As one of Loop's AI Specialist/Navigators, I explore the unexplored territories of Latent Space, returning not just with an evocative vision that gets all Loopers excited but with a clear roadmap that illuminates our path forward.My role involves evangelizing AI across our teams, fostering alignment, and taking charge of learning and development initiatives.In addition to inspiring our Loopers and enhancing their AI skills, I'll play a role in change management, helping us… Show more As one of Loop's AI Specialist/Navigators, I explore the unexplored territories of Latent Space, returning not just with an evocative vision that gets all Loopers excited but with a clear roadmap that illuminates our path forward.My role involves evangelizing AI across our teams, fostering alignment, and taking charge of learning and development initiatives.In addition to inspiring our Loopers and enhancing their AI skills, I'll play a role in change management, helping us seamlessly integrate AI in ways that empower people instead of replacing them.What my role at Loop entails:🤖 AI Vision: deep-diving into the latest trends and philosophical debates, honing that into an AI vision that resonates with Loop’s mission and excites Loopers about the future.🤖 Nurture Culture: cultivating a positive AI culture that positions Loop as a thought leader on responsibly implementing this society-altering technology.🤖 Change Management: embedding myself in teams to get everyone aligned on AI, interacting with business, creative, and technical stakeholders, and distilling clear objectives and business cases from their ideas and challenges, which I relay to our Head of Technology, AI Director and the rest of the AI team.🤖 Learning & Development: developing and rolling out hands-on workshops and trainings, allowing Loopers to improve their AI skills continuously.🤖 AI Workflow + Tool Development: transforming validated business cases into technical briefings for various custom AI-powered workflows and tools. Show less

From January 2024 onwards I'll be joining the Research Team of Thomas More University College to explore how we can weave Generative AI into the fabric of Book Publishing, Digital Entertainment, Broadcast, and Event Management.The scope of this project is to sculpt tangible proofs-of-concept, marrying rigid research with fluid rapid prototyping, that will help our partners in these industries redefine their workflows, explore new business opportunities previously deemed too unpractical… Show more From January 2024 onwards I'll be joining the Research Team of Thomas More University College to explore how we can weave Generative AI into the fabric of Book Publishing, Digital Entertainment, Broadcast, and Event Management.The scope of this project is to sculpt tangible proofs-of-concept, marrying rigid research with fluid rapid prototyping, that will help our partners in these industries redefine their workflows, explore new business opportunities previously deemed too unpractical or unfeasible, and unlock new mediums of thought.In this project, I'll serve as a guiding star inside the Latent Space of AI for both my Thomas More colleagues and our partners, charting the most relevant Generative AI tools while also defining the scope for custom pipelines (LLMs, Stable Diffusion, open-source Generative AI, ...)To make this as tangible as possible, these deliverables will created over the next couple of months:- Tool Compass: an online guide to help our partners navigate through the world of generative AI tools, highlighting essential tools and promising open-source tools.- Trends & Inspiration Sessions: a series of visionary inspirations and best practices from around the globe, giving our partners in Flanders the opportunity to share their experiences and insights through webinars and an online community.- Prompt Toolkit: a tool introducing users to the basics of prompt engineering for the most relevant LLMs (ChatGPT, Claude, Mistral, ...), Midjourney and all Generative Image and Video pipelines built on top of Stable Diffusion.- Implementation Guide: a guide that maps out how organizations can implement the wide spectrum of AI tools in their existing teams and workflow, providing practical steps tailored to the specific context of each industry. Show less

Teaching the new generation of media makers and creatives how to strategically use social media to sell your ideas and mobilize your fans.

