DBC Lunch 3rd October
Jelle de Jong, known for the popular television series Dokter Deen and Dertigers, has been involved and active in the theater, television, and film world from an early age. However, a few weeks ago he left for Madrid to start a new career as a producer, entrepreneur, and CEO of immersive entertainment. In the coming […]
Jelle de Jong
Jelle de Jong, known for the popular television series Dokter Deen and Dertigers, has been involved and active in the theater, television, and film world from an early age. However, a few weeks ago he left for Madrid to start a new career as a producer, entrepreneur, and CEO of immersive entertainment. In the coming […]
DBC Lunch 12th September
In 1991 Dr. Andrew Armor discovered that the heart also has its intrinsic cardiac nervous system. This so-called heart brain has an intricate network of more than 40,000 different neurons and neurotransmitters that enable it to act, learn, remember, and feel independently. The presence of neural connections is a scientific indicator of the presence of […]
DBC Lunch 6th June
From idea to successful startup.Why do only a few startups succeed while most fail? Exactly 3 years ago, in May 2020, our compatriot Wouter Draijer and his partner the Canadian Victor Gardrinier founded the company Solarmente. With some savings, a rented van and living on 700 euros a month, they started installing solar panels on […]
DBC Lunch 9th May
2023 is THE year of the elections for Spain! Municipal elections will be held on May 28 and regional elections will also be held in 13 autonomous regions, including Madrid. Most regional and municipal governments seem to prefer a locally oriented election campaign. The stakes are that there would be no urge for change in […]
DBC Lunch 11th April
Football is the most popular sport in the world. According to the World Population Review, a repository of human-related data, there are nearly 4 billion football fans worldwide. This king of sport is intertwined with national culture, traditions, and the idea that you belong to something. Football influences politics, business, and our society. And if […]
DBC Lunch 7th March
In recent years we have been going from one crisis to another. After the financial and corona crises, the ongoing nitrogen, climate and war crises, we have entered the current global energy crisis. A crisis acts as a wake-up call. Many things that have been taken for granted are suddenly no longer possible. This provokes […]
DBC Lunch 13th February
Even though slavery was officially abolished and banned worldwide many years ago, according to the International Labour Organization, Walk Free Foundation and the International Organization for Migration, there are more enslaved people than ever. Since the abolition, enslavement has more than doubled to an astonishing estimated 50 million people. There are many ways modern slavery […]
DBC New Year’s drink 10th January
On January 10th, it was again possible to get together for our traditional New Year’s drink. Therewith we closed a period of 3 years that will forever be marked by the global COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the energy crisis and the disruptions in transport and the international supply chains. Factors that have all […]
DBC Lunch 13th December
Only a few months after KLM lavishly celebrated its 100th anniversary, the corona pandemic broke out in full force. One of the world’s oldest airlines entered a crisis of unprecedented magnitude. Hardly any other sector was hit so hard by the corona restrictions as the global aviation and travel industry. KLM was forced to take […]