Newcomers & those helping them 🎙👋
BRAM RADIO 12/05/2026
The BRAM RADIO team visited the latest IamExpat Fair in Amsterdam to find out who’s there and what’s their story?
Newcomers to Amsterdam, coming to study, to work or to join family or partners: how do they make sense of their new life here? It can be quite different to what they are used to, wherever they come from. There’s quite a market in supporting these newcomers so, IamExpat Media holds regular fairs to bring useful services together in one place to meet as many new internationals as possible.
▶️ Listen back using the player above, hear from recent newcomers, service providers and one of the founders of the fair, in this order:
- Shahzeb, newcomer from Pakistan
- Panos Sarlanis, co-founder of IamExpat Media
- Emma Slot, new founder of Urban Kickstart, first time having a stand at the fair
- Melvin van Jaarsveld RB, partner of NAHV Belastingadviseurs
- Shannon Koopman, from the family team at Frans Otten Stadion
A report back from Amsterdam’s IamExpat Fair on 7 March 2026 at the Beurs van Berlage. Reporting from Michalis Daniilakis and Cathy Leung.
📻 Broadcast premiere on BRAM RADIO online radio station: Friday 15 May, 13:00, with occasional repeats.
Music bed: ‘Couch surfer’ by We Are Ok
