India Symposium 2024
Valuecent Group, The Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI) Netherlands Chapter and IDFC organised 12th Edition of India Symposium 2024 on Monday 11th November 2024 at Amstelveen where top CEOs/CFOs in corridor attend, networked, created business and spent great evening.
“Director’s personal liability in The Netherlands”
India Dutch Financial Corridor, ICAI Netherlands Chapter and Women Entrepreneur’s Connect are jointly organising a webinar on very important topic “Director’s personal liability in The Netherlands” on 3rd July2024.
Impact of EU Elections on India – EU Business
India – Netherlands – UAE business meet in Amsterdam
India – Netherlands – UAE business meet in Amsterdam on 13th and 14th November
Indian Chamber of International Business, Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, Govt of Sharjah (UAE) in co-operation with ICAI Netherlands, India-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) & Valuecent Group invites companies for an interactive B2B meeting to discuss growth of business and opportunities in Middle East and India. Senior Govt Officials from UAE would be present in the meeting.
Mobilising Startups Ecosystem between India and The Netherlands
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised an event on Mobilising Startups Ecosystem between India and The Netherlands, in Amsterdam. Attended by lot of Startups. Startups to drive Netherlands India relations to new level. Event was held on 26th May 2023, starting 15:00 CET/18:30 IST.
Opportunities for Indo-European businesses – Tax and Regulatory Aspects
ICAI Netherlands Chapter and IDFC organised the webinar on “Opportunities for Indo-European businesses – Tax and Regulatory Aspects (With implications of The India Union Budget 2022)” held on 12th Feb, 2022.
INDIA SYMPOSIUM 2023
G20 chairmanship by India and ahead of the Netherlands’ delegation visiting with Prime Minister Rutte this September – India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and Valuecent Group cordially invite you to “INDIA SYMPOSIUM 2023” (11th Edition) on Wednesday 6th September 2023 from 18:30 – 21:30 Hrs (CET) to be held at Raina Amsterdam (Admiraal de Ruijterweg 468, 1055NG Amsterdam, Netherlands).
Smart Cities Solutions
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) moderated the webinar on Smart Cities Solutions dated 6th February 2023 starting 10:30 CET/15:00 IST
Doing Business in Europe – Unlocking India Europe Opportunities
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised webinar on “Doing Business in Europe – Unlocking India Europe Opportunities” held on 22nd December, 2022. Speakers of the event were CA Vikas Chaturvedi, Chairman, ICAI Netherlands Chapter – Doing Business in The Netherlands and Eulalia Galceran, Tax Lawyer, Head of Spanish-German Desk, Auren – Doing Business in Spain & Germany.
Diwali Celebrations
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised “Diwali Celebrations” in The Netherlands on 5th November, 2022. ICAI is now a growing family of 200+ Chartered Accountants in The Netherlands !
India Symposium 2022
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised the 10th edition of “India Symposium 2022” held on 29th September, 2022 in Amsterdam with room fully packed, attended by around 130 people. This event was conceptualised by Dr. Vikas Chaturvedi, Chairman ICAI Netherlands Chapter. The special theme of this years India Symposium was “Infrastructure the backbone & catalyst to economic prosperity”
Pathways for – Career Opportunities in Netherlands
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised the webinar on “Pathways for – Career Opportunities in Netherlands” held on 24th September, 2022.
Hack the Pain of Change’ and Yoga
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised the webinar on ‘Hack the Pain of Change’ and “Yoga” on the occasion of CA Day, held on 1st July, 2022.
Meet and Greet of CA’s – Drinks Party & Networking
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised the physical meeting “Meet and Greet of CA’s – Drinks Party & Networking” held on 22nd May, 2022 in the Netherlands.
Transfer Pricing – Amendments in India and The Netherlands
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised the webinar on “Transfer Pricing – Amendments in India and The Netherlands” held on 19th May, 2022. Speakers of the events were Mr. Roderick Veldhuizen – Partner at Embridge Economics B.V. and Mr. Ashutosh Mohan Rastogi – Co-founder & joint Managing Partner Amicus- Advocates & Solicitors.
Meet and Greet Webinar with HE Mrs. Reenat Sandhu, The Ambassador of India to The Kingdom of Netherlands
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised the webinar on “Meet and Greet Webinar with HE Mrs. Reenat Sandhu, The Ambassador of India to The Kingdom of Netherlands” on 9th May, 2022. Discussion held on steps towards strengthening of trade relations between NL and India along with the contribution of Chapter towards Embassy’s future road map.
