Team

Mr Pieter De Crem was appointed as the new commissioner-general of BelExpo by Royal Decree on 12 November 2023. The commissioner-general will lead the BelExpo team in its preparations for Expo 2025 Osaka and, together with the team, ensure a successful Belgian pavilion.

Aldwin Dekkers came on board in the year 2018, as deputy commissioner-general. He then took over as commissioner-general at BelExpo in 2022. Since October 2023, he has held the position of Senior Programme Lead.

Myriam already has a lot of experience within international and world exhibitions under her belt. She was pavilion director already been pavilion director for Expo 2020 Dubai and Expo 2010 Shanghai, and she was a regular at Floriade 2012 Venlo. As pavilion director, she focuses on team management and an anticipatory approach. In the past, she has also coordinated Belgium's participation in the Business & Design Week in Hong Kong. She works together with her team to ensure that Belgium is represented with dignity.

Arnaud joined the team in July 2023. He first came on as Content Officer where he focussed on following up construction and the completion of the pavilion as well as the content of the events. As Expo neared, he took on the role of Deputy Director of the pavilion. Arnaud has a degree in Japanese studies from Université Paris Cité. Before joining BelExpo, Arnaud worked for the Japanese Embassy to the European Union in Brussels for eight years as well as for a construction company.

Hänsel started as content officer in August 2023. He maintains partner relations and monitored the public tender for the visitor journey. Additionally he was responsible for the content programme development of the thematic weeks and additional partner events. When expo started, he took on the responsibilities for protocol officer. Hänsel has a degree in Japanology from KU Leuven and used to work for the Japanese Embassy to Belgium before starting at BelExpo.

Klaartje came on board in 2017, with already extensive experience in government agencies. Klaartje deals with complex procedures and public tenders.

Yousra has been our jack-of-all-trades since 2021. As Office Manager, Yousra supports the whole team and she also takes care of the accounting.