Parliamentary democracy has long been considered the superior choice for people’s freedom and economic well-being. The sustained crisis that is hitting the West is breeding profound doubt about n the invincibility of ‘democratic capitalism’. Inequality is rising to levels that may undermine civil societies. Are our systems of public decision-making still up to the task?  Can we still believe our Parliaments and Congress to be the highest authorities in the country?  Do these authorities have the public or special interests in mind?

Marc Chavannes, emeritus Professor of Journalism, political columnist and international correspondent will address these issues at the 2013 Thanksgiving Fulbright dinner.
Program:
Academiegebouw, Domplein, November 28Utrecht
18.00 – 19.00 Meet and greet, with coffee, drinks and snacks (Maskeradezaal)
19.00 – 19.45 Lecture and discussion (Maskeradezaal)
20.00 – 21.30 Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner (Senaatszaal)
Costs: NFAA members € 40.-,
Young NFAA members (under 30) € 30.-,
Non members € 50.-
Registration via NFAA website www.nfaa.nl/activities
You will receive a confirmation by e-mail, which also includes payment instructions.

For more information: NFAA_Thanksgiving_Dinner_2013_Flyer_V01.pdf

Khatt Books, the University of Amsterdam, Bijzondere Collecties, and the Yale Club invite you to a presentation by the Edo Smitshuijzen (author) and a subsequent reception hosted by Khatt Books and the University of Amsterdam in the Bijzondere Collecties Café, Oude Turfmarkt 129, 1012 GC Amsterdam, from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.

Sculpting Type, An Introduction to cnc Typography, explains the basics of the wide range of manufacturing technologies for producing 3D typography.  It , explores the terra incognita outside of the conventional two dimensional comfort zone of graphic design, venturing into the exciting new territories of 3D typography. Desktop manufacturing is transforming the way we fabricate products, and 3D printing machines and cheap cnc robots are charting the way for ordinary computer-users to become product designers as well as manufacturers. Ultra customization, one-offs, and low-costs manufacturing are the future for products and architecture alike.

About the Author
Edo Smitshuijzen is an independent graphic and product designer and design writer. He was co-founding partner of the Amsterdam-based design studio, formerly known as BRS Premsela Vonk (and nicknamed ‘the Ministry of Design’), from 1977-1995. He was the design principal on several major and comprehensive corporate design and signage projects for various Dutch governmental bodies and multinational companies. He invented and developed a modular sign panel system (mss 0.5) produced under license in various countries around the world. He is author of several articles on design and typography and four seminal design books: Signage Design Manual (Lars Müller. Zurich. 2007), Arabic Type Specimen Book (De Binnenkant. Amsterdam. 2009), Sunday Stories (Khatt Books. Amsterdam 2010), and the just-released, Sculpting Type (Khatt Books, Amsterdam. 2013).
Please RSVP to: info@khattbooks.com 

We are invited by the Harvard Club to join them and 800 other guests for dinner to celebrate the upcoming reopening of the “Oude Kerk” in Amsterdam and to support renovation of the Vater-Müller organ.
The “Oude Kerk” which is located at the “Oudekerksplein” is the oldest building in Amsterdam. This is a monument which in many respects can be seen as a record of the history of Amsterdam. The restoration of the “Oude Kerk” has been performed in several phases and the financing of the project started in 1938 with an initial gift from Queen Wilhelmina.
During the evening guests are invited to walk around and admire the results the interior: The Stained glass windows, Period Rooms, Monuments and Memorials, Quire and Nave, Vault Paintings and Ornaments, Procession Boats, etc.
Date: Friday 13th September 2013
Time: 18:00 – 21:30 hours
Price: €27,50 per person (tables of 8 persons each)
Registration: Deadline for registration and payment August 24st , but please register and pay as soon as possible by e-mail harvardnlevents@gmail.com with your name and name(s) of guest(s). HCN will make reservations for tables with the Oude Kerk, according to number of payments.
Location: Oudekerksplein 23, 1012 GX Amsterdam (parking Bijenkorf)
For more info see www.oudekerk.nl

Payment for the dinner of €27,50 per person should be made to the Harvard Club of the Netherlands, account number 19.84.87.622, TRIODOS BANK, Zeist, stating Oude Kerk dinner (+ member full name and name(s) of guest(s)). Payment to be received 24th August 2013.

