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Climate-neutral Brainport 2040: Circular water hubs

We proudly announce a landmark collaboration between Eindhoven Engine, Rijkswaterstaat, and a coalition of visionary partners. This agreement, officially kicked off during the Festival of Disruption 2025, marks a decisive step toward achieving a climate-neutral Brainport by 2040 through circular water hubs.

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Our team

Maarten Steinbuch
Scientific director
Janne Brok
Janne Brok
Managing director
Walter Baets, Wicked problems officer
Walter Baets
Wicked Problems officer
Paul Desmedt
Program manager Livable Region
Lotte Geertsen
Program manager Inclusive Society
Folkert Huijsinga
Program manager Future Proof Care
Joëlle van den Broek
Liaison Manager TNO
Dimitri van de Kelft
Liaison Manager Fontys
Hoi-Yan Planjer
Communication & event officer
Jasmijn Schol
Event & community officer
Merel Notten
Project & team coordinator Inclusive Society
Eefje op den Buijsch
Resident Gemeente Eindhoven
Inge Hootsmans
Junior social designer Inclusive Society
Stephan de Kruijf
Finance & control officer
Patricia van Mierlo
Finance & project control officer
Frank van Oudenhoven
Finance officer
Theo Elfring
Legal Counsil officer
Jessica Goss, EngD Trainee Designing Human-Systems Interaction
Jéssica Goss
Product owner Mijke the Matchbot & product designer Inclusive Society
Sichen Guo EngD trainee Inclusive Society
Sichen Guo
EngD Inclusive society
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Our students

Luke Alkemade
Intern – TU/e Mechanical Engineering
Amira Groothuijsen
Intern – TU Delft Industrial Design
Deyan Petrov
Intern – Fontys Industrial Engineering and Management
Aron Hetenyi
Intern – Tilburg University Economics
Hilde Schram
Intern – Fontys Technische Bedrijfskunde
Jesse Smit
Intern – Healthcare Technology
Brian van der Velden
Intern – Fontys Strategische Communicatie
Jeffrey Derksen
Intern – Fontys ICT
Dinand Groothuijse
Intern – Avans Business Innovation
Maria Mihaylova
Intern – Fontys ICT and Media Design