Diverse, international experience with the motto "there is no problem, only the solution has not yet been seen"
Team player, diplomat and problem solver and knowledgeable about working with super-diverse groups.
Active member of the Belgian, European and worldwide poetry scene.
Experienced in cultural policy, cultural programming and the daily operation of cultural centres.
Experienced in planning & reporting and public procurement.
Extensive worldwide network in the fields of literature, visual arts, music, theatre, film and circus arts.
Brussels resident with insight and network within international institutions and country representations.
Twenty years of experience in various government administrations.
Ten years of experience as a manager in the private and public sectors.
Artist & researcher in the field of XR technology and poetry, experimenting with image, language and performance.
Poetry as medicine at the UZ Brussels
Bathroom Singers concert in Sint-Gillis and Vorst
Hopla Circus Festival in Brussels on location with the best European circus acts
The 1st World Poetry Slam Championship in Brussels in 2022
The 10th European Poetry Slam Championship (2023) in De Singel in Antwerp
The European Poetry Slam Championship (2017) in cc Jacques Franck in Sint-Gillis
The European Poetry Slam Championship (2021) in cc Jacques Franck in Sint-Gillis
The 1st European Poetry Slam Championship (2012) in De Studio in Antwerp
Working in a multilingual environment with different European National Cultural Institutes and Ministries
Negotiating and reaching compromises
See:
consultancy for:
Brussels Planetarium Poetry Fest, Belgium
Poetry Africa, South Africa
FISH Mali,
FISH Senegal;
Calebasse-festival Togo;
Crete International Poetry Festival
Cyprus International Poetry Festival
Transpoësie, België
Assistance in finding locations, partners, etc. for various projects, including the UN exhibition “What Were You Wearing?”
Programming, vision development, seeking and realizing international partnerships, writing and implementing a European project
Write the Creative Europe project, create an international consortium of diverse partners in Europe and initiate project negotiations and coordinate the international consortium.
Developing and applying new technologies within the arts sector
More info about Urban Travel Machines
Building a global participatory network of 160 continental, national and regional Poetry Slam organizers and establishing an ivzw/aisbl
Negotiate with global partners a charter that includes LGBTQI rights and decolonization actions.
Organization of the World Poetry Slam Championship in Brussels (2022), Brazil (2023), Togo (2024), Mexico (2025), South Africa (2026), Japan (2027), France (2028), Mozambique (2029), Canada (2030), Netherlands (2031)
Organisation of the European Poetry Slam Championships: Antwerp (2012), Malmö (2014), Tartu (2015), Leuven (2016), Brussels (2017), Budapest (2018), Maribor (2020), Brussels (2021), Antwerp (2023), Kosice (2024), Berlin (2025), Vienna (2026), Iberian Peninsula (2027), Rotterdam (2028)
More information about the ivzw World Poetry Slam Organization aisbl
Elaboration of a long-term vision on the operation of the Art in Public Spaces department
Organizing events with a local and international image (Vaux Hall Summer, Music City Hall, Parcours Street Art, Insifon, Carte de Visite,…)
Programming, administrative, financial & logistical follow-up HOPLA! Circus Arts Festival 2022
Leading a team of programmers and production staff
Help guide the start-up of the PMO service and develop training and strategic and operational advice during the Corona crisis
Writing and realizing various government contracts and tender procedures
Writing a cultural policy plan and negotiating municipal budgets for a new legislature
Developing inter-municipal and regional partnerships
Long-term vision on CC from a city perspective in Flanders, near Brussels
Leading a team of programmers, production, technical and administrative staff
Final approval of programming for season 20-21
Participate in the design and implementation of the cultural policy plan for the municipality of Sint-Gillis and VGC
Participant in the development of the political culture plan of the commune of Saint-Gilles and the VGC
Organizing events with a local, regional, national and international image
Leading project teams of programmers, technical and administrative staff
Zomerfabriek , SuperVliegSuperMouche , Fort en Fête, St-Gillis loves…, Bath Room Concerts , …
Government procurement policy and monitoring and auditing of government procurement
Course design and delivery of courses on Belgian, European and International government procurement regulations