Irina holds a Master in Human Settlements (2016, KU Leuven) and a Master in Architecture (2012, UACS, Skopje). She is a doctoral candidate at the University of Antwerp, researching transnational green infrastructure projects with focus on the nature protection and transnational governance. At the University of Antwerp, she worked as a research manager at the Urban Studies Institute and a …

Xavier Cornips joined IDEA Consult in September 2022 as part of the Real Estate and Territorial Development team. With a bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering and a master’s degree in Urban Planning and Spatial Planning, he explored societal challenges through extensive GIS analyses in his graduation research, highlighting shortcomings in Flemish policy. Additionally, he further developed his expertise in real …

Yolène Sempels works as an analyst at IDEA Consult since October 2021. In 2019 she obtained her master in sociology at KU Leuven with option culture and diversity. Afterwards she obtained a master in management and a master in applied economics with a focus on personnel and organisation, both at KU Leuven. She applies this multidisciplinary view in her work …

Vincent Van Roy works as an Expert in the team of Innovation, Competitiveness and Sustainability at IDEA Consult since February 2023. In this role, he collaborates to the Assessment and Monitoring of Industrial Research, Innovation and Technologies in the field of clean renewable energy technologies and advanced materials in relation to the European Green Deal and the green transition (DG …

As an expert, Valentijn Vanoeteren focuses on strengthening management power through substantiated policy evaluation and strategic planning. With a Masters in both Political Sciences and General Economics, he has an excellent background for this. Valentijn combined his studies with a full-time job as Network Assistant for the European non-profit organization ENNA (European Network of National Civil Society Associations). There he …

Dr. Valentijn Bilsen is a Senior Expert at IDEA Consult. Valentijn works mainly on projects relating to business sectors, entrepreneurship, SMEs, Eastern European economies, EU expansion and environmental economy as well as economic impact studies and feasibility studies. He has led different projects in these fields and advised both national and international clients. He has developed a number of instruments …

Toon Berckmoes has been working as a senior expert at IDEA Consult for 10 years now. Toon has extensive strategic and operational expertise in the areas of arts, culture and heritage, recreation and tourism. Often, there is also a relationship with territorial (nature, heritage, public domain), urban and/or regional development. Toon was previously Managing Director of CultuurNet Vlaanderen (now Publiq) …

Sarah De Boeck joined the department of “Real estate and territorial development” of IDEA Consult as senior expert and team leader in February 2023. She has over 15 years of academic and management experience and combines a background in the non-profit sector with expertise in the field of territorial development. She holds a doctorate in the interdisciplinary sciences of urban …