July 2021: A short recap and what still to expect at the TeamNL Tokyo Expo
The Olympic Games will start in less than a week, but the Rangaku Now TeamNL Tokyo Expo already runs at full speed. The idea of creating a digital expo started after the planned physical expo prior to the Olympics last year was cancelled, due to the Covid-19 situation. The TeamNL Expo is a result of close cooperation between NOC*NSF,  Papendal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)  and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan.

Since the grand opening on June 14 the Expo platform hosted 18 events in the areas of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus, High-Tech, Culture, Vitality and Sports. Below a short overview on the topics of those sessions:

• Opening Team NL Tokyo Expo
• Nanotechnology
• Life Science and Health
• Robotics & AI for data-driven horticulture and agriculture
• Personalized Nutrition as Driver of Sport Success
• Announcing the first Chef De Emission.
• Sustainable Chemistry
• Circularity on Plastics, Manufacturing and a High Level Round table on Circular Economy
• The Future of Netherlands-Japan Real Estate Smart, Sustainable and Healthy Building(s)
• Wetskills Netherlands & Japan Water Challenge
• Bicycling Safety and Innovations in the Netherlands and Japan
• How Japan inspired Vincent van Gogh
• Opportunities to Paris OS2024
• Spotlight on NL-JP Collaborations: Innovation Parade

More than 1600 people already participated in these events, amongst them the below shown four members of the Dutch Cabinet, two former Olympic medal winners and two athlete that compete in the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

• Ms. Sigrid Kaag, Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Ms. Stientje van Veldhoven, State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management
• Ms. Kajsa Ollongren, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
• Ms. Mona Keijzer, State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
• Ms. Edith Bosch, former professional  Judo athlete and three times Olympic medal winner
• Ms. Marcelien Bos, former professional sailor and Olympic medal winner 
• Ms. Candy Jacobs, Professional skateboarder and Tokyo Olympics competitor
• Ms. Keet Oldenbeuving, Professional skateboarder and Tokyo Olympics competitor

Upcoming events are Cybersecurity (July 19 & 20), Startups in Social Urban Innovations (July 19 and 29), Finals Wetskills project (August 5), Smart Industry (August 19)  and the Gamechanger project of NOC*NSF (August 19).

Everybody that visits the TeamNL Expo should also take a look to the Innovation Parade, which is a showcase of Dutch-Japanese collaboration on smart solutions to global challenges. At this moment there are 27 showcases online and several more will be added.

But that is not all, besides the Expo and the Innovation Parade the we host the Newsroom. where on a regular bases articles are published about business, sports nutrition, innovations and  the preparation of TeamNL’s Road to Tokyo. Furthermore, you do not have to miss out on any past events as you can look back the livestreaming events via video on demand. So you still have a lot to look forward to until the end of the Paralympics!

April 2021: Exploring collaboration at the TeamNL Tokyo Expo 

Tokyo 2020 would have been the first Olympic Games with an event to promote Dutch commerce. Prior to the Olympics in 2021, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and NOC*NFS will organise a sustainable economic programme at the digital TeamNL Tokyo Expo. Its focus will be on the water-energy-food nexus, innovation, high tech and vitality. These subjects will use Rangaku (Dutch learning) as their guiding principle and will be the starting point of several digital activities at the virtual TeamNL Tokyo Centre.

For more information, please contact sport@rvo.nl