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Gong for winner CBS-ConjuctuurBekerStrijd 2019

VWO-students of the Montaigne Lyceum have won the annual national Economics contest, the CBS-ConjunctuurBekerstrijd for 2019. As a result of this Bram Boers is going to strike the gong to open the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

CBS ConjuctuurBekerStrijd:

In order to promote the use of statistics in secondary education, CBS has created the business cycle BekerStrijd. This is a competition in which pupils from the secondary school and VWO with economics in their profile predict the development of the Dutch economy.

The Montaigne Lyceum

The Montaigne Lyceum houses several courses: Gymnasium, VWO, Havo, secondary school and secondary education. They say the fact that pupils with different talents go together to the same school, is an important social endeavor.

For more information: montaignelyceum / cbs

Gong for winner CBS-ConjuctuurBekerStrijd 2019

VWO-students of the Montaigne Lyceum have won the annual national Economics contest, the CBS-ConjunctuurBekerstrijd for 2019. As a result of this Bram Boers is going to strike the gong to open the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

CBS ConjuctuurBekerStrijd:

In order to promote the use of statistics in secondary education, CBS has created the business cycle BekerStrijd. This is a competition in which pupils from the secondary school and VWO with economics in their profile predict the development of the Dutch economy.

The Montaigne Lyceum

The Montaigne Lyceum houses several courses: Gymnasium, VWO, Havo, secondary school and secondary education. They say the fact that pupils with different talents go together to the same school, is an important social endeavor.

For more information: montaignelyceum / cbs

Business Angels Netwerken sounds the gong

Business Angels Netwerken Nederland sounds the gong in honor of their 10th anniversary. The gong is sounded by the president of BAN Nederland, Harry Helwegen.

About BAN Nederland

Business Angels Network Netherlands (BAN Nederland) is the National Interest Association that represents the business angels market and the interests of its members and the affiliated business angels in other stakeholders. 

For more information: bannederland

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Business Angels Netwerken sounds the gong

Business Angels Netwerken Nederland sounds the gong in honor of their 10th anniversary. The gong is sounded by the president of BAN Nederland, Harry Helwegen.

About BAN Nederland

Business Angels Network Netherlands (BAN Nederland) is the National Interest Association that represents the business angels market and the interests of its members and the affiliated business angels in other stakeholders. 

For more information: bannederland

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’De Zonnebloem’’ thanks Royal Lemkes and ALDI

Marc Damen, Director of the National Association De Zonnebloem, would like to thank Royal Lemkes and ALDI for their successful sunflower campaign ‘Sunsation Sunflower’, which saw one Euro from every sunflower sold, being donated to De Zonnebloem.

This year, National Association De Zonnebloem celebrates its 70-year anniversary and growers' association Sunsation Sunflower has developed a special potted sunflower in honour of this occasion. Royal Lemkes and ALDI have successfully taken this promotion on board and have sold the potted sunflower in all 500 ALDI stores across the Netherlands. This resulted in a fantastic donation of € 50,000 going to National Association De Zonnebloem.

About ‘’de Zonnebloem’’

De Zonnebloem enriches the lives of 113,000 people with physical disabilities. For the past seventy years, the association has been making home visits, day trips and adapted holidays possible. The association’s 38,000 volunteers are active in almost every neighbourhood, village and city in the Netherlands. De Zonnebloem strives for a society in which people with a physical disability can participate naturally and with peace of mind.

’De Zonnebloem’’ thanks Royal Lemkes and ALDI

Marc Damen, Director of the National Association De Zonnebloem, would like to thank Royal Lemkes and ALDI for their successful sunflower campaign ‘Sunsation Sunflower’, which saw one Euro from every sunflower sold, being donated to De Zonnebloem.

This year, National Association De Zonnebloem celebrates its 70-year anniversary and growers' association Sunsation Sunflower has developed a special potted sunflower in honour of this occasion. Royal Lemkes and ALDI have successfully taken this promotion on board and have sold the potted sunflower in all 500 ALDI stores across the Netherlands. This resulted in a fantastic donation of € 50,000 going to National Association De Zonnebloem.

