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Interview with Frederique Schillern, former Chairwoman who played a key role in professionalising and rebranding the organisation into the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, and Cyril Durup, a journalist who supported the Chamber's communications and publications in the 1990s.

They reflect on how the Dutch Chamber of Commerce evolved from informal business lunches in the 1980s into a structured, highly...

Interview with Bart and Sytske Kimman, one of the founders of the Dutch Business Association (DBA)

This week, we spoke with Robert, who is currently interning at DZ Bank in Hong Kong. Driven by his love for Asia, he relocated here at the beginning of this year from Amsterdam. During our conversation he shares the importance of being physically present in Hong Kong for finding a job and how networking differs from Europe.

Kim joined the Chamber in January 2026 and has since fully immersed herself in the General Manager role. Get to know her better in this interview!

This week, we spoke with Edvard Rinck, International Partner and Asia-Pacific Operating Model Effectiveness (OME) Lead at EY Belastingadviseurs BV, bringing a strategic and regulatory lens to the “China Outbound” theme ahead of our China Seminar 2026.

This week we sat down with Carla de Bruijn to explore this years China Seminar 2026 theme 'China Outbound' through a logistics lens, as a preview for the event.

This week we had the opportunity to speak to the Director of Hong Kong Talent Engage, Felix Chan, about their strategic mission to position Hong Kong as a premier global talent hub and a vital gateway to China.

In this interview, Sachin Tipnis discusses the benefits of young professionals studying at HKU Business School. Having worked at HKU for more than 20 years and now taking on a broader role, he talks about how dynamic the Hong Kong markets are and touches on how AI will impact the future of learning.

We speak with Boudewijn, who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Rituals in Greater China for one year now. In this interview, he discusses the unique challenges of introducing a European concept to the Chinese market, the strategy of turning “affordable luxury” into a household name, and why he believes now is the perfect time to plant a flag for the future.

Marking ING's 40-year anniversary in Hong Kong, we sat down with James Poon, the bank's country manager for Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR. He reveals how the bank turned a historic milestone into a blueprint for the future—discover the strategies shaping one of APAC's most vital markets.