External Advisory Board

Prof. Ana Deletic is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Queensland University of Technology, located in Brisbane, Australia (QUT).

Previously, Ana held roles as the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at the University of New South Wales. She is an urban water researcher, focusing on stormwater management and socio-technical modelling. She led the development of several green nature-based water treatment systems which are now widely adopted in Australia and abroad. Ana is an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), and Editor of Water Research.

In 2012, the Victorian State Government awarded Ana the Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences) for her lifelong achievements in stormwater research.

Arthur Meuleman is CEO of Water Board Brabantse Delta.

He obtained his PhD at Utrecht University, The Netherlands on the hydrology and nutrient modelling of wetlands used for waste water treatment. For more than 20 years  he worked as a scientist in the field of ecohydrology, water chemistry and impact assessment of climate change, on projects commissioned by governmental and private organisations (nature conservation, water management and drinking water production) in The Netherlands and in international studies. 

At present, he is CEO of Water Board Brabantse Delta. This Water Board consists of an elected board and an organisation of more than 600 employees. The Board is responsible for integrated water management and waste water treatment of the western part of the Province of Brabant, The Netherlands. The main challenges for the Water Board are subjects related to climate changes (e.g. water safety against flooding, severe droughts  and forest fires in summer) and sustainability (e.g. energy and nutrient recovery from wastewater, reuse of chemicals).

Understanding the dynamics of environmental risk perception and designing methods and tools for citizen & stakeholder engagement in the context of climate change and ecological transition have been her main research interests. The implications of these societal processes in the design and evaluation of environmental public policies is other of her research interest. More recently, she is specially concern with transdisciplinarity, and more precisely with the need to evaluate, its impact in the context of EU funded projects. 

Background on Mechanical engineering, Thermodynamics, Energy, Environment and Economics. International experience with private and public sector.
1978-1984, Portugal

EU Research Framework Programs and EU Policies. Head of Units 'manufacturing’, ’ steel, materials and nanotechnologies', 'space and security', 'transport', 'science in society’, ‘women in Tech’, ‘environmental technologies, NBS , SDGs’ 'eco-innovation, circular economy’, ‘chemical industry ‘. Tasks Force Leader PRIMA-Joint Programming Initiative for Mediterranean area for Food and Water, Raw materials, Plastic Strategy, Research for an integrated EU Maritime policy. Task Force on Gender  and DEI policies.

2018-2022 – EU Executive Agencies , Brussels.

Bogdan Suditu is a associated professor at the Faculty of Geography / University of Bucharest, President of the Technical Commission for Urban and Territorial Planning of the City Hall of Bucharest, Green City Manager of Bucharest, coordinator of the Urban Planning and Urban Mobility Department within the Intercommunity Development Association of the Metropolitan Area of Bucharest and a partner within the NGO MKBT: Make Better.
With a Franco-Romanian training formation (doctorate under the joint supervision of the University of Bucharest and the University of Angers - France / 2006 and diplomat of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration - ENA, Strasbourg / 2010) and with a significant university experience (since 1998), but also in the central administration (coordinator of specialized departments in the field of housing, urban and territorial planning in the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Administration / 2006-2013) and local administration (2021-2024), Bogdan Suditu is a permanent supporter of sustainable urban and metropolitan development, of building planning and territorial governance tools through which public and private interests are harmonized in sustainable urban projects. He has published articles and books on housing policies, residential mobilities, urban sprowl and informal settlements, informal settlements, etc.
In 2017 he was designated the Professor of the Year of the University of Bucharest, and in 2021 he was awarded the "Ordre des palmes academiques" in the rank of Knight, by the President of the French Republic.