Jawed’s expertise in customer service and long career in sales makes him a natural advisor for events.

Kris Kaerts is a Brussels based artist, author, documentary maker, theatre producer, academic writer and so much more.

William Noah Glucroft is a Brussels-based journalist. Before that, he spent 15 years in Berlin, covering the hard, soft, and confused sides of German politics and society. He trades in new ideas and sound arguments, ideally over hotpot.

Natalie Sarkic-Todd is an international Brit with a unique background in diplomacy, policy and media gained in London, New York, Russia, the Balkans and Brussels, where she managed a European media network.

Sophie in ‘t Veld is a Dutch politician. She is now a lead candidate in the Volt Europa party for European elections. She has written three books on politics and the EU.

Journalist Derek Blyth, author of The 500 Hidden Secrets of Antwerp, has lived in Belgium for almost three decades and has written countless articles about Belgian cities.

Linda Margaret writes about European research policy and the people it lands on. American, Belgium-based, at work on a first novel.

Dominique Elsaesser was born in 1972 right in the middle of Europe, just a stone’s throw from the Rhine. After many years of travelling through Germany, France and the United States, Dominique set up camp in Brussels in 2007.

Irina Papancheva is the author of six novels, an illustrated children’s book, and numerous short stories.

Holds a PhD in literary studies and am a senior lecturer of literature, poetry, and creative writing, and is deeply passionate about fiction.

Leo Cendrowicz is the Brussels Correspondent at The i Paper, covering European news and analysis. He was previously with The Independent and Time Magazine.