Rob Roos, until recently MEP, will talk to Guus Berkhout about the future of the Netherlands on Saturday 22 March. The reason is the second edition of Guus ’book A Master Plan for the Future of the Netherlands. This event takes place at the Marriott Hotel in The Hague from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Afterwards there is a drink.

It promises to be a fascinating afternoon. Both men have had very successful careers. Rob Roos is a successful entrepreneur who decided to go into politics. Guus Berkhout has had a very successful academic career and decided "on his old age" to put all his energy in the Clintel Foundation and now also in a book that discusses how we can improve the Netherlands.

Plan
2 pm Reception with coffee or tea
2.30 pm Start interactive conversation Rob Roos with Guus Berkhout
4 pm

Location
The Hague Marriott Hotel
Johan de Wittlaan 30
2517 Jr The Hague

Accessibility
The Hague Marriott is easily accessible from all directions by entering The Hague from the A4, A12, A13 or the A44. In The Hague, follow the Kijkduin signs until you arrive at the hotel after the World Forum congress center.
Public transport: from Central Station: Take bus 24 towards Kijkduin or Tram 16 towards Statenkwartier (for both: get out at the Gemeentemuseum/Museon stop) or take tram 1 towards Scheveningen Noorderstrand (stop World Forum).
Parking: The Hague Marriott has a private parking area with 150 places.

Rob Roos
Rob Roos is a Dutch entrepreneur who had several companies in the energy and telecom sector. After sold the most and was financially independent, he decided to go into politics. First he became a provincial state member in South Holland, later he was in the European Parliament for five years, first on behalf of Forum for Democracy and later on behalf of JA21. From his position in the European Parliament, he was able to build a huge global network. Roos was known for his critical attitude towards the European Union, in particular with regard to climate policy and the limitations of national sovereignty. During his term, he argued for economic freedom, less regulation and the preservation of traditional values. He was also pronounced against the centralization of power in Brussels and called for a pragmatic approach to energy and migration issues. Roos is currently no longer affiliated with any party and not politically active.

Guus Berkhout
Prof. Dr. Ir. A.J. (Guus) Berkhout is emeritus professor geophysics at TU Delft. He was a professor at TU Delft since 1976 and until his retirement in 2016. During his time at TU Delft, Berkhout founded the Delphi consortium in the early eighties, an influential research consortium focused on seismic research for the oil and gas industry. This consortium, which still exists, was funded by dozens of international companies and made an important contribution to geophysics. Berkhout was the scientific director of this for a long time.
Berkhout is also a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW), senior member of the Dutch Academy of Engineering (ACTI), honorary member of the American Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and honorary member of the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers ). He has been appointed as "officer in the Order of Oranje-Nassau". His intensive contacts with ministers, parliament and officials gave him insight into how our democracy functions in practice. In the past ten years, Professor Berkhout has been fully engaged in the climate policy of Western countries, not only the theorative, but especially also the practical implementation. He is co -founder and president of Clintel.