Speakers

Caroline Huetink

Programme Manager Animal Health and Welfare

Caroline Huetink is programme manager animal health and welfare at ZuivelNL, the organisation of the Dutch dairy supply chain. She brings more than two decades of experience in cattle health, veterinary governance, and sector wide policy development.

After graduating from Utrecht University in 2002, she spent 19 years as a cattle veterinarian and co-owner of a mixed veterinary practice in the southern part of the Netherlands, while holding several national leadership roles, including chair of the Ruminant Board of the Royal Dutch Veterinary Association (KNMvD) and chair of a cooperative of innovative dairy practices in the Netherlands. Her work increasingly shifted toward systemic challenges in livestock production, leading her to join ZuivelNL in 2022.

In recent years, Caroline has been actively involved in the development of the Dutch Covenant on animal friendly livestock farming, a national multi stakeholder agreement between government, livestock sectors, market parties, and NGOs aimed at accelerating the transition toward more animal friendly production systems. She represents the Dutch dairy sector at the covenant negotiation table.