Amsterdam Trade

Calling for smart health companies with international ambitions! The internationalisation program ‘The Globaliser’, with a special focus on smart health companies (startups, scale-ups and SME’s), starts in the Amsterdam region in October. During this 10 week program, companies will work on their internationalisation strategy. The program, put together with experienced entrepreneurs, contains the most valuable lessons learned, individual coaching, expert views, interactive sessions and utilizes useful tools for market selection, building the Go-to-Market strategy and the international roadmap. Afterwards, participants will have a validated international roadmap, which gives focus and helps you to roll out your smart health solution internationally. Do you want to know more? Get in contact with Ellen van der Vossen, (e.vossen@amsterdam.nl) or Daan Donkers (d.donkers@amsterdam.nl), who are trade developers for Amsterdam Trade and Innovate.

For more information about the Globaliser, check out https://www.dutchbasecamp.org/globaliser!

The Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona is thé leading smart city event in the world.
The programme of the Smart City Expo World Congress (17-19 November 2020) includes a variety of industry leaders, city authorities and urban innovators who come to the event to shed light on the event's tracks on stage during the congress.

The tracks are Digital Transformation, Urban Environment, Mobility, Governance & Finance and Inclusive and Sharing Cities.

Is your innovative company active in one of those sectors and are you interested in sharing your ideas with a wide audience?

Submit your proposal for speaking at the Smart City expo before 11th March via: http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/call-for-speakers-2020!

The Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona is thé leading smart city event in the world. The programme of the Smart City Expo World Congress (17-19 November 2020) includes a variety of industry leaders, city authorities and urban innovators who come to the event to shed light on the event's tracks on stage during the congress.

The tracks are Digital Transformation, Urban Environment, Mobility, Governance & Finance and Inclusive and Sharing Cities. Is your innovative company active in one of those sectors and are you interested in sharing your ideas with a wide audience?

Submit your proposal for speaking at the Smart City expo before 11th March via http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/call-for-speakers-2020!

How do you transform a former port area into a lively urban waterfront district? Hamburg and Amsterdam can learn a lot from each other on this subject. Space&Matter, KCAP, Amsterdam Trade & Innovate and Netherlands Business Support Office Hamburg are pleased to invite entrepreneurs to a interactive programme about the German and Dutch approach to integrated waterfront transformation. Join us on 11 October 2019 on board the Clipper Stad Amsterdam, which will be docked in Hamburg.

How to transform an old port area into a sustainable urban area? Amsterdam and Hamburg can learn a lot from each other in this field. Therefore Space & Matter, KCAP in cooperation with Amsterdam Trade & Innovate and Netherlands Business Support Office Hamburg organize a program on the Smart City theme at the historic ship Clipper City of Amsterdam in the port of Hamburg, on Friday, October 11, 2019.

During this session, German and Dutch parties from the public and private sector will exchange knowledge, innovate, do business and collaborate.

Are you active in the field of sustainable urban development and looking for opportunities for cooperation in Hamburg? Then you are cordially invited to participate in the program. Join us!

Do you and your company want to contribute to building sustainable smart cities in the USA? Do you want to exchange knowledge, innovate, do business and work together on a sustainable future? Participate in the Smart City Clipper Sessions.

In March and April 2019, historic sailing ship 'The Amsterdam' will visit Miami, Baltimore, New York and Boston. At these cities the ship will become the stage for 'Smart City Clipper Sessions'.

During these 3-hour sessions, Dutch and American high-ranking government representatives and entrepreneurs will exchange knowledge and explore how to contribute to building sustainable smart cities.

The 4 Clipper Smart City Sessions are part of a multi-year collaboration between the Netherlands and the U.S. on Smart Cities, where we exchange knowledge, innovate, do business and work together on a sustainable future. The sessions will maximize the effectiveness of the sessions since the insights will be presented at the NYSC expo in May 2019. For this reason, the organization of the NYSC expo will co-host the sessions.

Program
Miami, March 20 - March 21: 2 Sessions: Water Quality ... and City Logistics | Cross Chain Coordination | Blockchain Technology
Baltimore, March 27 - March 30: Flood resilience
New York, April 10: Innovative Green Building | Industry Resilience | Circular Urban Development
Boston, April 17 – April 24: Energy Systems and Sustainable Building

We offer you:
- Interactive sharing of knowledge and insights;
- The possibility to present your matching solution to the specific city challenge;
- Networking abilities with US statesmen, company leaders and influencers;
- Site visits to relevant sustainability projects in the respective city;
- A dinner on board of the Clipper with participants of the Clipper Smart City Session;
- In some cities there is the possibility of reserving one of the cabins on the ship to spend the night free of charge.

Participation is free of charge. Travel and/or accommodation costs will be at your own expense.

On 29 of November together with the people working for the Dutch Embassies in the United States and Canada we are organizing a seminar for entrepreneurs interested in expanding their business there. For this seminar I am looking for entrepreneurs that have experience in doing business in the USA and Canada and who wish to share this experience with other entrepreneurs active in the circular economy/ urban development.

It is a great opportunity to expand your business network, find possible partners and to meet the people working at the Dutch Embassies in the USA/Canada.

Please email me at florentine@amsterdamsmartcity.com if you are interested or drop me a line below!

On September 18- 20 2 the RVO and Amsterdam Trade is organizing an innovation mission to South Korea. The Dutch Embassy in Seoul has reserved speaking time at the conference for specifically Dutch companies. In South Korea there is a lot of interest in Dutch Smart City solutions. Speaking at this conference is a great opportunity if you wish to do business in Asia as many city officials and other Smart City companies will be listening. Drop me a line, if you are interested. Deadline is August 10