte de Boer, Head of Investments at Optimix Vermogensbeheer. He will focus on portfolio management in times of a pandemic. How to navigate in turbulent markets. And what are the opportunities and threats for investors?
Welcome!
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The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women Business Program in collaboration with Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership will provide the tools and guidance for you to move start your self-care routines and to hold on to them to increase your inspiration and energy for your everyday life.
“In my experience coming together in a group with likeminded people increases the inspiration and motivation to take the action steps needed to start your self-care routines and get positive results”
Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands would like to thank all participants for attending The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Webinar Mixed Presence Office, the office of the future – a knowledge sharing session around Organizational Culture, Environmental Psychology and Technology in collaboration with our member company SoundTribe .
This knowledge sharing webinar is part of our strategy of organizing inspiring webinars “for members by members”
In this webinar we shared the insights of Workwire, AVEX and Soundtribe about the office of the future and how to tackle the challenges facing all of us in terms of performance but not at least social connections and how to keep organizations alive. Ester Roelofs, Workwire presented a newly conducted survey among people and organizations working both from home and in a mixed home/office situation. Although many reported that working in a mixed presence office situation delivers a lot of challenges most people still thought that the mixed presence office is here to stay. In this one-hour webinar we received more knowledge about how innovation, technology and environmental psychology can help to solve a lot of the issues of mix presence office offering solutions where everyone can thrive and perform.
We would like to thank Swedish Chamber member Frans Davidsson, SoundTribe, Tim Merkenhof and Esther Roelofs, Workwire and Erwin Schmitz AVEX for their inspiring presentation and we would like to thank all members and guests who joined us from our partner Chambers in the Netherlands, UK, France, Switzerland and Germany.
Click here to watch the full webinar
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to a webinar
Mixed Presence Office, the office of the future
– a knowledge sharing session around Organizational Culture, Environmental Psychology and Technology in collaboration with our member SoundTribe
as part of our webinar series “for members by members”
Almost 50% of employees opt for permanent home working days and fixed office days in the future were employees come to the office for knowledge sharing, cooperation and meetings and other tasks are carried out from home. How do you as an organization stand prepared to support this new normal? Are you equipped with the right environment and technology to make your colleagues thrive and perform? The Mixed Presence Office concept gives you a fresh insight on how to tackle this from a People, Environment and Technology perspective. We believe this will be the game changer for performance and innovation keeping the social connections within the organizations alive.
PROGRAM:
– Introduction
– Mixed Presence Office- Workplace approach intro
– Audiovisual technology fit for purpose
– Productivity Senses and Environmental Psychology
– Interdisciplinary strategy and implementation
– Wrap up and Q&A
This webinar is intended to address Managers in general and HR, IT & FM in specific.
The event is featured by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands in partnership with The Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Schwedische Handelskammer in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, The Danish Dutch Chamber of Commerce, The Finnish Dutch Chamber of Commerce and the Norwegian Dutch Chamber of Commerce.
We make sound work by creating and implementing user-based sound environments. Sound affects us constantly. Where we work, live, learn or heal. It affects our health, wellbeing, mood and our emotions. SoundTribe are passionate about designing user-based sound environments that works for you. We will help you connect the dots from Concept to Design to Solutions
Date: November 4, 2020
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
On Tuesday, 3rd of November the United States Presidential election will take place and
on Wednesday 4th of November from 11:00 – 12:30 CET (Dutch time)
the European Chambers of Commerce will organise a webinar where we will discuss the outcome of the election.
A tight race is expected, so we are excited to learn who will be the next US president.
During this webinar, keynote speaker Marja Verloop, Deputy Chief of Mission l U.S. Embassy the Netherlands will give a speech about the results of the election. After that, industry experts will discuss the outcome of the election and give their views on what are the consequences, not only political but also for the trade/business relations between the US and Europe.
Speakers
11:00 – 11:05 Opening remarks by Anton Valk, Chairman | NBCC
11:05 – 11:15 Speech by Marja Verloop, Deputy Chief of Mission l U.S. Embassy the Netherlands
11:15 – 11:35 Geopolitical outlook by Willem Post, Senior visiting fellow on U.S. politics l Clingendael and Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow | Clingendael
11:35 – 11:45 Economic outlook by Bert Colijn, Senior Economist l ING
11:45 – 11:55 Tax and Trade outlook by Greg Lohmeyer, US Tax desk in the UK | EY
11:55 – 12:25 Panel discussion
12:25 – 12:30 Closing remarks by Anton Valk, Chairman | NBCC
The webinar will be moderated by Erwin Siedersand Simone Admiraal, both are Partners in the International Tax & Transaction Services team at EY Amsterdam
We would like to thank you for joining the NBCC US Post Election Webinar.
