The Club of Amsterdam is an independent think tank founded in 2002 that aims to shape outcomes related to the future. It has over 4,500 members worldwide and organizes conferences on topics like nanotechnology, biotech, and sustainability. The Club publishes proceedings and has knowledge partnerships with over 50 organizations. It also operates The Breakfast Club for high-level exchanges between industry and policy leaders. Going forward, the Club of Amsterdam aims to address global challenges like education, health, and climate change by serving as an open, holistic, and collaborative global think tank that promotes sustainable systemic change through knowledge sharing networks.

1. 2002 - 2013
Shaping Your Future in the Knowledge Society

2. Till June 2013…

3. The
Club of Amsterdam
The Club of Amsterdam is an independent, international,
future-oriented think tank involved in channeling preferred
futures. It involves those who dare to think out of the box and
those who don't just talk about the future but actively participate
in shaping outcomes.
We organize events, seminars and summits on relevant issues
and publish findings & proceedings through various off-line and
online media channels. Our goal is to become a global player and
catalyst for innovation in industries, science and society.
We currently have more than 4,500 members worldwide.
The Club of Amsterdam is a not-for-profit foundation
registered in The Netherlands.

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Highlights
Founded in 2002
More than 4,500 members worldwide
More than 100 events plus workshops, think tanks
More than 150 issues of the Club of Amsterdam Journal
More than 50 Knowledge Partners
Events from 30 – 300 delegates with visitors from all
over the world
More than 420 speakers
Events mainly in the Netherlands, but also in Spain,
Germany, the UK … so far …
Social networks with more than 15,000 members
~ 40 supporting companies and organisations

5. Club of Amsterdam
2002 – 2013
the future of …
Topics
Nanotechnology, Biotech, ICT, Global Economy, Globalisation, Sustainability, Urban
Development, Mobility, Senior Citizens, Medicine, Democracies, Food, Media &
Entertainment Industry, European Knowledge Society, Education & Learning,
Energy, Healthcare, Architecture, Culture & Religion, NanoWater, Developing
Countries, Service Industry, Water, Branding, Robotics, Philosophy, Intellectual
Property, USA, Software Architecture, Futurist Tools, Electronic Identity,
Governance - Participatory Democracy, Drug & Pharma, Reputation Management,
Journalism, Cross Media, Business Meetings, Food Design, Consciousness, Ambient
Intelligence, Global Workplace, Success. Tourism, Google, Sexuality, Fashion.
NanoEnergy, Ecological Architecture, Money, Children, India, Values in Business,
Beauty, Creative Agencies, Brain, Games, BioMed, Connectivity, Advertising, Waste,
Biosensing, Sports, Sustainable Profits, Music, CERN, Hacking, Happiness, Financial
Infrastructure, Services, Shell, Human Mind, Singularity, European Democracy,
Living Room, Future, Film, Social Biomimicry, Languages, Germany, Taxes, Urban
Energy, Urban tribes, 10 Years Club of Amsterdam, Space Travel, Football, Impact
Investment, Digital Identity, Europe, Urban Gardening and more …

6. Club of Amsterdam
Format
Our usual events are visited by 50 – 100 participants. The events are
held in the evening and structured in two parts:
• Knowledge
• Sharing
The audience is from industry, science, education, government etc. and
is also mixed in age and origin. We try to address the interest of the
specialists as well as the generalists. We often have more than 15
nations present.
The events are promoted through a network of more than 1,000
journalists, our Club of Amsterdam Journal [4,500 subscribers
worldwide], social networks [15,000 members] and our website. We
sometimes also produce videos and post them to the university internal
network as well as to YouTube.

7. Club of Amsterdam
Who we are
The Team
Felix B Bopp, founder & chairman, Club of Amsterdam, Patrick Crehan
director, Club of Amsterdam, CEO and Founder, Crehan, Kusano & Associates, Humberto
Schwab, director, Club of Amsterdam, Philosopher, Owner, Humberto Schwab Filosofia
SL, Jan Sall, director
Board of Advisors
Simon Jones, Owner, Ictinos Innovation, George Pór, Founder, CommunityIntelligence
Ltd. , Madanmohan Rao, Consultant and prolific writer from Bangalore, Research
Advisor, Asian Media Information and Communication centre (AMIC), Singapore, Hardy F.
Schloer, Owner, Schloer Consulting Group, Bob Stumpel, Result Strategy, Cellspace,
OpenBC, Ideabroker, LBI, GetMobile, TCS, Mendix, FON, Peter C. van Gorsel
Experts
Yves Boillot, Arnab B. Chowdhury, Founder, Ninād, Thomas Ugo Ermacora, Founder
and creative director, Etikstudio, Ahmed El Sheikh, Scenario Planning, The
Pharmaceutical Strategist, Tim Harper, Founder, CMP Cientifica, Fernanda Ibarra, Gerd
Leonhard, Music Futurist, former CEO, www.licensemusic.com

