Speakers 2022 | Speaker: Vivianne Heijnen
Minister for the Environment (NL)
Vivianne Heijnen has been Minister for the Environment since January 2022. Before that, she was a councillor in Maastricht since 2018 and was previously a CDA councillor for eight years. In 2009-2018, she was head of the Brussels Campus of Maastricht University.
‘I want the Netherlands to be a country that is liveable and accessible for everyone and where we reuse more. I’m committed to reducing travel time in a sustainable way, with a particular focus on border regions, cities and our neighbouring countries.’