Amsterdam Business Forum is a trade name of DenkProducties B.V.
These general terms and conditions establish the rules for the registration and purchase of tickets and the conditions for participation in programs organized by DenkProducties and its affiliated companies.
These general terms and conditions were last modified on April 1, 2024.
Definitions
Agreement: means the agreement between you and DenkProducties regarding the online registration and purchase of a ticket for a program, including these general terms and conditions;
Program: means all seminars, evening seminars, workshops, lectures, (digital) masterclasses, webinars, online events, and live events to be organized by DenkProducties B.V.;
Ticket: the document that serves as an admission ticket for a program, including electronic admission tickets;
General Terms and Conditions: The general terms and conditions of DenkProducties for programs;
DenkProducties: DenkProducties B.V. with its registered office at (1101 BB) Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Hoogoorddreef 73b, registered with the Chamber of Commerce under number: 34245851 and its affiliated companies;
VAT: Value Added Tax;
Website: the websites of DenkProducties, including – but not limited to – https://denkproducties.nl/, https://abforum.nl, and any other website used by DenkProducties at any time;
Participant: means any legal entity or natural person who enters into an agreement with DenkProducties by purchasing a ticket and/or registering for a program.
General Provisions
1. DenkProducties has provided you with these General Terms and Conditions during the conclusion of the agreement. The General Terms and Conditions can be consulted via the website.
2. By purchasing one of our products and services, you accept and agree to these General Terms and Conditions. If you act on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you declare that you are authorized to bind such entity and its affiliates to these General Terms and Conditions, in which case the terms “you” or “your” will refer to such entity and all its affiliates.
3. By submitting your registration details, you agree that DenkProducties may contact you as necessary for the organization and administration of the program. If DenkProducties is unable to reach you and therefore cannot verify the details you provided on the order form, DenkProducties may cancel the reservation.
4. DenkProducties treats all personal data provided by participants to DenkProducties in accordance with applicable privacy laws and regulations. For more information on the use and security of personal data, see our privacy policy (‘Privacy Statement’).
5. If a provision of these General Terms and Conditions proves to be null and void or annulable, the remaining provisions of these General Terms and Conditions remain in full force and effect.
6. Deviations from these General Terms and Conditions are only valid when they have been agreed upon in writing between you and DenkProducties. The applicability of any purchase or other general terms and conditions of yours is expressly rejected, unless otherwise agreed in writing by DenkProducties. By purchasing a ticket or registering for a program, you agree to, and are bound by, these General Terms and Conditions.
7. DenkProducties reserves the right to unilaterally change the terms. Changes to these General Terms and Conditions become effective thirty (30) days after the day they are announced via the website and by email.
Prices, Invoicing and Payment
8. The prices indicated for tickets and programs are exclusive of 21% VAT and must be paid including VAT, unless otherwise stated. All prices are expressed in Euros, unless specifically indicated in another currency.
9. Invoices for the purchase of tickets or subscriptions will be sent within 5 working days after the registration or purchase date to the invoice address you have provided. The obligation to pay arises at the moment of registration or purchase, regardless of the invoicing. Unless specifically agreed otherwise, invoices must be paid within 14 days of the invoice date, with no possibility for settlement or discount allowed.
10. Unless explicitly agreed otherwise with DenkProducties, and if no payment is received before the start of the program, DenkProducties reserves the right to require online payment on the spot. There is no possibility to purchase admission tickets at the door of the program.
11. In case of late payment, you are immediately in default without any further notice of default being required. DenkProducties then has the right to proceed to the collection of the amount due without further announcement, charging a delay interest of 1.5% per month on the outstanding amount.
12. In addition to the principal sum and delay interest, you are also liable for extrajudicial and possibly judicial collection costs. These costs comply with the legal provisions on collection costs and include the actual costs of the collection agency, being €40.00 plus a minimum of 15% of the principal sum.
13. In case of non-payment or late payment, or failure to properly fulfill any obligation, DenkProducties has the right to cease the delivery of further services or suspend the performance of its obligations without prior announcement. This leaves our right to compensation for all direct, indirect, and consequential damage, including lost profits, unaffected, in addition to all other legal rights entitled to us.
14. We are at all times entitled to demand advance payment, cash payment, or security for the payment from you even after the agreement has been concluded. If you fail to comply, we are entitled to stop further deliveries or suspend the performance of our obligations without prior notice of default, without prejudice to our right to compensation for damages as mentioned in Article 13 and all other legal rights entitled to us.
15. DenkProducties reserves the right to cancel your ticket if you fail to meet the payment deadline.
Cancellation and Transfer Policy
16. Tickets for our programs are personal and not transferable, unless previously agreed upon by reporting the transfer via email to customercare@denkproducties.nl with the full name, email address, and company details of the substitute.