About ‘’de Zonnebloem’’

De Zonnebloem enriches the lives of 113,000 people with physical disabilities. For the past seventy years, the association has been making home visits, day trips and adapted holidays possible. The association’s 38,000 volunteers are active in almost every neighbourhood, village and city in the Netherlands. De Zonnebloem strives for a society in which people with a physical disability can participate naturally and with peace of mind.

Gong for the InspiringFifty women in tech

Neelie Kroes sounds the gong in honor of the InspiringFifty women in tech list. InspiringFifty is a non-profit that aims to increase diversity in tech by making female role models in tech more visible.

The Inspiring Fifty initiative was established by Janneke Niessen and Joelle Frijters to spotlight the incredible women excelling in tech careers, first in the Netherlands and increasingly around the world.

For more information: inspiringfifty.com

Gong for the InspiringFifty women in tech

Neelie Kroes sounds the gong in honor of the InspiringFifty women in tech list. InspiringFifty is a non-profit that aims to increase diversity in tech by making female role models in tech more visible.

The Inspiring Fifty initiative was established by Janneke Niessen and Joelle Frijters to spotlight the incredible women excelling in tech careers, first in the Netherlands and increasingly around the world.

For more information: inspiringfifty.com

Listing day for Fastned

Listing day for Fastned on Euronext Amsterdam

Fastned, today received a listing on Euronext Amsterdam. On this occasion, founder and CEO Michiel Langezaal, sounds the gong.

Fastned builds on a European network of fast charging stations. Fastned has a network of 101 stations: 88 in the Netherlands, 12 in Germany and one in the United Kingdom.  The listing on Euronext Amsterdam increases the access of Fastned to the capital market and gives Fastned additional financing flexibility to help realize the growth strategy.

The IPO also proves the appeal of Euronext for fast-growing, innovative tech companies.

For more information: fastned.nl

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Listing day for Fastned

Listing day for Fastned on Euronext Amsterdam

Fastned, today received a listing on Euronext Amsterdam. On this occasion, founder and CEO Michiel Langezaal, sounds the gong.

Fastned builds on a European network of fast charging stations. Fastned has a network of 101 stations: 88 in the Netherlands, 12 in Germany and one in the United Kingdom.  The listing on Euronext Amsterdam increases the access of Fastned to the capital market and gives Fastned additional financing flexibility to help realize the growth strategy.

The IPO also proves the appeal of Euronext for fast-growing, innovative tech companies.

For more information: fastned.nl

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MAEX

Start Amsterdam Impuls on MAEX

Besides the financial Amsterdam Exchange Index, the city has ánother Index: the Social Exchange Index, the MAEX Amsterdam. On June 20th, Deputy Mayor Rutger Groot Wassink will open the AEX trading day on the occasion of the start of the Amsterdam Impuls on MAEX.

After the gongceremony the Amsterdam Impuls will start too. This Impuls is a dedicated fund in which the City of Amsterdam and several Amsterdam funds have donated with the goal to reinforce social initiatives in the city.

MAEX Amsterdam is the transaction platform for social impact in Amsterdam. Social initiatives in Amsterdam can register for free and create a profile by which they will be able to show their social impact, what their needs are, who their partners are, and what they have to offer to Amsterdam. MAEX Amsterdam connects these initiatives with companies, funds, knowledge institutes and individuals.

MAEX

Start Amsterdam Impuls on MAEX

Besides the financial Amsterdam Exchange Index, the city has ánother Index: the Social Exchange Index, the MAEX Amsterdam. On June 20th, Deputy Mayor Rutger Groot Wassink will open the AEX trading day on the occasion of the start of the Amsterdam Impuls on MAEX.

