Florentine van Boetzelaer-Tiemstra

Dutch trade mission and use of the InvestinHolland pavilion

InnovationQuarter, Amsterdam Trade and the Consulate-General in Dubai are organizing an exclusive trade mission to the Gitex Technology Week in Dubai. The Gitex is the largest ICT fair of the Middle East and Gulf area where the future tech agenda is set, partnerships are formed and business happens. Last year, the Gitex was visited by nearly 150,000 people from 97 countries, including international Venture Capitalists and wealthy Middle Eastern families who were looking for opportunities to invest in companies with cutting edge technology.

The trade mission consists mainly of a multi-day visit to the Gitex with the InvestinHolland pavilion as your base to meet your contacts and leads. In addition, the Economic Department of the Dutch Consulate General in Dubai offers a substantial program aimed at meeting international and local partners in cyber security and smart city technology.

Find out for yourself why the Gitex Technology week is the technology event for the world by joining us on this trip!

The city of Vancouver wants to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. As part of this ambition it has adopted a zero-emissions building plan. Meaning that each new building should be powered, heated and cooled without any net greenhouse gas emissions. This move puts the city at the forefront of the green building movement. To figure out how to do this the city is looking at European initiatives and technologies in the area of sustainable building, particularly at the Dutch methods used. This opens a door of big opportunity for the private sector.

In the next six months the Dutch Consulate-General in Vancouver supports various initiatives of Dutch companies in western Canada. In January 2018 the Canadian Green Building Conference organizes a mission to the Netherlands to learn more about the Dutch technologies being used. More details on this mission will follow this summer.

For more information on the opportunities for green building in western Canada or on the mission in January please contact Nadieh Wesseling: VAN-EZ@minbuza.nl.

Are you active in the field of circular economy and do you have ambitions of doing business or working together in Poland, Romania or Bulgaria? Then join this seminar on June 29 in Amersfoort to hear more about the opportunities for Dutch companies, knowledge institutions and non-profit organizations.

On Thursday, June 1, 2017, the RVO.nl (in cooperation with the municipality of Almere, the Netherlands Circular Hotspot (HCH) and the Dutch Trade and Investment Office (NTIO) in Taiwan) will organize a meeting about the intention of going on an innovation mission to Taiwan (late September 2017) on the subject of Circular Economy. During this meeting you will be informed about the opportunities and possibilities in the field of Circular Economy in Taiwan.

Looking for innovative ideas for your company?

Get acquainted with Amsterdams most innovative and valuable ideas at the Amsterdam Science & Innovation Award on June 21.

Prior to the festive award final, researchers and students present their ideas in Medical Technology, ICT, Social Sciences and Humanities, Life Sciences, Creative sector & Beta Technical Sciences during the Business & Science event to entrepreneurs who are keen to discover more about the latest research.

De Kamer van Koophandel organiseert dit jaar voor de 12e keer de uitreiking van de MKB Innovatie Top 100. Deze lijst is de afgelopen jaren uitgegroeid tot een van de mooiste innovatie-etalages van Nederland.

Dus ben je een ondernemer uit het mkb en ben je met mooie innovaties bezig dan kan je je tot 15 april 2017 aanmelden via www.mkbinnovatietop100.nl.