Starhaven is a creative digital agency that provides A.I. guidance to the creative industry.Artificial Intelligence presents a chance for a new creative renaissance, and the creative world needs to take on the role of stewards more than ever before.Our mission is to help creatives such as designers, art directors, and creative strategists evolve their professions so they can become guiding stars for their clients.Starhaven employs a unique A.I. Alignment… Show more Starhaven is a creative digital agency that provides A.I. guidance to the creative industry.Artificial Intelligence presents a chance for a new creative renaissance, and the creative world needs to take on the role of stewards more than ever before.Our mission is to help creatives such as designers, art directors, and creative strategists evolve their professions so they can become guiding stars for their clients.Starhaven employs a unique A.I. Alignment Cycle to help the creatives identify paths through the web of algorithms, tools, and models.SCOPE: In this first stage, we assess which passions and skills creatives want to pursue and determine which tasks can be delegated to artificial intelligence. This allows us not only to predict gaps in a specific skill set but also to uncover new associations between different fields of knowledge.TRAIN: The next move is to cultivate teams of human and synthetic experts by educating creative minds and fine-tuning A.I. models in key areas so they can conquer the challenges of this new age of artificial intelligence.BUILD: With a fresh perspective and a new hybrid creative team in place, we assist you with the development of novel products and services for your clients using A.I. from the ground up. Since A.I. Alignment is a continuous cycle of learning and expanding your horizon, we also empower your creative team to continue to evolve their skills.Starhaven was founded by creative digital strategist Vincent Buyssens who’s been working at the intersection of design, culture, and technology for nearly a decade. His goal with Starhaven is to help guide the evolution of the algorithm, so it can expand mankind’s creativity instead of subsuming it. Show less

Through my digital consultancy agency Voidwalker I help you & your brand navigate along the communities, content and currencies that make up this Internet Society of ours.The Metaverse may be the next frontier, but nobody knows what comes next.Using my expertise in creative digital strategy, passion for community building, and love for internet culture, I create roadmaps for people and brands who seek to travel through this void and beyond.

A new chapter in my Voidwalker journey: immersing myself in the rich cultural heritage of our region and connecting with amazing communities ranging from World War I-lore maintainers to aficionados of the Flemish Masters in Flanders and across the globe.It may sound strange to promote tourism in the midst of an unparalleled crisis like the Corona lockdown, but now may also be the best time to remind ourselves and the rest of the world of the beauty Flanders has to offer.Because… Show more A new chapter in my Voidwalker journey: immersing myself in the rich cultural heritage of our region and connecting with amazing communities ranging from World War I-lore maintainers to aficionados of the Flemish Masters in Flanders and across the globe.It may sound strange to promote tourism in the midst of an unparalleled crisis like the Corona lockdown, but now may also be the best time to remind ourselves and the rest of the world of the beauty Flanders has to offer.Because this terrible epoch too shall pass and once the lockdown gates have been finally opened, people will want to enjoy life again and enrich their souls with all the beautiful things life in Flanders has to offer.And the best way for me to contribute is by using my digital and community building skills inside an organization like Visit Flanders which really knows how to leverage our culture and the entrepreneurs, artists, and creatives that make it thrive. Show less

Starhaven and StoryMe are entering an exclusive alignment to help the video production & strategy company and its customers tap into the strength of Generative AI.A.I. is the biggest disruptor the creative industry has seen in decades and has already fundamentally changed the jobs of art directors, illustrators, copywriters, and video editors.While it's still early days, StoryMe fundamentally believes we've entered a new creative renaissance that will redefine the nature of… Show more Starhaven and StoryMe are entering an exclusive alignment to help the video production & strategy company and its customers tap into the strength of Generative AI.A.I. is the biggest disruptor the creative industry has seen in decades and has already fundamentally changed the jobs of art directors, illustrators, copywriters, and video editors.While it's still early days, StoryMe fundamentally believes we've entered a new creative renaissance that will redefine the nature of content and storytelling.And to help them find the right pathways through this ever-rising wave of , algorithms and possibilities, StoryMe has appointed Vincent Buyssens of Starhaven as their A.I. Captain.With over a decade of expertise as a "creative tech strategist" at the crossroads of creativity, technology, and culture, Vincent is ideally suited to guide StoryMe and its clients toward the practical integration of AI. This partnership will not only enhance the existing production workflow but also explore new ways of storytelling.Both StoryMe and Vincent believe that the only way to leverage the true power of A.I. and go beyond just superficial applications is to bring it into all aspects of their operations and use it as a foundation for fresh thinking instead of just an instrument.To achieve this, Starhaven will embed itself inside StoryMe, ensuring seamless AI alignment across the agency, from production and creation to project coordination and account management.StoryMe's clients will benefit from StoryMe's A.I.-first alignment by getting strategic advice and improved workflows, as well as the opportunity to explore new formats and technologies that may have been too costly previously. Keep your eyes open for more information about what this means for you specifically.While Starhaven and StoryMe will enter an exclusive collaboration, Starhaven will remain an independent beacon of creativity and innovation, further exploring the frontiers of human and synthetic creativity. Show less

