Room for Discussion
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Room for Discussion conducts free live interviews at the University of Amsterdam, with leading voices in politics, economics, journalism and more. Each interview is fully led and conducted by students.
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The Pursuit of More: Evan Osnos on Prosperity in China and the US
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May 19, 2026 |
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Sticking Up for the Human(ities): SSE President Lars Strannegård on Rethinking Education
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May 19, 2026 |
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A Tale of Two Americas (at War): Aviva Chomsky on Latin American History
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May 19, 2026 |
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Marco Buti- On the Future of the EU
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May 15, 2026 |
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CSR Debate 2026 – with party leaders of INTER, Activisten Partij, Vrije Student and UVAsociaal
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May 13, 2026 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Postwar Paralysis – Conversation with High Representative Christian Schmidt
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May 11, 2026 |
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Dr. Christine Webb On the Exceptionalism of Human Arrogance
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May 09, 2026 |
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Tax the rich! Sure, but how? - A Discussion with Gabriel Zucman
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Appetite for Change - Financial Market Reform with Ann Pettifor
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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The Original Sinn – Limits to European Integration with Hans-Werner Sinn
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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From Statecraft to Standards: Governing Business and Human Rights in Myanmar
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Words and Weapons with Ambassador Ammar Hijazi, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the Netherlands
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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The Realities of Childhood in Wartime Ukraine: A Conversation with Kyrylo Lapko
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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From Humiliation to Rejuvenation: Steve Tsang on The Rise of China
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Political Optimism: Necessity or Naivety? -with Marnix van Rij, former State Secretary of Finances
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Farewell To the Welfare State? - Gøsta Esping-Andersen On The Future of Welfare Capitalism
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Diversity – Driver for Success, a Conversation with Anahit Galstyan, BASF
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Saving for a Rainy Decade: Finance Minister Eelco Heinen on Europe’s Economic Future
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Amsterdam 750: a Conversation with Mayor Femke Halsema
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Verkiezingsserie: Rob Jetten, leider van D66
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Verkiezingsserie: Jimmy Dijk, leider van de SP
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Verkiezingsserie: Esmah Lahlah, Tweede Kamerlid van GroenLinks-PvdA
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Verkiezingsserie: Ines Kostic, Tweede Kamerlid van Partij voor de Dieren
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Geography as Destiny - Conversations with Historian Ian Morris
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Changing Currents: The Future of the Alliance with former Dutch Minister of Defence Kajsa Ollongren
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Ukraine, Diplomacy, and the Road Ahead: A Talk with Ambassador Alle Dorhout
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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CSR Election Debate 2025 - University of Amsterdam Central Student Council
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May 30, 2025 |
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Ctrl+Alt+Defend_ Stéphane Duguin on the Fight for CyberPeace
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May 30, 2025 |
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The Failure of Good Intentions – Philippe Sands on the Limits of International Law
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May 26, 2025 |
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Keenly Unorthodox: Rethinking Economics with Steve Keen
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May 26, 2025 |
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Empire State of Mind: Russell Shorto on the Dutch Roots of New York
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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A Lifetime in Diplomacy: Former UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Trouble in Paradise: On the Crisis of Democratic Capitalism with Martin Wolf
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Israel-Palestine Series: Yossi Klein Halevi on the Role of Narratives
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Toppling Europe's Last Dictator: A Conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Show Me the Money! with Tony Murphy, President of the European Court of Auditors
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Ruben Brekelmans, Dutch Minister of Defence
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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The Battle Beyond the Frontlines – On “Doctors Without Borders” with Karel Hendriks
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Post Trade Clarity: Gary Stevenson on Economic Inequality and the Future of Capitalism
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Carbon and Cashflow: Barbara Baarsma’s Vision for Sustainable Growth
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Standing Strong: Economic Solutions in Uncertain Times with Guy Standing
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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The Ivory Tower: Frederic Hopp on Moral Reasoning in the Brain
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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College Tour Turned Around – A Conversation with Twan Huys
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Walking the Authoritarian Tightrope – A conversation with Dutch-Russian Media Magnate, Derk Sauer
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Right from the Voters Mouth: Populism and the Far Right with Political Scientist Cas Mudde
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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The Dutch as Ambivalent Europeans? A Conversation with Tom de Bruijn
