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Ghent, Be

Ghent, Be

ORG Permanent Modernity is a research, strategy and design group, with offices in Brussels and New York City. Architects, engineers, urban planners, ecologists, economists, strategists and policy and process designers work together to tackle complex projects. The group thinks, designs and connects on multiple levels of scale: from architecture to regional and international systems.

Our world needs impactful large projects in city-making, landscaping, water, energy and mobility to succeed. The reality is that many of these projects never make it.Solv is a unique machine learning method, significantly improving the chances for success of mediators and managers when pursuing large spatial projects. Solv accelerates the impactful transformation processes our planet needs. It blends AI with human mediation.

Deinze

non profit association for the support of local youth work KSA Deinze-Astene.Chairman from 2006-2015We manage 't Brielhof as an example of state of the art youth infrastructure with a sustainable (Green Key ecolabel) and inclusive design (toegankelijkheidslabel A+)

Gent, Vlaanderen, België

Funded project manager in the imec EDiT department. Enabling Digital Transformation in cities, logistics & mobility and public health.

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

the city of Ghent aims to accelerate the digital transformation and become a European leader in govtech. Our organisation will become user-centric, and collaborate with the (Ghent-based) digital ecosystem to pioneer digital solutions for urban challenges.

Gent, Vlaanderen, België

Gent, Vlaanderen, België

The Financial Times listed Ghent among the 10 cities in Europe with the best startup support. Indeed, it’s not always a capital city that’s at the epicenter of the digital ecosystem. In Belgium, Ghent is the true scaleup city and home to a high-performing startup ecosystem that gave birth to unicorns like Team.Blue and Tele Atlas, fast-growing scale-ups like Showpad, Teamleader, and technologies like Drupal, and many many moreKey actors ar Ghent University, the university colleges, a worldclass accelerator: istart (imec), over 40 incubators and co-working spaces, the AI 4 Growth community...We support startups and scaleups in 3 ways: access to talent, access to market and access to finance.

Responsible for the investment promotion teamAttracting foreign direct investment to GhentHelping Ghent based startups grow and internationalize.Investment seminars, economic missions, incoming company visits and representative contact

Policy preparation on a broad range of socio-economic themes: employment policy, sustainability and green economy, innovation and cluster policy, social economy, diversity management...External contacts with higher public bodies

Project development energy and sustainability for Blue Gate Antwerp.Eco-innovation and green economy policy.Programme management internal CSR policy.Project management sustainable public purchasing.

Reports on diversity and the Belgian labour market, e.g.“Old or out? Adecco Belgium and the experienced workforce (45+)”.Development of company training on managing diversityDeveloping “IBO interim” projectHR – research: exit analysis.

Implementation of intercultural and diversity management in Flemish youth work and youth policy.Managing the interculturalisation process of a national youth work organisation.

Master In Real Estate

the MRE combines both academic knowledge and practical skills to better understand and manage the complex subject matter of real estate.

Certified Practitioner

Breakthroughs and leadership for individuals, teams and organizations

Brand Management En Communicatie

Master, Public Management

magna cum laude

Master, International Relations And Conflict Management

magna cum laude

Master, Social And Cultural Anthropology

cum laude

Bachelor, History

cum laude

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