EVENT DETAILS
Join the 2024 edition of the Amsterdam Business Forum with renowned speakers including Adam Grant, Brené Brown and Joseph Oubelkas. This year’s edition is complete with speakers Margriet Sitskoorn, Elke Geraerts, Michiel Muller, and host Ikenna Azuike. The event, organised by Denkproducties will take place on Friday, 27th of September 2024, in AFAS Live Amsterdam. The theme of this year’s edition of the event is Courageous Leadership, with its three sub-themes: Courage to Focus, Courage to Grow and Courage to Lead.
Amsterdam Business Forum has been providing its audiences with the right ingredients to make an impact: outstanding speakers, brilliant practices and a community of great minds. The lineup of the past editions include inspirationally acclaimed speakers such as Rutger Bregman, Erin Mayer and Tim Ferris, the author of the global best-seller “The 4-Hour Workweek”.
LANGUAGE
This talk will be held in English. Professional working proficiency of English is required for participation.
VENUE
The conference will be held at AFAS LIVE, an iconic location in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. AFAS Live is situated right opposite of the Johan Cruijff ArenA Stadium is the most versatile, sustainable and innovative stadium in the Netherlands. The Johan Cruyff Arena is the main stadium of Amsterdam and the home stadium of football club AFC Ajax since its opening. It is the place where meaningful memories of unforgettable experiences have been created for over 25 years. From memorable football matches to legendary concerts and inspiring business events.
AFAS Live
Johan Cruijff Boulevard 590
1101 DS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Brené Brown is an American professor, author, public speaker and podcast host. She 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. Her fields of study include leadership, courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy.
For years, people of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Brené’s work. 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.
She is an author of six #1 New York Times best sellers including “The Gifts of Imperfection”, “Daring greatly”, “Rising Strong”, “Braving the Wilderness”,”Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts” and “Atlas of the Heart”. In March 2022, she launched a new show on HBO Max that focuses on her latest book titled “Atlas of the Heart”.
Adam Grant is organizational psychologist at Wharton, bestselling author of “Think Again” and “Hidden Potential”, and host of the podcasts “WorkLife” and “Re:Thinking”, which been downloaded over 65 million times. His TED talks on languishing, original thinkers, and givers and takers have over 30 million views.
Joseph Oubelkas has a story about resilience and adaptation. About choice and perseverance. At the age of 24, Joseph was wrongfully convicted of drug smuggling. He received a 10-year prison sentence in a Moroccan prison. Innocent. After 1.637 days, he was 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 personal and professional journeys.
Margriet Sitskoorn, a Dutch professor in neuropsychology and author of “Train your CEO Brain”.
Elke Geraerts, resilience specialist from Belgium and author of “The Mental Reset”.
Michiel Muller, serial entrepreneur from the Netherlands and founder of companies including Tango, Route Mobiel, and Picnic.
Ikenna Azuike, the highest-rated host from ABF 2022. Back this year by popular demand!
REGISTRATION
This is a ticketed event. Tickets can be purchased directly at the Amsterdam Business Forum website of DenkProducties. VIP Tickets have already sold out.
“We can choose courage or we can choose comfort, but we can’t have both. Not at the same time.”
― Brené Brown
