If you bump into Carmen Snijders early in the morning, you better do not start chatting to her. “I really like to wake up in peace and have a bowl of fruit and a cup of coffee. That is the way I prepare myself for a new day. Mostly I am here first. I check my mail and then consider what is most urgent, as a matter of fact, I focus for the day. I like to be left to myself for a while.”
Right on ‘The Financial Mile’, Carmen is making an effort to create a social enterprise, De Nieuwe Poort, a meeting point for inspiration and awareness on Zuidas.
“What can be done with that beautiful career and all that money involved, to people who are not that fortunate in life. We are all in this together. At Zuidas there is just no time to consider this fact, but there is an absolute need.”
In ‘De Nieuwe Poort’ she is responsible for the completion of’ The Table of Twelve’.
Entrepreneurs, politicians and journalists all come together here to discuss themes like the future of the labour market and social sustainability.
“I like to connect people and to think of programmes, analyzing social themes. We often criticize people without even knowing what they have been through in life. We immediately form an image hearing the word refugee, but in fact, we forget it is all about a human being.”
Photo Katja Mali