During this webinar, we had the honor of receiving the Deputy Chief of Misson of the U.S. Embassy the Netherlands, Marja Verloop and other top experts as they highlighted the American democracy in the changing world shared by the U.S., the UK and the EU. In the words of Rem Korteweg “There is no global problem that can be solved better than having the U.S. and Europe work together.”
We would like to thank our speakers Marja Verloop, Deputy Chief of Mission l U.S. Embassy the Netherlands, Willem Post, Senior visiting fellow on U.S. politics l Clingendael, Rem Korteweg, Senior Research Fellow | Clingendael, Bert Colijn, Senior Economist l ING and Greg Lohmeyer, US Tax desk in the UK l EY.
In addition, we would also like to thank our moderators Erwin Sieders and Simone Admiraal, both Partners in the International Tax & Transaction Services Team at EY Amsterdam.
To download the presentation, please click here.
To view the recording, please click here.
In Partnership with
On October 29, 2020 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce proudly launched the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program 2020-2021! 12 pairs with Mentors and Mentees are starting an exciting 9 month journey of personal growth and and leadership development together under the supervision of Program coach Hendrik Jan Guitink. Read more about the Program and meet the Program Coach and the Mentor Team below.
Are you a young professional looking to accelerate your career en grow your professional network
or
Are you an international business leader within the Chamber’s network looking for an opportunity to connect and support the next generation’s business leaders?
Apply to the Swe-Cham Mentorship Program 2020-2021!
When?
Launch October 29, 2020 – June 10, 2020
Mentor guidelines meeting October 22, 2020 Time: 17.00 – 18.00
What makes the difference between a career that thrives and one that stalls? For many in the business world, it’s a mentor. In addition to helping you define your professional development path, a mentor an help you deal with the everyday concerns in the daily job life. While one should never blindly follow in the footsteps of others, the lessons learned from others’ experiences and missteps, can prove invaluable.
With this program the Swedish Chamber of Commerce is supporting the next generation’s leaders by connecting Mentees from the Young Professionals with mentors from the Chamber’s extensive network of international leaders.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program is a 8-month program consisting of 5 mandatory Seminars and workshops covering topics as Cross-border business culture, How to create international teams, Leadership strategies & Personal growth and recruitment processes in corona times, by business experts from various fields. It strives to provide participants with the opportunity to grow in their careers and to enrich their personal developments by exchanging experiences, views, and knowledge. By utilizing the Chamber’s extensive network of international business leaders, the program offers Young Professionals a unique Mentor experience.
Time Schedule and Program Details 2020/2021
October 22, 2020
17.00 – 18.00
Zoom
Mentor meeting sharing Mentor guidelines and frameworks (Mentors only)
October 29, 2020
18.30 – 21.00
Venue: Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Introduction and speed dating
Hendrik Jan Guitink
During the first meeting, the Kick-off, you will meet your Mentor/Mentee and you will get introduced to the Mentorship program and what to expect. The program and guidelines will be presented, and material will be supplied, including a Mentorship agreement. At the kick-off, we will also have our Kick-off Speed Dating session to get to know each other better and to make it possible to build your business network from day 1.
December 3, 2020
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
International and cross border Business Culture and Networking Skills
Hendrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speaker: Tba
February 3, 2021
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Creating (international) teams and defining your role
Henrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speaker: Tba
April 22, 2021
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Personal development and growth
Hendrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speaker: Tba
June 10, 2021
18.30 – 21.00
Venue Swedish Chamber of Commerce Amsterdam
Recruitment strategies
Hendrik Jan Guitink
Guest Speaker: Tba
At this final meeting we will also evaluate on personal lessons learned and you will receive a certificate for accomplishing the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program 2020-2021.
Register before October 15, 2020 by filling in the Application form under PROGRAM
below and send to events@swedishchamber.nl
The Program
The highly successful program includes one-to-one sessions, 5 mandatory seminars and workshops, further described below, scheduled throughout 2020 – 2021 will help you to reach your goal for personal growth and development and to increase your professional leadership skills as well as to share experiences and insights with others and building on your business network. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program was launched in October 2012. Since then more than 700 Young Professionals of the Swedish Chamber have followed the program and benefited for their future personal and professional growth and the many Mentors have benefited to meet the new generation leaders of the future and to learn more about their insights and values.
Who?
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program is open to all Young Professionals members of the Swedish Chamber and members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and encourages both mentors and mentees to register. It is designed for Young Professionals between 25 and 36 years old with high ambitions to develop and grow. The ideal Mentee has a few years of work experience and knowledge of managing and executing projects.
