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Dennis Speet

Managing Director of the Amsterdam Convention Bureau (amsterdam&partners), a veteran of the international meetings industry after 25 years at ICCA.

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PODCASTS

Oct 16, 2026

What One Thing? A Meeting Planner's Guide to the Top of the Events World

What One Thing? A Meeting Planner's Guide to the Top of the Events World

Building Global Connections at ICCA Congress

Oct 16 · 11m

5:54

Tell me what gets you excited about going to Panama this year.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

5:57

Well, I've never been to Panama.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

5:58

I'm there the first time, so I'm really looking forward to meeting so many people in the meetings industry, coming from all over the world.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

6:07

Getting to know our peers, networking, following a great program.

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6:12

And of course, I'm very much looking forward to the IAM7 nights, for which we have produced a really nice program.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

6:18

We're going to have the different chapters competing.

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6:21

And there's will be an association team.

7:35

Uh, talk about the importance of giving time for people to come together.

Let's Wine: Stories Uncorked™

Let's Wine: Stories Uncorked™

Let's Wine: Stories Uncorked™ | Episode 48 | FIEXPO - Ep. 10 | Dennis Speet

Sep 30 · 27m

Andrea PadillaHOST

5:06

750.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

5:07

Yes.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

5:08

And, you know, 750 years ago, Amsterdam was built on a swamp.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

5:16

So some people decided to build in the middle of a swamp.

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5:21

They built a dam across the Amstel.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

5:26

So that's where the name came from, Amstel Dam, Amsterdam Dam.

Dennis SpeetGUEST

5:30

And back then already they were developing something that is unique.

8 MINS LATER

Andrea PadillaHOST

14:05

in most of our countries.