The Harvard Club invites us to the presentation of Mr. Jim Andrew Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, on Philips’ turnaround strategy.
In his presentation, Jim Andrew will explore the challenges being faced by Philips in the company’s turnaround. He will share how innovation is being embedded as a key enabler for business growth in the more than 100 markets the company is operating in and elaborate on the change program Accelerate! which has served as a basis for the transformation process. There will be time for an open discussion following the presentation.
Jim Andrew  is the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer, Chairman of the Sustainability Board and Member of the Executive Committee of Royal Philips. Jim Andrew joined Philips from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
He is the author of the book Payback: Reaping the Rewards of Innovation. Mr. Andrew was recently appointed by Secretary of Commerce Locke as a charter member of the inaugural National Advisory Committee on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE), the council that advises the US administration on key innovation and entrepreneurship issues and supports President Obama’s innovation strategy.

Date: Thursday 19th September 2013
Time: 17:00 Welcome drinks and snacks
18:00 Presentation and discussion questions
20:00 Drinks
Registration: Deadline for registration and cancellation September 12th, but please register as soon as possible by e-mail, harvardnlevents@gmail.com  with your name and name(s) of guest(s).
Location: Royal Philips (2nd floor, Anton Philips collaboration space), Amstelplein 2, Breitner Center, 1096 BC Amsterdam. Limited parking possibilities.

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Join us for the 4th of July Boat Cruise!
After last year’s successful Ivy Circle 4th of July boat cruise, you’re invited to join us for the 2nd edition! We’ll be cruising around the canals and the IJ in Amsterdam on an open sloep loaded with drinks and snacks.
You can enjoy this 2 hour cruise for all of € 19,- !

We’ll be departing from across Café Pollux near Amsterdam CS at 7pm on Thursday, July 4th. The boat will dock again at the same location or alternatively you can be dropped off along our route (depending on the location).
Interested in joining? We still have a number of spots, so if you’d like to register please sign up here. We’ll e-mail you back to let you know if you’ve got a spot!

LUNCH EVENT WITH HBS PROFESSOR JOSH LERNER on MONDAY JULY 1^st at De BRAUW
We are pleased to invite you to a special lunch event with HBS Professor Josh Lerner as our guest speaker on Monday July 1, 2013.  De Brauw is so kind to host the event in Amsterdam.
Josh Lerner is the Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking at Harvard Business School, with a joint appointment in the Finance and the Entrepreneurial Management Areas.

Date:         Monday July 1, 2013
Subject:   Innovation, Venture Capital and Private Equity
Reception, Drinks & Lunch 12:00 noon
Speech                                   12:45 pm
Discussion + Q&A                1:15 pm
End of Session                     2:00 pm
Location:  De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Claude Debussylaan 80

Registration: hbsc@planet.nl

We will confirm your registration by email.

 WANTED: Ivy Circle Alumni (September and October, 2013)
WHAT: Amsterdam MBA Fair
WHEN: Thursday 19 September 2013 from 18.30 until 22.30
WHERE: Barlaeus Gymnasium, Weteringschans 31, Amsterdam

WHAT: U.S. University Fair 2013
WHEN: Friday 4 October 2013 from 18.30 until 21.30
WHERE: International School of Amsterdam, Sportlaan 45, Amstelveen

If you are an alumnus of a participating business or undergraduate school which is also a member of Ivy Circle Netherlands, please consider supporting your school’s visiting admissions officer during the Q&A sessions to speak with potential applicants. If you are interested – or for more information – please contact john.terwilliger@gmail.com.

A reminder about the informal dinner (or borrel) for Yale alumni and their guests that will take place on Thursday, June 13th at 19.00 in The Hague. The venue will be the trendy, New York-themed restaurant, ‘South of Houston’ (SoHo), located in the city center within walking distance from Den Haag Centraal.

