Shaping Your Future in the Knowledge Society

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The Club of AmsterdamThe Club of Amsterdam is an independent, international, future-oriented think tank involved in channeling preferred futures. It involves those who dare to think out of the box and those who don't just talk about the future but actively participate in shaping outcomes.

We organize events, seminars and summits on relevant issues and publish findings & proceedings through various off-line and online media channels. Our goal is to become a global player and catalyst for innovation in industries, science and society. We currently have more than 4,300 members worldwide.

The Club of Amsterdam is a not-for-profit foundation registered in The Netherlands.

Club of Amsterdam Highlights

• Founded in 2002• More than 4,300 members worldwide• More than 80 events plus workshops, think tanks• More than 150 issues of the Club of Amsterdam Journal• More than 50 Knowledge Partners• Events from 30 – 300 delegates with visitors from all over the world• More than 400 speakers• Events mainly in the Netherlands, but also in Spain, Germany, the UK … so far …• Social networks with more than 10,000 members• ~ 40 supporting companies and organisations

Club of Amsterdam Topics2002 – 2012the future of …Nanotechnology, Biotech, ICT, Global Economy, Globalisation, Sustainability, Urban Development, Mobility, Senior Citizens, Medicine, Democracies, Food, Media & Entertainment Industry, European Knowledge Society, Education & Learning, Energy, Healthcare, Architecture, Culture & Religion, NanoWater, Developing Countries, Service Industry, Water, Branding, Robotics, Philosophy, Intellectual Property, USA, Software Architecture, Futurist Tools, Electronic Identity, Governance - Participatory Democracy, Drug & Pharma, Reputation Management, Journalism, Cross Media, Business Meetings, Food Design, Consciousness, Ambient Intelligence, Global Workplace, Success. Tourism, Google, Sexuality, Fashion. NanoEnergy, Ecological Architecture, Money, Children, India, Values in Business, Beauty, Creative Agencies, Brain, Games, BioMed, Connectivity, Advertising, Waste, Biosensing, Sports, Sustainable Profits, Music, CERN, Hacking, Happiness, Financial Infrastructure, Services, Shell, Human Mind, Singularity, European Democracy, Living Room, Future, Film, Social Biomimicry, Languages, Germany, Taxes, Urban Energy, Urban tribes and more …

Club of Amsterdam FormatOur usual events are visited by 50 – 100 participants. The events are held in the evening and structured in two parts:

• Knowledge• Sharing

The audience is from industry, science, education, government etc. and is also mixed in age and origin. We try to address the interest of the specialists as well as the generalists. We often have more than 15 nations present.

The events are promoted through a network of more than 1,000 journalists, our Club of Amsterdam Journal [4,200 subscribers worldwide], social networks [4,000 members] and our website. We sometimes also produce videos and post them to the university internal network as well as to Youtube.

Club of Amsterdam Who we areThe TeamFelix B Bopp, founder & chairman, Club of Amsterdam, Patrick Crehan director, Club of Amsterdam, CEO and Founder, Crehan, Kusano & Associates, Humberto Schwab, director, Club of Amsterdam, Philosopher, Owner, Humberto Schwab Filosofia SL, Jan Sall, director

Board of AdvisorsSimon Jones, President, Abu Dhabi Men's College, George Pór, Founder, CommunityIntelligence Ltd. , Madanmohan Rao, Consultant and prolific writer from Bangalore, Research Advisor, Asian Media Information and Communication centre (AMIC), Singapore, Hardy F. Schloer, Owner, Schloer Consulting Group, Bob Stumpel, Result Strategy, Cellspace, OpenBC, Ideabroker, LBI, GetMobile, TCS, Mendix, FON, Peter C. van Gorsel, Educational Business Developer, University of Amsterdam / UvA/HvA

ExpertsYves Boillot, Arnab B. Chowdhury, Founder, Ninād, Thomas Ugo Ermacora, Founder and creative director, Etikstudio, Ahmed El Sheikh, Scenario Planning, The Pharmaceutical Strategist, Tim Harper, Founder, CMP Cientifica, Fernanda Ibarra, Gerd Leonhard, Music Futurist, former CEO, www.licensemusic.com, Bert van Lamoen, Dean, EBBS International Business School

Club of Amsterdam Supporters – so far … plus more …

                                                                    

Club of Amsterdam Impressions

The Breakfast Club

What is The Breakfast Club?The Breakfast Club brings together strategic decision makers from industry leaders to policy makers and those at the forefront of their professions. The purpose is to use this multi-discipline cross platform approach to facilitate a high level exchange of thoughts and ideas which will be both stimulating and uniting.

