Date: Tuesday, 23rd November 2021
Time: 14.00 hrs (Helsinki time)
Place: Neste, Keilaranta 21, 02150 Espoo

Registration latest on the 19th November 2021 through this link
https://ssl.eventilla.com/event/nVZ2z

The Finnish Dutch Chamber of Commerce, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Finland, the Embassy of Finland in The Hague, Enterprise Europe Network, the Finland Chamber of Commerce in Finland, and the Helsinki Chamber of Commerce are jointly organizing a live event to promote doing business with The Netherlands on Tuesday the 23rd of November 2021.

Programme:

13:30 Coffee and Registration  

14:00 Welcoming words
Mr. Patrice van der, Heiden, General Manager, Finnish Dutch Chamber of Commerce  

14:05 Why Finland is important for the Netherlands?
H.E. Mr. Govert Jan Bijl de Vroe, Ambassador, Embassy of the Netherlands, Helsinki  

14:20 Finnish Business in the Netherlands – Bilateral trade and relations
H.E. Ms. Päivi Kaukoranta (virtual) Ambassador, Embassy of Finland, The Hague  

14:35 Cross-border opportunities for Dutch, Nordic and Baltic businesses
Ms. Margot Roose, Business Development Baltics & Finland, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Tallinn

14:50 How to set up business in the Netherlands
Mr. Rutger de Graaf (virtual), Director, The Netherlands Point of Entry  

15:05 Team Finland for you – in Finland and abroad
Mr. Juha Markkanen, Team Finland Ambassador -Ministry for Foreign Affairs  

15:20 Finnvera promoting Finnish exports and SMEs
Ms. Liisa Tolvanen, Senior Adviser, Finnvera  

15:30 Coffee break  

15:40 Cultural differences in doing business
Mr. Egbert Schram, Group CEO, Hofstede Insights  

15:55 Finnish success stories in the Netherlands
Mr. Matti Lehmus, Executive Vice President - Neste's Renewables Platform
Mr. Joe Hamari, CSO - Smartvatten
Mr. Antti Känsälä, CEO - Yeply  

16:25 Basis for internationalisation
Ms. Laura Dib, Senior Consultant, TradeMill  

16:40 Discussion  

16:55 Closing of the event
Mr. Patrice van der Heiden