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Royal Union of Orange Associations

To mark the occasion of Kingsday, Adriaan van der Pols, sounds the gong. He is the oldest member of the board of the KBOV.

On Kingsday many ‘Oranjeverenigingen’ are busy organizing a village or town festival. The KBOV is the national representative of all ‘Oranjeverenigingen’. The KBOV helps ‘Oranjeverenigingen’ with advice and information and organizes meeting points for the exchange of experiences and ideas. In addition, the KBOV want to make clear that this kingdom, which is not bound by party or group, will be present in the plural society for every Dutch citizen, regardless of origin, race or religion.

The KBOV stresses the importance of promoting and strengthening the bond between the Dutch population and the House of Orange. It seeks to achieve this by initiating and stimulating celebrations, churchal and other commemorations to mark heyday in the House of Orange. Meanwhile, more than 310 local ‘Oranjeverenigingen’ are a member of the KBOV.

For more information: oranjebond.nl

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Company Webcast opens trading day

Company Webcast, part of Euronext NV,  opens the trading day. For the first time, they provide webcasts for more than 100 listed companies. Iwan Lawerman, CEO, sounds the gong.

Company Webcast was founded in 2004 and is a market leader in providing conference calls and high-end webcast solutions based on a state-of-the-art platform using the most advanced technology. At Company Webcast, they facilitate conference calls and professional live broadcasts of meetings via the internet.

For publicly listed companies, they provide a range of conference call & webcast services for all types of Investor Relations events: quarterly earnings calls, press events, analyst events, shareholder meetings and capital market days. They are also involved in many internal communications events, such as town hall meetings and periodic management updates. On a regular basis they succesfully produce dozens of conference calls & live broadcasts within Europe for the likes of Agfa, Air France-KLM, Elia, EY, FedEx, Heineken, Keytrade Bank, Philips, Siemens, etc.

For more information: companywebcast.com

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Campaign WereldOuders wins two awards during the Dutch Creativity Awards 2019

In recognition of this, the stock exchange will be opened by Pauline Lemberger, Ambassador Frits Sissing, Board Member Taco Ketelaar and Michiel Klein-Schiphorst of Advertising Agency epidemie.

Keep Dreams Alive and donate a virtual balloon

The campaign video #KeepDreamsAlive of WereldOuders has rewarded two silver Lamps during the Dutch Creativity Awards 2019. This award confirms that the campaign video of WereldOuders belongs to the very best in creativity, advertising and design!

A very touching video, recorded in Mexico, draws attention to millions of children in Latin America whose dreams never come true because of poverty, violence, and abuse. The video shows – by means of balloons – how these children lose their dreams and hopes. WereldOuders asks for financial support by means of the donation of a virtual balloon. These donations will be used for establishing a warm and safe home for these vulnerable children and to create chances so their dreams may come true.

About WereldOuders

WereldOuders believes in the power of family. Every child deserves attention and unconditional love. The foundation provides a lasting place to call home for vulnerable children, so they have the chance to get a better future. With a safe family-home as a basis, all children receive individual attention and support in the area of healthcare, education and autonomy. Currently, more than 7.000 children are taken care of in nine Latin American countries;  Bolivia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Peru.

For more information: wereldouders.nl

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Financial Assets Executive Search

Financial Assets Executive Search expands services 

Financial Assets Executive Search, niche player in the finance sector, has expanded its services to IT. On this occasion Chris de Groot, founder and managing partner, sounds the gong.

“The first stock exchange in the world was established in Amsterdam in 1611. The first options exchange in Europe was founded in Amsterdam in 1978. The largest High Frequency Traders in the world in 2019 are in Amsterdam. It is my great pleasure and honour to open this trading day,” says Chris de Groot.

Brokers in Human Capital

Financial Assets Executive Search, established in 1998, is a leading Dutch Executive Search & Interim Management agency. It focuses on board, management and specialist positions in Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Corporate Finance, Risk Management, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, Actuarial and IT. 