After the gongceremony the Amsterdam Impuls will start too. This Impuls is a dedicated fund in which the City of Amsterdam and several Amsterdam funds have donated with the goal to reinforce social initiatives in the city.

MAEX Amsterdam is the transaction platform for social impact in Amsterdam. Social initiatives in Amsterdam can register for free and create a profile by which they will be able to show their social impact, what their needs are, who their partners are, and what they have to offer to Amsterdam. MAEX Amsterdam connects these initiatives with companies, funds, knowledge institutes and individuals.

Celebration of 5 year Euronext IPO

Celebration of 5 years Euronext IPO

Euronext, the pan-European market place, today celebrates its first five years as a listed company. To mark the occasion, Maurice van Tilburg, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, today sounded the gong.

Since its IPO in June 2014, Euronext has become the largest trading platform in Europe, with markets in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon and London, and Oslo to be added soon.

Euronext’s share price has more than tripled in those five years.

Female Tech Heroes open trading day

The Female Tech Heroes Network – a new initiative to make more women enthusiastic about tech – looks back to a successful launch. To celebrate this, initiators Hilde de Vocht and Ingelou Stol will open the trading day, together with their ambassadors.

Female Tech Heroes

Female Tech Heroes is a new initiative of High Tech Campus Eindhoven dedicated to women working in technology.

Hilde de Vocht & Ingelou Stol: ‘At present, the percentage of women working in tech worldwide is still relatively low. We work in an environment heavily dominated by men, and we need more women. Diversity is the key to success. Female Tech Heroes is going to create role models, among other things, to inspire women how amazing it is to work in tech.’

High Tech Campus Eindhoven is the square kilometer in Europe with 200 high tech companies. The Female Tech Heroes Network has been created with the support of ambassadors like Philips, TomTom, ASML, NXP, Thermo Fisher Scientific, TNO and Adyen.

For more information: hightechcampus.com/femaletechheroes

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20th listing anniversary Pharming Group

Pharming Group celebrates 20 listed years

Sijmen de Vries, CEO of the Euronext listed Pharming Group (ticker symbol: PHARM) sounds the gong at the Amsterdam exchange. Pharming Group is celebrating 20-years as a listed company.

Pharming Group is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative products for the safe, effective treatment of rare diseases and unmet medical needs.

For more information: www.pharming.com

20th listing anniversary Pharming Group

Pharming Group celebrates 20 years of listing

Sijmen de Vries, CEO of the Euronext listed Pharming Group (ticker symbol: PHARM) sounds the gong at the Amsterdam exchange. Pharming Group is celebrating 20-years as a listed company.

Pharming Group is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing innovative products for the safe, effective treatment of rare diseases and unmet medical needs.

For more information: www.pharming.com

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NN Investment Partners wins Diversity Award

NN Investment Partners wins the “Gouden Pump” Diversity Award

NN IP won the Golden Pump, an award given by the Association of Women in Institutional Pensions (Viip). To mark the occasion Gül Poslu, Director Institutional Clients Netherlands, sounds the gong.

As the stand-alone asset manager of NN Group (ticker: NN), they manage €260 billion in assets for clients.

For more information: nnip.com

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Green gas installation BECH starts production

Water Board Vallei and Veluwe and Jan Bakker initiated the green gas production plant BECH. AFS Energy has facilitated and mediated the Gas Purchase Agreement with Essent that sealed the purchase for the upcoming years. To celebrate this, Bert van Vreeswijk and Jan Bakker, shareholders of BECH, will open the Amsterdam exchange.

Green gas as a sustainable alternative

Green gas is produced from the fermentation of waste products as manure. This procedure reduces manure surplus and offers a sustainable alternative to natural gas. The Water Board Vallei and Veluwe, and Jan Bakker have jointly initiated and set up the green gas production plant BECH in Harderwijk. AFS Energy had a mediation role that allowed the closing of the Gas Purchase Agreement with Essent. All parties involved contribute to the energy transition in the Netherlands.

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