HEIN MOLENKAMPM A N A G I N G D I R E C T O R @ W A T E R A L L I A N C E ,

T H E N E T H E R L A N D SBACKGROUND

H e i n M o l e n k a m p h a s h e l p e d p o s i t i o n i n g t h e

W a t e r A l l i a n c e a s o n e o f t h e l e a d i n g g l o b a l

w a t e r c l u s t e r s , b r i n g i n g t o g e t h e r p u b l i c a n d

p r i v a t e c o m p a n i e s , g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c i e s a n d

k n o w l e d g e i n s t i t u t e s t o h e l p n e w b u s i n e s s e s

d e v e l o p i n t o t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l w a t e r m a r k e t .

W a t e r A l l i a n c e i s b a s e d a t W a t e r C a m p u s

L e e u w a r d e n , a l s o k n o w n a s t h e E u r o p e a n

W a t e r T e c h n o l o g y H u b .  

ABOUT THE WATER CAMPUS

T h e W a t e r C a m p u s e n c o u r a g e s c o o p e r a t i o n

b e t w e e n ( i n t e r ) n a t i o n a l b u s i n e s s e s ,

e d u c a t i o n a l i n s t i t u t e s a n d g o v e r n m e n t s w i t h i n

t h e w a t e r t e c h n o l o g y s e c t o r , i n o r d e r t o

c r e a t e s y n e r g y f o r w o r l d c l a s s i n n o v a t i o n ,

e d u c a t i o n a n d e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p . T h i s

s t r e n g t h e n s t h e g l o b a l p o s i t i o n o f t h e

E u r o p e a n w a t e r t e c h n o l o g y s e c t o r .

A d d i t i o n a l l y , W a t e r C a m p u s o f f e r s a u n i q u e

r e s e a r c h i n f r a s t r u c t u r e , a n d i s a m e e t i n g

p o i n t f o r s c i e n t i s t s a n d c o m p a n i e s f r o m a l l

o v e r E u r o p e .

WATER TECH HUB ALLIANCE

2017 - Molenkamp was instrumental behind apartnership with the French water cluster,AquaValley from Montpellier, to explore thecollaboration between the Dutch and Frenchwater markets. He created similar cooperationswith water clusters in Daegu, South Korea, theWater Council in Milwaukee and other parties inthe US and Canada. 2017 - Functioned as a panel member for theWATEC in Israel. This exibition allows waterprofessionals, stake holders and innovatorsfrom around the globe to share theirexperiences regarding the current and futuretrends of the vibrant water arena. 2017 - Ranked #12 on WWI’s list of the top 25global water leaders. 2018 – Hosted a session at the renownSeeds&Chips in Milan in May 2018. This platformprovides a stage to different types of speakers,allowing them to inspire thousands of otherinnovators, corporate honchos, researchers,investors, experts and policy makers shaping thefood system today.   2018 - The Water Alliance was cocreator of theEuropean Water Tech Week (24-27 September2018). Connecting World Water Tech Hubs wasone of the main program parts. The initiative,initiated by Molenkamp and called the “TheWater Tech Hub Alliance”, led to a signedcooperation declaration to foster theacceleration of new watertech by closercooperation of six major Water Tech Huborganizations from around the world.

  S k i l l e d i n A g r i c u l t u r a l E c o n o m y ,

S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t ,

W a t e r T r e a t m e n t , W a t e r Q u a l i t y ,

C i r c u l a r E c o n o m y ,

P r o d u c t M a n a g e m e n t ,

I n n o v a t i o n & E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p .

P E R S O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N