Partners
The Apeldoorn Conference Series is organised by the British Council Netherlands, in partnership with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Steering Board Members
The Apeldoorn Conference Series is guided by a 16 member Steering Board appointed by the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Dr Alexander Rinnooy Kan, Co-chairman
Chairman, Social and Economic Council of the Netherlands

Lord Wallace of Saltaire, Co-chairman
House of Lords

Mr Pim Waldeck
Netherlands Ambassador to the UK

Mr Paul Arkwright
Ambassador to the Netherlands

Rt Hon Charles Clarke MP
Member of Parliament for Norwich South

Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP
Member of Parliament, Liberal Democrat, Sheffield

Mr Peter de Wit
President, Shell Nederland NV

Mr Martin Hope
Director, Benelux and EU Office, British Council

Ms Karen Kiernan
Senior Broadcaster, BBC

Mr Wim Mijs
Managing Director, Dutch Banking Association

Ms Gabrielle Reijnen
Co-Head of Corporate Coverage, RBS Nederland

Mr Axel Rüger
Director, Van Gogh Museum

Mr Anton Valk
Chief Executive, Nedrailways

Ms Lousewies van der Laan
Chef de Cabinet, International Criminal Court

Mr Kees van der Waaij
Chairman, Unilever Nederland NV

Prof Dr Niek van Sas
Professor of Modern History, University of Amsterdam