Experts
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Here are a few of our worldclass experts:
Janus Rostock
Vice President & Regional Director
AECOM
Jeanet van Antwerpen
Director
Schiphol Area Development Company
Jeff Brown
General Manager
La Perle
Jeroen de Leeuw
Head Facility Management
Theater Rotterdam
Jim Heverin
Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
Jimmy Kok
Director of F&B
Atlantis, The Palm
Joeri Beusen
Director Development Benelux
Accor
Jolijn Zeeuwen
General Manager
Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Joris Beckers
Head of Public and Government Affairs
Tomorrowland
Joris Vrielynck
Director Project Development
Compagnie Het Zoute
Gerbrand Borgdorff
Director
Theateradvies
Gert Jansens
Director
Regie der Gebouwen
Gijs Hendriks
Development Manager
Boskalis
Gijs Joosen
Leading Professional Parametric Design
Royal HaskoningDHV
Guido Gryseels
Director
Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika
Gurdish Sabharwal
Technical Director
The Oberoi Dubai
Gurkan Atasever
Area Director of Engineering
Marriott
Gurminder Sagoo
Client Director
WSP
Henk Markerink
Chief Executive Officer
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Henri Simons
Director
Atomium
Huib Pasman
Chief Innovation Officer
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Ill-Sam Park
Associate Partner
Foster + Partners
Irene Forte
Group Project Director
Rocco Forte Hotels
Edward Leenders
Managing Director
Corinthia Hotels Limited
Edwin de Kuiper
Executive Board Member
Ballast-Nedam
Eleni Tsolakou
Cluster Hotel Manager
Hilton
Emile Klep
Director Urban Development
City of Rotterdam
Eric Domb
Owner
Pairi Daiza
Erik Moederscheim
Creative Director
Moederscheim Moonen Architects
Erik Vanden Berghe
General Manager Real Estate, Construction & Maintenance
Kinepolis Group Belgium
Erwin Vrijens
Head of Real Estate
Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV)
Fadi Jabri
CEO
Nikken Sekkei
Findlay Ross
Director
Theatre Projects
Fleur Rossdale
Managing Director
Interior Design House Ltd
François Delahaye
Director of Operations
Dorchester Collection
Frans Vreeke
Director
TivoliVredenburg
Carolien Gehrels
European Cities Director
Arcadis
Chaim Scheepers
General Manager
The Hoxton Brussels
Christine Conix
CEO
CONIX RDBM Architects
Coen Bertens
Director of Operations
Efteling
Coen van Dijck
Director
D/DOCK
Cristian Fumado
Vice President
Kerzner International
Dara Towhidi
Architect-Partner
Foster + Partners
Dayakar Reddy
Director of Engineering
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Deana Taylor
Deputy General Manager
Ferrari World
Dick van Wageningen
Director
Felix Claus Dick Van Wageningen Architecten
Dieter Deketelaere
Technical Director
Plopsa Group
Dikkie Scipio
Co-founder
KAAN Architecten
Dunia Joulani
Director
Deloitte Middle East
Aleksandra Nastic
Lead Designer
Woods Bagot
Amir Lababedi
Managing Director
Hilton
Amit Nayak
Asset Manager & Development Lead
WASL Hospitality
Andre Naude
Managing Director
Mirage Leisure and Development
Anton Vliegenthart
Director
De Doelen
Arjan Pit
Managing Director
UN Studio
Bart Leclercq
Head of Studio KSA
Brewer Smith Brewer Group
Bart van Kampen
Architect-Partner
De Zwarte Hond
Bashar Kassab
Director of Facility Management
Burj Khalifa
Bernard Van Oranje
Owner
Circuit Zandvoort
Bob Claeys
R&D Director
Kinepolis Group
Camille Oostwegel
Founder
Oostwegel Collection
Abdulaziz Al Khoori
Executive Director Strategy and Transformation
Miral
Abdullah Al Busaidi
Secretary General
Oman Society of Engineers
Ahmad Hussain
Deputy CEO
DXB Entertainments
Ahmed Al Salami
Head of Building System Development Unit
Dubai Municipality
Aino Jansen
Project Director EXPO 2025 Osaka
