Our organization | SIWI - Leading expert in water governance

SIWI brings together colleagues from many professional backgrounds — from policy and research to communications, convening, operations, HR, finance, and more — all contributing to better water management. Our staff work across a wide range of disciplines to help strengthen how societies manage and govern water in a rapidly changing world.

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Our people

A global team shaping how water is understood, valued and managed

With Swedish roots and a global outlook, we value collaboration, trust, and inclusion. Our work benefits from a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. Meet our staff and explore their expertise, or learn about SIWI’s leadership through our Senior Management Team and Board of Directors.

Meet our team

Our staff bring together diverse expertise across water governance, research, communications, partnerships, and organizational support.

Abigail Huertas Herrera

Administrative Officer

Abigail is Administrative Officer at World Water Week.

Adele Nerelius

Accounting, HR & Finance Manager

Adele is an accounting, HR & Finance Manager at SIWI.

Alice Nassar Jaraiseh

Programme Manager

Hydrogeologist specializing in water governance and capacity building.

Andrea Norgren

Senior Communications Manager

Andrea is leading SIWI's communications.

Anna Tengberg, PhD

Senior Advisor

Anna's works focuses on water for resilient landscapes and landscape governance.

Annie Strand

Session Manager

Annie works with the programme team at World Water Week.

Cora Cunningham

Manager, Partnerships & External Relations

Cora manages partner engagement for World Water Week.

David Mingasson

Programme Officer

David is a Programme Officer in Research, and Development team.

Dawn Nordenblank

Digital Event Manager

Creating seamless digital experiences at World Water Week.

Fenna Wenselaar

Marketing Officer

Fenna works with design and digital communications for World Water Week.

Hannah Benaim

Manager, Partnership & External Relations (on maternity leave)

Hannah leads global partnerships and external relations at World Water Week.

Helena Thybell

Executive Director

Helena is the Executive Director at SIWI.

Ingrid Stangberg

Head of Logistics (Acting)

Ingrid is the acting Head of Logistics for World Water Week.

James Leten

Senior Programme Manager

James is a water resource expert.

José Pablo Murillo

Programme Officer

Coordinates the secretariat of the Scientific Programme Committee and seminars

Katarina Liljegren Swahn

Head of Logistics (on leave)

Katarina is responsible for World Water Week format, platform and logistics.

Katie Goldie-Ryder

Programme Manager

Katie focuses on advancing transboundary water diplomacy processes.

Lena Österman

Senior Manager, Finance, Administration and HR

Lena leads the Finance, Administration and HR team.

Lynne Myers

Content & Social Media Manager (on maternity leave)

Driving engagement and building audiences across the World Water Week channels.

Malin Lundberg Ingemarsson, PhD

Advisor Water Climate and Environment

Malin studies the links between water, biodiversity and climate change.

Manuel Eckert

Programme Officer, International policy

Manuel is Programme Officer, working with international policy.

Martina Klimes, PhD

Thematic Lead and Senior Advisor, Climate, Water and Peace

Martina has 15 years of experience working with diplomacy processes.

Mini Neufeld

Event Manager

Mini has extensive experience in working with NGOs internationally.

Peng Roslund

Accounting and Finance Officer

Sintia Khania

Account Manager

Experienced in bookkeeping and accounting, with a focus on efficient processes.

Sofia Iqbal

Head of Programme

Leads the World Water Week programme strategy, content, and cross-sector impact.

Sofie Waller Snygg

Management and Governance Support Manager

Sofie works as Management and Governance Support Manager at SIWI.

Susanne Halling Duffy

Director World Water Week and Global Engagement

Leads World Water Week and SIWI’s engagement in the Water for Climate Pavilion.

Sze Jigstedt

Head of Marketing

Sze executes the strategic outlook and communications plan for World Water Week.

Thomas Rebermark

Director Swedish Water House/Strategic Partnership Development

Thomas focuses on Swedish Water House and Strategic Partnership Development.

Viktoria Frühling

SPC Secretariat & Session Officer (On maternity leave)

Viktoria supports the development of the World Water Week programme.

Senior Management Team

SIWI’s Senior Management Team leads the institute’s operations, strategic delivery, and organizational development across our thematic areas and engagement pillars.

Andrea Norgren

Senior Communications Manager

Andrea is leading SIWI's communications.

Anna Tengberg, PhD

Senior Advisor

Anna's works focuses on water for resilient landscapes and landscape governance.

Helena Thybell

Executive Director

Helena is the Executive Director at SIWI.

James Leten

Senior Programme Manager

James is a water resource expert.

Lena Österman

Senior Manager, Finance, Administration and HR

Lena leads the Finance, Administration and HR team.

Susanne Halling Duffy

Director World Water Week and Global Engagement

Leads World Water Week and SIWI’s engagement in the Water for Climate Pavilion.

Thomas Rebermark

Director Swedish Water House/Strategic Partnership Development

Thomas focuses on Swedish Water House and Strategic Partnership Development.

Board of Directors

SIWI’s Board provides strategic oversight and ensures that the institute fulfils its mission as an impartial convenor and knowledge leader in global water governance, drawing on broad international expertise in water challenges.

Christopher Flensborg

Head of SEB Water

Mark Fletcher

Global Water Business Leader Arup

Mark Smith

Director General, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Sareen Mahira Malik

Executive Secretary African Civil Society Network for Water and Sanitation (ANEW), and Vice Chair of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) Steering Committee

Tom Panella

CHAIR SIWI BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Chair of the Steering Committee Action Platform for Source to Sea Management, and former Director Natural Capital and Climate Team, Asian Development Bank

Virginia Newton-Lewis

Director of Water Sustainability, Grundfos

Zahra Kalantari

Professor at Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), and Director of Water Centre, KTH