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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The Legacy of Nazi Billionaires: A Conversation with David de Jong
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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The Fight for Climate Justice with Director of Milieudefensie Donald Pols
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Beyond the Negotiating Table An Expert’s View on Diplomacy with Kees van Rij
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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From Crime Scenes to Courtrooms with President of Eurojust, Ladislav Hamran
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Challenging The Status Quo - Patricia Sellers on Redefining Sexual Violence as International Crime
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May 22, 2023 |
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The Cost of Steel Health, Environment and Responsibility - Hans van den Berg, CEO of Tata Steel NL
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May 22, 2023 |
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Hot Takes on Global Warming – A Conversation with Bjorn Lomborg
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May 22, 2023 |
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Klimaatgeneraal: Klimaatverandering als Nieuwe Vijand? - Tom Middendorp
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May 22, 2023 |
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Human Rights On Trial - A Conversation with Geoffrey Robertson KC
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Dutchman in Deutschland - Ronald van Roeden, Dutch Ambassador to Germany
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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The most powerful lobbyist in the Netherlands - Ingrid Thijssen, Chair of the Dutch Employers Lobby
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Ernst Kuipers, Minister of Health - A Conversation about the Future of Dutch Healthcare
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Humanitarian Crises of Today and Tomorrow - Marieke van Schaik, Director of Red Cross NL
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Women, Life, Freedom in Iran - with Women’s Rights Activist Shadi Sadr
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Men, Status and the Masculinity Crisis - A Conversation with Author Will Storr
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Fairphone: A Call for Change - Eva Gouwens, CEO of Fairphone
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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The Past, Present and Future of International Tribunals - A Conversation with Yugoslavia Tribunal Judge Alphons Orie
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Frans Muller, CEO of Ahold Delhaize - Who's Taking Your Lunch Money?
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Simone Huis in 't Veld - The Future of the World's Oldest Stock Exchange
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Dr. Nick Saville - AI: Education's Future Frontier
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Caecilia Wijgers, the last Dutch Ambassador to Afghanistan - Diplomacy in an Unstable World
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Eric Cornuel, CEO of EFMD - Making Modern Managers
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Caroline Van der Plas - Hoe nu verder met Nederland?
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Muhamad Chahrour, CEO DeGiro - Are our Brokers Broken?
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Catherine de Bolle - Fighting Crime in the Digital Age
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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Sergio Jaramillo, former Colombian High Commissioner for Peace - The Lessons and Costs of Colombia's Peace -
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Former Curaçao PM Eugene Rhuggenaath - Tropical Controversies
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Harmen van Wijnen (Algemeen Bestuursvoorzitter ABP)
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Roland Kobia - The EU as a Peace and Security Actor in Regional Conflict
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Paul Collier - Reciprocity versus Self Interest
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Luis de Guindos, Vice President of the European Central Bank
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Marion Koopmans, Dutch Virologist
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Wiebe Draijer (CEO Rabobank) on Rabobank Future Proof
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Historian Rutger Bregman on War in Ukraine, the Pandemic and Human Decency
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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The Man Behind the Panama Papers: Bastian Obermayer
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO Triodos Bank) : Perseverence of Idealism
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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René van Hell - The Arctic Ambassador & The Polar Power Play
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Coby van der Linde - The Gas Market from Groningen to Russia
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Sergei Guriev on the Political and Economic Future of Russia
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Diederik Samsom: The European Plan to Save the Climate and the Younger Generations
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Laura van Geest - de (Autoriteit) Financiële Markten
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Marcel Levi: Sociale vraagstukken in de zorg
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Otto Fricke (FDP MP): Germany after Merkel
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Herman Tjeenk Willink: Het verval van de staat
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Pete Hoekstra: The New Cold War
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Olivier Blanchard: Former Chief Economist of the IMF
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Hans Wiegel: De Metamorfose van Rechts Nederland
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Daron Acemoglu on Why Nations Fail
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Thomas Piketty - Capital and Ideology
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Tom Standage - How Social Media & Technology is Revolutionising Our World
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali - Freedom and Feminism
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Paul Polman: Greenwashing or Corporate Sustainability
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Branko Milanovic Capitalism, Democracy and the Future of Mankind
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Claudio Borio - The Most Important Bank you have Never Heard of
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Barbara Baarsma - Wie betaalt de schade?
