Due to the positive feedback and success from our latest session, we have decided to organise session II !

The Netherlands Embassy in Singapore is a strategic partner of ADB-DutchCham, and offers advice and support to the ADB-DutchCham in its mission to support and connect the Dutch business community in Singapore.

In this regard we are highly honoured to host Deputy Head of Mission, Hajo Provó Kluit and Operational Manager and Head of Consular Affairs, Yvonne Bijlmakers from The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Singapore and Brunei, for a second interactive ‘lunch-time’ talk. As an ADB-DutchCham member you are invited to join us on July the 30th from 12.00 – 1.00 pm (Singapore time), for a one-hour session.

During this session Hajo Provó Kluit and Yvonne Bijlmakers will give us detailed information on the Covid-19 measures in The Netherlands and Singapore, the latest updates on travelling to your home country, the role of The Netherlands Embassy in Singapore, and what to expect for the future. When registering you will be given the chance to fill in the subject you would like to have discussed during this session. You will also have the opportunity for direct interaction during the Q&A session. 

More about the speakers

Hajo Provó Kluit is Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Singapore. In addition, he is Head of the Economic Section at this embassy, focusing on Trade, Investment and Innovation.

Hajo has extensive experience in Trade and Investment Promotion, and Private Sector Development. Previous positions include postings at the Netherlands embassies in Indonesia and Bangladesh. He furthermore worked with IFC, part of the World Bank Group, on private sector development in conflict affected countries in Africa. At the ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague he has worked in areas ranging from Trade & Development to Arms Export Policy.

Hajo has an MSc in Inorganic Chemistry and an MA in Social and Organizational Psychology, both obtained at Leiden University.