Member of the AIWW Management Board Representing IWC/KNW CEO Royal Dutch Water Association CEO International Water Conferences Foundation (IWC) Monique Bekkenutte is since 2009 director of the Royal Dutch Water Association and director of the International Water Conferences Foundation (IWC). IWC is one of the founders of the Amsterdam International Water Week. Our objective is to connect (water)professionals in order to help finding and realizing integral solutions for water challenges. We believe that building a water leaders community at AIWW will accelerate the necessary changes for a just, resilient and sustainable society.
Management Board
Member of the AIWW Management Board Co-chair & repesentative industries CEO Nijhuis Industries Menno M. Holterman was born in 1969 and is a Dutch national. After obtaining a Masters degree in Naval Architecture & Marine Technology at Delft University of Technology Holterman worked at Heineken NV from 1995-1998 and occupied various management positions in the Netherlands, Slovakia and Papua New Guinea. Current positions: CEO Nijhuis Industries Holding BV CEO and Founder of Naesta Holding Board Member Netherlands Water Partnership Member Advisory Board World Waternet Chairman Management Board Amsterdam International Water Week In 1998 he joined the Norit Group as Managing…
Member of the AIWW Management Board Co-chair & representative utilities CEO Waternet Roelof Kruize is CEO of Waternet, the Public Watercycle organization of the Amsterdam region. Waternet is responsible for drinking water, wastewater, groundwater, surface water and safety behind the dikes. It is a joint executive service run by the City of Amsterdam and the regional public water authority Amstel, Gooi and Vecht. At the agricultural university of Wageningen, Kruize studied environmental control and specialized in wastewater treatment. After various functions for the City of Amsterdam, in 1997 he became member of the board of directors of one of the…
Member of the AIWW management board Managing Director of the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP) Representing Dutch Water Sector
Member of the AIWW Management Board & representing Dutch government Representing Dutch government Special Envoy for International Water Affairs Henk Ovink was appointed by the Cabinet of the Netherlands as the first Special Envoy for International Water Affairs in 2015. As the Ambassador for Water, he is responsible for advocating water awareness around the world, focusing on building institutional capacity and coalitions among governments, multilateral organisations, the private sector and NGOs to address the world’s pressing water needs and help initiate transformative interventions. Henk Ovink has a proven track record in water and sustainable urban development and holds several international…
Member of the AIWW Management Board Representing Future Water Leaders Future Water Leader Ambassador AIWW 2021
Project Director AIWW Secretary kees.van.der.lugt@amsterdamiww.com