Conference Chairs

Zoran Vojinovic
Conference Chair

Zoran Vojinovic holds positions at IHE Delft (Netherlands), University of Belgrade (Serbia), University of Exeter (UK) and National Cheng Kung University (Taiwan). He currently leads the EC-funded RECONECT project which brings together 37 international partners to demonstrate and upscale innovative large-scale Nature-Based Solutions for hydro - meteorological risk reduction across Europe, Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean (www.reconect.eu).

Ingwer de Boer
Conference Co-Chair

Ingwer de Boer was director of the “Room for the River” programme in the Netherlands. He worked closely with administrators from six provinces, 30 municipalities and 8 water boards to implement Nature-Based Solutions at more than 30 locations. The aim of the programme is to provide flood protection and safety along the rivers as well as to enhance spatial quality and biodiversity. The programme is considered as an “exemplary project” for large-scale Nature-Based Solutions.

Scientific Committee

Name
Affiliation
Country

Zoran Vojinovic

IHE Delft
University of Belgrade
University of Exeter
National Cheng Kung University

Netherlands
Serbia
UK
Taiwan

Jasna Plavic

University of Belgrade

Serbia

Slobodan Djordjevic

University of Exeter
University of Belgrade

UK
Serbia

Aleksandar Djukic

University of Belgrade

Serbia

Dragan Savic

University of Exeter
University of Belgrade
KWR

UK
Serbia
Netherlands

Arlex Sanchez

IHE Delft

Netherlands

Yared Abayneh Abebe

IHE Delft
Technical University of Delft

Netherlands
Netherlands

Laddaporn Ruangpan

IHE Delft
Mitigrate

Netherlands
Norway

Natasa Manojlovic

Hamburg University of Technology

Germany

Ahmad Fikri Abdullah

University Putra

Malaysia

Peter Froehle

Hamburg University of Technology
National Cheng Kung University

Germany
Taiwan

Guido Paliaga

GISIG

Italy

Sutat Weesakul

Asian Institute of Technology

Thailand

Ole Mark

Kruger

Denmark

Roland Lowe

Danish Technical University

Denmark

Manfred Kleidorfer

University of Innsbruck

Austria

Dong-Jiing Dong

National Cheng Kung University

Taiwan

Silvana di Sabatino

University of Bologna

Italy

Ann van Griensven

IHE Delft
University of Brussels

Netherlands
Belgium

Albert Chen

University of Exeter

UK

Mukand Babel

Asian Institute of Technology

Thailand

Ranko Pudar

Pudar Consulting

US

David McCarthy

Monash University

Australia

Jess Penny

University of Exeter

UK

Jelena Batica

University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
Jaroslav Cerni Water Institute

France
Serbia

Valery Penchev

BDCA

Bulgaria

Bozidar Dedus

Proning

Croatia

Francesco Faccini

University of Genova

Italy