Rijksoverheid
Alaa El Sonbaty
Technical Manager
DAR
Janus Rostock
Vice President & Regional Director
AECOM
Jeanet van Antwerpen
Director
Schiphol Area Development Company
Jeff Brown
General Manager
La Perle
Jeroen de Leeuw
Head Facility Management
Theater Rotterdam
Jim Heverin
Director
Zaha Hadid Architects
Jimmy Kok
Director of F&B
Atlantis, The Palm
Joeri Beusen
Director Development Benelux
Accor
Jolijn Zeeuwen
General Manager
Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Joris Beckers
Head of Public and Government Affairs
Tomorrowland
Joris Vrielynck
Director Project Development
Compagnie Het Zoute
Gerbrand Borgdorff
Director
Theateradvies
Gert Jansens
Director
Regie der Gebouwen
Gijs Hendriks
Development Manager
Boskalis
Gijs Joosen
Leading Professional Parametric Design
Royal HaskoningDHV
Guido Gryseels
Director
Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika
Gurdish Sabharwal
Technical Director
The Oberoi Dubai
Gurkan Atasever
Area Director of Engineering
Marriott
Gurminder Sagoo
Client Director
WSP
Henk Markerink
Chief Executive Officer
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Henri Simons
Director
Atomium
Huib Pasman
Chief Innovation Officer
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Ill-Sam Park
Associate Partner
Foster + Partners
Irene Forte
Group Project Director
Rocco Forte Hotels
Edward Leenders
Managing Director
Corinthia Hotels Limited
Edwin de Kuiper
Executive Board Member
Ballast-Nedam
Eleni Tsolakou
Cluster Hotel Manager
Hilton
Emile Klep
Director Urban Development
City of Rotterdam
Eric Domb
Owner
Pairi Daiza
Erik Moederscheim
Creative Director
Moederscheim Moonen Architects
Erik Vanden Berghe
General Manager Real Estate, Construction & Maintenance
Kinepolis Group Belgium
Erwin Vrijens
Head of Real Estate
Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen (PMV)
Fadi Jabri
CEO
Nikken Sekkei
Findlay Ross
Director
Theatre Projects
Fleur Rossdale
Managing Director
Interior Design House Ltd
François Delahaye
Director of Operations
Dorchester Collection
Frans Vreeke
Director
TivoliVredenburg
Carolien Gehrels
European Cities Director
Arcadis
Chaim Scheepers
General Manager
The Hoxton Brussels
Christine Conix
CEO
CONIX RDBM Architects
Coen Bertens
Director of Operations
Efteling
Coen van Dijck
Director
D/DOCK
Cristian Fumado
Vice President
Kerzner International
Dara Towhidi
Architect-Partner
Foster + Partners
Dayakar Reddy
Director of Engineering
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
Deana Taylor
Deputy General Manager
Ferrari World
Dick van Wageningen
Director
Felix Claus Dick Van Wageningen Architecten
Dieter Deketelaere
Technical Director
Plopsa Group
Dikkie Scipio
Co-founder
KAAN Architecten
Dunia Joulani
Director
Deloitte Middle East
Aleksandra Nastic
Lead Designer
Woods Bagot
Amir Lababedi
Managing Director
Hilton
Amit Nayak
Asset Manager & Development Lead
WASL Hospitality
Andre Naude
Managing Director
Mirage Leisure and Development
Anton Vliegenthart
Director
De Doelen
Arjan Pit
Managing Director
UN Studio
Bart Leclercq
Head of Studio KSA
Brewer Smith Brewer Group
Bart van Kampen
Architect-Partner
De Zwarte Hond
Bashar Kassab
Director of Facility Management
Burj Khalifa
Bernard Van Oranje
Owner
Circuit Zandvoort
Bob Claeys
R&D Director
Kinepolis Group
Camille Oostwegel
Founder
Oostwegel Collection
Abdulaziz Al Khoori
Executive Director Strategy and Transformation
Miral
Abdullah Al Busaidi
Secretary General
Oman Society of Engineers
Ahmad Hussain
Deputy CEO
DXB Entertainments
Ahmed Al Salami
Head of Building System Development Unit
Dubai Municipality
Aino Jansen
Project Director EXPO 2025 Osaka
Rijksoverheid
Alaa El Sonbaty
Technical Manager
DAR