The Breakfast Club basic events are designed for 20-30 people. The aim is for the participants to benefit from the intimate exchange of ideas over a broad perspective to stay ahead of the competition and gain a clearer picture of where value lies and more efficient leveraging of core competencies. Membership is by invitation only.

The Breakfast Club is an initiative of the Club of Amsterdam.

The Breakfast Club Highlights• The Breakfast Club has 60 Members – top executive of mid- and large-size Dutch companies and more than 25 applications for membership

• Membership is free

• The Breakfast Club invites delegates based on a specific profile provided by the sponsor

• The Breakfast Club gets fantastic feedbacks

• 20% of the Members are female top executives

• The Breakfast Club are highly interactive and allow intense contacts with the speakers as well as between the delegates.

The Breakfast Club MembersThe current Members of The Breakfast Club are from these companies and institutes: ABN AMRO, Air France KLM, Albron B.V., Alcatel-Lucent, Avantium, Avery Dennison, BBDO Group, Capgemini, Citigate First Financial, City of Amsterdam / Department of Environmental Affairs & Constructions, CMS Derks Star Busmann, Connexxion N.V., Danone, Deen Supermarkten BV, DELPHI Consortium, Deutsche Bank, DHV, Dirk van den Broek, Draka Holding N.V., Dutch Media Authority, DutchView Holding, Evalueserve, Foreign Media Group, Fortis Bank Nederland, Grey Communications Group, Hewlett-Packard Nederland B.V., Hill & Knowlton, Imtech N.V., ISS Catering Services B.V., Kaseya, LBi Lost Boys, Logica, McKinsey & Company, MTV Networks, Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPO), O'Neill Group, Patlhe Oberman Advocaten, PPG Coatings Nederland BV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Robeco, Robert Half International Inc., Royal Dutch Shell Group, Royal FrieslandCampina, Royal Wessanen N.V., Thomas Cook Nederland B.V., Unibail-Rodamco N.V., Unilever, UPC Broadband Holding Services B.V., Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group, WE Europe BV ... and more ...

The Breakfast Club Impressions

Outlook

… the future of the Club of Amsterdam

Global Challenges

• Education• Resources: Water, Energy, Air, Food• Health• Climate Change / Sustainability• Economy / Stock Market / Poverty• Biodiversity• Waste• Globalisation

Global Think Tank

• Open Source • Holistic• Non-partisan• Non-religious• Inclusive• Knowledge Sharing• Collaborative Intelligence• Ground Swell• Socratic Dialogue• Excellence & Impact• Dynamic, Adaptive & Smart

Contextual StrategyIntelligent Change is needed in order to face the challenges of this new area of global evolution. The solutions needed will result from Global Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing.

Positive development will be possible through a smart and holistic approach. Overall intelligent answers will allow a community approach by respecting cultural diversity and a sustainable lifestyle.

All Global Challenges need to be addressed – we live in a new, fully connected system.

Sustainable Systemic ChangeGlobal Challenges can be met by a profound new approach – repeating old mistakes is not an option. The new complexity needs a connected, systemic and fresh thinking and a dynamic smart implementation. New solution generations can benefit from a technology/scientific systemic generation change.

ImpactIndependent thinking is a powerful way of spreading knowledge and of inspiring for global change.

There is not one solution needed, but we need a massive wish and enthusiasm to continuously improve and connect.

This beyond boarders, nations, interest groups – this is the global village.

Support NetworkThe Club of Amsterdam already with its current dimensions reaches mayor decision and policy makers all over the world.

Strengthening and expand the current activities is a first step – in order to make it a truly global think tank with a strong impact – a series of projects will be needed. Projects that will be dynamically created based in current needs.

A smart support network will ensure that the key resources – connected thinking – are being used to its best.

Contact

Club of Amsterdam

Felix B BoppChairmanAmsterdamThe Netherlands felix@clubofamsterdam.com www.clubofamsterdam.com

The Breakfast Club is an initiative of the Club of Amsterdam.SONARIS is the organiser of the Club of Amsterdam. SONARIS clients have been amongst others key conference organisers in Europe.