On Tuesday, January 15th, Feike Sijbesma will visit Room for Discussion. Mr. Sijbesma is the CEO and Chairman of DSM, a Euronext-listed Dutch company that employs over 20 000 people around the world. In their own words, DSM is a “global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials” with a keen focus on sustainable
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This week, on Thursday 13 December, Room for Discussion will host an interview under the title “Zorg: een gezonde markt?” – Healthcare: a healthy market? The interview will be held in Dutch and the guests are Georgette Fijneman, CEO of the insurer Zilveren Kruis, and Ernst van Koesveld, director of Healthcare Insurances at the Ministry
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Almost a month ago, on October 31st, Jordan Peterson was a guest at Room for Discussion at the University of Amsterdam. It is probably the biggest event Room for Discussion has held since its inception, and sparked controversy inside and outside UvA. The only thing Peterson’s followers and opponents seem to agree upon, is to
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In our increasingly interconnected world, migration is one of its major characteristics. It has turned into a focus point of analysis everywhere, especially in European countries. The massive arrival of asylum seekers opened a polarised debate. Among the public, there is overreaction and fear due to a string of misconceptions and the lack of information
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