Future of Financial Reporting
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter organised the webinar on “Future of Financial Reporting” held on 7th May, 2022. Speakers of the event were CA Amarjit Chopra, Senior Partner at GSA & Associate LLP | CA Shahnawaz Khan, CEO baker Tilly Oman.
Pathways for Career opportunities and in Netherlands
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Netherlands Chapter organised a webinar on very important topic, “Pathways for Career opportunities and in Netherlands”
Industrial Training and Articleship Opportunity
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Netherlands Chapter organised a webinar on very important topic, “Industrial Training and Articleship Opportunity”.
Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosures – Accomplishing Value with Values in Business
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Netherlands Chapter organised a webinar on Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosures – Accomplishing Value with Values in Business held on 13th December, 2021. Past President CA Atul Gupta was the speaker for the webinar.
India Symposium 2021
ICAI Netherlands Chapter and IDFC organised the webinar on 9th edition of India Symposium 2021 with a special topic “The New kids on the Block: Fintech and AI”, held on 9th December, 2021. This event is supported by IDFC and NFIA. State of Haryana was the official state partner for this Symposium.
Refresher Course on International Tax (5 days course with 10 CPE Hours)
ICAI Netherlands Chapter and IDFC organised the webinar on “Refresher Course on International Tax” (5 days course with 10 CPE Hours) started from 8th November, 2021.
Introduction to GDPR : EU Data Protection
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Netherlands Chapter and India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) together organized the webinar on “Introduction to GDPR : EU Data Protection” held on 22nd Oct, 2021.
Corporate Governance & Cybersecurity
On sidelines of India EU Summit, India-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) organised a webinar on Corporate Governance & Cybersecurity held on 29 June, 2021. This event was supported by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Netherlands Chapter.
Role of Chartered Accountants in Enhancing India-EU Relations & Launching of ICAI Munich RO and Helsinki RO
On sidelines of India EU Summit, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Netherlands Chapter organised a webinar on “Role of Chartered Accountants in Enhancing India-EU Relations & Launching of ICAI Munich RO and Helsinki RO” heldon 7 May, 2021. This event was supported by India-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC).
Indian Union Budget 2021: Exploring New Business Opportunities
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Netherlands Chapter together with the Embassy of India The Hague and Invest India organised a webinar on “Indian Union Budget 2021: Exploring New Business Opportunities” on Wednesday March 10, 2021. Keynote address by Ambassador of India to the Netherlands H.E. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Rawat.
Blockchain technology & its Impact on Business & Finance
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together organized the webinar on Blockchain technology & its Impact on Business & Finance held on 26th Feb, 2021. Webinar gave insights on Block Chain Overview, Impacts on business Model and opportunities for Chartered Accountants.
Entrepreneurship in The Netherlands
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together organized the webinar on “Entrepreneurship in The Netherlands” held on 28th Jan, 2021.
Mastering Linkedin
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together organized the webinar on “Mastering Linkedin” held on December 22, 2020.
India Symposium 2020
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) and ICAI Netherlands Chapter together organised “India Symposium 2020” (8th edition) an annual flagship event which was held in virtual format with more than 1800 participants on December 10th, 2020. Theme of the event was Unlocking the Potential: Business Opportunities between India and EU. There were various imminent speakers who addressed the Symposium incl. Mayor of Mumbai, EU Ambassador to India, Indian Ambassador to EU, ICAI President, CEO of OYO Hotels – Ritesh Agarwal, CEO of LT Foods Europe amongst others.
Updates on Netherlands Budget
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) organised a webinar on Updates on Netherlands Budget. Sandra Ondunk, Head Taxation at TCS Europe was the speaker in the webinar held on October 22, 2020.
Speaker at RVO
On 30th September speech by Prachee van Brandenburg on the culture of doing business at RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) for a roomful of entrepreneurs preparing to go the largest ever economic mission from The Netherlands to India in October 2019.
Key Aspects of EU VAT on Goods and Services
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) organised a webinar on Key Aspects of EU VAT on Goods and Services held on August 27, 2020. Swati Jain, Manager, Indirect tax at EY and Philip Boerman, Director, VAT- services were the speaker of the event.
Transfer Pricing Planning and Compliance for Indian Companies in The Netherlands (Both from India and Netherlands perspective)
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) organised a webinar to celebrate CA day on July 01st, 2020 on topic, “Transfer Pricing Planning and Compliance for Indian Companies in The Netherlands (Both from India and Netherlands perspective)”.