For more information: financialassets.nl

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Secretary Day

In honor of Secretary Day Lizzy Blom, Personal Assistant to Nicolas Béchu (Regional Managing Director Northern Europe & Germany, PageGroup) and Olivier MacPherson (Regional Finance Director, Northern Europe, PageGroup), sounds the gong.

Page Personnel

Page Personnel is a leading professional recruitment consultancy specializing in the recruitment of temporary, temporary-to-permanent, and permanent positions for SMEs and multinationals in diverse sectors.

As a recruitment agency, Page Personnel has successfully placed many secretaries at various companies over the years. By sounding the gong Page Personnel wants to thank all the secretaries who work at PageGroup, but also the secretaries who have been placed as candidates through Page Personnel or who have been working through Page Personnel, for their efforts!

“The secretarial profession is rapidly changing. Due to the emergence of new technologies, other requirements apply. For one, the role of coordinator is becoming increasingly important and the level of education of the secretary is becoming higher. Modern secretaries are at the heart of the organization”,   says Martijn Goudswaard Managing Director Page Personnel Netherlands.

PageGroup

Page Personnel, Michael Page and Page Executive are part of PageGroup, one of the largest recruitment agencies in the world. Alongside Michael Page and Page Executive, Page Personnel is part of PageGroup, established over four decades ago in the United Kingdom and currently listed on the London Stock Exchange since April 2001.

For more information: page.com

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Enactus Netherlands celebrates 15th anniversary

Isabelle Verhaegh opens the stock exchange on behalf of Enactus UvA to emphasize the importance of social entrepreneurship, and to celebrate the 15^th anniversary of Enactus Netherlands.

Enactus Uva

Enactus UvA is part of Enactus. Enactus is the world’s largest experiential learning platform dedicated to creating a better world while developing the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders and social innovators. The Enactus network of global business, academic and student leaders are unified by their vision—to create a better, more sustainable world. Worldwide, more than 72,000 students are active in 36 countries, spread over 1,700 universities. In this way, these entrepreneurial, values-driven students positively impact the lives of 1.3 million people each year. Enactus believes investing in students who take entrepreneurial action for others creates a better world for us all.

Enactus Netherlands

Enactus Netherlands encompasses fourteen local teams that are run by students from universities, including Enactus UvA. Each team consists of a board and different project teams. By stimulating social entrepreneurship, Enactus Netherlands has been striving for 15 years to make an impact on lives and to enable a better and more sustainable world.

For more information: enactus-uva.nl

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Fintech Impact Award 2019

Winner Fintech Impact Award 2019

Owlin won the NRC Live Fintech Impact Award 2019. On this occasion Sjoerd Leemhuis, Owlin, sounds the gong.

Owlin

Owlin offers risk managers the opportunity to monitor their investment portfolio in near real-time.

Fintech Impact Award

The Fintech Impact Award is an initiative of NRC Live to stimulate the renewal in the finance industry and to challenge innovators.

For more information: nrclive.nl

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Kempen 12th edition Life Sciences Conference

Kempen is proud to host the annual Kempen Life Sciences Conference. On this occasion, Bart Delbaere, Securities Specialist Sales, sounds the gong.

Kempen Life Sciences Conference

The Kempen Life Sciences Conference has become a central meeting place for global institutional investors and European Life Sciences companies. Like previous years, the conference will be attended by executives from a wide range of companies from all around Europe including pharma, biotech, diagnostics, and MedTech.

As one of the few focused merchant banks in Europe, Kempen is positioned as a specialist in the Life Sciences and Healthcare markets. Kempen provides European companies access to a global network of specialist and generalist investors. Last Summer, Kempen was granted approval by the US regulator FINRA to offer our services as an underwriter in ECM transactions in the US.

The team has successfully executed over 100 life sciences transactions since its inception in 2005.

For more information: kempen.com

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Family business Award 2019

Lely won the Family business Award 2019 hosted by Family Enterprises Foundation. Alexander van der Lely, CEO Lely, sounds the gong together with the other finalists Koppert Biolgoical Systems, and Koninklijke Otolift Trapliften.