Swoove is a soon-to-be-launched 3D animation studio that allows you to customize and animate avatars from your mobile device. Built on proprietary technology and the combined expertise of 3D animation, gaming & community, & Metaverse experts, Swoove seeks to democratize 3D animation by bringing real-time animation to your fingertips, starting with 3D dancing app.My role as Senior Art Director is to:- refine and evolve the art style of our avatars, virtual fashion… Show more Swoove is a soon-to-be-launched 3D animation studio that allows you to customize and animate avatars from your mobile device. Built on proprietary technology and the combined expertise of 3D animation, gaming & community, & Metaverse experts, Swoove seeks to democratize 3D animation by bringing real-time animation to your fingertips, starting with 3D dancing app.My role as Senior Art Director is to:- refine and evolve the art style of our avatars, virtual fashion collections, and 'worlds'- help create virtual dance moves in coordination with dancers, choreographers, and our animators- align my creative vision with both our internal 3D Design & Development team and external artists- coordinate everything from ideation to implementation.Beyond this, I'm also actively using 'synthetic creativity tools' like Midjourney, DALL-E, Stable Diffusion, ... to explore how they can be used ethically in our pipeline. While looking to the future and embracing innovation is essential to our product, we also must look inward and make sure nobody is left behind. This means making sure our avatars and virtual clothes are representative, and that we collaborate with the right Creators respectfully and equitably. Show less

Through Voidwalker I want to help people and brands navigate through the Metaverse, Web 3.0, ... or whatever you want to call the society we are evolving towards. My experience in internet culture curation, community building & digital strategy allows me to find pathways through this internet society full of unknowns and guide people to unexplored opportunities, or voids if you will.Part of this mission includes preparing the next generation of builders and creators for their… Show more Through Voidwalker I want to help people and brands navigate through the Metaverse, Web 3.0, ... or whatever you want to call the society we are evolving towards. My experience in internet culture curation, community building & digital strategy allows me to find pathways through this internet society full of unknowns and guide people to unexplored opportunities, or voids if you will.Part of this mission includes preparing the next generation of builders and creators for their first foray into this hybrid society. I've been teaching these skills at the Media department of Thomas More and now it's time to bring my experience to the students Interior Architecture at the University of Antwerp. Beyond the ability to create a portfolio and have a social media presence, I also want these students to understand the implications of our internet society and the Metaverse on their profession. In a world where, for many people, our digital lives are becoming more worth than our physical lives, it's of incredible importance to be able to adapt to this seismic shift in lifestyle. Especially for interior architects whose profession has historically mainly affected the physical realm...While I won't be able to explore all aspects of our internet society in this course, I hope to impress upon my students the importance of being able to navigate through our hyper-reality and maybe turn them into Voidwalkers themselves... Show less

Fadawah is an Antwerp-based digital agency founded by Vincent Buyssens and specialized in digital strategy, community management, social advertising and content creation.I have 5+ year experience working for start-ups, FMCG’s, smb’s and government organisations and love working most on projects that are at the intersection of internet culture, fashion, lifestyle and tech.I combine my digital consultancy with teaching at Thomas More where I give classes on digital marketing… Show more Fadawah is an Antwerp-based digital agency founded by Vincent Buyssens and specialized in digital strategy, community management, social advertising and content creation.I have 5+ year experience working for start-ups, FMCG’s, smb’s and government organisations and love working most on projects that are at the intersection of internet culture, fashion, lifestyle and tech.I combine my digital consultancy with teaching at Thomas More where I give classes on digital marketing, community management and internet culture. Show less