For Mentors a special Mentor meeting will be planned (zoom) prior to the launch to share Mentor guidelines and best practice.
How?
The Mentor/Mentee couples will be selected carefully according to the application forms by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in close co-operations with the Program facilitator. After mentors are paired up with mentees both Mentors and Mentees are participating at the five pre-scheduled Workshops and Seminars throughout the year both as individuals and as couple. At these Seminars and Workshops time has also been included for one-to-one meetings between the Mentor and the Mentee. In between the mandatory meetings one-on-one meetings are encouraged to take place once every six weeks, in person or digitally, offering opportunities for in-depth discussions.The personal success of the Mentorship Program is most of all depending on your commitment to yourself and to invest time in You!
What?
For 8 months you will benefit of having a Mentor or being the Mentor to a Mentee and building a Mentorship relation. You will learn more about yourself and learning from others. You will share insights and ideas with experts on Cross boarder business culture, Leadership strategies, Creating international teams and Recruitment processes (in corona times) and build on your (business) network within the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. You will get to know and share ideas with other members both from the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and YP Young Professionals.
For further information regarding the Mentorship Program please contact the Swedish Chamber of Commerce by sending an email to info@swedishchamber.nl
About Hendrik Jan Guitink, Managing Partner of AIMS International Netherlands B.V. , member of AIMS International, a global leader in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting
“My name is Hendrik Jan Guitink, I am the Managing Partner of AIMS International Netherlands B.V., member of AIMS International, a global leader in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting with offices in over 50 countries. We Find&Grow Your Leaders. Within our Talent Management Practice, coaching and mentoring are two aspects that we specialize in as part of Leadership Development Programs or for individual cases. Having been a Mentor within this program for the past 2 years and being a professional business coach and trainer, I am very excited to take on the challenge. As Mentor, I have had the privilege to partner with 2 very bright and ambitious young professionals. I think I can say that both the mentees and I learned a lot from each other.
I am married to a Swedish beauty and also have a very strong business relationship with our AIMS partner in Sweden, delivering our services to our mutual clients. Hence the membership of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
The ambition for the Mentorship Program is to give young professionals the opportunity to connect with a senior business executive outside of his or her direct environment. Giving the participants access to guidance in issues concerning their future career.
As a group we will work on specific topics such as culture and building trusted relationships and we will invite subject matter experts to come and talk to us. The Mentees and Mentors will also spend time together on subjects of their own choice.”
Hendrik Jan Guitink
The Mentorship Program is made possible by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with AIMS International Netherlands B.V. , member of AIMS International.
THE APPLICATION TERM FOR THE SWEDISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS MENTORSHIP PROGRAM 2020-2021 IS NOW CLOSED.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program is sponsored by:
Time: 10.00 – 11.00 CET
Webinar
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce have the pleasure of inviting you to an exclusive Member Business Webinar on October 28, 2020 about AstraZeneca’s reponse to COVID.
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing immediate challenges on our healthcare systems and will also have a longer lasting impact on the way we live and think about our health – and that of others – in the years to come. As ever, AstraZeneca prioritizes the needs of patients to help ensure their safety and continued access to care. In addition, AstraZeneca plays their part in helping to relieve the pressure on healthcare systems during this critical period as well as our future recovery. Ilse van Hensbeek, medical director of AstraZeneca Netherlands, will elaborate on AstraZeneca’s response to COVID, and the efforts that entails. In addition to partnering with the University of Oxford to deliver a working vaccine, AstraZeneca researches monoclonal antibody combinations as well as the use registered treatment to combat the severe complications of the virus.
PROGRAM
10.00 Welcome
10.05 Introduction AstraZeneca by Ad Antonisse, Director Market Access & External Affairs
10.20 Progress and challenges Corona Virus by Ilse van Hensbeek, Medical Director AstraZeneca
10.35 Q&A
10.50 Conclusion
10.55 Thank you by Swedish Chamber
11.00 End of Webinar
On October 28, 2020 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce had the pleasure of hosting an exclusive Member Webinar featuring Ad Antonisse, Director Market Access & External Affairs and Ilse van Hensbeek, Medical Director of AstraZeneca Netherlands about AstraZeneca’s response to COVID. This webinar was part of the Swedish Chamber’s series “for members by members” and we were very pleased to welcome around 30 members including H.E. Ambassador of Sweden Mrs. Annika Markovic. We would like to thank Ad and Ilse for introducing us to the world of AstraZeneca and their impressive work prioritizing the needs of patients, helping and ensuring their safety and access to care, helping to relieve the pressure on healthcare systems during this critical period as well as our future recovery and last but not least in finding and delivering a working vaccine to fight the corona virus.
