Peter Portheine

Peter is  director at Brainport Smart District and CEO/Co-owner of Eindhoven International Project Office.  He was Co-Founder EIPO socio-economic development Vietnam / ASEAN and former Member Regional Government Province of North Brabant. His specialties are: Smart Cities, Smart Health, ICT, Innovation, Business Incubation, Malaysia, MVV 2.0

Work Experience:

• February 2018 – present Director at Brainport Smart District (BSD)

Brainport Smart District is a foundation founded by governmental institutions, the University of Eindhoven and the University of Tilburg. At BSD the different partners work together on innovative concepts in the context of urban development, health care, mobility, data and energy.

Brainport Smart District is also the name for the project that is projected to be implemented in Brandevoort, Helmond in 2020. The project will serve as a ‘’living lab’’, where citizen initiatives, new transport modes, and all sorts of new products will be tested and developed.

• January 2017 – December 2018 Board member at Task Force Health Care (TFHC)

Task Force Health Care (TFHC) is a public-private platform. The TFHC network consist of partners from industry, knowledge institutes, NGO’s, healthcare providers and the government, all active in the Dutch Life Sciences & Health sector. The partners provide innovative and sustainable solutions to global (and local) healthcare challenges. Through the implementation of platforms the TFHC created a sustainable & special focus on: China, India, Indonesia, Russia, the Middle East and Africa.

• July 2016 – present CEO/Co-owner of Eindhoven International Project Office
• March 2015 – March 2019 Member of the Provincial Council of North-Brabant
• 2012 – 2017 Program Manager Health Innovation at Brainport Eindhoven

Brainport Health Innovation is a public-private platform that brings together stakeholders from the government, knowledgde institutes and health care service providers. The aim of this platform is to create innovative solutions to enable elderly people with a chronical disability to continue living at home independently.

• 2010 – 2014 Project Manager at Automotive Facilities Brainport (AFB)