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September 16, 2020 Webinar: Dutch Government Budget 2021 by KPMG Meijburg & Co

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce were very pleased to host today’s Budget webinar by KPMG. We would like to thank Jan Hollemans and Helen Poortinga – van Burik for their expert’s presentations just a day after Prinsjesdag.

 

Their presentations and additional documentations about the Dutch Buget are available at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. Please send an email to events@swedishchamber.nl if you would like to receive a copy.

If you have any specific questions regarding the presentations or Budget Day, feel very welcome to contact Jan Hollemans or Helen Poortinga – van Buruik.

 

Hollemans, Jan Hollemans.Jan@kpmg.com

Poortinga – van Burik, Helen Poortinga-vanBurik.Helen@kpmg.com

 

 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce have the pleasure of inviting you to a Business Webinar on September 16, 2020 about the Dutch Government’s Budget 2021 in collaboration with KPMG Meijburg & Co. Jan Hollemans and Helen Poortinga – van Burik, International Tax Managers at KPMG Mejburg & Co will discuss the most significant budget news and implements by the Dutch Government for 2021. Topics to be discussed: Changes in the corporate income tax rates; Further restriction of interest deduction; The real estate transfer tax; New measures with regards to the Corona crisis and other news that will be announced by the Dutch Government on Prinsjesdag September 15.

 

Program:

11.00 Welcome
11.05 Introduction
11.15 Presentations
11.40 Q &A
11.55 Conclusion and thank you
12.00 End of meeting

 

Time: 11.00 – 12.00 CET

Venue: Webinar

 

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Budget Day

Budget Day (known as Prinsjesdag, or ‘Prince’s Day’), on the third Tuesday in September, is when the government announces its plans for the coming year.

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September 15, 2020 Business Women Program 2020 – Webinar Session 3 Well-being

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women Business Program September 15, 2020

Health and Self-care

Webinar 15.30 – 17.00

Self-care is important to our physical, mental and emotional well-being. The daily responsibilities of working, running a business, dealing with people, and living day to day and find time to spend with our loved ones slowly wears us down. This is why it important to take steps to protect our overall well-being.

Self-care doesn’t have to be difficult or time consuming. Little things like finding time for enjoying your morning cup of coffee in peace, find time for a daily exercise, however small, or to find a morning routine that works for you can be part of your self-care habit. You just need to have the right mindset and know the basics of a stable and effective self-care routine. Physical health is the foundation of self-care, it is also the easiest to start on. Having a fit and healthy body and mind leads to a more positive attitude and a happier disposition.  It will affect the way you work and the way you are dealing with your daily obligations both professional and in your private life.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women Business Program in collaboration with Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership will provide the tools and guidance for you to 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

 

 

Did you miss this webinar? Malin Hedlund is offering a 30 minutes zoom recap on October 6, 2020 from 10.00 – 10.30.  Send an email to events@swedishchamber.nl to join!

 

The next Swedish Chamber Woman Leadership Program will take place on November 24, 2020. 

More information tba.

 

 

                            

 

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September 3, 2020 Tech Forum 2020 – Tech for Good 3:30pm – 6:30pm CET Venue: Virtual

Tech Forum 2020: Tech for Good

Only three weeks to go | Secure your spot today

3 September | 3:30pm-6:30pm CET

Countdown has begun for this year’s Tech Forum: Tech for Good – a virtual and collaborative gathering – hosted during London Tech Week on 3 September. Join us as we discuss the technologies of the future, and tech as an enabler for good. How can ideas and innovation behind ideal driven technology and conscious investments be used to drive change?

Through keynotes, panels, pitching sessions from aspiring start-ups and interactive talk shows, and with a stellar line-up of 25+ speakers from both sides of the North Sea, we explore the technologies shaping the future and how the industry, academia and policy makers can solve the world’s problems together.

Meet leading and successful entrepreneurs, large corporates on their own digitisation journeys, public bodies in transformation, and some of the many venture capital investors browsing the space in Europe’s financial capital.

