Moderator

Hollis moderates a wide range of events both large and small. She has been a moderator, panelist and keynote speaker for many years, taking the stage (in many countries and in several languages) for topics ranging from poetry, literature, film and photography… to human rights, education, politics and parenting… to business, innovation, sports and artificial intelligence.

Her style is engaging and fluid, with speakers and audiences ranging from the very famous to the very young.

Below are some examples of Hollis’ speaking/moderating engagements:

Upcoming events

Recent events

Past events

Author Events

Jonathan Safran Foer, We Are the Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast – John Adams Institute, Amsterdam
For more information, see the news article here
Read Hollis’ introduction
Watch the interview

Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach – John Adams Institute/University of Amsterdam
Read Hollis’ introduction
Watch the interview

Michael Chabon, Moonglow John Adams Institute, Amsterdam
Read Hollis’ introduction (pdf)
Watch the interview and Chabon’s reading

Rina May Acosta & Michele Hutchison, The Happiest Kids in the World – John Adams Institute
Article at John Adams Institute and
Article at Atheneum booksellers

(International School of Amsterdam)

Martin Ford, Rise of the Robots – John Adams Institute, The Hague
Read Hollis’ introduction (pdf)

Poets & Writers from the Sewanee Writers Conference:
Charles Martin, Erin McGraw, Andrew Hudgins
(American Book Center, Amsterdam)

Jerome Karabel, Who Gets In, What Comes Out: Accessibility and Responsibility of Top Education
– Ivy Circle/Harvard Club/John Adams Institute (International School of Amsterdam)
Read Hollis’ introduction (pdf)

Human Rights, Social Issues and Government Events

Virtual Fireside Chat – with Eric Schurenberg, CEO of Inc. and Fast Company, host of The Human Factor, and storied business journalist
(Ivy Circle online event)

Roundtable – with Acting Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission to the Netherlands Jennifer DeWitt Walsh & Deputy Public Affairs Officer, Omar Cardentey
(Ivy Circle online event)

Virtual Town Hall – with US Ambassador Peter Hoekstra
(Ivy Circle online event)

How Data Will Determine the Next President – with Andrew Tanenbaum and Timothy Prescott, John Adams Institute
(Amsterdam)
Read Hollis’ introduction (pdf)
Watch the event on youtube

Madeleine Sackler: Dangerous Acts Starring the Unstable Elements – Human Rights Weekend
(Amsterdam)

Jeremy Teicher: Tall as a Baobab Tree – Human Rights Weekend
(Amsterdam)

Unjustly Accused: Discussion with Joseph Oubelkas
(International School of Amsterdam)

Stephanie Sinclair, Child Marriage – Human Rights Watch
(FOAM photography museum, Amsterdam)

Marcus Bleasedale, Human Rights Photography – Human Rights Watch
(FOAM photography museum, Amsterdam)

All American Breakfast – Panelist
(’morning after’ election, Amsterdam)

WIZO Youth Villages Symposium on troubled youth
(Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam)

Business & Other

An inside look at consulting: career paths, profiles, and realities – consulting talk for the Boston University chapter of TAMID Group – experiential business learning program for US students.
(Boston)

Succeeding in the Gig Economy – Ivy Circle event with Professor Diane Mulchay, author of ‘The Gig Economy’
(hosted by Egon Zehnder Amsterdam)

YES YOU CAN! Powerful Negotiations Strategies for Women
(Ivy Circle/Harvard Club – The Merchant House Gallery, Amsterdam)

Millennial Management: A 2-Way Street
(Ivy Circle/AmCham/Egon Zehnder, Amsterdam)
photo gallery of the event

From Harvard to Pro Basketball: Behind the Scenes with Brandyn Curry
(International School of Amsterdam)

AmCham Young Professionals Award 2015 – Jury & Moderator
(Amsterdam)
photo gallery of the event

Creating the American Dream in The Netherlands – Panel with Hans Brouwer/Manic Music, Niek van Leeuwen/Uber, Sander Ruys/Maven Publishing, Mart Visser/Mart Visser Couture
(AmCham, Amsterdam)

Breaking Out of the Corporate Mold to Follow Your Dream, with Robert Tateossian
(Ivy Circle/Penn Wharton Club/Amsterdam Institute of Finance, Amsterdam)