VNO-NCW
Judith Katz is an experienced journalist and content strategist currently serving as Eindredacteur and coordinator contentstrategie at VNO-NCW since May 2014, where responsibilities include directing editorial content for the opinion magazine Forum. Katz has a background in writing about politics, entrepreneurship, and economics, previously holding positions such as Verslaggever withinland at Novum Nieuws and Verslaggever nieuwsdienst at Media Groep Limburg, where a focus on investigative journalism was paramount. Prior experience also includes a role as Junior onderzoeker at the Stimuleringsfonds voor de Journalistiek, leading to a scientific publication, and as a popjournalist at FaceCulture, conducting interviews with various artists. Academic credentials include a Master’s degree in Journalism and Media and a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies from the University of Groningen, complemented by study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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VNO-NCW
The Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (known as VNO-NCW) is the largest employers' organisation in the Netherlands. VNO-NCW represents the common interests of Dutch business, both at home and abroad and provides a variety of services for its members. Over 160 (branch) associations are members, representing more than 185.000 enterprises. They cover almost all sectors of the economy, including more than 80% of all medium-sized companies in the Netherlands and nearly all of the larger, corporate institutions.VNO-NCW represents the interests of Dutch business and industry and provides a range of services to its members. VNO-NCW strives to represent its members' interests by promoting a high quality business environment and investment climate in the Netherlands, with a view to boosting the competitiveness of Dutch industry. VNO-NCW's involvement extends to matters relating to education, infrastructure, public finances, taxation, the environment and social security. VNO-NCW's role in representing its members is reflected in its active ongoing contacts with the government, politicians, public authorities, trade unions and non-governmental bodies. As such VNO-NCW helps to define the socio-economic climate in the Netherlands; it also contributes to the drafting of new laws and regulations and has a say in government decisions which may affect the business sector. As the voice of Dutch business, VNO-NCW sits on numerous government advisory and consultative committees. The most important of these are the Social and Economic Council (SER), one of the Dutch government's key advisory panels, and the Labour Foundation, the official central consultative forum for employers' and trade union representatives. VNO-NCW also consults with the government regularly on behalf of Dutch industry.