Speakers

Tom Berendsen is a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. In the European Parliament, he has since served on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Regional Development. In addition to his committee assignments, he is part of the European Parliament's delegation for relations to the People's Republic of China. He ran for re-election in June 2024 as the CDA's lead candidate. As part of the campaign, Berendsen stressed the importance of strategic green industrial policy and the need for a European port strategy.