Dinner will be 35 euros per person. You’re also welcome to join us for a borrel if you’d prefer.   Please confirm your attendance by sending an e-mail to Sash at sashini.jayawardane@gmail.com (reply to this email) by 31st May

SoHo website and location:
http://www.southofhouston.nl/
Lange Houtstraat 3, 2511 CV Den Haag

To give us a unique insight into the ups and downs of the car-maker’s recent turbulent period, the Tuck Club of the Netherlands has invited Rob Schuyt, former CRO and CFO of Saab Automotive AB, to speak to Tuck and Ivy Circle alumni.   Rob served as the CRO and CFO of Saab Automobile AB, the Swedish car company owned by Swedish Automobile of the Netherlands following its sale in 2010 by General Motors. Rob is a 1990 graduate of the Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College).

When: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 starting at 7:30pm
Where: At the offices of Standard Investment, Leidsegracht 3, 1017NA Amsterdam
Reservation & Cost: 15,-€ per person to be paid in advance to account 9183127 in name of P.A. van Panhuys with comment “Tuck-Saab” and your name. Space is limited to 25 people and goes by first paid, first served. Please also email Cartoef van Panhuys to confirm your attendance.

Please join Ivy Circle alumni on Mon 13 May for Barbara Kellerman and “The End of Leadership”, an event organised by John Adams Institute in cooperation with ING Bank, at ING House, Amstelveenseweg 500, Amsterdam, starting at 8PM. Kellerman is a Harvard professor and Yale alumna.

Who will lead? The question has been asked by humans since time began. Alexander, Napoleon, George Washington, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs…history is an endless succession of people who purport to know the way, and of others willing to follow. But things are different now. Barbara Kellerman of Harvard, an expert on leadership, says inThe End of Leadership that we’ve reached an unprecedented place, where leaders are not trusted, not revered, not followed. That holds in politics and the corporate world. What to do? Kellerman says we need a new understanding of how change happens, and systems that are more democratic and collaborative. Join us for an evening that explores the future of society and business.

Ivy Circle has purchased 20 tickets which are available to our alumni at a discount on a first come first serve basis. To purchase your discounted John Adams ticket, please contact john.terwilliger@gmail.com and pay €15 pp to Ivy Circle Netherlands account 254841309 (IBAN: NL83 TRIO 0254 8413 09) with reference “Kellerman 13 May + your name + number of guests (if any)”.

On Tuesday 7 May, EYE Museum in Amsterdam (http://www.eyefilm.nl/) will be holding an evening for a select group of international guests to launch the EYE Connect group. Beginning 16.45 with a guided tour of the magnificent new building, the guests will be invited to the current exhibition showcasing the work of the eminent Dutch photographer and filmmaker Johan van der Keuken, followed by drinks. Guest speakers include British consul John Webb-Cameron.

Free admission to members of the Oxford and Cambridge Society of the Netherlands, the Ivy Circle, Harvard Club of the Netherlands and Fulbright Alumni Association of the Netherlands.

28 April: Private Tours of the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

13 May: Harvard Professor Barbara Kellerman on The End of Leadership

23 May: Boom Chicago special event with the founders

29 May: Towards a More Transparent and Integrity Focused Netherlands, hosted by Transparency International and the Harvard Club

Details of each event below.  For more information, see the Ivy Circle website:

www.ivycircle.nl

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The HBS Club cordially invites you, your family and guests for an afternoon in the Stedelijk Museum (Museumplein 10) in Amsterdam on Sunday April 28.

PROGRAM

The program is as follows:

14.30: assemble at museum entrance

15.00: start tour (1 hour)

From 16.15: drinks in the Conservatorium Hotel bar(across the street) for those who prefer drinks over staying in the museum after the tour 🙂

Location:  Museumplein 10, Amsterdam (the regular entrance under the white wing of the museum, NOT the group entrance)

Parking:     Q-Park Museumplein / free parking on Sundays in the neighborhood

Cost: €25,00 (museum & tour) payable to the Harvard Business School account

25.25.29.456 in Amsterdam

Children between 12 and 18 and for those who have a museum  pass: €15,00

Kids under 12: €7,50

Language : English (and a combination of English & Dutch for the family-tour if required)

Tour:We have arranged for 3 private tours with different themes. Please indicate which of the tours you want to join:

• a tour past the highlights in the collection of the museum
• a tour tailored to families with children
• a tour with special emphasis on the museum’s architecture

Registration:     hbsc@planet.nl

There’s limited capacity. First come first serve. Cancellations are accepted min. 48 hours in advance.

