ICC Netherlands 100 Years

1921 - 2021

Friday 10 December 2021
ICC Netherlands Centennial Conference
Peace Palace, The Hague

Today, a century ago, a group of visionary Dutch entrepreneurs founded ICC Netherlands, in the aftermath of the First World War, when no world system of rules governed trade, investment, finance or commercial relations. ICC Netherlands’ founders decided not to wait and instead organized themselves to set global standards for business, in cooperation with entrepreneurs from other countries.

ICC Netherlands became one of the first local offices of the International Chamber of Commerce, which would quickly become ICC The world business organization, the largest business organization in the world, currently representing 43 million member companies in 130 countries. Up until today they are being called ‘Merchants of Peace’, as ICC was founded under the covenant ‘if goods don't cross borders, soldiers will’.

Reason for ICC Netherlands to reflect on its 100th anniversary and on the preconditions for sustainable international trade for the century to come on Friday 10 December 2021.

Mark your calendar for Friday 10 December 2021 for the unique ICC Netherlands Centennial Conference with speakers and guests from home and abroad. We eagerly look forward to welcoming you at the Peace Palace in The Hague.

Further information will follow. In case you have questions, please contact the ICC Netherlands office at info@icc.nl