Throughout the inaugural year of our Centre of Excellence, we had the privilege of hosting over 40 distinguished speakers from academia, European institutions, civil society, and the media. Their expertise and active contribution fueled more than 25 scientific events and vibrant interdisciplinary debates. Explore the guest experts who contributed to our research network this year:
EU Institutions, Governments & Policy
- Berend, Klaus (Director for Food Safety, Sustainability and Innovation, European Commission)
- Bodson, Benjamin (Deputy Head of Cabinet of the Deputy Prime Minister, Maxime Prévot, Belgium, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
- Donati, Alessandra (CJEU and University of Luxembourg)
- Lahbib, Hadja (European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness, and Crisis Management)
- Matos, Fausto (Member of the Cabinet of the European Commission Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy)
- Olazabal, Claudia (Head of Unit on Sustainable Freshwater Management, DG Environment, European Commission)
- Oskarsdottir, Brynja Huld (NATO)
- van Kempen, Pr. Jasper (Endowed Professor of Transdisciplinary Water Law, Utrecht University / Policy Advisor to the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)
Academic & Research Community
- Alblas, Edwin (Wageningen University)
- Allezard, Laurianne (Lund University)
- Arcuri, Alessandra (University of Rotterdam)
- Bacci, Elvira (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies)
- Bellenghi, Guido (doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law, Maastricht University)
- Boerman, Sophie (Wageningen University)
- Bozzi, Letizia (Asser Institute)
- Carrozzini, Alina (VU Amsterdam / Kings College)
- Casolari, Federico (University of Bologna)
- Castellanos-Jankiewicz, León (Asser Institute)
- Demortain, David (LISIS, INRAE)
- Durance, Antoine (Sciences Po Bordeaux)
- Faure, Samuel B. H. (Sciences Po / IRSEM)
- González Campos, Vania (University of Amsterdam)
- Haesebrouck, Tim (Ghent University)
- Hasler, Matthias (EUI)
- Kalders, Siemen (Hasselt University)
- Klein, Pierre (Professor of International Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law and Criminology, ULB)
- Kotzé, Louis (Wageningen University)
- Kudsk, Per (Aarhus University)
- Latjes, Vincent (Wageningen University)
- Livingston Ortolani, Alice (University of Sussex)
- Lorans, Dr Yann (Doctor of Law, KU Leuven / Université Paris-Est)
- Mattioli, Pietro (University of Liège)
- Mie, Axel (Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet)
- Monticelli, Barbara (IULM University / UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles)
- Ruden, Christina (Stockholm University)
- Spieker, Luke Dimitrios (postdoctoral researcher, Humboldt University)
- Tsakalogianni, Ifigeneia (Hasselt University)
- Turkenburg, Emma (Wageningen University)
- Van Elsuwege, Peter (professor of EU law and Jean Monnet Chair, Ghent University)
- Vives, Luna (Université de Montreal)
Civil Society, NGOs & Human Rights
Media, Think Tanks & Sector Experts
- Claessens, Bernard (International Trade Attorney, Loyens & Loeff)
- Cozar-Murillon, Beatriz (FTI Consulting)
- De Brouwer, Jean-Louis (Egmont Institute)
- de Cordoue, Bertrand (Institut Jacques Delors)
- Delpal, Elvia (KNDS)
- Gianoli, Enrico (Osservatorio Artico)
- Helwig, Niklas (FIIA)
- Jacqué, Philippe (Le Monde)
- Laloux, Thomas (F.R.S.-FNRS)
- Lamquin, Véronique (Le Soir)
UCLouvain / UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles
