Under the title Room for Discussion, Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) students have set up a forum where they can discuss current economic issues (such as the credit crisis) with each other, lecturers, experts and prominent guests from the business community and government. The Room for Discussion is located in the E-building main lobby at Roetersstraat 11.

On weekdays at 12.30 (during weeks where lectures are held), a guest speaker will be present in the Room for Discussion to give a plenary interview and initiate discussion.

While most discussions with guests and speakers are in Dutch, it is always possible to ask questions in English as well. The FEB hopes that students will attend and participate in the discussions. The programme can be found on the web at www.roomfordiscussion.nl.

13 April 2012: Klaas Knot (president of the Dutch Central Bank)

Klaas Knot, president of De Nederlandsche Bank will be the guest in Room for Discussion on Friday, 13 April. This session will focus on his new position at DNB, the day-to-day aspects of the (Dutch) economy, his role with the European Central Bank and his performance so far.

Please note that this session will begin at 15:00.

29 February 2012: Pieter Blom (founder of Triodos Bank)

Pieter Blom, founder of Triodos Banks, will be the guest in Room for Discussion on Wednesday, 29 February. This session begins at 12:30 in the main lobby of the E-building.

21 February 2012: Jeroen Kremers (Chief Risk Officer/Vice-Chairman RBS) and Zacharias Sautner (UvA)

On Tuesday, 21 February, the guests in Room for Discussion are Jeroen Kremers (Chief Risk Officer and Vice-Chairman RBS) and UvA Associate Professor of Finance Zacharias Sautner.

15 February: Peter Vandermeersch (Editor-in-chief NRC) & Rob Wijnberg (Editor-in-chief NRC.next)

On 15 February 2012, Peter Vandermeersch (Editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper NRC) and Rob Wijnberg (Editor-in-chief NRC.next) will be the guests in Room for Discussion.

9 February 2012: Arnoud Boot and Sweder van Wijnbergen (University of Amsterdam)

On Thursday, 9 February, Prof. Arnoud Boot and Prof. Sweder van Wijnbergen will be the guests in Room for Discussion. This week's topic is how to best aid the recovery of economic growth in Western Europe.

24 January 2012: Leen Meijaard (BlackRock) and Lex Hoogduin (UvA)

On 24 January 2012,  Leen Meijaard (managing director of Black Rock) and Lex Hoogduin (Professor of Economics at the UvA) will be the guests in Room for Discussion. This session begins at 12:30 in the main lobby of the E-building.