Annual Summer Event

Date:
07 Jul 2025

Time:
15:00 - 22:00
Location:

Royal IGC, Dam 27, 1012 JS Amsterdam

Back to the Classic Pillars of Hong Kong – PART 2

Financial Services / Fintech & Business and Professional Services (BPS)

Following the success of our first edition on Trade & Tourism, we are pleased to invite you to the second part of our series, this time shining a spotlight on two other classic pillars of Hong Kong’s economy:

  1. Financial Services / Fintech
  2. Business and Professional Services (BPS)

This special edition will include a seminar, networking reception and dinner, offering valuable insights and meaningful connections between professionals from Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area (GBA), and the Netherlands.

We are proud to host Mr. Paul Lam, Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong SAR, as our guest of honour.
We are furthermore pleased to welcome His Excellency Mr. Tan Jian, Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands, among our distinguished guests.

 

 

Program

14:30 – 15:00 Registration

15:00 Word of Welcome by Hans Poulis, Chairman NHKBA

15:05 Opening Remarks by Ms Shirley Yung, Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and Trade Affairs to the European Union, Brussels ETO

15:15 – 16:15 Seminar session 1 – Financial Services & Fintech

  • Ms Kristi Swartz, DLA Piper
  • Mr Edo de Vries Robbé, Knights Analytics
  • Mr Arnout van Rijn, Robeco Group

16:15 – 16:35 Break

16:35 – 17:30 Seminar session 2 – Business and Professional Services

  • Mr Maxime van ‘t Klooster, Acclime
  • Mr Arjen Paardekooper, Blenheim
  • Ms Kristi Swartz, DLA Piper

17:30 – 18:00 Fireside Chat HK

  • Ms Paula Kant, InvestHK
  • Mr Chris Lo, HKTDC

18:00 – 19:00 Networking Reception

19:00 – 22:00 Dinner with Mr. Paul Lam, Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong SAR as the keynote speaker

 

SPEAKERS

Paul Lam

Secretary for Justice of the Hong Kong SAR

Kristi Swartz

Partner

DLA Piper

Edo de Vries Robbé

Co-Founder and CCC

Knights Analytics

Arjen Paardekooper

Co-Founder

Blenheim

Arnout van Rijn

Executive Vice President

Robeco Group

Maxime van 't Klooster

Partner and Operation & Strategy Director Greater China

Acclime

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