Happy birthday to the King!

Dr Karel de Laat, Honorary Consul at the Netherlands Consulate in Queensland Australia, would like to extend Dutch traditions to Brisbane. He invites you to a business cocktail party to celebrate the birthday of the Dutch King together.

With as this year’s event theme ‘Dutch and Australian economic partnerships’, we aim to bring a small but diverse group together with a shared interest in Dutch and Australian economic diplomacy. There will be a number of guests speakers to present their experiences with short, sharp, and lively presentations over the course of the evening.

The Program

3:45pm for a 4:00pm start.

4:00pm – 4:15pm  Networking
4:15pm – 4:20pm  Welcome by Karel de Laat
4:20pm – 4:30pm  Welcome by Ralph Vossenberg
4:30pm – 4:45pm  Networking
4:45pm – 4:50pm  Alida Ritsema
4:50pm – 5:00pm  Jeroen Nijland
5:00pm – 5:05pm  Toast to the king by Henriette Draaijer
5:10pm – 5:15pm  Networking
5:15pm – 5:20pm  Edwin Kunkels
5:20pm – 5:25pm  Simone De Kleermaeker
5:25pm – 5:55pm  Networking
5:55pm – 6:00pm  Thank you by Karel de Laat

Catering is provided by our Event Partner.

Our Speakers

Karel de Laat
Honorary Consul, Netherlands Consulate in Queensland Australia

Alida Ritsema
Deputy Consul-General, Netherlands Consulate-General in New South Wales Australia

Jeroen Nijland
Commissioner, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency

Edwin Kunkels
Chief Financial Officer, Arrow Energy

Simone De Kleermaeker
Regional coordination Oceania, Deltares

Our Event Partner

Netherlands Consulate in Queensland Australia