The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board of CIIIC – Ambassadors for IX in the Netherlands
The CIIIC Advisory Board consists of 24 carefully selected members.
As representatives of the IX community and ambassadors for IX in the Netherlands, they play a vital role in maintaining strong links with the industry. The Advisory Board provides both solicited and unsolicited advice on strategic and content-related matters to the CIIIC programme team, ensuring that CIIIC’s content, activities, and outcomes align with the needs of the sector.
The Advisory Board is made up of makers (creatives, developers, producers), researchers, education specialists, and commissioners.
The Board meets in full at least twice a year in person and may invite observers to attend. Members are appointed for the entire duration of the programme (2025–2029). For more information, please email: adviesraad@ciiic.nl.
Claartje Aarts
Innovation strategist
Portaal
Dai-In (Danny) Han
Professor Future of Food
Hotel Management School Maastricht
Danny van Zuijlen
Immersive Producer
Studio Immersief
Emily Jacometti
Impact entrepreneur/speaker/gamification
Hackshield Future Cyber Heroes
Erik Jan Bijvank
Co-founder
Scopic_Labs
Esther van der Linde
Kwartiermaker XR
Npuls
Heleen Elferink
Director of CMI (Institute for Communication, Media & Information Technology)
Hogeschool Rotterdam
Jelle Boerstra
Program Manager
Amsterdam UMC
Jeroen van Mastrigt
Innovation strategist / Trailblazer
Joris Weijdom
Associate Lector, Mixed Reality Researcher
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Jos Feijen
Managing Director
Effenaar
Mark de Graaf
Professor of Interaction Design
Fontys University of Applied Science
Matthijs Leendertse
Founder ELM Concepts / Researcher
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mir Wermuth
Director of HKU Media
HKU
Natajsa Paulssen
Creative Director
Dutch Rose Media
Nienke Huitenga
Director and Producer of Immersive Art
Studio ZZZAP
Richard Valk
Director
Valk Productions
Yvonne van Everdingen
Professor of Marketing & Innovation/ AD Immersive Tech
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Zerrin Yumak
Associate Professor / Scientific Director Motion Capture and VR Lab
Universiteit Utrecht
Remco Hoogendijk
Manager Innovation
Sint Maartenskliniek
Rosanna Nazir
Founder Vrouwen aan het Werk Foundation
Corine Meijers
Founder/Creative Producer
Studio Biarritz
Yannick B. Boers
The translation of "Founder / Creative Strategist" to English is the same: "Founder / Creative Strategist."
Boldly-XR
Fotografie Ben Houdijk
Articles about the Advisory Board
5 Dutch IX makers selected for SXSW Austin 2026 and why they are going to the US
Interview with Advisory Board member Rosanna Nazir: ‘I believe that we should have more diversity in the program.’
Interview with Advisory Board member Jeroen van Mastrigt: 'To remain relevant and make a societal impact, you have to focus on scale. 'It's the economy, stupid.' I try to amplify that message.'
Interview with Advisory Board member Remco Hoogendijk: ‘I am curious about what the creative industry has to offer and conversely, I hope to be a gateway to the large healthcare market.’
Interview with Advisory Board member Nienke Huitenga Broeren: 'I want the pioneers who have taken risks for bold, creative applications of IX to have a voice on the Advisory Board.'