DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE
FRIDAY SEMINAR
Speaker:
Dr. Schenk, Niels
Global Product And Technology Transformation Director
Arcadis
Date: 10th October 2025 [Friday]
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: SEMINAR HALL [Management Studies]
Title: ” Introduction to Arcadis “
Abstract:
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 30 countries including a few in India, dedicated to improving quality of life. In this talk we’ll provide an overall introduction into Arcadis, and dive a bit deeper into the digital products that are built by a department within Arcadis. Broadly speaking Arcadis builds digital products for the Asset and Transportation industry. The Asset products are focused on tactical and portfolio management of a customer’s assets (bridges, water pipes, buildings, etc). The products have a strong modeling component that inform how customers should divide finite resources (people, budget, time, …) across their portfolio based on risk, preferences, and monetary constraints.
Brief Bio:
Niels is product transformation director within the digital division of Arcadis and leads a digital transformation effort across Arcadis. The transformation spans software engineering, product management, data, and UX. A product development group in Hyderabad is part of his organization. Niels has a PhD in Sociology from Rotterdam University and lives in Gouda with his wife and three kids. .
ALL ARE WELCOME