The Netherlands will once again travel to the Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC) 2018 in Barcelona from 11 to 15 November 2018. The Expo is the meeting place for companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, cities and research centers active within the Smart City sector. Just as last year the Dutch will be present at the Expo with a Holland Pavilion as well as organize a pre-day filled with workshops and site visits. We are busy building the program and the set up of the Holland Pavilion and we are eager to hear ideas for it from companies that went last year or are interested in going this year. Drop me a line if you wish to help make the Trade Mission even better than last year!
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Zéger Nieuweboer,
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at Learning is growing.nl,
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Arnhem food cooperative with Amsterdam roots
In 1901, sixteen dairy farmers in the vicinity of Amsterdam, decided to establish the "Ilpenstein" cheese factory. My grandfather, Piet Nieuweboer, was one of the directors of the cooperative. The reason for collaboration within the cooperative? Cheesemaking traditionally takes place at the farm itself. The cheese factory made it possible to use innovative cheesemaking techniques. Even more important was the collaboration to improve the distribution and marketing of the cheese towards customers.
With the course "Biologisch Tuinieren in de Stad", we have trained almost two hundred new urban farmers in the city of Arnhem. Organic urban farmers with a food garden of half a square meter till half a hectare. It is a dream that these organic urban farmers, and others, will eventually find and learn from each other. Our initiative is the establishment and growth of the "Biologische Stadsboeren Coöperatie Arnhem Groen". An organic urban farmers' cooperative focused on economic collaboration in a green Arnhem.
Manon den Dunnen,
Strategisch specialist digitaal
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Unmanned systems & sustainability @Formula 1
Unmanned systems; Developments & challenges
<strong>Pieter Elands,</strong> Program Manager Unmanned Systems at TNO, is an experienced manager of people and complex research programs. Pieter will share insights into the latest developments and key challenges in the field of unmanned systems. With a strong background in Aerospace and Defence, responsibility for coordinating research on unmanned systems and extensive knowledge of how unmanned systems are deployed in today’s military operations, the talk will explore technological, organizational, and strategic challenges.
Sustainability at the F1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix
Dimitri Bonthuis is director Media & Sports Development at SportVibes and currently involved in major events like ABN AMRO Open and F1 Heineken Dutch Grand Prix. At the Dutch GP he is responsible for sustainability. This evening, Dimitri will talk about his experiences with sustainability at the Grand Prix, exploring how he approaches the topic, which innovations have been key, the challenges of driving sustainable initiatives, and how these efforts fit into a broader strategic vision.
21.00 Networking with coffee/tea
Manon den Dunnen,
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Sensemakers workshop on open source LLM's
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De workshop is in het Engels maar we spreken ook Nederlands!
@evabandelj I am back to work! Will get in touch with you this week.
@evabandelj Nice! Florentine is on holiday at the moment, but we will be in touch soon!
@marcomarechal do you have some ideas to share?
Hi @florentinevb I would be keen to explore if Startupbootcamp Smart City & IoT could get involved somehow https://www.startupbootcamp.org/accelerator/smart-city-iot-amsterdam/ with our partners, startups and alumni.
Nice! @richardseverin , @peter-paulmetz , @jurgenrutgers would you like to think along?