Jaap van Etten is CEO and Co-Founder of Datenna, a Dutch data-intelligence firm that uses AI-powered OSINT (open-source intelligence) to deliver detailed techno-economic intelligence on China for governments worldwide. Before founding Datenna, he spent over a decade as a Dutch diplomatic attaché focused on science and technology in China — a background that shaped his understanding of information gaps in global trade, research, and innovation. Under his leadership, Datenna has built a comprehensive database covering tens of millions of Chinese entities, combining AI, data-engineering, and domain expertise to support export-control screening, investment diligence, and technology-transfer risk analysis. Van Etten continues to push for transparent, scalable data-driven intelligence systems to help policymakers and organizations navigate complex global technology and security challenges.
