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The EBF Conference is the largest economic and business conference of the Netherlands and attracts around 500 participants each year including students, academics, alumni and business participants. The EBF Conference consists of two days, each with its own distinctive character. The first day, Bridge to Business, will take place on October 1 and will focus on practical skills, start-ups, and businesses in the North, whereas the second day will feature the traditional EBF Conference Day on October 2.
This year's theme: From Pressure to Diamonds: Transforming Adversity into Triumph

SPEAKERS EBF CONFERENCE DAY 2025
VIEW SPEAKERSBoudewijn Siemons
CEO Port of Rotterdam Authority

Peter Hein van Mulligen
Chief Economist CBS

Heleen van den Berg
CEO Cordaid

Vincent Maagdenberg
Chief Risk Officer Rabobank

Arne van der Wal
Co-founder Follow the Money and Inventor Quote 500

Hala Naoum Néhmé
Senior advisor PwC & Co-author 'Impact van Geopolitiek'

Patrick Trentelman
AI Specialist | AI Officer

Kyon Soons
Ethicist a.s.r.

Lennart Booij
Chair of the Day

THIS YEAR'S PARTNERS!
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Al Gore
Former Vice-President of the USA and Nobel Laureate

Wim Kok
Former Prime Minister

Marjan van Loon
Former President-Director Royal Dutch Shell NL

Dolf van den Brink
CEO HEINEKEN Company

Jeroen Hoencamp
CEO VodafoneZiggo

Dick Boer
Former CEO Ahold

Hein Schumacher
CEO FrieslandCampina

Agnes Koops-Aukes
CEO at PWC

Paul Polman
Former CEO Unilever

Klaas Knot
President De Nederlandsche Bank

Dimitri de Vreeze
CEO DSM-Firmenich

Sandra Phlippen
Chief Economist ABN AMRO

EBF Conference Board 2025











