Thursday Gathering April 22nd

12:00–13:30 Special Event: Female Leadership: The Sequence - Session 2: Leadership at Work! - Venture Café Rotterdam
This special sequence organized by Venture Café Rotterdam consists of 4 inspirational get-togethers dedicated to inspire, connect and empower women! This is not your ordinary female leadership session, but a space to learn and grow together. The sessions are hosted by Jannelieke Aalstein and Anoesjka Imambaks. Today is session 2! On today's menu: leadership at work! With guest speakers Leonie van Mierlo and Arjen Slim.
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16:00–19:00 Break Out: Get Connected in our Virtual Networking Space! - Venture Café Rotterdam
Networking is at the heart of Venture Café! Join us in this main networking space to connect, exchange and collaborate. This space will be open for the duration of the Thursday Gathering to allow for serendipitous connections. Join to talk about a specific subject or for an informal chat to get to know other visitors!
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16:30–17:00 Break Out: Maximize your Virtual Venture Café Experience - Venture Café Rotterdam
During this session, we will maximize your virtual Venture Café experience, with short introductions and new connections! We will inform you about Venture Café mission and the programming offered. You get to share what you are looking for and can make some first serendipitous connects!
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16:30–17:15 Break Out: What we can all learn from Elon Musk, Henry Ford & Chandra Gupta - European Forum for Ayurveda and Yoga
Join this session to find out! How do you prepare for success and how to manage and build in constant growth? Dr. Virje Bahai is a seasoned entrepreneur running operations in several countries, he aims to share his learnings, so others can profit from it. Feel free to join in!
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17:00–19:00 Info Table: Survey to learn about your Investment decisions as an entrepreneur - Rotterdam School of Management
Fahim el Abbouri, current MSc Management of Innovation student at Rotterdam School of Management, has developed a survey for her Master thesis to research factors that influence (private) investment decisions. Any individual with entrepreneurial experience can join. Feel free to fill out the survey directly via the button in the description, or join this info table to learn more about the research from Fahim!
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17:30–18:30 Break Out: The future of YOUR work - Tony de Bree Consulting
There is a lot of talk about 'the future of work' and 'future skills'. In this new #cutthecrap session you will learn how you personally can make the right choices to 1) survive the Covid-19 pandemic and 2) secure the future of YOUR work! Join this session hosted by Tony de Bree.
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18:00–19:00 Break Out: Let's play Among Us! - Venture Café Rotterdam
Join us in the Venture Café Social Space to play Among Us! Returning weekly by popular demand. Look for the Game Room where you'll find our game master between 18.00-19.00h.
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18:00–19:00 Office Hours: Pitch your tech-idea and get it executed - Cor the Coach
Are you a non-technical person with a tech idea? Pitch your business (even if it's still in the early phase) to Cor van Drieberge and learn what the next steps are in order to let it come to fruition and get it executed.
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Thursday Gathering April 29th

16:00–17:00 Office Hours: Need help with launching your digital service? - Worth Systems
As a partner of Venture Café Rotterdam, Worth Systems offers you their knowledge to bring you forward. Join this office hours, and get in contact with their experts in various fields: software development and digital strategy, agile delivery, cyber security, user experience & design, devops, and data. Florian looks forward to chatting with you!
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16:00–19:00 Break Out: Get Connected in our Virtual Networking Space! - Venture Café Rotterdam
Networking is at the heart of Venture Café! Join us in this main networking space to connect, exchange and collaborate. This space will be open for the duration of the Thursday Gathering to allow for serendipitous connections. Join to talk about a specific subject or for an informal chat to get to know other visitors!
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16:30–18:30 Info Table: Vacancies on the Talent Portal (in Virtual Networking Space) - Venture Café Rotterdam
Join this table if you are interested to learn about Venture Café's Talent Portal and the vacancies that are currently on it. We also aim to think along with you in your search for new employees or your next career move!
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16:30–18:00 Info Table: Internationals in Rotterdam: Meet Us! - Rotterdam Expat Centre
Are you an international living in Rotterdam? Do you have any questions about living in the Rotterdam region? Or are you curious what services we offer to the expat community and how we can cooperate? We of Rotterdam Expat Centre are here for you and happy to meet and answer any question you might have around relocating or living in Rotterdam.
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16:30–17:00 Break Out: Maximize your Virtual Venture Café Experience - Venture Café Rotterdam
During this session, we will maximize your virtual Venture Café experience, with short introductions and new connections! We will inform you about Venture Café mission and the programming offered. You get to share what you are looking for and can make some first serendipitous connects!
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