RECAP Holland High Tech NETWORKING Event
On July 1st, 2025, we brought together innovators, partners, and policymakers for an inspiring Networking Event centered on the Dutch National Technology Strategy and the transformative power of Key Enabling Technologies. From quantum and AI to photonics and energy materials, the event highlighted how these innovations are driving solutions to global challenges and shaping a resilient, future-proof economy. With a strong focus on collaboration, both within the Netherlands and across Europe, participants explored how we can collectively commit to the technologies that will define tomorrow. The event showcased the strength of the Dutch high-tech ecosystem and the momentum behind our shared ambition: to lead the way in global innovation.
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Status Quo | Jeroen Heijs, Peter Stolk & Leo Warmerdam
Jeroen Heijs, director Innovation and Knowledge at the Ministry of Economic Affairs joined the discussion with Peter and Simone on the need for stronger alignment between market demands and public investments in innovation.
"The National Technology Strategy (NTS) helps us sharpen our focus on key enabling technologies. It serves as a practical guide—not only for the government but also for the wider innovation ecosystem. Right now, we are working to make the NTS more concrete and actionable. Holland High Tech plays an important role in this process and is among the first to align with the NTS. The same goes for the KIA ST (Knowledge and Innovation Agenda Key Enabling Technologies), which is fully committed to the NTS through initiatives such as the 10 Action Agendas."
Keynote | Arnaud de Jong | TNO
At the event, TNO’s Managing Director, Arnaud de Jong shared how the Netherlands can stay competitive amid global shifts, drawing on the Draghi report and TNO’s Vector analysis. He stressed the need for strategic focus and public-private collaboration, and outlined how we can build Dutch control points in global value chains.
''The Netherlands risks losing its industrial backbone, and we’re not building a new one to replace it. This isn’t a startup problem. It’s a scaling crisis. To stay in the global race, we must invest boldly in high-tech megaclusters around the most strategic key enabling technologies. Without them, there will be no new ASMLs, and no future-proof economy.''
TNO’s Vector analysis
Draghi report
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Keynote | Arnaud de Jong | TNO
At the event, TNO’s Managing Director, Arnaud de Jong shared how the Netherlands can stay competitive amid global shifts, drawing on the Draghi report and TNO’s Vector analysis. He stressed the need for strategic focus and public-private collaboration, and outlined how we can build Dutch control points in global value chains.
The Netherlands risks losing its industrial backbone, and we’re not building a new one to replace it. This isn’t a startup problem. It’s a scaling crisis. To stay in the global race, we must invest boldly in high-tech megaclusters around the most strategic key enabling technologies. Without them, there will be no new ASMLs, and no future-proof economy.
TNO’s Vector analysis
Draghi report
View presentation