 

Agenda

More details to follow

Welcome
Peter Sandberg, Managing Director, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK

Introduction
Master of Ceremonies
TBC

5G as an enabler
Marielle Lindgren, CEO, Ericsson UK and Ireland

Technologies shaping the future
Harry Rhys Davies, Applied AI Lead, Tech Nation
Dr. Stephanie Hare, Author, Researcher and Broadcaster
Marielle Lindgren, CEO, Ericsson UK and Ireland
Moderated by Amy Boyd, Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft

Transforming urban transport, a sharing model
Bodil Eriksson, CEO, Volvo Car Mobility

Transforming the high street, back to local
Nick Brackenbury, Co-Founder & CEO, NearSt

Impact at the core of the business model
Agate Freimane, General Partner, Norrsken VC
Juliet Bauer, UK Managing Director, KRY/LIVI
Cansu Deniz Bayrak, Partner, Head of Fundraising, Bethnal Green Ventures
Mikkel Skott Olsen, Head of +impact, Danske Bank
Robbie Foley, General Manager UK, Karma
Moderated by Aurore Belfrage, Partner, SusTechable, and Senior Advisor, AI Innovation of Sweden

Attracting capital and backing ideas
Sofia Dolfe, Investor, Index Ventures
Carlo Biggio, Venture Capital Investor, Accel Partners
Teemu Mattila, Investment Manager, DN Capital
Annette Wilson, Chair Europe, Antler
Deepka Rana, Venture Capital Investor, Northzone
Moderated by Amali de Alwis, UK Managing Director, Microsoft for StartUps

From idea to global – building a unicorn
Steven Collins, Chief Technology Officer, King

Solving the world’s problem – together
Bethan Charnley, Head of Strategic Projects, CDEI
Sabina Ciofu, Head of EU and Trade Policy, techUK
Torgny Gunnarsson, Deputy CEO, Combient Group
Tony Young, National Clinical Lead for Innovation, NHS England
Moderated by Darren Murphy, Program Manager, Antler

About Tech Forum

Tech Forum is a platform for Swedish-British tech and investors to meet, learn and to discuss. Celebrating the best of the latest in technology from across the North Sea, whether it’s artificial intelligence, blockchain or virtual reality (and beyond) – the forum features leading experts at global success stories, exciting entrepreneurs and challengers alongside passionate purse-string partners.

 

If you missed Tech Forum, you can watch it here https://www.scc.org.uk/about/news-and-insights/watch-tech-forum-2020-in-full/.

 

         

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June 30, 2020 Swe-Cham’s 60th Annual General Meeting

The Swedish Chamber welcomes new Board members at the 60th Annual General Meeting June 30, 2020

 

On June 30, 2020, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands welcomed members to its 60th Annual General Meeting (AGM), hosted for the first time in a virtual setting in light of the ongoing pandemic.

At the meeting, Herrik van der Gaag, CEO at Volvo Car Netherlands, Ruth de Jager, Country Manager for Storytel in The Netherlands and Rik Zuidmeer, Partner and member of the International Leadership Team of

“The Swedish Chamber for Commerce brings together some of the best Swedish companies represented in the Netherlands, bridging  cultural differences and providing platforms for interpersonal relations, essential for today’s international business environment”, says Herrik van der Gaag in his motivation to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.Mercuri Urval and Executive Director for Mercuri Urval NL were elected to the Board of Directors.

Ruth de Jager:“I am honoured to be considered as a member of the board of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, It is impressive to see the reach and inspiration Kerstin and her network set in motion. I very much support the Swedish core values, like sustainability and especially the much admired equality between men and women.”

“The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to welcome the new appointments. The elected members are all respected  and engaged business leaders from their respective sectors, and will serve alongside an already impressive list of Swedish-Dutch business profiles. We are very much looking forward to working with the three of them,”  says Ehsan Turabaz, Chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands.

At the AGM the following Board Members were retiring: Ruud Joosten Akzo Nobel, Peter Smink and Wilma Buis, Mercuri Urval.  “The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Ruud, Peter and Wilma for the great collaboration during their years and for their commitment and contribution to the development of the Swedish Chamber. A special thank to Wilma Buis as head of the Nominating Committee and also for very successfully  leading the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program for the past 5 years,” says Ehsan Turabaz, Chairman of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. “We wish Ruud, Peter and Wilma lots of success for the future and looking forward to keep you in our network” Ehsan Turabaz continues.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting 2019 was chaired by Vice Chairman Johan Uhlin, Managing Director Scania Production Zwolle.