Almost every person I meet has something to say about my clothes which is the best kind of compliment you can give to me. Investing in my favorite brands isn't just my way of postponing the inevitable demise of our capitalistic system, it's also a way of investing in myself and my future. I live and breathe fashion and I dress for the job I want every single day. And apparently it's paying off because I'm excited to announce I'll be joining the fantastic team of the… Show more Almost every person I meet has something to say about my clothes which is the best kind of compliment you can give to me. Investing in my favorite brands isn't just my way of postponing the inevitable demise of our capitalistic system, it's also a way of investing in myself and my future. I live and breathe fashion and I dress for the job I want every single day. And apparently it's paying off because I'm excited to announce I'll be joining the fantastic team of the Antwerp-based high fashion brand LES HOMMES as a freelance digital strategist.Founded in 2003 by Tom Notte & Bart Vandebosch, two alumni of the Antwerp Fashion Department, LES HOMMES is a brand that knows how to make high-end couture with a touch of urban like no other. The brand is not only worn by the likes of Jay Z, Justin Timberlake and the late Karl Lagerfeld, it's also becoming increasingly popular among many Chinese super artists like Jackson Yee. As a digital strategist I'll be bridging the gap between their e-commerce strategy that's mainly centred around Farfetch and their social media channels. With Instagram having matured to a full-fledged e-commerce platform and Asia becoming the next new fashion frontier, I couldn't have joined at a better time.My 5-years plus experience in digital marketing coupled with my genuine love for high fashion and obsession with the online retail side of this industry will make for an amazing adventure into the world of one of Antwerp's coolest brands. Show less

#SaveTheExpanse is a grassroots movement of hundreds of thousands of fans from all around the world that was created in the wake of the news that the hit sci-fi series The Expanse would not be renewed. A few days after the campaign had started, a few fans from all kinds of backgrounds reached out to each other to bring some coordination and structure to this movement. Not to impose anything, but rather to give the fans a platform through which they could channel their passion and… Show more #SaveTheExpanse is a grassroots movement of hundreds of thousands of fans from all around the world that was created in the wake of the news that the hit sci-fi series The Expanse would not be renewed. A few days after the campaign had started, a few fans from all kinds of backgrounds reached out to each other to bring some coordination and structure to this movement. Not to impose anything, but rather to give the fans a platform through which they could channel their passion and ideas.Motivated and guided by my background in social media and community management coupled with our vision on communication and advertising at Friendship, we quickly took up a leadership role in this campaignFrom my experience with Pokémon Go which also involved channeling the power of a large and dedicated community, I knew that a community of strangers borne from a common passion or frustration would need a central team that could leverage their ideas but also offer guidance about the general direction of the campaign. The campaign team quickly grew to 25 people and currently consists of digital marketeers, designers, video makers and copywriters from all over the world who were brought together by their mutual passion for one of the best sci-fi shows ever made.Our biggest achievements is reaching over 2,5 million people through Twitter and Facebook in less than 3 weeks, generating significant press value for the show and steering the narrative of the show.My contribution includes the petition which garnered over 135.000 signatures in less than two weeks (https://www.change.org/p/amazon-or-netflix-please-buy-the-rights-to-the-expanse-savetheexpanse) and coordinating and managing the Twitter and Facebook channels. I worked on this campaign out of a personal love for this show, but also on behalf of Friendship whose vision on social media, community management and advertising all came together in this campaign. Show less

Friendship is an advertising and marketing agency that was founded with the purpose of unboring people's lives. Be it through hilarious campaigns or witty copy, at Friendship we want to make the world a happier and funnier place. As a social media expert my role is to help create new ideas and translate them to cool (social media) campaigns. Monitoring and reporting about these campaigns to clients is also part of my job, along with sharing learnings with the advertising community.

What was originally launched as an urban initiative grew into a design platform for the entire province. ANTWERP. POWERED BY CREATIVES. is a joint initiative by designers, companies, schools and public authorities to boost cross-pollination and collaboration between diverse design disciplines and industrial sectors.Our is supporting designers, advocating the value of design and bringing the skills of designers to other industries.Providing a platform for networking, knowledge… Show more What was originally launched as an urban initiative grew into a design platform for the entire province. ANTWERP. POWERED BY CREATIVES. is a joint initiative by designers, companies, schools and public authorities to boost cross-pollination and collaboration between diverse design disciplines and industrial sectors.Our is supporting designers, advocating the value of design and bringing the skills of designers to other industries.Providing a platform for networking, knowledge exchange and a common communication channel will help to build an inspiring and attractive region with genuinely interesting and creative businesses that are synonymous with innovation and which will put the Antwerp design sector on the international map. ANTWERP. POWERED BY CREATIVES is a partnership between the province of Antwerp, the city of Antwerp, design center de Winkelhaak, the University of Antwerp, Antwerp Management School and the Karel de Grote Hogeschool.As a community manager, I am responsible for gauging the needs of our creative community through personal contacts and monitoring our various digital channels ranging from social media to our online Community platform. Show less

