The team

Discover the people behind Flanders DC.

Alex Kolotoukhina

Content Creator

Social media, newsletters, mailings

T+32 16 24 29 02

Ann Claes

Senior Project Manager Fashion

Coordinator & contact fashion, advice, policy fashion, internationalisation & European projects

T+32 3 303 75 91

Astrid Grunwald

Finance & HR Manager

Mother of the team, finances and personnel administration

T+32 16 24 29 17

Caroline Merckx

Project Manager Advice

Advice, intellectual property, Expert Days

T+32 16 24 29 06

Christian Oosterlinck

Project Manager Promotion & Events

Design fairs

T+32 2 227 60 63

Hélène Koole

Project Manager

Expert Days, Start Days, Henry van de Velde Awards

T+32 456 18 58 82

Hanne Debaere

Project Manager Design

Contemporary Design Market, Henry van de Velde Awards, advice

T+32 3 303 75 95

Jeroen Renmans

Digital Wizard

Digital solutions

T+32 16 24 29 16

Joyce Smet

Project Manager Advice

Advies, financieel beheer, financiering, subsidies

T+32 3 303 75 93

Lynn Van den Zegel

Office Assistant

Reception, facilities, purchases

T+32 16 24 29 24

Marie Boutsen

Project Manager

Belgium is Design, webinars

T+32 16 24 29 15

Mies Van Roy

Content & Communications Manager

Website, magazine, project communication, Henry van de Velde Awards

T+32 2 227 60 64

Natascha Rommens

Project Manager Design

Henry van de Velde Awards

T+32 16 24 29 05

Pascal Cools

Managing Director

CEO, policy creative sector, Districts of Creativity, advice

T+32 16 24 29 01

Simon Gryspeert

Project Manager Sustainability

Close The Loop, pricing, crowdfunding, DC Network

T+32 16 24 29 09

Sophie Pay

Project Manager Fashion

Advice, internationalisation, international business development trajects, sales, recruiting

T+32 3 303 75 92

Stefan Ceunen

Marketing communications & PR Manager

Marketing strategy, digital media, PR and communication campaigns fashion and design, corporate PR, advice

T+32 16 24 29 12

Tom Suykerbuyk

Project Manager Design & Co-creation

Advice, tool development, business modelling, workshops

T+32 16 24 29 03
The Flanders DC team

The Flanders DC team. Click on the picture to see the captions!

Photography: Athos Burez / Camera assistence: Roel Van Tittelboom / Production: Nono C. / Make-up & hair: Sanne Schoofs en Mathilde Van Hoof / Styling: Farah El Bastani

More about us

What do we do?
What are our goals?
What do we stand for?
What are our values?
The creative sector in Flanders
What does the creative sector stand for?
History of the organisation
What are our roots and why the fusion?