
On Thursday 18 June 2026, young entrepreneurs and professionals met at the Royal Industrial Groote Club to discuss the future of entrepreneurship and work.
The symposium was introduced by the stories of two top directors Ton Goedmakers (Vebego) and Marlies van Wijhe (Royal Van Wijhe Verf B.V.) who shared from their rich experience how you strategically successfully connect to social responsibility. Then we talked. After the panel discussion, the interview group Dromers, thinkers, doers was presented by writers Govert Buijs, Ellen Klaver and Marcus van Toor and handed to the speakers and Ricardo Copier, representative of the Goldschmeding Foundation. The participants all went home with a copy of the book.
Final Chair
The meeting was the final part of the special chair "Social and economic renewal" held by Govert Buijs at VU Amsterdam from 2015 to 2025, funded by the Goldschmeding Foundation.

Review
Documentary makers ZINcentral made a retrospective video of the symposium. This can be viewed below:

