Ron Kolkman (Rijkswaterstaat) and Ad de Goeij (FrieslandCampina) Award winners in the category Most Innovative Ecosystemat the Innovation Awards ceremony during the Innovation Summit & Dinnershow 2025 by IT Executive

Most Innovative Ecosystem For this category, two awards were also presented this year. The first, in the subcategory Operational Excellence, was awarded to Rijkswaterstaat. CIO Ron Kolkman accepted the award on behalf of his team. By using innovative techniques, RWS can prevent malfunctions and plan maintenance smartly. "Under Ron's leadership, RWS has come to a form of collaboration with various market parties to convert data on asset management into tangible value for society," said Wesselman.

The winner in the subcategory Business Outcome Excellence was FrieslandCampina, for streamlining its operations and implementing a new route-to-market system in Asia. Wesselman: "With this, the company has achieved a net sales volume gain of 1.1 percent." Ad de Goeij, Global Director IT Commerce, accepted the award on behalf of his team.

Read the full review here (in Dutch)