Sendsteps Sidekick - Nba day

[Sendsteps Sidekick - a dialogue with 1200 accountants] Interests increase and the cycle continues Mathijs, I already have - via internet and SMS - the first reactions from the audience on how we can work our way out of the financial crisis. A lot of audience members see sports as the solution We need to win the soccer world championship and host the Olympic Games That doesn't mean we shouldn't win the championship - ofcourse Today we had a very useful panel discussion, in front of a large audience with 1200 people In which case it can be very difficult to draw the whole audience into the conversation That's why we hired Robert! There are people in the room who feel they have been challenged And ask: I'm over 50 - does this mean I'm written off? And is it true that older generations hamper the work for younger generations in accountancy? What's your view on this as a young accountant? I do think that the current generation has difficulties in reaching the next level, due to an older generation that's in charge I'm going to interrupt you there - you talk about effectiveness what we hear from the audience is that effectiveness - as well as quality - costs money and people wonder if you as a CEO are willing to pay more for an accountant Even more? Well, now you're opening Pandora's box! Petra leads the discussion today and poses critical questions but at a certain moment a lot of the questions also come from the audience which Petra won't be able to find out simply because she can't enquire about them I receive those on my iPad, and when there are valuable or funny contributions I put Petra to a halt It's very convenient! Because Robert really speaks on behalf of the audience I can speak to him anytime and he can always enter a protest against something when needed It works really well like that Petra? I already have a question A lot of rustling in the audience - we started with Steijn about his clothing but everyone is a little bit confused, because we see someone without a tie, we see someone with jeans, we see someone with a breast-pocket handkerchief and a pair of jeans - Steijn, help us out! What's the new style of the modern accountant? To get this out of the way - I'm not propagating for the Third Reich of necktie owners!