17. Customers have the right to cancel their purchase within a period of 30 days from the date the order was placed. However, cancellations are not accepted if requested less than 30 days before the start of the event:
18. Tickets may not be resold or transferred for commercial gain. If detected, the ticket will be canceled without refund.
Force Majeure and Safety
19. In the event of unforeseen circumstances or force majeure, DenkProducties reserves the right to make changes to the date and time of all parts of the program. No refunds will be provided if the program is moved or changed.
20. In case of force majeure, DenkProducties also has the right to cancel the program. In this case, a full refund will be provided.
21. If the number of participants for a program is below the minimum number set by DenkProducties, DenkProducties reserves the right to move the program to a later date instead of canceling it. In the event of such a move, there will be no refund of the invoice amount. If relocation is not possible and DenkProducties decides to cancel the program, the option will be offered to register for another program or, in the absence thereof, the invoice amount will be credited or refunded.
22. DenkProducties may make changes to the program if there are valid reasons for doing so, for example, if a speaker is unable to attend. Although speakers and topics are confirmed at the time of publication, unforeseen circumstances may necessitate changes, substitutions, or cancellations of speakers and/or topics. DenkProducties therefore reserves the right to make changes to the scheduled program at any time, without any liability to participants.
23. DenkProducties is not responsible for any expenditure, loss, or damage as a result of the replacement, alteration, cancellation, or postponement of a program.
24. In accordance with Dutch law and official regulations for organizing events, DenkProducties reserves the right to require participants in our programs to comply with the health and safety measures in effect at the time. This may include, but is not limited to, showing COVID passports, test proofs, vaccination proofs, or other documentation, as well as complying with any future regulations or measures set by the national government to protect public health at events. DenkProducties actively follows the guidelines of relevant authorities to ensure the health and safety of all participants.
25. DenkProducties reserves the right to refuse access to the program to anyone who behaves in a manner that DenkProducties deems unacceptable, or in violation of the house rules of the respective venue, the code of conduct, or any other condition.
Copyright and Intellectual Property
26. The texts, trademarks, logos, images, graphics, photos, video files, or any other digital media, as well as the products and services offered through our sites and their arrangement on our sites (“Company Intellectual Property”) are protected by patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. The Company Intellectual Property may not be copied for commercial use or distribution, nor may the Company Intellectual Property be modified, processed, or reposted on other websites for commercial purposes without our prior written consent.
27. Participants may only download, store, or publish material made available by DenkProducties or by our authorized third parties for personal use or share according to the specific instructions provided with that material. However, without prior written permission from DenkProducties, it is not allowed to reproduce, distribute, or in any other way reuse any other material that is offered within our services or published by authorized third parties.
28. A program may be filmed and recorded by audiovisual or electronic means or photographed (including images or photos of individuals or groups of visitors), and you must inform the DenkProducties team at the registration desk if you do not wish to be included in any individual or group images or photos.
29. DenkProducties, and any organization that has received our permission, may use and distribute footage and photos from events, which you may appear in, everywhere in the world and forever. They may do this through all types of media (such as social media) for things such as advertising, creating awareness, reporting, and other ways related to the use of these images and photos.
30. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, you will not make any claims for compensation or benefits or have any claim, including, but not limited to, claims based on violations of privacy, defamation, or the right to publicity, arising from any use, modification, blurring, distortion, or use in composite form of your name, image, photo, voice, or likeness in connection with such footage or photos.
Liability and Applicable Law
31. Participants are responsible for arranging appropriate insurance in connection with their participation in the program. DenkProducties is only liable for direct damage caused by intentional misconduct or gross negligence on its part. The total liability of DenkProducties never exceeds the total purchase amount of the ticket for the program.
32. Any disputes that may arise from agreements to which these conditions apply will be exclusively adjudicated by the competent court in Amsterdam. All transactions are exclusively governed by Dutch law.
33. The organization and execution of programs, as well as the preparation of the teaching materials, are carried out to the best of DenkProducties B.V. ‘s ability. However, we cannot guarantee the absence of inaccuracies or incompleteness in the teaching materials or the information presented during the course, workshop, seminar, training, congress, masterclass, or conference. As such, we accept no liability whatsoever.
34. Participation in the programs is at the participant’s and client’s own risk. DenkProducties B.V. therefore accepts no liability for any loss, theft, or damage to the properties of the participant(s) or client, nor for any personal injury incurred during the program.
35. Actions taken by the client or participant as a result of (the content of) the program as well as the course material, are entirely at the risk of the client and the participant(s). DenkProducties B.V. is, except in cases of intent or gross negligence, not liable for any type of damage, direct or indirect, that results for the client or participant(s) from actions taken in response to (the content of) the program or the course material.
