VNO-NCW
Robin Biersma is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in strategic policy advising in the defense industry and international relations, currently serving as a Senior Strategisch Beleidsadviseur at both MKB-Nederland and VNO-NCW since April 2020. Prior roles include Senior Account Executive and Account Executive at Stampa Communications, as well as an Interim Marketing & Communications Manager at Avantium. Robin began a career in policy and communication with an internship at the Dutch Embassy in Canada and contributed to research on trade agreements during a graduate internship at VNO-NCW. Educational credentials include a Master's degree in Social Sciences from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and studies at Nyenrode Business University and Hanze.
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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.