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Advisory Board
The Itinera Institute is supported by a seasoned advisory board that reflects the Institute’s key characteristics: utmost professionalism, complete Belgian scope, international perspective, across party lines. Members of the advisory board are leaders from different occupations.
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Dirk Brossé Dirk Brossé is an internationally acclaimed conductor and composer. |
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Günter Burghardt Günter Burghardt was Chief of Staff for the former European Commission President Jacques Delors, and served as the Commission's Political Director, as the Director General for External Relations and as EU ambassador to the US. He has recently joined the global trade and government affairs practice of a major transatlantic law firm, acts as a special advisor to the European Commission and lectures at the College of Europe in Bruges and at Ghent University. |
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Luc Coene Luc Coene is a former member of the Belgian Senate and served as Chef de cabinet to the Belgian Prime Minister. He is currently vice-governor of the Belgian national Bank. |
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Etienne Davignon Viscount Etienne Davignon is a former member of the European Commission. He is currently vice chair of Suez-Tractebel, Fortis and Umicore, as well as a board member in several companies and institutions. |
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Herman De Bode Herman De Bode is a Director at McKinsey & Co Belgium. He advises business leaders of public and private companies on strategic, organisational and operational issues. He specializes in serving public sector companies such as transport and telecommunication providers. |
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Marcia De Wachter Marcia De Wachter is a director and an honorary vice-governor of the National Bank of Belgium. She holds several other mandates in the financial and insurance sector, including a membership of the Superior Finance Council and an advisory position at the Bank for International Settlements. |
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Mark Eyskens Mark Eyskens has had a long and distinguished career as MP, cabinet member and prime minister in Belgium. A professor emeritus in economics at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, he is a prolific author and publicist. |
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Bernard Foccroulle Bernard Foccroulle is an internationally renowned organist. He is the general director of La Monnaie theatre and opera house, as well as the president of Opera Europa. |
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Michel Hansenne Michel Hansenne has held several ministerial positions at regional and federal level in Belgium. He is a former Director-General of the International labour Organisation. |
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Philippe Herreweghe Philippe Herreweghe is a foremost conductor, artistic director and founder of Collegium Vocale and La Chapelle Royale. |
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Maurice Lippens Count Maurice Lippens is co-founder of Fortis, created in 1990, as the first European cross-border banking and insurance group. He was Executive Chairman of Fortis until 2000; since 2000 he is non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. He is a board member in several companies and institutions. |
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John Monks John Monks is the general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation and a Visiting Professor to the School of Management at the University of Manchester. |
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Jim O’Neill Jim O’Neill is Head of Global Economic Research for Goldman Sachs (since 2001). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Surrey and has extensive experience as an analyst and economic researcher at several large financial institutions. |
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André Oosterlinck André Oosterlinck is a former rector of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, where he is full professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He is the president of the Associatie KULeuven and a board member in several companies. |
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Willy Peirens Willy Peirens is a former president of the Algemeen Christelijk Vakverbond in Belgium and of the World Confederation of Labour. |
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Peter Praet Peter Praet is a director at the National Bank of Belgium. A lecturer in monetary theory and economic policy at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and at the Solvay Business School, he also serves in several international financial institutions. |
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Frits Schuitema Frits Schuitema is a former CEO of Philips Belgium and has had a long international career in Asia, Central America, Africa and at the Philips Headquarters. He is currently a Board member of the Eindhoven Football Club PSV and holds several other positions in business and charity organisations. |
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Leonard Shrank Leonard Shrank is the former CEO of SWIFT and the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. |
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Piet Steel Piet Steel has had a distinguished career as a Belgian diplomat, serving as Consul-General in Hong Kong and as Ambassador of Belgium in Vietnam. A former Director Public Affairs for Solvay, he is currently Vice-President of External Affairs at Toyota Motor Europe and the chairman of the Belgium Hong-Kong Society. |
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Jacques-François Thisse Jacques-François Thisse is professor of economics at the Université Catholique de Louvain and director of its Centre for Operational Research and Economics (CORE). He is a renowned expert in the economics of geography and industrial economics. He is a member of the Econometric Society. The recipient of the Francqui Chair in social sciences in 1999-2000, he has taught at universities around the world. He also serves as an expert for the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. |
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Luc Van den Bossche Luc Van den Bossche has had a long and distinguished career as MP and cabinet member in several federal and regional governments in Belgium. He is currently chairman of the Brussels International Airport Company and of the Associatie UGent, as well as board member in several companies. |
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Wouter Vandenhaute Wouter Vandenhaute is managing director of television production company Woestijnvis. |
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Luc Vansteenkiste Luc Vansteenkiste is a former president of the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium. The 2000 manager of the year in Belgium, he is currently the managing director of Recticel. |
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Catherine Verfaillie Catherine Verfaillie is professor of Medicine, the deputy director of the Stem Cell Institute at the University of Minnesota and the director of the Stem Cell Institute at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. |