The Dutch are great at innovation. However not so great at advertising. The most important transportation innovation can be seen in N. California and at CES. Lawrence Rhodes
On Thursday, January 5, the Minister will kick off the economic trade mission with a visit to CES, the largest and most important technology trade show in the world. The trade show showcases the latest products, solutions and innovations in the field of consumer electronics. Previous years saw the demonstration and launch of Windows operating system updates, electric cars, and new gaming technologies. Every major player from the technology industry is represented at CES. The trade show will further host many innovative companies from the Netherlands eager to show their products. In fact, this year CES will see the first ever Holland Startup Pavilion, which is shared by 22 Dutch startups. Minister Kamp and Startup Envoy Prince Constantijn will officially open the Holland Startup Pavilion on Thursday afternoon. Following the opening, the Startup Envoy will show the Minister around the Pavilion. That evening, Minister Kamp will kick off the Holland Innovation and Startup Network Event for an audience of 300 leading entrepreneurs. The high number of participating startups shows the combined strength of, and interest in, Dutch high-tech companies and startups. On Friday, January 6, Minister Kamp will see the highlights at CES, both from Dutch as well as international companies. High-tech mission to Silicon Valley Minister Kamp will then travel to California where he will visit San Francisco and Silicon Valley. On Sunday, January 8, Minister Kamp will visit the Laguna Seca Race Trackway to witness Dutch solar car STELLA attempt to break the world record on this famous circuit. STELLA embodies all the parts of the mission from robotics and photonica to smart mobility and energy technology. The builders of STELLA, students of TU/Eindhoven launched Start up, Atlas Technology, that aims to build a solar SUV for the commercial market. On Monday, January 9, Minister Kamp will speak with California Secretary of Environmental Protection Matt Rodriquez. He will also hold a keynote at the Smart Mobility Conference in San Francisco on the leadership role of the Netherlands in promoting clean and smart mobility. Minister Kamp will visit Berkeley in the afternoon to speak to 100 students about entrepreneurship and especially about the Dutch way of doing business. In the evening, the minister will attend a business diner with approximately 250 international business leaders. On Tuesday January 10, Minister Kamp will open the Emerging Technologies Summit. Diarmuid Oçonnell, VP business Development of Tesla, will hold the keynote at this event. Netherlands and American counterparts can learn about the latest technologies and exchange knowledge about smart e-mobility, robotics, photonics and energy technology. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
