Doctor in political sciences, Grégory Piet is in charge of the Data and Analytics pool at Auxipress. Gregory has developed an innovative approach of cross-referencing media content with public institutions, personalities, political parties or brands according to their strategic positioning. He has collaborated during more than 8 years with Belgian and foreign universities and has conducted several studies related to political discourse and electoral campaigns. You can follow Grégory on Linkedin.

After 30 years in the advertising industry; the last 15 years as Chairman of BBDO Belgium, Johan took over the management of the Belgian association of communication companies in 2012 and broadened the ACC from an ‘advertising agencies’ association with 30 members to a ‘communication agencies’ association with 125 members now. 

For 10 years Dominique Michel has been heading the Belgian trade organization Comeos. Trade is the biggest employer in Belgium and delivers 11% of our GDP with it’s 400.000 employees. Dominique Michel is also vice president of EuroCommerce, the European Trade Association. Formerly he has been internationally active with the United Nations in New York and with the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva. To support employers organizations he has also lead several EU missions in developing countries.

• President JEP (jury voor ethische praktijken in de reclame)
• Board member of vzw “Raad voor de reclame”
• President Koninklijke Belgische Handbalbond
• Founder GCV KAPITO, with ad-hoc organization “DELTA GROUP”, initiatives concerning “Good Governance in Sport”
• Member alumni KUL - Alloreki

Sien Vanderlinden holds a master’s degree in Journalism, Communication and Media (Hogeschool Universiteit Brussel and Vrije Universiteit Brussel). She has been passionate about media and analysis for over 10 years. Media evaluation, analyses and data crossing to deliver powerful insights for brands is part of her expertise. You can follow Sien on Linkedin.

Hans Vandendriessche (38) started his career in 2000 as a sports journalist at the VRT, after just a few months he switched to the sports editorial staff of Belga News Agency. After the 2010 Winter Olympics, he became Chef Sport, a position he quickly combined with that of general Newsmanager. Another two years later, Vandendriessche became the head of the Dutch news editorial team. In 2013 he was appointed general Editor-in-chief, a position he still observes today. Vandendriessche also serves in the Recognition Committee for professional journalists, for the Flemish publishers. This committee decides on the recognition and protection of the title of professional journalist.

Eveline De Ridder has over 20 years expertise in reputation management for companies and institutions. She started her career as a freelance journalist and subsequently joined the Interel communication agency, progressing to become Associate Director with a Corporate Communication team specialising mainly but not exclusively in health and food issues.  ​

Having fulfilled outsourcing assignments, including acting as an ‘ad interim’ spokesperson for AB-InBev, she understands perfectly how to bridge the gap between the ‘inside’ and the ‘outside’ world. ​

In 2008, Eveline was one of the co-founders of Whyte Corporate Affairs and a true ambassador of the integrated Corporate Affairs approach to which she brings a digital touch. ​

Eveline is an enthusiastic and experienced guest lecturer on all corporate affairs-related topics such as stakeholder engagement, crisis communication and social media. 

Chronicler on RTL/TVI in the TV show ‘C’est pas tous les jours dimanche” and on Bel RTL in the program ‘On refait le monde’.  

Internal communication consultant