Events

Join the seminar ‘Many faces of Climate Adaptation’ organised by the Netherlands-African Business Council, Land Water Food Consult and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cairo, at the Sahara exhibition in Cairo on 13 September 2022 to learn more about various D…

What do you call a New Year’s Reception that takes place 5 months into the new year, at a time when companies are busier than ever before?

Join NABC’s and IOM the Netherlands upcoming webinar on harnessing top Nigerian tech talent to accelerate COVID-19 recovery on Tuesday 13 April 2021 from 15:00 – 16:00 (CEST) to learn more about the opportunities for your company to tap into Nigeria’s tech talent…

Join our upcoming webinar on working with African talent and creating a diverse workplace on Tuesday 6 October 2020 from 14:00 – 15:15 (CEST). During this webinar you will learn how to approach diversity in talent acquisition and how the MATCH project can provide access to d…

The digital SEO copywriting workshop will equip small business owners with a basic understanding of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) under the umbrella of content/web marketing.

What are the advantages of doing business in Burkina Faso? Which sectors and industries are performing especially well, and what advice is given to international companies interested to enter the market? You will find out during this webinar.

As part of our series of webinars on the 15 focus countries, we invite you to join our webinar on Doing Business in Tanzania.

Join us on the 8th of November 2024 for NABC’s annual Ambassadors’ Dinner at the stunning Kasteel de Wittenburg.

2SCALE and its partners invites you to participate in Symposium Food Soldiers: Promoting Inclusive Agribusiness with 2SCALE taking place on 10th of October 2024, at Filmhuis Den Haag/The Hague.

The NABC is partnering with OostNL to present the third edition of the Back to Business (B2B) Reception, a networking event designed to reconnect with our Africa-focused business network as we enter the second half of the year. 

Join us on September 27th in Arnhem for an insightful session with StoneX on mastering international payments, followed by our annual Back to Business (B2B) Reception.

Join the Nigeria-Netherlands Business Hub for our exclusive first-edition of Breakfast Round Table—a quarterly event crafted for our esteemed members.

Join us on the 25th of June from 08:30 to 11:00 AM at Malietoren in The Hague for the second in-person Africa Expert Breakfast session, hosted by the NABC, Standard Chartered Bank, and VNO-NCW.

The Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC) and the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in Brussels have united to present the Zambia-Netherlands Business Forum, taking place on the 28th of May 2024 in The Hague.

After the success of the first edition of Africa Expert Breakfast focusing on Egypt, NABC and Standard Chartered Bank are hosting a virtual follow-up session on the 16th of May at 14:00 PM CEST.

The 6th edition of the NABC’s flagship conference Africa Works! will take place on the 23rd of April at the Royal Tropical Institute – KIT in Amsterdam.

As part of Africa Works! 2024 conference, themed ‘Africa’s Green Industrialisation/Made in Africa‘, we are delighted to invite you to the country-focused session on Nigeria.

NABC’s New Year’s Reception of 2024 will take place on the 26th of January 2024 and serves as a networking platform for NABC members, like-minded entrepreneurs, and interested parties from the public sector.

The 12th edition of the NABC’s Ambassadors’ Dinner will take place on the 16th of November 2023 at Kasteel de Wittenburg.  

The NABC together with the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania in the Netherlands, is hosting the Tanzania-Trade Business and Investment Forum, taking place on the 14th of November at Marriott Hotel in The Hague.

Unlock New Opportunities at the Back to Business (B2B) Reception!  

As part of the East-South Africa Agri Forum, the NABC in close cooperation with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency – RVO and the Dutch Agricultural Counsellors of the Embassies in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa, is hosting a Speaking Day on the 7th of June.

Op 6 juni organiseert NABC samen met de Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO), Oost NL / GO4EXPORT, en de Nederlandse Landbouwraden van de ambassades in Ethiopië, Oeganda en Rwanda, Kenia en Tanzania en Zuid-Afrika het East-South Africa Agri Forum in Wageningen.

To further support the industrialisation plans of the Mozambican government, the Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique in Brussels and the NABC are hosting the Netherlands-Mozambique Business and Investment Forum in The Hague on May 16th.

The NABC in collaboration with La Grand’ Halte, an exclusive importer of top wines from the Maghreb, organises a unique Algerian wine and spice event at Rainarai Souk in Amsterdam.

As a member-exclusive NABC event, the Africa Business Clubs (ABCs) brings together NABC members to discuss pressing issues and promising trends within a wide range of sectors, as well as trans-sectoral topics such as effective market entry strategies, operational experiences…

The Africa Expert Breakfast brings together seasoned CEOs, Founders, and Directors for a 90-minute round table discussion providing high-profile insights and fresh market perspectives saving you time and resources.

NABC’s New Year’s Reception of 2023 will take place on the 20th of January 2023 and serves, like every year, as a networking platform for NABC members, like-minded entrepreneurs, and interested parties from the public sector.

The Netherlands-African Business Council in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in the Benelux invites you to attend the Botswana Trade and Investment Promotion Conference on the 13th  of December 2022.

The 11th edition of Ambassadors’ Dinner is returning to its physical form and will take place on the 24th of November at the lavish Kasteel de Wittenburg in Wassenaar.

