About EconoVision

Since 1994 active as a consultant with various international consultancy firms such as the Netherlands Economic Institute (international applied macro- and sector economics), Policy Research Corporation (strategic management, mainly in development cooperation and in the oil and gas sector, the ports and transport industries), TransCare (logistics and railtransport). Joël has published on various themes: social cost-benefit analysis, economic processes in spatial and town-planning, de Dutch oil- and gas industry, and maritime economics. He is a board member of Economists for Peace and Security and organiser of the Isaac Roet Essay Competition for students. In 1993 Joël was cofounder of Happietaria, a restaurant chain established to generate revenue for charity.

 in Geneva, New York, Jeddah, Tripoli, Tehran, Kabul and Khartoum. His expertise relates in particular to conflict management, mediation, humanitarian assistance and reconstruction and development aid in (post)conflict countries. In this context, Adriaan collaborated intensively with UN-agencies and (I)NGO’s. His experience includes advising on the positioning of Dutch companies in the Middle East. As a professional negotiator and a political analyst, he is an expert in assessing risks and opportunities for international organizations and private companies working in an international environment. With his experience in the Muslim world, Adriaan is well positioned to advise on strategies for the integration of Muslim minorities in European society.

As consultant he is experienced in the fields of sustainability, international cooperation and emerging markets. He works for clients in the energy industry, in banking, and in telecom. He works as volunteer for the Dutch Kite Surf Association. Ben also works with Carnegie Consult (voorheen NIBConsult).

 He has graduated from International Business Management Studies and is doing his Masters in Logistics at Rotterdam Business School (Netherlands). He has worked with KMM and with the Dutch Ministry of Public Works, Road and Water Management. His experience is in port logistics, business development (China-EU) and project assessment. Dongxu is fluent both in English and Mandarin.

under the Erasmus Mundus excellence program. He has previously done his Masters in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi followed by a European Masters in Law and Economics from Erasmus University (Rotterdam), University of Hamburg and University of Bologna in a joint program. Besides his strong theoretical and academic background in the field of economics Rajesh has also been involved in short term projects and internships with Watson and Wyatt Ltd. and Roulac Global Places as a member of the economics division and a researcher. He has also worked with non-governmental organisations in India to address pertinent social issues like child labour and promotion of civil society. Rajesh is fluent in English, Hindi and Tamil and has basic knowledge of German.