EACC Cincinnati Business Delegation visiting the Netherlands
On Monday June 10 and Tuesday June 11 we will host a business delegation from EACC Cincinnati to the Netherlands with around 10 companies. The focus will be on sharing best practices in Advanced Manufacturing, AgriTech and Logistics.
We aim to connect transatlantic peers, boost economic development and to build new relationships.
Companies from Cincinnati participating: Altix, Roedl-VL, Holland Group, Miller Valentine, Ditsch, VEGA Americas, Deceuninck, FBT, HUB Horan and REDI. Please find here the attendee list.
The agenda looks as follows and is open for EACC members and selected invitees:
Monday, June 10
09.00 – 10.30: Roundtable breakfast session with U.S. Consul General, Kate Nanavatty at Taylor Wessing in Amsterdam
12.00 – 13.30: Roundtable lunch session with Rotterdam Partners and MKB Rotterdam Rijnmond
14.00 – 16.30: Presentation Port of Rotterdam (at World Port Center) and site visite of RDM Innovation Doc
17.00 – 18.30: Networking reception at AKD Benelux Law Firm in Rotterdam (Wilhelminakade 1)
Tuesday, June 11
11.30 – 13.00: Roundtable lunch session with Liof at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo
13.15 – 14.30: Company site visit to Inthergroup
15.00 – 16.30: Company site visit to Kipster
17.00 – 18.30: Networking reception at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo (Campusgebouw Villa Flora, Villafloraweg 1, Venlo)
Members and operating companies are welcome to register for the different available sessions via the red button on the right.
For any questions, please send an email to: marcel.schulze@eaccnl.eu
Hourly Schedule
June 10
- 9:30am - 11.00am
- Breakfast session
- Roundtable with U.S. Consulate General Kate Nanavatty and EACC Cincinnati delegation
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Speakers:
Kate Nanavatty
- 5.00pm - 6.30pm
- Networking Reception
- AKD Benelux Lawyers
June 11
- 5.00pm - 6.30pm
- Networking Reception
Speakers
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Kate NanavattyU.S. Consul General
Kate Nanavatty, a career U.S. foreign service officer, assumed her position as Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General in Amsterdam in July 2022. On October 17, 2023, she assumed the position of Acting Deputy Chief of Mission.
Kate’s career at the U.S. Department of State encompasses domestic leadership positions, overseas tours in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, and teaching roles. Her domestic assignments include serving as Chief of Staff to former Deputy Secretary of State Ambassador John Sullivan and subsequently to former Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun. She also served as the Burma Desk Officer from 2010-2012.
Overseas, Kate served as a political and economic officer at the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. She was the Immigrant Visa Chief during her consular tour at the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa. She specialized in external political issues, and South China Sea and maritime security during her later tour at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kate has invested significantly in the careers of colleagues and rising public service officers. As a Rusk Fellow, Kate taught graduate seminars at Georgetown University’s Institute for the Study of Diplomacy. She has also taught leadership courses at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI), including co-chairing the National Security Executive Leadership Seminar. She most recently served as the Acting Director of FSI’s Leadership and Management School’s Leadership and Executive Development Divisions.
Kate grew up in Pound Ridge, New York with her parents and brother. Before joining the Foreign Service, she worked at the World Bank Group, as a research assistant at the U.S. Institute for Peace, and as a tennis instructor. She was awarded the State Department’s Distinguished Honor Award in 2020.
Kate received a B.A., summa cum laude in International Relations from John Hopkins University, where she played varsity tennis and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.A. in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Kate is married to Rushad Nanavatty, Managing Director of RMI, and has two sons Kiyan and Cyrus.