NVI Annual Conference: The Netherlands - Land of Water 

This years NVI Annual Conference theme is: The Netherlands - Land of Water and will be held in Delft on Tuesday September 23 2025. The Netherlands - Land of Water conference highlights the leading role of the Netherlands in water management and innovation.  You can expect inspiring female speakers, engaging discussions, and plenty of networking opportunities. Men and women are welcome to register for our conference.

Many thanks to Royal Haskoning, for their hospitality at their newly built office in Delft where the conference will be held. Delft is renowned city for technology, innovation, and knowledge management.

First speaker: Marloes van der Kamp

Marloes van der Kamp is an environmental expert passionate about freshwater and marine ecosystems and their interactions with society. In her work she applies a system analysis approach based on the Building with Nature principles to find valuable solutions to overcome social-climate related challenges, such as the depletion of natural ecosystems (biodiversity, water quality, mitigation of drought). It is her strong believe that understanding natural processes and working with them is essential to find valuable solutions for a sustainable future.

Marloes uses state of the art knowledge in application to decision support and policy making. She is an experienced project- and process manager with a demonstrated history of working in the water sector and with international guidelines such as the Water Framework Directive and the EU Habitat Directive. Marloes obtains energy from bringing people together and bridging gaps between knowledge and practice. Hence, Marloes also works as a facilitator.

Second speaker: Anouk te Nijenhuis

Anouk te Nijenhuis will introduce you to the world of flood risk management. How have we managed flood risks in the Netherlands over the past decades? She played a vital role in the Room for the River policy and projects, and was actively involved in shaping flood protection standards based on acceptable risk. Implementing these plans is always a challenge, but the outcome of such hard work can be incredibly rewarding. As former chair of the Rhine Committee on Hydrology, she can also offer insights into the perspectives of neighboring countries.

Bringing people and a variety of perspectives together is key—science and stories, policy and implementation. Anouk began her career as a hydrologist at Witteveen+Bos, later moved to Egypt for work, enjoyed 20 years at the Ministry of Public Works, and went on to join Deltares. She now works for the Dutch Flood Protection Program, a collaboration between the Regional Water Authorities and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.