About Family Enterprises Foundation

The Family Enterprises Foundation was founded in 2012 to support Dutch family companies. These enterprises are the backbone of the Dutch economy. Family businesses deserve more attention from both the Dutch government and general public, as they are responsible for 49% of the employment and realize 53% of the gross domestic product. To create this awareness, the foundation yearly awards one family company with the so called ‘Familiebedrijven Award’. The Foundation is supported by KPMG and ABN AMRO, both financially and in the process of the selection of the winner. KPMG does the first selection of potential candidates based on 8 criteria and the prerequisite that the company is a true family company (definition of the European Committee).  The selected companies will be visited by the jury of the Foundation. Afterwards the jury will choose a winner. The Chief Executive Officer of the winning company will join the jury for a period of one year.

For more information: familiebedrijvenaward.nl

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Winners Ondernemersgala Westfriesland

Van der Linden van Sprankhuizen is the winner of the “Westfriesland Méér”-award. The highest award in the entrepreneurial West Frisian region. The owner and general manager of Van der Linden Van Sprankhuizen, Pieter van der Linden Van Sprankhuizen, sounds the gong.

Van der Linden Van Sprankhuizen

The third generation in the family business. He and his team are responsible for the success of this company. It has been in existence for over 80 years, has 8 branches and more than 200 colleagues. A leading name in the industry and at the forefront when it comes to service and customer focus.    

For more information: westfriesondernemersgala.nl

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Winners Stichting Ondernemersgala Westfriesland

Van der Linden van Sprankhuizen is the winner of the “Westfriesland Méér”-award. The highest award in the entrepreneurial West Frisian region. The owner and general manager of Van der Linden Van Sprankhuizen, Pieter van der Linden Van Sprankhuizen, sounds the gong.

Van der Linden Van Sprankhuizen

The third generation in the family business. He and his team are responsible for the success of this company. It has been in existence for over 80 years, has 8 branches and more than 200 colleagues. A leading name in the industry and at the forefront when it comes to service and customer focus.    

For more information: westfriesondernemersgala.nl

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Global Equity Organization celebrates 20th anniversary

The Global Equity Organization celebrates its 20^th anniversary and welcomes its inaugural class of GEO Fellows. To mark the occasion, Adie Leung, Director - Regional Head of Executive Compensation and Tax, Citi, Hong Kong, sounds the gong.

About Global Equity Organization
The Global Equity Organization (GEO), founded in 1999, is a member driven, global organization focused on promoting employee share ownership and innovation and learning within the share plan and executive compensation industry. GEO fosters engagement for a global community of nearly 5,000 individuals representing companies and professional firms in more than 60 countries around the world.

GEO members are coming together 10-12 April in Amsterdam to attend the organization’s annual conference. Attendees will hear from nearly 200 industry experts to learn, network and collaborate with one another and will celebrate the organization’s 20th anniversary and welcome its inaugural class of GEO Fellows. GEO Fellow status is bestowed only to distinguished senior-level members of the industry that demonstrate superior leadership, integrity and involvement in the global share plan and executive compensation industry.

For more information: globalequity.org

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B&R Beurs Erasmus Investment Society celebrates 7th lustrum

Student investment society B&R Beurs from the Erasmus University Rotterdam celebrates her 7^th lustrum. Together with main sponsor Flow Traders, the 35^th board of B&R Beurs will mark this important milestone. Pim Somerwil, President of the board, sounds the gong.  

About B&R Beurs Erasmus Investment Society

With around 1200 members in Rotterdam, B&R Beurs is the largest student investment society of the Netherlands. Members are taught everything about investing and the financial world by organizing weekly lectures about investing that are given by industry professionals and experienced members. This knowledge will be put into practice in the Flow Traders Investment Competition, where groups invest their own money. Furthermore, career events with companies from the financial sector are organized to bridge the gap between theory and practice. Flow Traders enables the organization of a yearly investment competition and encourages members to be active with investing.

For more information: bnrbeurs.nl

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Amsterdammertje of the Year

Winners Amsterdammertje of the Year open trading day

Norah van Lottum (13 years old) and Ambrien Moeniralam (16 years old) are the winners of the title 'Amsterdammertje of the Year”.

