Jan Peter van der Hoek is Professor of Drinking Water Engineering at Delft University of Technology. He also is also Chief Innovation Officer at Waternet, the water cycle company of Amsterdam and surroundings. In this position he is responsible for the innovation strategy and the research agenda of Waternet. He is Principal Investigator at Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions. Jan Peter van der Hoek is a member of Standard Commission 1 of EurEau, the European Federation of National Associations of Water Suppliers and Waste Water Services. Standard Commission 1 deals with drinking water affairs. Jan Peter van der Hoek is chair of the Program Committee of the joint research program of the Dutch drinking water companies, and vice chair of the Program Council of the TKI Watertechnology, part of the Dutch Topsector Water & Maritime.