36. The burden of proof regarding any alleged liability of DenkProducties B.V. rests with the participant, which is accepted by the latter.
N.B. You can download the General Terms and Conditions Programs here.
Ikenna Azuike started his career as a lawyer, but is now a sought-after journalist, presenter, speaker and filmmaker. Ikenna was born in Lagos, Nigeria, grew up in the UK, studied law in the UK and France and has been living in The Netherlands with his family since 2004.
FROM LAWYER TO BROADCASTER
After working as a lawyer with Shearman & Sterling in London, Singapore and New York, and with Clifford Chance LLP in Amsterdam, he decided to change course and follow his passions for broadcasting and social activism.
Together with his wife, Mette te Velde, he created the satirical news show What’s Up Africa. Since 2017 Ikenna has worked on a variety of longer form journalistic projects including the 6-part travel series ‘Planeet Nigeria’ (Planet Nigeria) for BNNVARA and the documentary ‘De Post-Racistische Planeet’ (The Post-Racist Planet) for VPRO Tegenlicht.
CHAIRMAN AND BOARD MEMBER
In addition to his work as a journalist, Ikenna was also the chairman of The Correspondent Foundation, a foundation launched by the Dutch journalism platform De Correspondent from its inception to 2023. In 2023 he was appointed to the Board of Tony’s Chocolonely Mission Foundation B.V.
EVENT HOST
Ikenna is regularly invited to host national and international events where he interviews professionally and enthusiastically with his trademark disarming charm and sense of humour.
Ikenna was host of Amsterdam Business Forum 2022 and got an insanely high rating of 9.04/10. And 35% gave him a perfect 10/10. The highest rating of all people on stage that day. We had no doubt: Ikenna needs to return to Amsterdam Business Forum!
Michiel Muller is perhaps Holland’s most famous disruptive entrepreneur. He enjoys shaking up industries with creativity, bravery and drive.
FOUDER PICNIC
Michiel is co-founder of Picnic, an innovative online supermarket, started in Holland but rapidly growing into Germany, Belgium and France. One of the investors in Picnic is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Trust.
FOUNDER TANGO & ROUTE MOBIEL
As a serial entrepreneur, Michiel Muller, along with co-founder Marc Schröder, developed the unmanned gas station chain Tango into a remarkable success story. Subsequently, he and Marc Schröder founded Route Mobiel, a competitor to ANWB Wegenwacht, effectively disrupting another market.
AWARDS AND BOOKS
As a Top 100 marketer, Muller has won numerous marketing awards, frequently appears on radio and television, and has been honored with awards such as the Effie and an Accent. He authored ‘Ondernemen is een ABC-tje’ and ‘Ervaringen van een Serial Entrepreneur’, which was voted entrepreneurship book of the year.
OUTSTANDING SPEAKER
On stage, Muller enjoys revealing the business models behind enterprises, offering genuine insights. His ability to think creatively and originally, coupled with his skill in engaging the audience, makes him the perfect closing speaker at a seminar on Courageous Leadership.
Margriet Sitskoorn is a neuropsychologist and professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at Tilburg University. She is perhaps the best-known brain expert in the Netherlands. She owes her fame to bestsellers such as ‘The makeable brain’ and her many TV appearances in popular science programs.
RESEARCH ON MANIPULATION
Sitskoorn conducts research into the relationship between the brain and behavior. She is mainly concerned with the question of how we can develop our brains by changing our behavior and our environment. Margriet Sitskoorn has done a lot of scientific research into manipulation. She argues that influencing others is at the heart of all our social interactions. It happens at work, at home and in the supermarket. In fact, everywhere and by everyone.
USING SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE
Consciously and unconsciously, we put all our possessions into influencing the other. She shows how you can use scientific knowledge in a positive way to achieve your goals, live a happier life and even how you can easily reduce the experience of pain.
BESTSELLERS
Margriet Sitskoorn is author of an impressive list of books, including:
SPECIALST IN RESILIENCE
But she was drawn to the business world. Triggered by her scientific insights about mental resilience, she started the company Better Minds at Work, specializing in increasing mental resilience, energy and productivity of employees.
BESTSELLING AUTHOR
Her big breakthrough came in 2015 with her bestseller Mentaal Kapitaal (Better Minds). She also wrote Het Nieuwe Mentaal (The New Mental), Authentieke Intelligentie (Authentic Intelligence) and The Mental Reset.
PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK
Elke’s trademark is without doubt the way in which she manages to translate new psychological insights into fresh and accessible day-to-day applications. This is how she inspires people and organizations to hone their mental resilience and to become the best possible version of themselves.
Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She also holds the position of visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.
Brené has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers and is the host of two award-winning podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead.
Brené’s books are translated into more than 30 languages, and her titles include Atlas of the Heart, Dare to Lead, Braving the Wilderness, Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts of Imperfection. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the bestselling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.