About Amsterdammertje of the Year
'Amsterdammertje' is a nickname for a young inhabitant of Amsterdam. They received the prize last week in the City Hall from the hands of mayor Femke Halsema. Norah herself collected many presents for children in the Emma Children's Hospital.

 Ambrien won the prize for her battle against street harassment. With her Instagram account CatcallsofAMS she makes visible the issue of verbal offensive harassment she and others have to deal with on a regular basis, while walking the streets of Amsterdam.

The contest 'Amsterdammertje of the Year" aims to show that young people are positive change makers and to influence other young people to do good for others and their environments. 

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Morning Star Awards

The Morningstar Awards are awarded in five categories for Dutch investors.

Morning Star

 The 2019 Morningstar Awards recognize retail funds and fund groups that have been good stewards of investor capital within the context of their relevant peer group in 2018 and over longer time periods. 

For more information: morningstar.nl

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B&S Group S.A.

B&S Group announced it has reached agreement on the acquisition of a 70% stake in Lagaay Medical Group. To mark the occasion Bert Meulman, CEO of B&S Group, sounds the gong (symbol BSGR).

Bert Meulman, CEO of B&S Group; “Lagaay and B&S Group have similar strategies and serve identical markets. As a single source supplier of medical and pharmaceutical products to marine, offshore and remote locations, Lagaay has built a strong reputation internationally. Adding their knowledge and specialised product category to our current health & beauty offering in maritime and remote operations, complements our specialty distribution model within the B&S segment of the Group.”

B&S Group

B&S Group is a value adding distribution partner for consumer goods in attractive channels and across specialised markets globally. With a well trained and experienced workforce of over 2,000 employees, the Group serves as a trusted and reliable partner in selected channels and markets.

B&S Group provides essential distribution services, solving supply chain complexities and offering compelling value along the value chain. It operates a flexible, well-invested and highly efficient distribution platform. Powered by high capacity, partly robotised warehouses and delivered with expertise in customs and compliance, the Group offers a wide and relevant assortment to its customers in more than 100 countries worldwide.

For more information: bs-group-sa.com

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Rouws & Ceulen 20 years cooperation InsingerGilissen

As part of its celebrations to mark 35 years as an independent asset manager, Rouws & Ceulen will open the trading day at the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange. Rob Rouws, co-founder of Rouws & Ceulen, sounds the gong.

Another reason for celebration is the almost twenty-year-old cooperation with InsingerGilissen as a custodian bank.

Rouws & Ceulen

Rouws & Ceulen is an independent asset manager, all shares are owned by Rouws & Ceulen. Rouws & Ceulen is not part of a bank, has no own funds or products and has a completely independent investment policy

InsignerGilissen

InsingerGilissen Bankiers N.V. is a private bank aimed at wealthy individuals and families, foundations, associations and institutional parties. InsingerGilissen also provides specific services to independent asset managers.

For more information: insingergilissen.nl

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World Autism Day

Brunel opens the stock exchange on behalf of the Dutch Autism Association (NVA) on World Autism Day. Femke Dijkstra, one of the founders of the Brunel Foundation, sounds the gong.

World Autism Day

World Autism Day coincides with the NVA Autism Week 2019. This year, the theme of the Autism Week 2019 is ‘Autism Works’ and the NVA hopes to bridge the gap between employers and people with autism. More than 55 percent of people with autism are unemployed but could be a valuable addition to the work floor. The NVA find this incompatible with the scarcity on the labor market, where there are tens of thousands of unfilled vacancies.

The NVA will also award the Autism Kindness Award on World Autism Day to one individual and one organization committed to enabling the participation of people with Autism.

Brunel

As an employment service provider, Brunel supports this initiative and collaborates with NVA on the WorkWeb-Autism project. This online tool helps people with Autism find suitable employment opportunities. This is just one of the initiatives by the NVA that fits Brunel’s mission: ‘to help create a better future for professionals and a better planet for future professionals’.

For more information: autisme.nl autismeweek.nl

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