Alumni are invited to join a special gathering on Thursday, 4 December in New York, highlighting inspiring examples of innovation within the local 4TU community.
This 4TU Alumni event hosted at the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in New York puts a spotlight on two local alumni entrepreneurs:
Marleen Vogelaar (alumna TU/e) in a short talk shares her entrepreneurial journey across two continents — starting from co-founding her 2007 startup in the Netherlands all the way through the growth, successes, and challenges that followed. Today Shapeways is headquartered in New York, with factories and offices in Eindhoven, Queens, and Seattle.
Paulus Schoutsen (alumnus UT), founder of Home Assistant and a pioneer of open, privacy-respecting smart-home technology will be interviewed about his insights and lessons learned from building one of the world’s largest open-source platforms with nearly 2 million users.
In addition, brief updates will be given from both the Dutch Consulate and our four universities, followed by a networking borrel reception.
Registration is required. Please sign up via the link below to secure your place.
All members of the UT community are invited - alumni, exchange students, current/old students, (former) staff members and postdocs.
Participants will have an opportunity to meet fellow alumni not only from Twente but also TU Delft, TU Eindhoven & Wageningen University. With over 1000 TU graduates living in the greater New York City region there will be a great cross selection of participants from different companies, sectors and roles – the closing reception/borrel will be organized to maximize networking opportunities.
This event is free for alumni from the Dutch Technical Universities but for logistical and security reasons, prior registration is required here.
Date: Thursday December 4th
Time: 5:30PM to 9:00PM (EDT)
Location: Consulate General of the Netherlands, 666 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10017
Programme:
5:30PM – 6:00PM Arrival with light refreshments
6:00PM – 6:15PM Opening words by Barry Nieuwenhuijs, Deputy Consul General
6:15PM – 6:30PM Updates from the Universities
6:30PM – 6:55PM Talk by Marleen Vogelaar, CEO/Co-founder Shapeways
6:55PM – 7:20PM Interview with Paulus Schoutsen, Founder Home Assistant
7:20PM – 7:30PM Summary
7:30PM – 9:00PM Networking 'Borrel' Reception
Alumni from the New York area who are unable to join this gathering but wish to be notified of our future activities can submit/update their contact details using the event's registration form.
A special Linkedin group also exists to faciliate sharing information and networking between nearly 8000 graduates living in the country - to request to become a member click here.
About 4TU.Alumni
The 4TU.Alumni network of the University of Twente, TU Delft, TU Eindhoven and Wageningen University launched its first activities in the USA back in 2014 and has since grown to include communities in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Nordics, Spain and Switzerland.
4TU alumni work across a wide range of sectors, and are affiliated not only with the most prestigious organisations of their fields but also innovative new start-ups. Some may have only recently completed their studies in the Netherlands while others have work experience of over a decade or more. This network, therefore, represents a significant source of skills, contacts, and advice.