8. Club of Amsterdam
Supporters
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9. Club of Amsterdam
Impressions

10. The Breakfast Club

11. What is
The Breakfast Club?
The Breakfast Club brings together strategic decision makers from
industry leaders to policy makers and those at the forefront of their
professions. The purpose is to use this multi-discipline cross platform
approach to facilitate a high level exchange of thoughts and ideas which
will be both stimulating and uniting.
The Breakfast Club basic events are designed for 20-30 people. The
aim is for the participants to benefit from the intimate exchange of ideas
over a broad perspective to stay ahead of the competition and gain a
clearer picture of where value lies and more efficient leveraging of core
competencies. Membership is by invitation only.
The Breakfast Club is an initiative of the Club of Amsterdam.

12. The Breakfast Club
Highlights
• The Breakfast Club has 60 Members – top executive of midand large-size Dutch companies and more than 25
applications for membership
• Membership is free
• The Breakfast Club invites delegates based on a specific
profile provided by the sponsor
• The Breakfast Club gets fantastic feedbacks
• 20% of the Members are female top executives
• The Breakfast Club are highly interactive and allow intense
contacts with the speakers as well as between the delegates.

13. The Breakfast Club
Members
The current Members of The Breakfast Club are from these companies
and institutes: ABN AMRO, Air France KLM, Albron B.V., Alcatel-Lucent,
Avantium, Avery Dennison, BBDO Group, Capgemini, Citigate First
Financial, City of Amsterdam / Department of Environmental Affairs &
Constructions, CMS Derks Star Busmann, Connexxion N.V., Danone,
Deen Supermarkten BV, DELPHI Consortium, Deutsche Bank, DHV, Dirk
van den Broek, Draka Holding N.V., Dutch Media Authority, DutchView
Holding, Evalueserve, Foreign Media Group, Fortis Bank Nederland, Grey
Communications Group, Hewlett-Packard Nederland B.V., Hill & Knowlton,
Imtech N.V., ISS Catering Services B.V., Kaseya, LBi Lost Boys, Logica,
McKinsey & Company, MTV Networks, Netherlands Public Broadcasting
(NPO), O'Neill Group, Patlhe Oberman Advocaten, PPG Coatings
Nederland BV, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Robeco, Robert Half
International Inc., Royal Dutch Shell Group, Royal FrieslandCampina,
Royal Wessanen N.V., Thomas Cook Nederland B.V., Unibail-Rodamco
N.V., Unilever, UPC Broadband Holding Services B.V., Van Leeuwen Pipe
and Tube Group, WE Europe BV ... and more ...

14. The Breakfast Club
Impressions

15. Outlook
… the future of the Club of Amsterdam

16. Global Challenges
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Education
Resources: Water, Energy, Air, Food
Health
Climate Change / Sustainability
Economy / Stock Market / Poverty
Biodiversity
Waste
Globalisation

17. Global Think Tank
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Open Source
Holistic
Non-partisan
Non-religious
Inclusive
Knowledge Sharing
Collaborative Intelligence
Ground Swell
Socratic Dialogue
Excellence & Impact
Dynamic, Adaptive & Smart

18. Contextual Strategy
Intelligent Change is needed in order to face the challenges of
this new area of global evolution. The solutions needed will
result from Global Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing.
Positive development will be possible through a smart and
holistic approach. Overall intelligent answers will allow a
community approach by respecting cultural diversity and a
sustainable lifestyle.
All Global Challenges need to be addressed – we live in a new,
fully connected system.

19. Sustainable Systemic Change
Global Challenges can be met by a profound new approach –
repeating old mistakes is not an option. The new complexity
needs a connected, systemic and fresh thinking and a dynamic
smart implementation. New solution generations can benefit
from a technology/scientific systemic generation change.

20. Impact
Independent thinking is a powerful way of spreading knowledge
and of inspiring for global change.
There is not one solution needed, but we need a massive wish
and enthusiasm to continuously improve and connect.
This beyond boarders, nations, interest groups – this is the
global village.

21. Support Network
The Club of Amsterdam already with its current dimensions
reaches mayor decision and policy makers all over the world.
Strengthening and expand the current activities is a first step –
in order to make it a truly global think tank with a strong impact
– a series of projects will be needed. Projects that will be
dynamically created based in current needs.
A smart support network will ensure that the key resources –
connected thinking – are being used to its best.

22. Contact
Club of Amsterdam
Felix B Bopp
Chairman
Amsterdam
The Netherlands
felix@clubofamsterdam.com
www.clubofamsterdam.com urope.