 

New Board Members: 

    

 

Welcome to read more about the new Board Members here

Welcome to read “Thank you and goodbye” by Wilma Buis here

Program
10.00 – 10.30  Annual General Meeting Chaired by Vice Chairman Johan Uhlin, Managing Director  Scania Production Zwolle
10.30 – 11.15
Address by H.E. Ambassador of Sweden Mrs. Annika Markovic
Short presentations about how the COVID-19 pandemic has effected business and the expectations looking forward.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce cordially thank the Speakers for their presentations and business updates.
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June 25, 2020 5G: the Gamechanger for Society and Industry

On June 25, 2020 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosted a 5G: the Gamechanger for Society and Industry in collaboration with the The Swedish Embassy the Hague and Ericsson.

We started off with a welcome and introduction by Everth Flores, Country Manager Ericsson the Netherlands. During the past year, 5G has become an even hotter topic than before. It now has become a reality. Various mobile operators have already launched 5G services, and 5G-enabled smartphones are for sale in the shops. Still, the mass adoption is yet to come. It is expected that 5G technology will be the basis for many innovative services, both in industries as well as in society empowering an intelligent, sustainable and connected world.
So what does 5G mean for you, and your business processes ? Jeroen Buijs, Chief Technology Officer Ericsson the Netherlands explained the basic characteristics of 5G, as well as gave several examples of 5G in practice. 5G will change the way we experience sports events, music concerts play games and do our shopping, says Jeroen Buijs. Furthermore, Ericsson’s Mobility Report was presented by Patrik Cerwall, Executive Editor of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Patrick gave gave a broad forecast of the 5G market, and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Speakers gave opportunity to ask questions and clarified the facts from the fiction.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Everth Flores, Jeroen Buijs and Patrick Cerwall for sharing their expertise and explaining the further 5G developments and implementations in this highly interesting webinar. We also thank the Swedish Embassy and our partners for the great collaboration.

 

Speakers

  • Everth Flores, Country Manager Ericsson the Netherlands. Everth will be setting the scene.
  • Jeroen Buijs, Chief Technology Officer Ericsson the Netherlands. Jeroen will talk about: What is 5G, and what does it mean for you?
  • Patrik Cerwall, Executive Editor of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Patrik will share the latest Ericsson Mobility Report.

 

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June 15, 2020 Webinar Covid 19 – Geopolitical Competition or a Renaissance for International Cooperation

Webinar
June 15, 18.00 CET

Covid 19 – geopolitical competition or a renaissance for international cooperation – organized by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France 

With Christian Danielsson, Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission and Mats Isaksson, Head of the Corporate Affairs division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

 

Christian Danielsson joined the European Commission in 1995 as a Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Anita Gradin. He held several positions in the Commission, including Deputy Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Verheugen and Director in DG Enlargement. From 2008 to 2010 Christian Danielsson was Permanent Representative for Sweden before he became Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission in 2011. In 2013 he became Director-General for Enlargement and since 2015 he is Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations.

Before joining the Commission, he worked for the Swedish diplomatic service.
Christian Danielsson has graduated in Business Administration and Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.

 

Mats Isaksson is Head of the Corporate Affairs division at the OECD. His responsibilities include corporate governance, state-owned enterprises, equity markets, company law, corporate finance and privatisation among others. Mr. Isaksson has extensive experience from working with both OECD and Partner countries and most recently served as international advisor to the government of Japan.

Mats Isaksson serves on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia University and is Senior Visiting Fellow at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law. He is a founding Director of the Swedish Corporate Governance Forum and a member of the European Corporate Governance Institute.

This webinar will be moderated by Anders Fogelström, President Cercle Suédois, Board member Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France and Swedish Chamber International.

Read more and register.