NABC, in cooperation with the Netherlands embassy in Rabat and the support of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, is hosting a networking reception with Moroccan agriculture professionals and NABC representatives as part of an Incoming Moroccan Fact-Finding Mission to the Net…

During the second edition of the Africa Business Club: Start-Up special, we hear from two entrepreneurs that have successfully engaged in scaling their start-ups. Speakers for this edition are Mr. Mohamed Osman of Uniproducers and Mr. Reinhardt Smit of Closing the Loop. This…

As the pilot project MATCH – Hiring African Talents reaches the end of its implementation period, the Dutch team is organising a closing conference to celebrate the project’s accomplishments, disseminate lessons learned, and foster engagement between various public and…

How to manage your global cyber security? This question and many more will be answered by Kick-ICT: The Hague-based ICT specialists that recently joined the NABC.

Poultry Africa international Exhibition and Conference, powered by VIV Worldwide, is returning from the 5th till the 6th of October in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Madagascar Truly Authentic pavilion is returning to the world’s leading trade fair for organic food, BIOFACH, taking place from the 26th – 29th of July 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany.

NABC’s flagship conference Africa Works! will be held for the fifth time on the 28th of June in Amare, The Hague.

The Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) will present business opportunities for Dutch companies in the Morrocan agri-food sector in the NABC office, in The Hague, and remains available for individual networking afterwards.

From the 31st of May-2nd of June 2022, VIV Europe is returning to the Jaarbeurs Exhibition Center in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 

The NABC will be hosting our first-ever Africa Business Club: Start-up Special!

In collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and The Netherlands Embassy in Morocco, the NABC will be hosting a webinar on the business opportunities in the Moroccan poultry sector.

The kick-off seminar and network event for the incoming Nigerian fact-finding mission is the chance for you to convene, connect, and collaborate on top issues facing the horticulture, renewable energy, and circular economy industry.

With the official theme of International Women’s Day in mind, #BreakTheBias, this year the NABC’s Women’s Day special will tackle the topic of Going Beyond Diversity: Building Inclusive Business Models

Join our first webinar on Business Opportunities in Lusophone Africa, taking place on Thursday the 10 February 2022 from 14.00 – 15.30 CET

Join us on Wednesday, the 8th of December 2021, for an insightful online session exploring Kenya’s changing economic landscape.

The Doing Business in Africa (DBA) Award aims to reward, with recognition, a company’s contribution to the sustainable and inclusive economic development within Africa.  Cast your vote today and help decide who will be the next winner of DBA Award 2021!

After a successful first and second edition, VIV MEA is returning for a third edition at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center from the 23rd – 25th of November.

For the NABC, the year 2021 marks a key milestone: 75 years of conducting business and promoting the African continent as the ideal destination for business expansion and investment for the Dutch private sector.

NABC members are invited for an online networking event with members of the IRO (The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Offshore Energy Industry) and the offshore community of Rotterdam (RPPC), on June 25th.

The African continent has experienced significant increase in the productivity of modern poultry stocks. However, with emerging transboundary animal zoonotic diseases affecting the small-scale poultry producers in particular and endangering the poultry genetic resources, app…

What role can LPG play in Africa’s energy transition? In this webinar we ask experts their opinion on this question.

Regaining Momentum: Africa’s Energy leading to a Smart, Green & Inclusive Economic Transformation

From Morocco to South Africa and from Senegal to Kenya, the digital Africa Business Week will take you along the opportunities in various African countries with a focus on agro, circular economy, healthcare, water, ICT and sustainable energy.

Interested in the business climate and  investment opportunities in Sudan?

Join RVO’s virtual trade mission to Morocco on April 19th – 22nd. This mission is focused at the water sector. Morocco has launched a national water plan, indicating the challenges and ambitions in the water sector for the coming years.

Then take part in the virtual trade mission to Senegal from 14 to 16 April! Click here for the market study and value chain analysis of the aforementioned sectors.

In countries around the globe, climate change has come back to the political agendas.  ‘Building back better’ is a widely-used phrase. But how is that in Africa? Join us on the 25th of March to learn about the future of renewables in Africa.

The COVID-19 pandemic put a cap on the usual flow of things however, the impact of the coronavirus was not felt evenly across the sexes with many women feeling the economic and social fallout. For this reason, we invite you to the 4th edition of the annual International Wome…

We invite all NABC members to a session about our initiative: ’15 consortia for 15 focus countries’ at the beginning of the second day of the Digital Africa Business Days.

NABC and IOM the Netherlands invite you to join the Virtual Matchmaking Event: MATCH & Meet African Talent on 16 December 2020. Participate in this event and enjoy 1-on-1 virtual meetings with top talents from Nigeria based on your specific hiring needs.

Digital Africa Business Days is the largest digital business forum for sustainable trade and investment between the Netherlands and Africa.

The aims of the workshop are twofold: to present and discuss the final outputs of the “Integrated and Sustainable Port Development in Ghana within an African Context” project and to canvas the opinions of participants on how they and others can use the developed framework fo…

Companies that are active or interested in doing business in Niger are invited to join NABC’s webinar.

Is your company doing business in or with Morocco or are you considering to start doing so? Then join the webinar: Doing Business in Morocco. In cooperation with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and VNO-NCW.

How might your business be exposed to currency volatility, and how should you deal with it? In this webinar, experts of TCX Fund and NABC Strategic Partner, StoneX, will explain the factors driving currency volatility in Africa, as well as the difference between currency ris…

During this webinar about Sudan we will hear about business opportunities in Sudan, Africa’s sixth-largest economy.

On 9th September 2020, a stakeholder engagement session will be organised on ‘The Way Forward for Sustainable Youth Employment in Ghana’ in Accra, Ghana. The session will kick-start the conversation across sectors on a way forward for youth employment in Ghana.