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Room for Discussion is the interview platform of the University of Amsterdam. We organise interviews with professors, entrepreneurs, economists, politicians, philosophers, CEOs and journalists to discuss relevant economic topics and recent events.

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Embracing Chaos: A Conversation with Brian Klaas about Chance & Democracy

Embracing Chaos: A Conver...

March 12, 2024

Amsterdam 750: a Conversation with Mayor Femke Halsema

Amsterdam 750: a Conversa...

October 30, 2025

A Conversation with Edith Hooge: President of the UvA’s Executive Board

A Conversation with Edith...

November 26, 2024

Lustrum: Defending our values? With Minister of Defence Ollongren

Lustrum: Defending our va...

June 19, 2024

Limitarianism: An interview with Philosopher Ingrid Robeyns

Limitarianism: An intervi...

March 18, 2024

Lustrum: Interview with Sir Nick Clegg, President, Global Affairs, Meta

Lustrum: Interview with S...

March 11, 2024

You Can’t Kill the Story — Laurent Richard, Founder of Forbidden Stories

You Can’t Kill the Stor...

June 9, 2026

Talking Back and Looking Forward: Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw on Intersectionality

Talking Back and Looking ...

June 5, 2026

Beating the Bank Run? A Conversation with the Chair of the European Banking Authority

Beating the Bank Run? A C...

November 21, 2024

RfD x ASAA: Words and Weapons with Ambassador Ammar Hijazi, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the Netherlands

RfD x ASAA: Words and Wea...

February 3, 2026

The Man on the Inside: Chasing Dirty Money with James S. Henry

The Man on the Inside: Ch...

May 19, 2026

Blue + Yellow = Green? – Investigating the Sustainability of Vattenfall with their CCO, Cindy Kroon

Blue + Yellow = Green? &#...

February 29, 2024

(De) Groot Expectations: Investing in Europe with 
EIB VP Robert de Groot

(De) Groot Expectations: ...

September 16, 2026

Close Combat & Rehabilitation with Commander of the “Honor” Company, Oleksandr Yabchanka

Close Combat & Rehab...

April 16, 2024

Appetite for Change, Financial market reform with Ann Pettifor

Appetite for Change, Fina...

February 17, 2026