Tim de Knegt

Port of Rotterdam

Manager Strategic Finance & Treasurer

Tim is a well-rounded finance professional with a track record of defining & implementing effective strategies, engaging teams and delivering transformational change. He has experience in multinational organizations, supported by excellent capabilities in cross functional / cultural cooperation and communication. As a dynamic senior executive he challenges and redefines the status quo. He has been very successful in several different industries and able to effectively act at different levels of the organization to stimulate a value driven culture. He is currently responsible for a team of 12 FTE and runs the Strategic Finance & Treasury activities at the Port of Rotterdam Group, these include but are not limited to Governance and Management of subsidiaries, Insurance Investment & Portfolio Management, as well as the following Treasury functions: Payments & Cash management, Liquidity management, Corporate Finance, Investor Relations & Financial Risk Management. Tim is also responsible for Distro Energy as CEO, a 100% subsidiary of Port of Rotterdam and the Accelerate to Zero Program which aims to accelerate decarbonization through an additional $3bn investment programme.

Sessions With Tim de Knegt

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 12:30pm - 01:00pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 05:30 pm - 19/mar/2024 06:00 pm

    Port of Rotterdam: The European hydrogen hub

    Hydrogen

    As Europe’s largest trading facility, the Port of Rotterdam is a vital asset in meeting EU climate goals. For hydrogen, the task is building the infrastructure to facilitate the import, storage, and distribution necessary to become a major hydrogen hub. What are the plans to become a climate neutral port of the future?