Completely dressed in black, 200 perfumery owners gathered at Royal Jaarbeurs's convention center Supernova. They were invited to immerse themselves in the world of MYSLF; Yves Saint Laurent's new refillable perfume. Jannick Warnier, Project Manager at UC Belgium beams as he talks about the...
In the beautiful Beatrix Theatre, where the stage is normally the place for musical stars to shine, young impact makers from all over the world gathered for the festive opening of the Enactus World Cup conference in October 2023. For three days, 1,500 international students pitched their most impactful sustainability idea to inspiring leaders from business and civil society organizations. The Enactus World Cup is not just any event; it's a platform where young impact makers get to share their ideas and projects with the world and where innovation and passion go hand in hand with a sustainable future.
Last year, Royal Jaarbeurs had the honour of being the official start location of the first stage of the team time trial during La Vuelta Holanda 2022. We were proud to host such a fantastic event and all the more so because, like us, La Vuelta Holanda attaches great importance to being eco-friendly...
Utrecht, 30 January 2023 – Royal Jaarbeurs wins National Gold Award for ‘Best Conference Venue of 2022’. Initiator of the award is the trade journal for business events venues MEETINGS. Jeroen van Hooff, CEO Royal Jaarbeurs: “Winning this award is a huge honour. We are extremely proud of being able...
The organisation of the 52 nd edition of the Vakantiebeurs at Royal Jaarbeurs can look back on a successful event. The reactions of both visitors and exhibitors were positive. “This edition, we had the biggest stand ever at the Vakantiebeurs. The Corendon Club House received large numbers of...
Adventure games, role playing, real-time strategy, board games, racing... And all at a single location. It was everything many a gamer had been waiting for. GameForce has been the event for the gaming industry in Belgium for years and now the biggest game fair in the Benelux was coming to the...
Today, the organisation of the international Future Green City 2024 conference announced that it has chosen Royal Jaarbeurs and the Municipality of Utrecht as host venue and city for the conference on the greening of cities. From September 23 to 26 2024, professionals from the Netherlands and abroad will attend the Beatrix Theater of Jaarbeurs, to exchange ideas and discuss shaping liveable green city of the future.
Today, Royal Jaarbeurs will be presented with two international awards at the annual UFI Global Congress. UFI is the global association of event venues and organisers. Jaarbeurs won the UFI Sustainability Award for making its catering selection more sustainable and for the way it combats food waste. In addition, Jaarbeurs won the international UFI Digital Innovation Award for its new indoor navigation app: the Jaarbeurs Live app.
Today, Royal Jaarbeurs will launch the innovative Dopper Water Tap. This is Dopper’s latest innovation in the fight against disposable plastic. Dopper, the innovative water bottle company fighting plastic pollution, asked Jaarbeurs to be its launching partner for this latest innovation. Marloes van...
Stop daydreaming and start experiencing what your next trip will look like. It is finally possible again at Vakantiebeurs (holiday travel fair) 2023, after an absence of two years. From Thursday 12 January until Sunday 15 January, visitors can get plenty of holiday inspiration, gather travel...
‘Go big, or go home’ is what KPN must have thought. The previous edition of The Digital Dutch was sensational, and will be entered in the annals as an unprecedentedly spectacular event. This year, the organisation went one step further. Alle Welling, event organiser and trade manager at KPN: “We have set the bar for next year very high indeed.”
Leonie van Helten and Christa van den Hurk, event coordinator and portfolio manager, had never imagined that the COVID-19 measures would also make their jobs more interesting and meaningful. With about 160 live events, masterclasses and conferences a year, the switch to digital events was quite a mean feat for their employer Bohn Stafleu van Loghum. “In the beginning, it seemed impossible to run everything digitally, but now we can almost do it with our eyes closed.”