Speakers
Realty 2022

Bart Somers
Mr. Bart Somers is a Flemish politician and member of the Open Vld Party. He has been minister-president of the

Benjamin Cadranel
citydev.brussels – CEO Benjamin Cadranel was born in Brussels on 12 September 1974, where he resides today. He obtained his

Benoît Moritz
Benoit Moritz is an architect and urbanist. Through his activities at MSA he is involved in many urban planning projects

Bert Lemmens
Consultant Sustainable Buildings, Arcadis Bert Lemmens graduated as an industrial engineer in electromechanics and automation in 2003, and has built

Camille Navarro
Camille Navarro has been working at Cohabs (a Belgian coliving company) for 2 years as Senior Community & Impact Manager.

David Vermeesch
David Vermeesch started out in 1997 at Colliers Auguste-Thouard, as Head of Letting & Sales. In 2001, he joined CBRE,

Déborah Géradon
échevine développement territorial, Urbanisme, Commerce de la ville de Seraing

Eric Wieërs
Erik Wieërs took position as Flemish Government Architect on August 17th 2020. He is an architect and co-founder of the

Erwin Vrijens
Head of real estate at Participatie Maatschappij Vlaanderen Erwin Vrijens is hoofd van de Vastgoeddivisie bij de Vlaamse investeringsmaatschappij PMV

Geert Langenus
Geert Langenus obtained degrees in Economics from the University of Ghent and the Catholic University of Leuven. He joined the

Gilles Delforge
sau-msi.brussels – CEO After studying law at ULB, Gilles Delforge began his professional life as a lawyer in 1998, specialising

Isabelle De Bruyne
Chief Sustainability Officer After my studies of civil engineering in construction at the ULB, I was immediately attracted by the

Johan Albrecht
Johan Albrecht is professor Economics at Ghent University and senior fellow of the Itinera Institute. In June 2022, his most

Joris Wouters
Manager – VMA Smart & Sustainable Building Mgmt (VMANAGER) & Regional Manager VMA Alken

Koen Meert
Koen Meert, Senior Director, Design & Development at Emaar, one of the largest real estate development companies in the Middle

Kristiaan Borret
Kristiaan Borret is the bouwmeester – maître architecte of Brussels Capital Region since 2015. He previously held the same position

Manu Claeys
Milieu-activist en burgerbeweger Manu Claeys (1964) is essayist en voorzitter van het Antwerpse bewonerscollectief stRaten-generaal, dat in 2010 de Prijs

Marc Bourgeois
Professor U Liège Faculté de Droit, de Science politique et de Criminologie, Département de droit

Nathalie de Vries
Nathalie de Vries is founding partner of MVRDV, an architect and urban planner and the “DV” in MVRDV. She is an

Nawal Ben Hamou
Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Housing and Equal Opportunities (competences delegated by Minister-President Rudi Vervoort) After

Oana Bogdan
Architect & founding partner BOGDAN & VAN BROECK True to her continuous activism for a high-quality urban culture, Oana Bogdan

Pascal Smet
Secretary of State of the Brussels-Capital Region, responsible for Urbanism and Heritage, European and International Relations, Foreign Trade and Fire

Peter Reusens
Peter Reusens is econoom bij de Nationale Bank, waar hij de Belgische conjunctuur en woningmarkt analyseert. Peter is handelsingenieur en

Peter Vanden Abeele
Stadsbouwmeester Gent Peter Vanden Abeele (1979) is ir. architect, stedenbouwkundig ontwerper, en erkend ruimtelijk planner. Sinds november 2017 is hij

Philippe Close
Mayor of City of Brussels Philippe Close was born on 18 March 1971. As a graduate in Law at the

Rudi Vervoort
Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region Born on 20 November 1958 to a Dutch-speaking father and a French-speaking mother, Rudi Vervoort

Sheelam Chadha
Sheelam Chadha, 40, is currently the Country Director for Belgium for Atenor, a listed European developer with almost 1.3mio sq

Suzy Denys
Suzy Denys holds a degree in law (Université Notre Dame de la Paix de Namur and KU Leuven) and postgraduate

Ton Venhoeven
Principal architect and urban planner, VenhoevenCS A former advisor on infrastructure and urban planning to the Dutch government, Ton Venhoeven

Vincent Gerin
CEO, Anixton | Prof., Ecole Polytechnique & Solvay (ULB) | Juge Consulaire | IPI and MRICS

Yves Lemmens
Yves Lemmens is the CEO of SLRB, the public interest institution responsible for developing and promoting public housing in the