Building Bridges to the USA – Rotterdam

The U.S. Embassy’s flagship business event Building Bridges to the USA is scheduled on November 16. For the first time, the event will take place at Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam. This event will provide a unique opportunity for Dutch companies to learn all about expanding your company to the United States, for your first investment, or growing your current U.S. footprint.

The U.S. Embassy is very excited to announce Maarten van Rossum, co-founder of &Fluence, as our opening speaker. Van Rossum is a former Dutch diplomat in Afghanistan and in the United States, guest lecturer at two U.S. universities, writer of the book Top Negotiators, and frequent tv-show guest as subject matter expert. Van Rossum will share his insights on negotiating with Americans as a Dutchman.

Additionally two panels which will provide practical insights for Dutch companies looking to expand to the United States, including for scaleups and SME+ companies. You will receive a policy update, investment opportunities, how to work with federal and local government, incentives, access to capital, and more.

Finally, we are also proud to have 17 U.S. States* participating the event and you can schedule meetings with them in advance through the online portal. These meetings are useful to discuss your future investments or learn about incentive programs, local ecosystems, rules and regulations, and why you should consider expanding to their respective state.

*Participating states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.

For more information and registration, please visit the website. Make sure to select the Netherlands event when you register and follow the instructions.

Philip Hammerstein
U.S. Embassy
philip.hammerstein@trade.gov