IASA Netherlands

Women in Architecture (WIA) NL Event - In person
2026-04-15 15:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | KPMG, Laan van Langerhuize 1, Amsterdam, 1186 DS, Netherlands
✨Join us for the upcoming In Person Women in Architecture Quarterly Meeting. A free gathering designed to connect, empower, and elevate women in the architecture profession. ✨

It’s time to see each other again IRL so mark your calendar!
KPMG is graciously welcoming us at their offices for this edition where two communities get to meet and collaborate: DANW and WIA-Netherlands.
🗓️ Wednesday, 15 April 2026
🕒 15:00 – 18:00 CET
📍 KPMG, Amstelveen
🅿️ Free parking for registered attendees
🕔 Dinner optional: 18:30 at restaurant within 5-minute drive.
🍽 Please note: participants will cover their own meal costs.
Remember, this event is created by women in architecture, but it’s designed for everyone –women and men alike! Your participation is important to build a truly inclusive and diverse community. Feel free to bring one colleague with you — just let us know their name when you confirm your attendance.
Let’s continue building a strong, inclusive, and global network for women in architecture!
Agenda Highlights
🕒 15:00 – 15:15 Arrival & Networking
🎤 15:15 – 15:30 Introduction & Keynote host Olga Kulikova
🗣 15:30 – 16:15 WIA-NL update – Discuss WIA Development▫️Workshop
by WIA Leadership
🥤16:15 – 16:30 Refreshment
👥16:30 – 17:30 Roundtable about Female/Male Balance. With International Woman’s Day just behind us, WIA-NL Leadership, DANW and KPMG want to delve into this topic. After all, the elevation & empowerment of women deserve the spotlight more than one day a year. Participants: Christiaan Siegers, KPMG Principal (Director) and Lead Architect ▫️ Ingrid Stap, Achmea Enterprise Architect and DANW representative▫️ WIA Leadership ▫️ You.
🍹17:30- 18:00 Borrel
Care to opt-in for sharing a meal afterwards? Please inform us at dhulst@iasaoffice.org and make sure to tell us if you have any food allergies we need to take into account.
This session is organised by the WIA representatives in the Netherlands together with DANW.
WIA -NL : Mirjam Verlinden | Petra in ’t Veld-Brown | Wai Ling Chiu | Esther Riedstra |
DANW: Ingrid Stap

If you have a topic you’d like to bring to the table and community please contact us at dhulst@iasaoffice.org.

Looking forward to seeing you there!
