International Roundtable
Erasmus University
Germany comes to the Netherlands
International Roundtable is an initiative of Professor Jan van den Ende, which he set up together with VKOZ in 2019. This congress was a merger of The New Business Roundtable and the RWTH Aachen, Germany. Innovation managers from companies such as KPN, Eneco, Google, Ford, Vodafone, Bayer and Miele were invited here. By combining these two groups, it was interesting for the participants to spar with other companies.
Congress
Eindhoven
30
Total approach
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Speed dating, but in a different way
New Business Developers from various industries came together at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven to share knowledge and experiences. Collaboration for Innovation in Times of Industry 4.0 was the subject of this conference. External speakers from companies and academics such as Frank Piller, Micheal Bösinger and Artistedis Katsiorchis shared their stories with the participants.
In addition to the various presentations and breakout sessions, the participants speed dated in a business-like manner. In this way they got to know each other in a very short time in the business field. There was also an extensive lunch on campus, where the participants could choose where they wanted to eat. The day ended with a reception.
Innovative location for networking
The Conference Center offers a unique, innovative and sustainable location on the smartest square kilometre in Europe. The ideal location for this event. The participants were also shown around the campus by Cees Admiraal. It has various halls and lobbies, an in-house Starbucks and various restaurants.
The programme offered plenty of networking opportunities during this congress, so that the participants had the opportunity to get in touch with new companies. Due to the great success, we will organise this congress every two years. In 2021, VKOZ has translated the programme into an interactive online conference.
Breakout sessions during the day: participants worked in groups
The online conference was realised with the Zoom platform
Also a great success online
Due to its great success, the conference was in principle organised again in Eindhoven after 2 years. Unfortunately, this has been moved to an online conference due to the corona measures. During this afternoon, various member were able to present their own business case and Fred Langerak gave a presentation. This was followed by several break-out sessions in virtual rooms. Despite the online version, all participants were able to network with each other. This online version was well received by all participants and we will continue to organise the event: an online conference or two annually in Eindhoven.
"Marjolein and her team have excellent ideas for organising events, and their super-efficient way of working means they can take care of everything for you!"
Professor Jan van den Ende
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High Tech Campus Eindhoven. A good event location for conferences like this.
Did you know...
Business speed dating is a good way to get to know each other well in a short time? With a lot of humor and a bell, this worked very well. Try it out!
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See who Professor Frank Piller is and what he does.
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