{"id":23555,"date":"2022-03-11T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T15:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcnwebsite.nl\/about-gcn\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:54:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T11:54:20","slug":"about-gcn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/en\/about-gcn\/","title":{"rendered":"About GCN"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23555\" class=\"elementor elementor-23555 elementor-80\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f59856 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f59856\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-045f007\" data-id=\"045f007\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8653d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d8653d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About GCN<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-49d19d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49d19d0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd1d54d\" data-id=\"dd1d54d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096f85a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"096f85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>General Counsel Netherlands (GCN) is the modern professional organisation and creative knowledge network for ultimate responsible (in-house) lawyers in the Netherlands. It is the platform where General Counsel from a wide range of companies meet, help each other and share knowledge.<\/p><p>GCN is the knowledge centre for and by GCs and for everyone who cares about General Counsel. In addition, GCN is actively working on making General Counsel more society-wide visible.<\/p><p>General Counsel have a unique position within companies and face great challenges. They are the confidants of the Executive Board and various supervisory authorities, sometimes also acting as Company Secretaries.<\/p><p>At the same time, GCs support the business in large projects. At the crossroads between strategy and operations, they know better than anyone what is going on. As companies continue to transform and innovate, they are increasingly addressing issues such as cybersecurity, globalisation, privacy, ESG and reputation management, in addition to managing legal risks.<\/p><p>They also have a department to manage. The multitude of responsibilities makes the job popular and at the same time complex. No one understands this better than other General Counsel. Within GCN, various GCs and GCN Partners help each other with tips &amp; tricks to make the job more successful.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e43a55\" data-id=\"3e43a55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be6a53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"be6a53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d761295 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d761295\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.generalcounsel.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/Gcn-Autoplay-1080P.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_video_start&quot;:0,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" role=\"presentation\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f9142a\" data-id=\"5f9142a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9c6fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9e9c6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=AahLRP9YRm0&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.generalcounsel.nl\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/doorzichtig2.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:38544,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/doorzichtig2-1024x576.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20ae3fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20ae3fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What does GCN do?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc2cdbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc2cdbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c462025 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c462025\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-606bb46\" data-id=\"606bb46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476611c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476611c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GCN organises a wide range of activities. Core values are: quality, informal, confidential, an inclusive mindset and personal. GCN is not an anonymous network where participants are numbers. Everything must be right and participants must keep coming back with a smile.<\/p><p>That is why GCN Conferences are not a collection of boring keynotes, but dynamic days filled with self-selected GCN Round Tables, personal introductions and informal meetings. The dozens of GCN Peer-to-Peer group meetings that take place throughout the country also ensure that participants quickly get to know many other General Counsel.<\/p><p>The GCN Benchmark Surveys have been the number one guide for GCs in the Netherlands for many years. If you have a specific question, the team will help you personally. We can be reached every day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-80f4d34\" data-id=\"80f4d34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e8b438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e8b438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vanDijkMedia-HQ-GCNcrew2025-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37082\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vanDijkMedia-HQ-GCNcrew2025-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vanDijkMedia-HQ-GCNcrew2025-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vanDijkMedia-HQ-GCNcrew2025-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vanDijkMedia-HQ-GCNcrew2025-1-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/vanDijkMedia-HQ-GCNcrew2025-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1792e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad1792e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From left to right: Linda de Heer, Anne Fleur Boshuis, Melanie Maas and Michiel van Straaten<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0787738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0787738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5c662d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5c662d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f321f66\" data-id=\"f321f66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24b8c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24b8c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The GCN team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d530a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d530a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78b9e62\" data-id=\"78b9e62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-823d41b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"823d41b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Michiel van Straaten<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a5ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1a5ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Chair<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e1f6ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e1f6ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michielvanstraaten\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LI-Bug.svg.original.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19642\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d460fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d460fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>+31 6 14837202<br><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">michiel.vanstraaten@generalcounsel.nl<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-79348c1\" data-id=\"79348c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e356b96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e356b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Linda de Heer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4291df1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4291df1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Manager<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce66605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce66605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/linda-de-heer-3b862550\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LI-Bug.svg.original.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19642\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e13b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e13b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>+31 6 48503893<br><a href=\"mailto:linda.deheer@generalcounsel.nl\">linda.deheer@generalcounsel.nl<\/a><\/p><div id=\"gtx-trans\" style=\"position: absolute; left: -11px; top: 14px;\"><div class=\"gtx-trans-icon\"> <\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-88288b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"88288b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e12ea79\" data-id=\"e12ea79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328dbf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"328dbf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Melanie Maas<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fb9f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09fb9f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Program manager<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f69968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f69968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/melanie-maas-zandbergen-ba548364\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"65\" src=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/LI-Bug.svg.original.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19642\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc8235 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc8235\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Het GCN Team is sinds 2016 binnen zusterorganisatie General Counsel Academy (GCA) (<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" href=\"http:\/\/www.generalcounsel.eu\/\">www.generalcounsel.eu<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">) operates with English-language academic Business training programs for General Counsel and Chief Legal Officers. Whereas GCN, as a professional organization and knowledge network, focuses exclusively on chief legal officers working in the Netherlands, GCA&#8217;s Business training programs target GCs and CLOs from all over the world.  <\/span><\/div><div><p>To this end, we work closely with several professors from the Rotterdam School of Management \/ Erasmus University and other professors and experts from home and abroad. Instead of becoming better lawyers, the courses of the General Counsel Academy help to become better leaders and \u201ctrusted business advisors\u201d at the CEO level.  <\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.generalcounsel.eu\/gca-executive-program\/\">GCA Executive Program<\/a> is the core program of the General Counsel Academy. 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