Together full speed ahead
Annual Report 2023
Foreword
A year of inspiration and recalibration
After a period of unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people really felt the need to see and meet each other again in 2023. In this integrated annual report, Jeroen van Hooff (CEO) and Pascal van Gool (CFO) look back on the first full COVID-free event year. The Royal Jaarbeurs is buzzing with energy.
Own trade fairs and consumer fairs
36
Of which 18 abroad
2022: 22 (of which 3 abroad)
Average rating
(visitors, exhibitors, and organisers)
7.6
2022: 7.5
Number of employees
(average in the Netherlands)
309
2022: 288
Guest events with the theme sustainability compared to the total
(in %)
13
2022: 5
Net result
(in € millions)
9.9
2022: -7.4
January
Golden Award for Best Conference Venue
Jaarbeurs wins the Golden Award for Best Conference Venue of 2022.
March
VIV Asia 2023
Now that COVID-19 restrictions no longer applied, VIS ASIA, the largest and most comprehensive feed-to-food event in Asia.
July
Good Causes days
New this year were the ‘Good Causes days’ on which employees can participate in various initiatives that benefit society.
September
The world of Jaarbeurs
Jaarbeurs launched a new campaign: ‘Jaarbeurs’ world Objective.
Friendly
We create valuable encounters for our visitors. In every step that we take, we want to exceed expectations and maximise the service that we provide. We do this with personal attention and empathy and by offering smart solutions and being flexible.
Sustainable
We believe in a world in which we treat each other and our environment with care. And we take responsibility in this. Climate change is one of the most urgent problems in the world today and we are determined to make our contribution to mitigating climate change. We promote sustainability and help accelerate sustainability both in our own business and in all sectors in which we are active.
Innovative
Jaarbeurs is an expert in organising and facilitating trade fairs and events. We have been doing this for more than 100 years. By combining our knowledge and experience with the newest digital technologies, we make our events even more valuable, improve our business operations and develop new products and services.
Strategy
Together towards sustainable growth
As Royal Jaarbeurs, we offer and create opportunities to accelerate growth for people, organisations, and the market, in a sustainable, friendly and innovative way, live and online. Under the title ‘Together towards sustainable growth’, we assess how we can improve and innovate with our existing activities as the point of departure.
Running
the business
the business
We organised 18 different trade and consumer fairs in the Netherlands in 2023 aimed at our strategic markets heath & life sciences, construction & installation, agrifood, logistics, and travel & leisure.
Improving
the business
the business
At Jaarbeurs, we are constantly improving our venue and services so that we can organise even more successful events. To this end, we ask for input from our customers and visitors. This takes place via an online feedback process.
Changing
the business
the business
Jaarbeurs aims to be relevant for its strategic markets 365 days a year and therefore it facilitates online platforms; an online community for sharing knowledge and following developments and trends in a specific field.
Sustainability
We actively promote sustainability, both for events that we organise ourselves and for events that we facilitate. We take the trends into account in the sectors in which we are active. There is also a lot of support for sustainability within our organisation.
The world's best sustainability idea
“The theatre provided the perfect atmosphere of
fellowship.”
fellowship.”
Anne de Klerk
Country Director
Enactus Netherlands
Country Director
Enactus Netherlands
Corporate social responsibility
“It was real fun
and I had
a great time!”
and I had
a great time!”
Laura
Student
JINC ‘Tomorrow's Boss’
Student
JINC ‘Tomorrow's Boss’
Sustainability
“Our collaboration with WerkPro is extremely valuable.”
Erik Luisman
Sustainability & Business Development
Vepa, the furniture factory
Sustainability & Business Development
Vepa, the furniture factory
Employees
“It was really special to receive this recognition after a ten-month traineeship and half a year in the employment of Jaarbeurs.”
Mirthe Brummelman
Junior Operations Manager
Agrifood team, Jaarbeurs
Junior Operations Manager
Agrifood team, Jaarbeurs
Corporate social responsibility
“It is really fantastic to see how the collaboration has developed.”
Nienke Beek
Corporate Partnerships
Princess Máxima Centre for paediatric oncology
Corporate Partnerships
Princess Máxima Centre for paediatric oncology
Collaboration partner
“Health and sustainability are in Royal Jaarbeurs’s DNA.”
Michiel Dijkman
Director
Economic Board Utrecht
Director
Economic Board Utrecht
