Leading experts are addressing the most significant trends in the industry in an exciting seminar programme during ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam. The sessions will cover subjects such as doing business worldwide, preventing spread of infection, the New Ways of Working and the aging population. The event will take place from Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 May at Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre.
 
Tuesday 8 May
Innovation Award ceremony – keynote speaker Michael Braungart will unfold the opportunities of the cradle to cradle concept for the cleaning sector
 
Doing business in a culturally diverse marketplace – ISSA Educational Seminar
UK Business Speaker of the Year 2011/012 and past Silver Medallist in the World Championship of Public Speaking, Phillip Khan-Panni will present a valuable and beneficial study on how to get the best from doing business with clients around the world, from Japan to the US, Russia to South Africa.
 
Wednesday 9 May
Cleaning in the 21st Century – ISSA Educational Seminar
Keynote speaker Professor Didier Pittet,  Programme director of the Infection Control Programme and World Health Organization (WHO) will focus on the impact that cleaning can have on the risk and spread of infection. In particular addressing global hand hygiene initiatives.
Hosted by the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) and ISSA
 
Dutch National MiniCongres
Clean = Healthy
Speakers: Thea Daha, Annelies van Bronswijk en Nelly Holland
Hosted by Amsterdam RAI, NVZ, OSB, SVS, VSR en ISSA
 
Thursday 10 May
Facility Management and the Cleaning Industry – ISSA Educational Seminar
Sustainability in Cleaning and Facility Management
New Ways of Working and the effect on the cleaning industry
The challenges of the ageing population
Speakers: Annette I.H. van Waning, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Vebego International, Manager Vebego Foundation. Dirk W. Bijl, Ambassador of the New Way of Working (NWoW), former IT expert with Microsoft, HP, Oracle and Cap Gemini and Dr. Hans Marcel Becker, Chairman of the Board of the Humanitas Foundation.
Hosted by Facility Management Nederland and ISSA
 
The Risk Management Summit – by Diversey
The Risk Management Summit will take place at the Forum Room of Amsterdam RAI and it will be focused on Food Safety, Labour Safety and Infection control. Top executives from leading companies such as Coca Cola, McDonalds, ISS, Metro, Compass, Accor and Autogrill will share practical ideas to enhance their Corporate Risk profile, and to protect employees and consumers lives. This summit is brought to you by Diversey, visit www.risksummit.com for more information.
 
Friday 11 May
Certification, Training and Labeling in the Cleaning Industry – ISSA Educational Seminar
Hosted by British Institute of Cleaning Sciences (BICSc) International and ISSA
 

All the seminars will take place in the seminar rooms of the RAI Elicium (main entrance of ISSA/INTERCLEAN) except the Diversey Risk Management Summit which will take place in the Forum lounge of Amsterdam RAI. All seminars are in English, except for the Dutch National Minicongres which offers simultane English translation. Most seminars are subject to a fee.