U.S. Business Roundtable

On Thursday October 9th, 2025 at ETpathfinder in Maastricht, LIOF and the European American Chamber of Commerce (EACC) Netherlands organize an exclusive Strategic Business Roundtable for US companies based in the Limburg region

You are warmly invited to a site visit of Europe's most advanced observatory for gravitational waves, the Einstein Telescope, combined with an exclusive roundtable discussion on the evolving business climate. In a confidential setting under the Chatham House Rule, we’ll exchange insights on the opportunities and challenges shaping today’s international economic landscape. This interactive session brings together a group of international business leaders and EACC-member experts—offering you valuable perspectives to support your business development and strategic decision-making.

Upon registration, we will kindly invite you to share some topics that you would like us to address during the roundtable.

Who can participate?

Senior management and C-level executives of U.S companies operating in our region in different industries.

Why should you participate?

In times of economic uncertainty, we believe it could be beneficial for international business leaders to actively engage with experts and peers by sharing insights and concerns in an open and confidential dialogue.

Program

• 10:30: Walk-in and welcome at ETpathfinder
• 11:00: Presentation Einstein Telescope | Professor Thomas Cleij, dean Faculty of Science and Engineering Maastricht University
• 11:45: Transfer to LIOF-office
• 12:00: Roundtable discussion and lunch
• 14:15: Closure.

About ETpathfinder

ETpathfinder is a R&D infrastructure for testing and prototyping innovative concepts and enabling technologies for the Einstein Telescope, the first of a new class of future gravitational wave observatories. With the Einstein Telescope, humankind will get insights into neutron stars, black holes and the structure of the universe immediately after the Big Bang. In order to develop new technologies, scientists and companies from the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany are setting up a joint R&D facility.

Kindly note: Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis, as the roundtable is limited to 15 attendees.

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