1. Sound analysis, inspiring ideas
ECORYS Netherlands
Roelof Jan Molemaker Director and Managing Partner ECORYS Transport
Sound analysis, inspiring ideas

2. Who we are
What do we do
What do we stand for

3. 77 years company history
1945
1980
1999
2000
2006
1929
A group of businessmen from Rotterdam start the Foundation Netherlands Economic Institute with an equity of € ,-
A time of steady growth for NEI (Netherlands Economic Institute), with professor Jan Tinbergen as one of the leading employees. Growing commercialization.
Kolpron Real Estate Consultants is founded.
Kolpron and NEI merge.
The leading UK company ECOTEC merges with NEI and Kolpron. The name ECORYS is chosen as the group’s name.
ECORYS Group has grown into a healthy company with a yearly turnover of more than € 76 million (2005).

4. What does that makes us?
One of the oldest and largest economic research and consultancy firms
ECORYS 550, ECORYS Netherlands 275 staff
18 offices in 11 countries
Head office in Rotterdam

5. ECORYS Group Regio, Strategie & Ondernemerschap Rotterdam
ECORYS Holding
ECORYS Netherlands Rotterdam
ECOTEC Research & Consulting Ltd. Birmingham
ECORYS International BV Rotterdam
Housing Division
Planning and Economic Development Division
Social Policy Division
Technical Assistance Division
ECOTEC Cardiff
ECOTEC Leeds
ECOTEC London
ECOTEC Manchester
ECORYS Brussels & ECOTEC Brussels
ECORYS Magyarország Kft. (Budapest)
ECORYS-NEI Moscow (Moscow)
ECORYS Polska Sp. Z.o.o. (Warsaw)
ECORYS Turkey (Ankara)
ECORYS Ukraine (Kyiv)
ECORYS South East Europe (Sofia)
ECOTEC R&C Anatolia (Ankara)
ECOTEC Madrid
IDEA Consult NV (Brussels) Kolpron CZ s.r.o. (Prague)
Kolpron Praha s.r.o. (Prague)
Regio, Strategie & Ondernemerschap Rotterdam
Regio, Strategie & Ondernemerschap Rotterdam
Board of Management ECORYS Group: f.l.t.r.. Max van der Sleen, Hugh Williams (chairman), John Bell.
The following companies are integrated into ECORYS Netherlands: NEI, Kolpron Consultants, Logion, AVM, MERC, Bureau DAM, PARC facility en Rutten Communication advice.

6. ECORYS Netherlands ECORYS Netherlands Rotterdam ECORYS Group
Corporate Services
Labour and Social Policy Rotterdam
Finance Rotterdam
Macro- and Sector Policy Rotterdam
Regions, Strategy & Enterpreneurship Rotterdam
Transport Rotterdam
Real Estate Rotterdam
ECORYS-AVM Amsterdam
ECORYS Rutten Communication advice Amsterdam

7. What we do: general Research based consultancy
Research and consultancy for complex market-, management and policy issues
For clients in public and private sectors
Support for entire policy cycle

8. What we do: knowledge areas
Economy and Competitiveness
Regions, Cities and Real Estate
Transport, Mobility and Infrastructure
Social Policy and Governance

9. What we do: services Research and policy advice
Consulting and training
Communication en financing
Delivery and programme management
Monitoring and evaluation

10. The entire policy cycle

11. The entire policy cycle

12. Expertise Economy and Competitiveness Regions, Cities and Real Estate
Transport, Mobility and Infrastructure
Social Policy and Governance
Consulting and Training
Communication and Financing
Research and Policy Advice
Delivery and Programme management-
Monitoring and Evaluation

13. Our clients National Ministries and government services
Provinces, regions, municipalities, districts
Trade-, sector and interest groups and organizations
Private sector clients
International
EU (Directorates General)
National government organizations
International financing and development organizations

14. Active across the world
Countries where ECORYS worked in 2005 (bright blue).

15. Some recent projects
Evaluation free movement of workers with Central and Eastern European countries
Social and economic value of soccer
Studies into costs and benefits of Zuiderzeelijn
Sustainable development of war effected areas in Croatia
Training of public servants in North Korea in the field of macroeconomic policy tools

16. Some recent projects
Various studies concerning the European space development project Galileo
Monitoring of official population and housing census in Nigeria
Management systems for Russian Ministry of Culture
Effects of possible reductions on tax relief on mortgages in The Netherlands
Economic perspective for European cities

17. Giving shape to research based consultancy
No “hollow” advice
Our own multi-annual research programme, supported by the NEI Foundation.

18. An example: Competitiveness Programme
Supporting policymakers in improving competitiveness of places and spaces
Aimed at theory, policy and practice:
Developing ways of thinking about competitiveness
Providing high quality leading-edge research
Acting as a platform for sharing know-how about what works and what doesn’t

19. Competitiveness Programme

20. What do we stand for: Our mission
“Our mission is to assist our clients in solving challenging policy, management and market problems. We cherish our independence and provide services of the highest quality, drawing on the latest research, knowledge and expertise. We are committed to attracting and retaining colleagues of the highest calibre ”

21. What do we stand for

22. What do we stand for Quality of life is important;
Externally: the work we do
Internally: the way we treat our people

23. Make up of work force ECORYS Netherlands as of 31 December 2005:
Our people
ECORYS Group 550, ECORYS Netherlands 275
Highly skilled professionals
Committed, motivated and inspired people
Make up of work force ECORYS Netherlands as of 31 December 2005:

24. International trainee programme
In house programme for graduates
Getting acquainted with various divisions and parts of ECORYS organization
New trainee programme starts summer Recruitment starts in April/May 2007.

25. Our people
“During my traineeship, I did a rotation where I got to know two different ECORYS division. I chose to stay at the Labour and Social Policy division, doing projects in the field of education.”
Pauline Poel Trainee researcher / consultant Division: Labour and Social Policy
“In the two years I have been with ECORYS, I have already been involved in several interesting projects in Jamaica, Lithuania and Nigeria.”
Arjan Stavast Junior consultant Divison: Macro and Sector Policy

26. Questions?