BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:23185@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:We need to talk about BlackRock DTSTAMP:20260530T030955Z DTSTART:20260629T180000Z DESCRIPTION:A deep dive into the world’s most powerful money machine.\n\nWh at do Shell\, ING and ASML have in common? Their largest shareholder is\nB lackRock. This titan of an asset manager has a colossal\, invisible grip o n\nbusinesses worldwide. Chances are you’re connected to them too\, withou t even\nknowing it\, since BlackRock manages the pension money of over 7 m illion Dutch\ncitizens. For decades\, they operated in the shadows. But no wadays\, this giant is\nfacing massive backlash. Not only because their in vestments link them to the\ngenocide in Gaza\, but also because they remai n one of the biggest backers of the\nfossil fuel industry. Bowing to press ure from US Republicans just before Trump’s\nsecond term\, BlackRock even pulled out of major climate pacts\, leaving Dutch\npension funds (that do have green goals) feeling extremely frustrated.\n\nIn a Volkskrant intervi ew\, BlackRock’s Dutch country manager Monique Donders\nclaims to be tired of being talked about\, and not talked to. Well\, consider this\nan invit ation. Do they dare show up\, or will they keep their doors shut? Either\n way: this conversation needs to happen. Join us this evening at Pakhuis de \nZwijger for a deep dive into BlackRock. A conversation about power\, mor ality and\nwhat on earth is happening with your money.\n\nIn this programm e Audrey Gauhran Executive Director at SOMO (Centre for Research\non Multi national Corporations)\, journalist\, political economist\n[https://www.li nkedin.com/in/audreygaughran/] Thomas Bollen Investigative\njournalist Fol low the Money & author 'Geld genoeg\, maar niet voor jou'\n[https://www.ft m.nl/auteur/thomas-bollen] Grace Blakeley Economic commentator\,\ncolumnis t\, journalist\, writer. [https://www.instagram.com/grace.blakeley/]\n\n\n ABOUT THE SPEAKERS\n\nThomas Bollen is a financial economist and prominent investigative journalist\nfor Follow the Money. He specialises in exposin g corporate malpractice and\ndemystifying global banking. Bollen authored the acclaimed book Geld genoeg\,\nmaar niet voor jou\, and co-created the award-winning project The Waterworks of\nMoney\, which represented the Net herlands at the Venice Biennale and won the 2023\nDutch Design Award.\n\nA udrey Gaughran is the Executive Director of SOMO\, an organisation investi gating\nthe impact of multinational corporations. She has over twenty year s of\nexperience fighting for human rights\, previously leading global res earch at\nAmnesty International. At SOMO\, Gaughran focuses on holding pow erful companies\naccountable\, exposing corporate harm\, and pushing for a fairer global economy\nthat respects people and the planet.\n\nGrace Blak eley is a prominent British economic commentator\, author\, and one of\nth e most compelling radical voices of her generation. A sharp critic of\ncor porate power\, she is a regular analyst on the BBC and ITV\, and a staff w riter\nfor Tribune. Author of the international bestseller Vulture Capital ism\, Blakeley\nis a leading force in the movement to dismantle corporate monopoly and champion\neconomic democracy.\n\n\nABOUT THE MODERATOR\n\nFre derique de Jong is a Dutch journalist\, moderator\, and the host of Follow the\nMoney’s podcast. She has decades of experience in news broadcasting\ , including\nyears as a prime-time anchor for BNR Nieuwsradio.\n\nRead mor e Opinie: Nee\, we kunnen niet ‘rustig slapen’ nu BlackRock ons geld\nbehe ert\n\nHet Amerikaanse BlackRock\, grootste vermogensbeheerder ter wereld\ , claimt een\nneutrale partij te zijn. Maar dat is allesbehalve waar.\n\n[ https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/opinie-nee-we-kunnen-niet-rustig- slapen-nu-blackrock-ons-geld-beheert~b80d80562/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww .google.com%2F] URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/we-need-to-talk-about-blackrock GEO:52.376857;4.9220756 LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,capitalism,democracy,eastern docklands,e conomy,talk X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A deep dive into the world’s most powerful mon ey machine.

What do Shell, ING and ASML have in common? Their largest s hareholder is BlackRock. This titan of an asset manager has a colossal, in visible grip on businesses worldwide. Chances are you’re connected to them too, without even knowing it, since BlackRock manages the pension money o f over 7 million Dutch citizens. For decades, they operated in the shadows . But nowadays, this giant is facing massive backlash. Not only because th eir investments link them to the genocide in Gaza, but also because they r emain one of the biggest backers of the fossil fuel industry. Bowing to pr essure from US Republicans just before Trump’s second term, BlackRock even pulled out of major climate pacts, leaving Dutch pension funds (that do h ave green goals) feeling extremely frustrated.

In a Volkskrant inte rview, BlackRock’s Dutch country manager Monique Donders claims to be tire d of being talked about, and not talked to. Well, consider this an invitat ion. Do they dare show up, or will they keep their doors shut? Either way: this conversation needs to happen. Join us this evening at Pakhuis de Zwi jger for a deep dive into BlackRock. A conversation about power, morality and what on earth is happening with your money.

In this programme Au drey Gauhran Executive Director at SOMO (Centre for Research on Multinatio nal Corporations), journalist, political economist Thomas Bollen Investiga tive journalist Follow the Money & author 'Geld genoeg, maar niet voor jou' Grace Blakeley Economic commentator, columnist, journalist, writer .

About the speakers

Thomas Bollen is a financial economist and prominent investigative journalist for Fo llow the Money. He specialises in exposing corporate malpractice and demystifying global banking. Bollen authored the acclaimed book Geld g enoeg, maar niet voor jou, and co-created the award-winning project < em>The Waterworks of Money, which represented the Netherlands at the Venice Biennale and won the 2023 Dutch Design Award.

Audrey Gaughran is the Executive Director of SOMO, an organisation inve stigating the impact of multinational corporations. She has over twenty ye ars of experience fighting for human rights, previously leading global res earch at Amnesty International. At SOMO, Gaughran focuses on holding power ful companies accountable, exposing corporate harm, and pushing for a fair er global economy that respects people and the planet.

Grac e Blakeley is a prominent British economic commentator, author, a nd one of the most compelling radical voices of her generation. A sharp cr itic of corporate power, she is a regular analyst on the BBC and ITV, and a staff writer for Tribune. Author of the international bestselle r Vulture Capitalism, Blakeley is a leading force in the movement to dismantle corporate monopoly and champion economic democracy.

About the moderator

Frederique de Jong< /strong> is a Dutch journalist, moderator, and the host of Follow the Money’s podcast. She has decades of experience in news broadcasting, including years as a prime-time anchor for BNR Nieuwsradio.

Read mor e Opinie: Nee, we kunnen niet ‘rustig slapen’ nu BlackRock ons geld beheert

Het Amerikaanse BlackRock , grootste vermogensbeheerder ter wereld, claimt een neutrale partij te zi jn. Maar dat is allesbehalve waar.

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