Tax Benefits/Subisidies announced by Dutch Government during COVID 19
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) organized second webinar titled, “Tax Benefits/Subisidies announced by Dutch Government during COVID 19” on May 07, 2020.
India – An Incredible Investment Destination – Recent Changes in Tax Laws, NL – India DTAA, NRI Taxation
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) organised series of webinars on business continuity between India and Netherlands during COVID 19. Our 1st webinar took place on April 30, 2020 and was titled “India – An Incredible Investment Destination – Recent Changes in Tax Laws, NL – India DTAA, NRI Taxation”. H.E. Venu Rajamony, Indian Ambassador to The Netherlands and CA Ved Jain, Past President ICAI addressed the participants.
Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet 2019
Rising Himachal Global Investors’ Meet 2019 held on 6th Nov, 2019 – Dr. Vikas Chaturvedi, Chairman IDFC & Prachee van Brandenburg, Vice Chairman IDFC Met with Chief Minister, Shri Jai Ram Thakur and Industries Minister, Shri Bikram Singh. 30 Dutch delegates representing 25 companies participated in Investment Summit that took place in Dharamshala. 14 MOUs were signed during the summit between Dutch companies and HP Government in areas of Agriculture, Horticulture, Water, Waste, Eco Tourism and Sports.
Meeting with the Telegana Minister of Agriculture
Meeting with the Telegana Minister of Agriculture Mr. Singireddy Niranjan Reddy who was speaking at well attended debriefing organized by Indian Embassy of The Hague on 4th November 2019.
DST-CII Netherlands-India Technology Summit
Dr. Vikas Chaturvedi, Chairman IDFC & Prachee van Brandenburg, Vice Chairman IDFC participated in DST-CII Netherlands-India Technology Summit, Delhi India held on 14th Oct, 2019 as part of Trade Mission to make NL-India trade relationship Fruitful and stronger. During the Summit, Dutch King and Queen visited to India. 5 days, 240 Delegates, over 30 MOUs signed. Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Cochin covered. Water, Agriculture and Healthcare were focused sectors.
Dutch Greenhouse Delta
Mrs. Prachee Van Brandenburg, Secretary General – ASSOCHAM Europe speaking to horticulture industry members at Dutch Greenhouse Delta
Business and Investment Opportunities in Indian State of Himachal Pradesh
On Friday 14th June, the Indian State Government of Himachal Pradesh represented by Mr. Hans Raj Sharma, Director, Industries of Himachal Pradesh and ASSOCHAM Europe (Netherlands) leading Chamber of Commerce of India represented by Dr. Vikas Chaturvedi, Chairman, ASSOCHAM Europe (Netherlands) signed MOU to expand business co-operation between Himachal Pradesh and Netherlands. This was done in the presence of the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Mr. Jai Ram Thakur and after which all attended a seminar organized to showcase the opportunities in Himachal.
Meet and Greet with Chief Minister of Kerala
ASSOCHAM Europe organized business event on 11th May, 2019 for Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan in The Netherlands on Doing Business in Kerala. The event was co-organized by Netherlands India Chamber of Commerce and Trade (NICCT) and Indian Business Chamber (IBC). The Chief Secretary and the Additional Chief Secretary of Kerala were also present during the Event.
Discussion on Results of General Elections 2019
ASSOCHAM Europe Chairman, Dr. Vikas Chaturvedi addressing an event titled “Discussion on Celebrating India’s Democracy on Result of General Elections 2019” held on Saturday, 25 May 2019 at The Gandhi Centre, Parkstraat 99, First Floor 2514 JH, The Hague, The Netherlands. This event was organized by Indian Embassy in The Netherlands.
India Symposium 2019
ASSOCHAM Europe together with Institute of Charter Accountants of India Netherlands Chapter (ICAI) organized the “India Symposium 2019” event on 14th May, 2019 at Aparthotel Adagio Amsterdam City South. This was the 7th edition of India Symposium. Co-organized with Amsterdam Inbusiness, Sun Pharma, Rotterdam Partners and Brabant Development Agency. The special focus of the event was on India Interim Finance Budget, India Growth story, and discussion on opportunities in Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences between India and The Netherlands. It was attended by more than 130 persons at CEO/CFO level.
