Three community builders on what it took and what this year changed

Who it's for

Community professionals in and around Amsterdam, closing out the year. Especially if:

• you're building something from zero right now and want to hear how other people survived it

• you've been at this for years and want to compare notes on what 2026 actually changed

• you're a team of one, with nobody to reflect with

• you'd like to end the year somewhere that isn't a company borrel

Why attend

Two or three community builders will tell you how they started with nothing. One inside a business, one whose community is the business, one from outside business altogether. Short stories, no slides, the unglamorous parts left in.

Then we hand it to the room. Everyone arrives with two reflections on this year — what shifted, what you're still unsure about — and we talk them through in small groups before opening the floor.

A look back and a look forward at once. And then we stay for a drink, of course.

What you leave with

• Perspective on your own year. Three journeys that aren't yours, and a room of people who can tell you whether what you went through was normal.

• A clearer read on what actually changed in 2026 — the landscape, the tech, the expectations — separated from the noise.

• People to message in January. The ones who get your job without a preamble.