Brené’s TED talk on the Power of Vulnerability is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world, with over 60 million views. Brené is the first researcher to have a filmed lecture on Netflix, and in March 2022, she launched a new show on HBO Max that focuses on her latest book, Atlas of the Heart.
Brené spends most of her time working in organizations around the world, helping develop braver leaders and more courageous cultures.
She lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, Steve. They have two children, Ellen and Charlie, and a weird Bichon named Lucy.
Adam Grant: Organizational psychologist at Wharton, bestselling author of Think Again, and host of the podcasts WorkLife & Re:Thinking
Adam has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for 7 straight years. As an organizational psychologist, he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 10 most influential management thinkers and Fortune’s 40 under 40.
He is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 5 books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages: Think Again, Give and Take, Originals, Option B, and Power Moves. His books have been named among the year’s best by Amazon, Apple, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. His viral piece on languishing was the most-read New York Times article of 2021 and the most-saved article across all platforms. His next book, Hidden Potential, launches in October 2023.
Adam hosts the TED podcasts Re:Thinking and WorkLife, which have been downloaded over 65 million times. His TED talks on languishing, original thinkers, and givers and takers have over 30 million views.
Everyone has a story. Joseph Oubelkas has a story about resilience and adaptation. About choice and perseverance. At the age of 24, Joseph is wrongfully convicted of drug smuggling. He receives a 10-year prison sentence and ends up in in a Moroccan prison. Innocent.
Independent investigations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that there was no evidence whatsoever.
Despite his unjust imprisonment and the harsh prison life, Joseph decides to make the best of the situation. He puts things into perspective, values the little things, cherishes what he has, and turns his sorrow, anger, and frustration into positive energy.
After 1637 days, he is released: stronger, more positive, and more resilient than ever.
Joseph’s story is as extraordinary as it is inspiring. With his life-changing experience, he has touched, moved, motivated, and guided tens of thousands of people in their journeys. Professional and personal.
Get ready for an unexpected masterclass in resilience and courage.
Melati Wijsen is a young changemaker from Bali. In terms of personality, she is best characterized as a blend of Greta Thunberg, Bojan Slat and Barack Obama. At the age of only 12 (!) Melati and her sister managed to get single use plastic bags banned in Bali. Melati is the founder and figurehead of Youthtopia, a network of young changemakers around the world. A film about her and this movement launched in 2022: Bigger than Us. Melati is one of those speakers you may not know upfront, but will never forget after September 29.
Glenn de Randamie, better known as Typhoon, will wrap up this seminar. He will take us on a journey to connection, inclusion and fresh perspectives. How can we make even more impact by working together in a better way? How do we ensure that all voices are heard and blend into better decisions? How do we bridge gaps and break barriers? Glenn will share unexpected and valuable lessons about personal leadership, vitality, inclusion and diversity, growing, slowing down, trusting and connecting.
Tim Ferriss is one of the world’s leading experts on leadership, entrepreneurship and personal innovation. He is the author the iconic global bestseller: The 4-Hour-Workweek. He is an early investor in companies such as Uber, Shopify, Duolingo and Alibaba. Tim is on Fast Company’s list of “Most Innovative Business People.” His podcast The Tim Ferriss Show is the world’s most listened-to podcast for entrepreneurs and leaders with over 900 million (!!!) downloads.
“Tim Ferriss is the Oprah of Audio”
(The Observer)
Maryna Saprykina won the 2023 Speaker contest with her speech: “Sustainability in the Times of War”.
She is sustainability consultant from Ukraine who has seen the resilience of Ukrainian businesses firsthand.
Her keynote addressed the role of sustainability in business continuity during times of war.
Alix Jacobson is Former Vice President HR EMEA by Netflix. She is a commercially driven international HR executive with an extensive track record of building and sustaining healthy, efficient and high-performing teams.
Alix staunchly believes in company culture as a business driver – A clear and common set of values and behaviors can drive employee performance and team effectiveness, and ultimately business performance.
Lilian Geijsen is Managing Director of Ben & Jerry’s Europe, she embodies the company’s mission of delivering high-quality, socially responsible products while making a positive impact on the world.
She is responsible for driving growth while prioritizing social impact across all three parts of the business, including product, economic, and social.
Rutger Bregman is one of Europe’s most prominent young thinkers. The 35-year-old historian and author has been nominated twice for the prestigious European Press Prize for his work at De Correspondent. His articles have been featured in The Washington Post and on the BBC. His book, Human Kind (De Meeste Mensen Deugen) is a worldwide bestseller, with over 1.5 million copies sold and translations in 40 languages.
“Rutger Bregman is the Dutch Wunderkind of new ideas”
(The Guardian)
