I recently had the honour of speaking to the ABL, a dynamic group of young entrepreneurs who meet together to network on a business footing. The chairperson is Craig Welsh, a CADS member. ABL meets at various venues in Amsterdam,…
Posted on March 4, 2012 by Jonathan Baldwin BBC’s Radio 4 had a programme on the language of ties last week. As an avowed non-tie wearer (both for physical and ideological reasons), I think the politics of ties are interesting. You can listen…
Our guest speaker for the February CADS lunch was Marti Sijthoff from the European Leadership Platform. The platform offers leaders and leadership experts the opportunity to engage in Roundtable dialogues with their peers. Much has been said about the difference between…
When I was a small boy, I was only scared of two things: my father and big steam trains. How times have changed. Now I’m scared of the financial meltdown of the Euro, all dogs (I have a phobia having…
The January lunch produced a good crop of members to listen to Julian Tangaere tell us about Antarctica. You can find some of the amazing facts he gave us via John Richardson’s blogs on the new CADS website – check…
The expat cricket club at the end of the runway. Amsterdam’s VRA cricket club (where we will be holding our July CADS Jubilee cricket lunch—live on Sky Sports) has been home-from-home to many expat journeymen, women, wives and girlfriends over the years. There’s always a…
North Pole holidays in Amsterdam Hypnotized by the ice I was told not once, not twice You’re out of your head You’ll end up dead. For the first time in 15 years I put away all my fears And stepped…
[brightcove vid=1445733335001&exp3=1813626064&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=1564549380&pk=AQ~~,AAAAAF1BIQQ~,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&w=404&h=436] While you’re curled up comfy in your bed each night, the crew of the International Space Station is getting unrivaled views of our planet. For anyone wishing they could see what the astronauts see, here are recent videos of the…
CADS the Commercial Anglo Dutch Society