Dutch panel discussion on the Indian elections
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands invited Mrs. Prachee Van Brandenburg, Secretary General – ASSOCHAM Europe to speak and also be a panel member for a discussion on the upcoming Indian elections. This event was held in Dudok in The Hague on April 16th, 2019 moderated by Max Valstar, Head of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Oceania Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
India Geospatial Business Summit
India Geospatial Business Summit to be held on 3rd April 2019 in Amsterdam. This summit is organised by Geospatial Media & Communications in Partnership with ASSOCHAM Netherlands and Association of Geospatial Industries. Surveyor General of India & Indian Ambassador to address the summit alongwith galaxy of CEOs from Geospatial world !
Meet and Greet event with Rashmi Bansal
India Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC), ICAI Netherlands Chapter & Runkeeters together organised Meet and Greet event with Rashmi Bansal well-known author of a number of books on entrepreneurship on the 22 February 2020 in the Hague.
Presentation on Knowledge and Innovation Sector India-Netherlands
Prachee Van Brandenburg Secretary General – ASSOCHAM Netherlands was invited by the Asia Table of the prestige club Societeit de Witte at The Hague to give a presentation the knowledge and innovation sector in India in February 2019. There were about 40 participants and the other person that spoke was the former Netherlands Ambassador to India Mr. Eric Niehe.
“Meet and Greet” Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mr. Kailash Satyarthi
ASSOCHAM Europe organized special Dussehra evening on Friday, 19th October, 2018 at World Trade Center, The Hague. The theme of the evening was “Meet and Greet” Nobel Peace Prize Winner Mr. Kailash Satyarthi. It was a great honor to host Noble Prize Winner in The Hague. Mr. Satyarthi was delighted to meet members from the business community in the Netherlands. This event was organized together with HCL, ICAI, NICCT and IBC.
India Symposium 2018
ASSOCHAM Europe organized together with ICAI the “India Symposium 2018” event on 3rd October, 2018 at World Trade Center in Amsterdam, which showcased the Current Developments of India and The Netherlands. This event was address by Mrs. Mrinalini Kaur Sapra, First Secretary, Trade & Commerce, Embassy of India. Dutch Budget Highlights was addressed by Jac Veeger, Partner, HVK Stevens. The special theme of event was Food and Agri Sector. There were various speakers from Food and Agri sector who discussed the opportunities in Food and Agri sector between India and The Netherlands.
UP Investors Summit 2018
ASSOCHAM Netherlands participated in UP Investor’s Summit organized by Government of Uttar Pradesh on 21st-22nd February 2018 in Lucknow. The Summit focused on showcasing the investment opportunities and potential in the various sectors of Uttar Pradesh. It was attended by over 5000 delegates and over 1,000 MOUs were signed during the Summit.
Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor Event
ASSOCHAM Europe and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Amsterdam Chapter organized Indo-Dutch Financial Corridor (IDFC) event held at World Trade Center, Amsterdam on 6th of November, 2017. IDFC was launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Mr Mark Rutte during trip of PM Modi to the Netherlands. Aim of IDFC is to boost
opportunities between India and The Netherlands in field of financial sector.
ASSOCHAM Diwali Dinner
ASSOCHAM Europe hosted Exclusive C Suite Diwali Dinner on 30th September, 2017 at famous Jan van der Togt Museum in Amstelveen which was attended by Indian Ambassador to the Netherlands H.E. Venu Rajamony, prominent members of the Netherlands’ government, CEOs, CFOs and Directors of top Indian and Dutch companies along with their spouses/partners.
Bengal Business Summit
ASSOCHAM Europe collaborated with West Bengal Government in June 21, 2017 to organize a seminar “Bengal Business Summit” for Dutch investors to promote the investments into West Bengal.
Seminar Indo Dutch Economic & Commercial Cooperation
ASSOCHAM Netherlands collaborated with The Embassy of India for a seminar on “Indo- Dutch Economic and Commercial Cooperation” on 15th February 2017, with the aim of bringing together different stakeholders for furthering bilateral cooperation between India and the Netherlands. This event was formatted as India Symposium 2017 and we provided a top speaker from KPMG.
Roadshow on Vibrant Gujarat
ASSOCHAM Europe along with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) & KPMG organized a Roadshow on Vibrant Gujarat and Roundtable Discussion on 13th September, 2016 in Amsterdam. The theme of Roundtable Discussion was “Business and Investment Opportunities in Gujarat.
ASSOCHAM India Symposium 2016
ASSOCHAM Netherlands together with EICC organized India Symposium 2016 “Logistics for Make in India” on 16 March 2017 with special focus session on the Indian budget in cooperation with the City of Rotterdam.