For the 3rd time I had the pleasure to moderate the half-yearly Strategy Event with the top 150 of the Dutch Tax Authorities.
The Dutch Tax Authorities collect 1.1 billion euros per day. Our workforce consists of 28,000 people.
Our strategic priorities:
https://t.co/HPD0bL6NYX
Meeting with the Dutch Ambassador @marisagerards and @Wicher_Slagter during my first trip to India!
Exciting discussions about an upcoming meeting about India that we will organise at the Dutch Ministry of Finance with colleagues from all Dutch ministries๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ณ
#India#NLBranding
Moderating an international conference for Rijkswaterstaat, the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. ๐๐ค
We had 15 speakers (day 1) from many different countries, each bringing their own presentation styles.
#StakeholderEngagement
โCultural diplomacy might well be the most pleasant form of diplomacy.โ, said ambassador @RvanWijngaarden during his welcome speech at an event at the Embassy of the Netherlands in Bangkok.
I had the pleasure of attending 2 cultural events during the 2 weeks I worked there.
Visiting the team of #RainbowDisabilityNepal in Kathmandu๐ณ๏ธโ๐
This NGO is working to improve the situation for those who identify as both disabled and as a member of the LGBTI+ community.
The organisation was founded in 2022 by the inspiring Aaditya Rai, the man in blue on the pic
Networking in Kathmandu: having both tea and coffee with @TrijanSingh at Himalayan Java Coffee.
It is my first time in Nepal, but as always when I travel to Asia, I brought along stroopwafels from the Netherlands to share.โ๐ช
#Networking#Kathmandu#StakeholderEngagement#Nepal
Yesterday was the first time since Covid I assessed students in International Business during their graduation defences again.
Always a pleasure!
Congrats to all the students who graduated from the School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Avans University of Applied Sciences๐ฅ
Our Minister of Finance, @SigridKaag, during a meeting with colleagues from the ministry to celebrate Europe Day 2023. On the right our moderator Ouafa Oualhadj.
#EuropeDay
During the first half of January I had the pleasure to work from the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok. A beautiful embassy and garden, surrounded by skyscrapers.
Inspiring to meet the ambassador, his husband and three kids!๐ณ๏ธโ๐#Bangkok#Thailand#DutchEmbassy
Moderating a session with @DittrichBoris, senator in the Dutch parliament, prof. Kees Waaldijk and 65 gay professionals.
Main question: what has the LGBTI community achieved worldwide and in the Netherlands in the last 30 years? And what needs our attention? #lhbti#HumanRights
My current office has a small garden in the middle and a ceiling of glassโฆ Itโs the Ministry of Finance in The Hague in The Netherlands. #ministryoffinance#thenetherlands#thehague
This week I chaired group sessions during which the stakeholders were asked to respond to audio fragments from interviews with other stakeholders. Quite an effective way of engaging the participants!
#stakeholderengagement
Join me and thousands of industry leaders at the #FTGlobalBoardroom, 11 - 13 November 2020, to discuss how the new world emerging from the pandemic can be made resilient, sustainable, and inclusive. Registration is free: https://t.co/X28cGYqjee #ftglobalboardroom#financialtimes