Strategic certainty is a luxury few organisations can still afford. Geopolitical fragmentation, economic volatility, and a rapidly accelerating energy transition are reshaping the environment in which leaders must make long-term decisions, often faster than existing frameworks can accommodate. The question is no longer where to steer. It is how to hold a course when the conditions keep changing.
The energy transition is a case in point. What is often framed as a technological or economic shift is, at its core, a geopolitical one: a redistribution of power driven by competition over critical materials, the restructuring of global trade, and the emergence of new security dependencies. Understanding it requires more than an energy lens. It requires a strategic one.
It is with this in mind that we are pleased to invite you to an intimate an exclusive Boardroom Dinner with Renée Jones-Bos, former Secretary-General of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to Washington and Moscow. During the evening, Renée Jones-Bos will reflect on the current geopolitical situation from her own experience and translate this back to the European context. She will explore what recent developments in the Middle East and Ukraine reveal about the future of transatlantic relations, the aspirations of Russia and China, and Europe’s response.
Chief Executive Officers and Board Members
16:30 | Start of program (including presentation, discussion and 3-course dinner)
20:30 | End of formal program, opportunity for informal networking
Language: English
Sociëteit aan de Maas, Rotterdam
Non-Executive Director at Urenco and former Ambassador to the United States, Russia and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Renée Jones-Bos has a long and distinguished career in international relations and diplomacy. Over several decades, she gained extensive experience within the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, holding senior roles in The Hague and abroad, including postings in Washington, Moscow, Prague, Dhaka and Paramaribo.
She served as Ambassador to the United States (2007–2012) and Russia (2016–2019), and was Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2012–2016). Throughout her career, she was closely involved in shaping Dutch foreign policy, international cooperation and diplomacy at the highest level, working on issues ranging from economic diplomacy and security to human rights and multilateral affairs.
Renée currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at Urenco and holds various board and advisory roles, including positions at Royal Boskalis, Rijk Zwaan, and The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. Through these activities, she remains highly engaged across government, the private sector, and the non-profit sector, with a focus on strengthening connections between the public and private domains.
Strategic certainty is a luxury few organisations can still afford. Geopolitical fragmentation, economic volatility, and a rapidly accelerating energy transition are reshaping the environment in which leaders must make long-term decisions, often faster than existing frameworks can accommodate. The question is no longer where to steer. It is how to hold a course when the conditions keep changing.
The energy transition is a case in point. What is often framed as a technological or economic shift is, at its core, a geopolitical one: a redistribution of power driven by competition over critical materials, the restructuring of global trade, and the emergence of new security dependencies. Understanding it requires more than an energy lens. It requires a strategic one.
It is with this in mind that we are pleased to invite you to an intimate an exclusive Boardroom Dinner with Renée Jones-Bos, former Secretary-General of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to Washington and Moscow. During the evening, Renée Jones-Bos will reflect on the current geopolitical situation from her own experience and translate this back to the European context. She will explore what recent developments in the Middle East and Ukraine reveal about the future of transatlantic relations, the aspirations of Russia and China, and Europe’s response.
A central theme of the dialogue will be: what is needed to bring the public and private sectors together in order to strengthen Europe’s strategic capacity? How can the Netherlands reinvent itself in this changing geopolitical landscape, and what is required to make that happen? We warmly invite you to join the dialogue!
Strategic Executive Programme: Energy Geoeconomics & Global Security
The dinner on June 1st is part of the Strategic Executive Programme: Energy Geoeconomics & Global Security, organized by our partners of Publieke Zaken and the Australian Council on Foreign Relations under the flag of the New Energy Business School.
The three-day programme offers a comprehensive framework to understand how geopolitics, economics, and energy systems are reshaping global power dynamics. Should you wish to participate in the full programme, further information and registration details can be found via the New Energy Business School: Strategic Executive Programme: Energy Geoeconomics and Global Security | New Energy Business School. As a Flevum relation, you are entitled to a 10% discount on participation using the code: FLEVU.
We look forward to welcoming you!
