Events

Together with the Netherlands Embassy in Ireland we hosted today an early morning roundtable discussion on the office place of the future.

The topic of our November virtual event was how to grow your business during the COVID pandemic, win new customers and continuously engage and delight so the honeymoon never ends.

The expert speakers from HubSpot spoke not only about adapting your business to offer the right product through the right channel at the right time. They also spoke about your company culture becoming increasingly more important for consumers because today what you buy is often not as important as who you buy it from.

The presentations and a video replay are available for you to view below.

On 15 October DIBA hosted a virtual event in which expert speakers Han de Jong, the former Chief Economist of ABN AMRO Bank and Arjan Vissers, Senior Manager Strategy & Operations of Indeed shared their views on the sectors which are best to sell to and seek jobs, whether we should all hunker down until the COVID-19 storm passes, and what 2021 has in store.

Guests were welcomed with a short speech from his Excellency Mr Adriaan Palm, Ambassador to the Netherlands Embassy in Ireland, who spoke about the initiatives in place to drive growth between our two countries. With some 40 guests attending and many questions posted through the chat, it was an engaging and successful event.

The presentations and a video replay are available for you to view below.

Our last event was the New Years Reception at the Ambassador's residence. It was very well attended indeed and all of us were very appreciative of the hospitality shown by the Ambassador. Your DIBA board has not been sitting still since then and we are hoping to host two or three more events this year, assuming of course that we are allowed to do so.

You may have heard that King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima are planning a state visit to Ireland in June? The royal couple has very kindly indicated they would like to meet with members of the Dutch community in Ireland. 

Our wonderful colleagues from the Belgian Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce have managed to land a great speaker for their next event. Even better news ... DIBA members are invited as well! 

If you feel like donning something orange and joining the annual King's Day celebration in Dublin ... then make sure you make your way to the Harbourmaster Bar & Restaurant on Friday 26th April! Last year we had some 250 attendees, and this year promises to be a great event as well.

We're delighted to be able to invite you to the Eurozone Seminar taking place on Thursday 21st February in the Convention Centre. The event is organised by Enterprise Ireland in conjunction with Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations, including our very own Dutch Irish Business Association.