Overview
The World Trade Centre Vancouver, in collaboration with key Dutch trade and investment partners, is hosting a free Go Global webinar focused on trade and investment opportunities between Canada and the Netherlands. This session will bring together representatives from the Dutch Consul General in Vancouver, the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA), and the East Netherlands Development Agency (Oost NL) to highlight the advantages of doing business in the Netherlands and how Canada's Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the European Union can support market entry and expansion.
Attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly with Dutch representatives to explore partnerships and identify pathways for growth both in the Netherlands and across Europe.
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Good to Know
This is a free virtual event held on Zoom — a link will be provided upon registration
Program: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Speakers: Susan van Boxtel (Team Manager Foreign Direct Investments, East Netherlands Development Agency); Sjoerd Habing (Director and Head of Office, Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency in Canada); Sebastiaan Messerschmidt (Consul General for the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Moderator: Allison Thorne, Business Advisor and Head, Centre of Expertise for International Expansion — BDC Advisory
Presented in partnership with NetherlandsAndYou, Invest in Holland, East Netherlands Development Agency, and Oost NL
For questions, contact Leenol Pereira at [email protected]
Address
Virtual Event (Zoom)
Zoom link provided upon registration