Members of the General Council

General Council

René Branders
CEO, FIB Belgium SA, Tubize

Marnix Botte Senior Director Transformation Programs, Nokia, Antwerpen	François Macq Managing Director, Macq NV-SA, Brussel
Patrick Candry Director Technology and Innovation, Barco NV, Kortrijk	Dominique Maes Manager Technology, Michel Van de Wiele NV, Marke, Kortrijk
Dominique Demonté Director, Agoria Wallonie, Bruxelles	Philippe Menu Director R&D, FN Herstal SA, Herstal
Peter Demuynck Director, Agoria Flanders, Brussels	Etienne Merlin General Manager, JTEKT Torsen Europe SA, Strepy-Bracquegnies, La Louvière
Vincent Duprez Directeur de l'innovation Safran Aero Boosters, Herstal	Christophe Pagnoul Research & Development Manager PhysIOL SA Liège
Piet D'haeyer Managing Director PEDEO NV, Oudenaarde	Geert Palmers Chief Executive Officer, 3E, Brussels
Wim Godefroid Plant Manager, Samsonite Europe NV, Oudenaarde	Kristof Roelstraete R&D Manager, Picanol NV, Ieper
Goedele Heylen Manager Planning & Data, Niko NV, Sint-Niklaas	Wim Serruys Director Engineering, LVD Company NV, Gullegem,Wevelgem
Nicolas Keutgen Chief Innovation Officer, Schréder, Liège	Wim Soens Director of Innovation, Research & Development EY Cognistreamer, Kortrijk
René Konings Director, Agoria Brussels, Brussels	Herman Van der Auweraer Corporate Director RTD, Siemens Business Software NV, Heverlee, Leuven
Vincent Lekeux Managing Director, Metakor NV, Heule, Kortrijk	Stijn Vanneste SVP Manufacturing Excellence, Bekaert, Zwevegem

Member elected by the FEB

Marc Lambotte
Administrateur délégué, Agoria, Brussel

Nico Cué
Secretary general "MWB-FGTB", Beez, Namur

Marc Lenders
Political - Secretary, ABVV-Metaal, Brussel

William Van Erdeghem
Chairman, ACV-CSC Metea, Bruxelles

Bart De Wit
Study and formation service,
Socioéconomique ACV-CSC Metea Bruxelles

Daniele Carati Professor ULB/VUB, Brussels	Laurent Francis Professor UCL, Louvain-la-Neuve
Robert Charlier Professor Ulg, Luik	Bert Lauwers Professor KU Leuven, Heverlee, Leuven
Patrick De Baets Professor UGent, Gent

Luc De Buyser Head of Department Innovation Support, VLAIO, Brussels	Diederik Van Vaerenbergh General counsel, SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie, Brussels
Katrien Mondt General director, Innoviris, Brussels	Pierre Villers General Inspector, Ministery of the Walloon region, DGO 6, Jambes, Namen
Leo Van de Loock Transition Manager Industrie 4.0, VLAIO, Brussel