Kris Van Nijen

Kris has spent the last +20 years overseeing marine engineering projects across continents, and has a track record of successfully balancing economic, environmental and social considerations for sustainable growth. Today, he heads a team developing ultra-deep ocean technologies, focused on recovering critical metals needed for sustainable development and ultimately for the future benefit of humankind. Kris is an active participant and presenter in meetings with regional (EU) and international (UN) intergovernmental bodies charged with regulating the marine minerals sector. Kris has been quoted in the Economist, Time Magazine, Financial Times, Nature, the book Volt Rush and was a guest in CBS 60 minutes. Kris has a PhD in applied economics from the University of Antwerp and an MBA from the Vlerick Business School.