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Georganiseerde misdaad en zware criminaliteit: in gesprek met de Amsterdamse Recherche
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Olaf Sleijpen on the Dutch Economy
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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The #metoo Movement of the Dutch Art World
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Jack Goldstone - The Man Who Predicted the 2020 Protests - Capitol Insurrection
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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The Ethics Behind Vaccines and Lockdown Measures - Roland Pierik Interview
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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The Case for “Inclusive” Nationalism - Zihni Özdil
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Bénédicte Ficq - De beste strafpleitster van Nederland
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Onze Economie, met Bas Jacobs
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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The Future of NATO and European Security: Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Femke Halsema: Burgemeester van Amsterdam
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Lale Gül: Ik ga leven
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Charles Michel: President-Elect of the European Council
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Deirdre McCloskey: Liberalism in the 21st Century
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Jill Lepore: Revisiting American History
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Dan Ariely: Irrational Decision-Making
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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The Changing Democratic Party: George Blaustein
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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The EU & China: Chinese Investments in the European Union
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Sep 25, 2019 |
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H.E. Ranieri Sabatucci: Ambassador of the EU to the African Union
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Gita Gopinath: Chief Economist of the IMF
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Sep 18, 2019 |
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Martin Wolf: Chief Economics Commentator Financial Times
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May 20, 2019 |
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Mark van Baal: Activist Investment
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May 20, 2019 |
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Het Grote EU Verkiezingsdebat
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May 20, 2019 |
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Rob Jetten: Fractievoorzitter D66
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May 20, 2019 |
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Menno Snel: The Netherlands a Tax paradise?
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May 20, 2019 |
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Hal Varian: Chief Economist Google
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Minister van Defensie: Ank Bijleveld
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Climate Change on Trial
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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The Power of Women in Business
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Understanding Brexit: The European Perspective
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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US Ambassador to the Netherlands: Pete Hoekstra
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Director-General of ESA: Johann-Dietrich Wörner
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Understanding Brexit: The British Perspective
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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CEO of Royal DSM Feike Sijbesma
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Mar 03, 2019 |
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Zorg: een gezonde markt?
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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Currency Crisis in Emerging Markets
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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Eurozone Reforms
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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Refugee Integration
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Jan 20, 2019 |
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World Trade In Crisis with Robert Koopman (Chief Economist WTO)
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Lustrum Neelie Kroes - EU in Crisis
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Carles Puigdemont - Is Democracy In Crisis (Room for Discussion lustrum 1)
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Marjan van Loon - President Director of Shell Netherlands
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Tien Jaar na de Financiële Crisis
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Universiteitsdag Geert ten Dam
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Dick Boer President and CEO Ahold Delhaize
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Tien Jaar na de Financile Crisis
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Edward Glaeser - The Triumph of the City
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May 23, 2018 |
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Minister of Education The Future of Education
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May 08, 2018 |
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Institutional Investors and The Rise of Common Ownership
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May 03, 2018 |
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Privacy - Do we still want to be let alone
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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Klaas Knot, President of the Dutch Central Bank
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Apr 05, 2018 |
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Deconstructing Voting Behavior: Didier Eribon
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Mar 22, 2018 |
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Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain: The Potential to Rule The World?
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Italian Elections 2018: New reforms and parties in action
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Feb 21, 2018 |
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Werner Hoyer - President of the European Investment Bank
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Universal Basic Income - Rutger Bregman and Hilmar Schneider
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Jan 11, 2018 |
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Dani Rodrik - The Globalization Paradox
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Nov 03, 2017 |
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Director of Cowspiracy: Kip Andersen at Room for Discussion
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May 17, 2016 |
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Thierry Baudet - Democratie in Transitie (NL)
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Jan 14, 2016 |