Greg Shapiro has 25 years of experience as Keynote Speaker and Event Host for over 1000 events.
Keynote Speaker: he has performed for multinational clients such as Philips, Heineken and the European Patent Office.
Event Host: he has performed at high-profile events for the King of the Netherlands, French President François Hollande and NATO.
As the author of books such as How to Be Dutch: the Quiz, Shapiro is often hired as an expat expert. It doesn’t hurt that he was the voice of the ‘Netherlands Second’ video. Would you like some more satisfied customers in bold? Here you go: The United Nations, Booking.com, ING.
Shapiro is mostly hired for events with themes like:
Dutch Orange (Netherlands Foreign Ministry);
Political (Summit for Democracy);
Climate & Sustainability (Boskalis Offshore Wind, Green Tech Summit, TU Delft).
Shapiro is increasingly requested to act as a cheerleader for Dutch green innovators and leaders in the energy transition. (Mosa Meat, The European Sleeper Train, the Netherlands Innovation Network)
“Thank you for speaking at the Diversity conference. You are truly a great ambassador for our country.”
– Julie R. Moyes, U.S. Embassy, the Netherlands
“Greg made the difference between a pretty-good event and an excellent event. His total understanding of the content, his humour, and his optimistic persona gave the event depth and made it sparkle.”
– Sylvester Lindemulder, Event Garage
“Greg’s show was sharp, tactful and very, very funny. We did not make things easy for him! He dealt brilliantly with the tailored EPO material.”
– Bert Lockhart, European Patent Office