In the wake of the Pokémon Go hype which took the world by storm in July of 2016, me and 3 other community managers seized the opportunity to take an active role in managing the Belgian Pokémon Go Community.The Facebook page we created when the unofficial version hit the web grew massively and gained over 8500 likes in less than three days. While the massive surge in likes was largely due to the insane hype surrounding the game, our expertise as community, social media and… Show more In the wake of the Pokémon Go hype which took the world by storm in July of 2016, me and 3 other community managers seized the opportunity to take an active role in managing the Belgian Pokémon Go Community.The Facebook page we created when the unofficial version hit the web grew massively and gained over 8500 likes in less than three days. While the massive surge in likes was largely due to the insane hype surrounding the game, our expertise as community, social media and conversation managers has also been instrumental to the (ongoing) success of the page. Our ambition is to continue to grow in size, but also to bring people together both online and offline.DISCLAIMER: we are doing this in our spare time and currently we are not actively seeking any revenue for our services. We are primarily doing this as a way to improve our skills and to bring people together. https://www.facebook.com/pokemongoBelgie Show less

The Web Summit is the biggest startup and idea conference in Europe. Every year entrepreneurs, investors, journalists, tech companies and all round tech aficionados gather in Dublin to pitch ideas, forge new relationships and simply enjoy the startup vibe. The amount of information and news generated by an event of this size is staggering and impossible for all journalists to process. This is where the Live Team comes in.The Live Team is special group of volunteers who are… Show more The Web Summit is the biggest startup and idea conference in Europe. Every year entrepreneurs, investors, journalists, tech companies and all round tech aficionados gather in Dublin to pitch ideas, forge new relationships and simply enjoy the startup vibe. The amount of information and news generated by an event of this size is staggering and impossible for all journalists to process. This is where the Live Team comes in.The Live Team is special group of volunteers who are passionate about media and have a knack for crafting digital content. Their task is to scour the different areas and extract relevant information from startups, visitors and investors which is then processed into articles, videos and audio interviews. With the 2014 edition quadrupling in size, the Live Team became a lot bigger as well. Where the 2013 team only consisted of one team of 20 people, the 2014 team counted ten times that size. Following this exponential growth the position of Live Team Leader was created to get some structure into this big group. I was picked as Team Leader because of my volunteer work as Live Team member at the London and Dublin Web Summit in 2013. The job of my colleagues and me was to delegate and advise our team members: getting them into contact with the right people, giving feedbackon their work and just generally checking if everything was all right.Being a team leader has improved my managing skills tremendously. Not only in terms of managing all different types of people, but also in terms of being able and willing to distribute tasks and trusting my team with them.Being at the Summit has given me some very valuable insights in the startup industry. I've also met a lot of interesting people who could provide valuable to the Belgian economy. Show less

QUIRK is a digital medium that covers news about technology and digital culture from around the globe and is tailored to the taste of techies from Belgium and the Netherlands.

During my internship I was tasked with doing research and occasionally helping with interviews. Since most of my personal and professional network consists of Muslims and Belgian of Moroccan descent, I regularly provided relevant interviewees and information. The highlight of my internship was me being contacted by a IS-combatant through Facebook who invited us come to Iraq.

* creating content for new mobile application* finding ways of adapting the news architecture to the media landscape* using different news sources to build stories

SUPO is the crossmedial news and entertainment platform powered by the young journalists of the Thomas More University College in Mechelen.The content ranges from amusing entertainment to breathtaking in-depth investigations.

StampMedia is the first youth press agency located in Belgium that seeks to give youngsters a platform where they can develop and improve their journalistic skills.During my time there I wrote numerous news articles, filmed/edited video reportages and photographed cultural events in the Antwerp area.