Barbara Kellerman The End of Leadership

John Adams Institute (host)

May 13, 2013 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

ING House, Amsterdam

Who will lead? The question has been asked by humans since time began. Alexander, Napoleon, George Washington, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs…history is an endless succession of people who purport to know the way, and of others willing to follow. But things are different now. Barbara Kellerman of Harvard, an expert on leadership, says in The End of Leadership that we’ve reached an unprecedented place, where leaders are not trusted, not revered, not followed. That holds in politics and the corporate world. What to do? Kellerman says we need a new understanding of how change happens, and systems that that are more democratic and collaborative. Join us for an evening that explores the future of society and business.

The Northwestern-Kellogg Club of the Netherlands would like to invite alumni and the Ivy Circle to a special program with Northwestern alumni and co-founders of Boom Chicago Andrew Moskos ’90 and Pep Rosenfeld.

Recent press on Boom Chicago and the co-founders in Businessweek

Program:

19:00-19:30: Welcome Drink and Snacks
19:30-20:15: Short presentation by Northwestern alumni and co-founders of Boom Chicago Andrew Moskos and Pep Rosenfeld on ‘The Future of Your Organization’ for business leaders.

The program will highlight involve active improvisation exercises focused on innovation, leadership and creativity. A prezi of this program can seen here.

20:15: VIBP seats of the new show, The Seven Deadly Dutch Sins (Pep will be on stage!!)
22:15: End of the show, Drinks at the bar.

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Reserve by Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Cost: € 25 per person that includes 3 drink tokens (for beer, wine or soft drinks), snacks upon arrival, the workshop, and VIBP (Very Important Boom Person) ticket for the show. Because this is a special program, tickets must be pre-reserved and prepaid.

Please RSVP to Chau-Jean Lin at chaujean@yahoo.com +31 61 456 7749 and note your affiliation by Tuesday, April 30, 2013. A special link will be sent to you to pay and reserve these special tickets.

Towards a More Transparent and Integrity Focused Netherlands

The Harvard Club of the Netherlands is pleased to invite members of the Ivy Circle to a lively evening event with Mr. Paul Arlman, Chair of Transparency International (TI) Dutch Chapter, who will speak on “Towards a More Transparent and Integrity Focused Netherlands.” TI has recently completed a National Integrity Systems Assessment of the Netherlands which has identified areas of concern in tackling corruption in the public and private sectors. TI is known worldwide, with an established reputation for setting international standards and for addressing country specific, regional and global transparency issues, while encouraging policy and decision-makers to create a culture of good governance and responsible leadership. Mr. Arlman is a former Chair of Plan International, Secretary General of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, founding member of the European Corporate Governance Institute, Executive Director of theWorld Bank and a Director for International Affairs in the Ministry of Finance in the Netherlands. He trained in law and international affairs in Rotterdam, Groningen and Nice.

Mr. Arjen Tillema is a partner at NautaDutilh specializing in white collar and fraud issues. He is a graduate of Groningen University and Harvard Law School (class of ’91) as well as substitute judge at the Arnhem District Court. Mr. Tillema will offer a perspective on the topic of the evening based on his private practice as an attorney. He will speak on Business Ethics and Compliance, with a focus on the professional services and financial sector, and will provide thoughts on some of the issues raised by Mr. Arlman. He will also address topical issues such as the Banker’s Oath, whistleblowers and internal fraud, and will draw on his experience as the former external counsel for the Dutch Central Bank for over a decade.

DATE: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 6:00 to 9:30 pm
LOCATION: NautaDutilh, Strawinskylaan 1999, 1077 XV Amsterdam
REGISTRATION: Please register at harvardnlevents@gmail.com with your name, your Alumni club and name(s) of your guest(s). Please let us know if you will be able to attend by May 10, 2013.
COST: We are very grateful to NautaDutilh for hosting this event, for which there is no charge.