Advisory Board

Dr. Anish Gimire

Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering and Management at the Department of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

Mathijs de Boer

Head of International Desk Asia, Rabobank

As Head of the International Desk Asia at Rabobank, he supports Dutch companies in their operations and strategic expansion across Asia. After living and working in Shanghai from 2019 to 2025, he brings extensive regional knowledge and firsthand experience of Asia’s rapidly developing markets and evolving supplychain dynamics.

Mathijs acts as a bridge between Dutch headquarters and Asian subsidiaries, working closely with entrepreneurs, Dutch embassies, and other key regional stakeholders.

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Mr. Joost van Ettro

Head of Mission and Head of the Political and Economic Affairs, Netherlands Embassy Bangkok

Ing. Peter Jansen MSc.

World Waternet

With a background in environmental engineering and over 25 years of experience as a consultant, Peter Jansen knows his way around the water sector. Currently, he is the COO at World Waternet, the international water cycle company based in the Netherlands with water-related projects in 10 countries. This role gives him the opportunity to be involved in innovations on (drinking) water, sustainability, climate change, energy, food security and waste(water).

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