 

Partners:

This is a collaboration between le Cercle Suédois, the Swedish Chamber och Commerce in France, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Swedish – Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands, Schwedische Handelskammer in Deutschland

 

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June 9, 2020 Women Business Leadership Program

Business Women Program 2020 – Session 2, Online

On June 9, 202 0 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosted the  2nd session of Business Women Leadership Program 2020, featuring Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership. 
To improve our HEALTH, the topic of this session was how to gain Energy, both physically and mentally.
A big thanks to Malin for sharing her insights and expertise on health/energy and the power and effects it has on you and your leadership. Also, thank you to all participating business women for sharing your greatest tips. 
Malin Hedlund and Swe-Cham are looking forward to invite you to the next session of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Business Woman Program on September 15, 2020 in person or as a webinar tba. 

Program June 9, 2020:

Time: 15.30 – 17.00 

  • How to build your confidence and stay healthy
  • How do you build self-confidence and how do you maintain this confidence?

This session will address the importance of good mental and physical health on self-confidence. Being healthy will not only allow you to boost your self-confidence, it will also have a positive impact on your career. It starts with knowing what you radiate and the impact it has both on you and on others.

 

About the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women Business Leadership Program 2020

As an ambitious hardworking goal-oriented businesswoman we invite you to participate in Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s Business Women Leadership Program 2020 to elevate your greatness. We know that coming together in a group with like minded people increases the inspiration and motivation to take the action steps needed.

The sessions will provide the tools and guidance for you to move forward and develop an effortless kind of leadership that gives you the inspiration and energy you want in your everyday life.

This year’s focus is HEALTH!

Example of Topics that will be discussed:

  • Mental health and the correlation with finding your balance
  • Self-confidence
  • Exercise, what kind, why
  • Morning rituals/routines
  • Refill with fresh Energy

The following dates for the Swedish Chamber Woman Leadership Program this year are:
June 9, September 15 and November 24.

Read Malin’s latest Blog post from May 28, 2020 about having a positive mindset to bring energy to your day.

https://mhleadership.com/personal-growth/boost-your-body-boost-your-day/

 

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June 4, 2020 Webinar: Dutch and Swedes are made for each other

Dutch and Swedes are made for each other.

A member exclusive webinar.

 

On June 4, 2020 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Sweden hosted a joint webinar “Dutch and Swedes are made for each other” with the Swedish Ambassador to the Netherlands, H.E. Annika Markovic and the Dutch Ambassador to Sweden, H.E. Ines Coppoolse. The Ambassadors shared their insights and reflections on respective country and in interactive discussions with the participants via breakout sessions, the opportunities for continued excellent bilateral (trade) relations were discussed and the role embassies can play to support business in the 21st Century. The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the Ambassadors for their valuable contributions to the dialog, Ruben Brunsveld for professional moderation of this webinar, the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Sweden for the excellent collaboration and last but not least, the participants for their input and ideas. We are looking forward to continue the discussions together.  

 

Key takeaways from the Moderator Ruben Brunsveld:

  • The Swedes and Dutch tend to find each other quickly and are generally a good match
  • There are underlying cultural differences that arise once we start doing business together
  • Despite the fact that many (larger) companies find there own way the Embassies are still seen as important partners for companies when doing business abroad
  • Embassies can help businesses by facilitating platforms to develop more sustainable businesses to transition to more sustainable and innovative economies Post COVID
  • The Netherlands hopes that Sweden will deepen its relations both bilaterally and multilaterally in different international for a, such as NATO and EMU
  • From the Swedish perspective the topic of gender diversity and women empowerment is one where there is more field to gain.
  • The Embassies emphasized that their doors are always open for businesses (small and large) to come in and also give feedback on their needs.
  • The Embassies seem to lack in their communication on everything they doing and can be more effective in reaching out to their business communities.

 

The Dutch and Swedish Chambers of Commerce would like to invite you to a member exclusive webinar, where Ambassador for the Netherlands in Sweden Mrs. Ines Coppoolse and Ambassador for Sweden in the Netherlands Mrs. Annika Markovic will share their insights and reflect on their time in their respective country.
Many successful collaborations has taken place during their years by the Embassies and the Chambers in the fields of Women in Tech, Sustainability and the Startup sector to name a few. Trade-wise, both countries are investing around Euro 10 billion annually in each others markets and the Netherlands is the number 2 most important country to Sweden when it comes to import.
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