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We need losers: Eva de Mol’s 10 ingredients of a winning team

“This first 20 million you just raise from your family and friends.” Someone said it to Eva de Mol during her first fundraise. Her first thought: she needed different family and friends. At Amsterdam Business Forum 2026, the investor who made it anyway shared what she learned from more than 1,000 teams: the 10 ingredients of a successful team.
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A trophy for failing: five insights from Steven Bartlett

Every Friday, someone at Steven Bartlett’s company wins an unusual trophy: for failing the most. At Amsterdam Business Forum 2026, he explains why, with five insights on building a company where people want to try, grow, and contribute.
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How to lead when nobody has to listen: three lessons from Ahmed Aboutaleb

Dutch mayors have no power. None, says Ahmed Aboutaleb. For sixteen years he ran a city of 675,000 people and 175 nationalities anyway. At Amsterdam Business Forum 2026, he showed what he used in its place, with three lessons you can put to work on Monday.
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Why Seth Godin keeps a $40 billion T-shirt in a box (plus 5 lessons for you)

In a box in his New York office, Seth Godin keeps a T-shirt. It cost him $40 billion. At Amsterdam Business Forum 2026, he tells the story behind it, with five lessons for you.
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Snoop or Vanilla Ice? Five growth lessons from Diana Kander

The better you get at your job, the less you question how you do it. At Amsterdam Business Forum 2026, serial entrepreneur Diana Kander showed why that is the biggest threat to your growth.
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Amsterdam Business Forum 2026 in 7 quotes

Het is weer voorbij: Amsterdam Business Forum 2026. En! Wat! Een! Dag! Was! Het! We vatten alle lessen over People Centered Leadership voor je samen in 7 quotes. Met onderbouwing én een praktische les per spreker, zodat je er meteen mee aan de slag kunt.
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Oprah Winfrey, Philippe Aghion, Rahaf Harfoush and Pieter Zwart to speak at Business Forum 2027

On 24 September 2027, Business Forum arrives at Ahoy Rotterdam for the leadership event of the year. We know the date, the theme and the first headline speakers.
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Dit is het gebruiksrapport van de DenkProducties Jaarkaart

Meer dan 500 Jaarkaarthouders. Bijna 1.900 mensen die ervan leren. De DenkProducties Jaarkaart wordt massaal gebruikt én gedeeld. In dit gebruiksrapport ontdek je de opvallendste cijfers achter de krachtigste leerkaart van Nederland.
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Dit is de storyline van Amsterdam Business Forum 2026

Amsterdam Business Forum 2026 draait om één centrale vraag: hoe zet je mensen écht centraal in een wereld die sneller verandert dan ooit? In dit blog ontdek je hoe alle sprekers samen één krachtig verhaal vertellen over People Centered Leadership.
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Tijdschema Amsterdam Business Forum 2026

Het programma van Amsterdam Business Forum 2026 is rond. In deze blog ontdek je wie wanneer op het podium staat, wat je van elke sessie kunt verwachten en hoe alle onderdelen samenkomen in één centraal thema: People Centered Leadership.
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Lead with love, not hustle: 3 insights from Seth Godin

Most leaders genuinely want to matter to the people around them. But they operate in a culture that turns everything into a transaction: work, friendship, meaning. Last year, Simon Sinek took the stage at Amsterdam Business Forum. This year, it is Seth Godin's turn.
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