Red Carpet Dinner Rotterdam

The Red Carpet Dinner Rotterdam is our prestigious annual event that welcomes international companies who arrived in the city over the past year with the support of Rotterdam Partners. This evening is our way of showing appreciation to the businesses that chose Rotterdam as their base. By settling here, they strengthen the heartbeat of Rotterdam’s entrepreneurial spirit and contribute to the city’s international growth. We also thank all guests for being an important part of our business network.

On 6 October 2025, the Red Carpet Dinner Rotterdam took place at FENIX, the city’s newest cultural landmark and the world’s first museum dedicated to stories of migration, which opened earlier this year. Vice Mayor Robert Simons welcomed 26 newly arrived international companies that established their business in Rotterdam over the past year with the support of Rotterdam Partners, strengthening the city’s thriving international business community.

The Red Carpet Dinner Rotterdam is recognized as one of the most important networking events for international companies in the region. It offers unique opportunities to connect with directors and representatives of leading national and international enterprises. Guests include innovative SMEs, foreign startups, scale-ups, ambassadors, (honorary) consuls, and aldermen from local authorities. Red Carpet Dinner offers a high-level platform where decision-makers exchange insights and explore opportunities for collaboration. Together with Port of Rotterdam, RotterdamSquare, Innovation Quarter and Invest in Holland and Up!Rotterdam we are happy to expand on our business ecosystem in the Rotterdam region.

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The newly landed companies represent countries including Singapore, South Korea, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Turkey. By operating across key sectors such as data and AI, marine engineering, offshore technologies, sustainable aviation fuel, logistics, healthcare, and agri & food, these newcomes contribute to shaping the future and strengthening Rotterdam’s position as an international business hub. The new arrivals are: Atlas Marine Services, Atlas Marine Valves, Caware, CoeusAI, Daedong Kioti, Datashift, DynamicWhale, Flowmaster Supply, FOER Group, Hanseatic Global Terminals, Harlyn Solutions, Hymonic, Metafuels, PacMak, Pamarine, Phospho, SeaHiker, Samyang Logistics, Suplink, United Imaging and Utilitarian.

The evening programme featured welcoming remarks by Vice Mayor Robert Simons, followed by keynote contributions from Anne Kremers, Director of FENIX, and Jolanda Jansen, Chair of the Rotterdam Economy 2040 Think Tank. Representatives from uMob and the Busan Port Authority shared their perspectives on doing business in and with Rotterdam, highlighting the city’s strengths in areas such as MedTech, advanced manufacturing, and the energy transition in the port of Rotterdam. Guests enjoyed live performances by local talent and a walking dinner that encouraged networking and new partnerships. A symbolic highlight of the evening was the presentation of personalized Feyenoord Rotterdam shirts, featuring each company’s logo.

For me, the Red Carpet Dinner celebrates collaboration and innovation, bringing international companies together to build Rotterdam’s thriving business ecosystem

— Jorn Douwstra, Manager International Trade & Investment, Rotterdam Partners