Wim De Kinderen is employed within the Brainport Eindhoven EU Office in Brussels, representing the City of Eindhoven, Brainport Development and other economic stakeholders towards fellow regions and the European Institutions. In this role he is responsible for policy lobbying, networking/communication and project development, focussing in particular on ICT/data, Health, Mobility, Security and Manufacturing. Within the City of Eindhoven, he is part of the Strategy Department. Through his position he has strong links with European networks such as the Vanguard Initiative, ENoLL, Eurocities, ERRIN and OASC. Wim De Kinderen has represented the City of Eindhoven as a committed member of the Urban Agenda for the EU Digital Transition Partnership.