We were delighted to meet many of our City and Corporate Members on Tuesday 5 October for the annual City & Corporate Member Dinner again. The special evening marked a ‘return’ to finally meeting in person and also an exciting new phase for the ULI Netherlands.

A special thank you to Sherry Dobbin, partner at Future City who was our special guest for the evening and provided an inspiring presentation and discussion that explored the theme ‘Culture & Creative Industries: The Indirect Revenue’ with insights into the role art, culture and placemaking have on creating lasting value and benefits for places around the world. Art and placemaking is often seen as a ‘nice to have’ in the development process and Sherry shared evidence that if taken on board earlier and consistently that greater value is created but also the wider return on investment will be far greater.

The evening also marked a warm welcome for new leadership for ULI Netherlands which included:

Jan Stoop real estate developer at COD who has led the Young Leader (under 35yr) community for almost 3 years and welcomed Jan Noorda, senior development manager at Lister Buildings as the incoming chair for the Young Leaders.

Bob van der Zande, urban strategist at Balthasar & Partners welcomed Nicole Maarsen, consultant and co-founder at Home.Earth as the ULI Netherlands Chair.

In addition to the new leadership the evening also marks a wider strategic direction for the ULI Netherlands which the ULI Netherlands Executive Committee and ULI Europe have been developing over the last year . We look forward to sharing further news about how we plan to strengthen and establish a wider market engagement in the Netherlands but also connect members more actively with the wider ULI Europe and Global programmes. Further news to be announced in November.

View photos from the evening here: ULI NL City & Corporate Member Dinner photos