Scott Ferguson, CEO of the WTCA, and Alex Brown paid a three-day visit to the Netherlands. On February 1st, he was our guest in Leeuwarden.
Monday, January 30, the directors of the World Trade Center Netherlands Alliance met with the board members of the World Trade Center Association in the magnificent building of WTC Amsterdam. Scott Ferguson, CEO of WTCA talked about joining start-up communities around the world, an example of a beautiful collaboration.
The members of the World Trade Center Association were in Europe to meet European World Trade Centers. The program started with a visit to WTC Amsterdam and the introduction of the World Trade Centers in the Netherlands (WTC Netherlands Alliance) - a unique concept*. Next on the program was WTC Twente where the new building was marked by the commissioning of the illuminated letters and logo on the roof. Then, the US delegation left for WTC Leeuwarden where they spoke about connections that originate with CEO's of large companies. Also, a tour was given at the location where the General Assembly in 2018 will take place.
The trip ended with the participation in the regional European WTC Assembly in Trieste, Italy.
* In The Netherlands there are several (11) WTC locations. The Dutch WTC’s of Almere, Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Leeuwarden,
Rotterdam, Schiphol Airport, The Hague and Twente are cooperating in WTC-NL.