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Mélanie de Biasio
Born in Charleroi to a Belgian mother and an Italian father, she began ballet at the age of 3 and the transverse flute at the age of 8. A fan of Nirvana, Portishead, Jeff Buckley and Pink Floyd, she joined a rock band at 15 and wrote her first songs. Her talent is now recognized the world over...
Denis Meyers
Denis Meyers was born in Tournai (Belgium) in 1979. He has lived and worked in Brussels since 1998, where he also began his career as an artist. For the Remember Souvenir project, which began in 2015 and continued until 2017, Denis Meyers entirely painted the historic buildings of the Solvay group in Brussels. 20,000 m2 were covered in graffiti...
JEAN JAUNIAUX
A translator and filmmaker by training, Jean Jauniaux is now a full-time writer. He has published several novels and short story collections, as well as a literary essay. In 2015, Jean Jauniaux was elected president of the Belgian Francophone Center of PEN International, a global organization comprising nearly 150 national and regional centers; he remains its honorary president to this day.
Laurent Brihay
Laurent Brihay is a communications and public affairs expert, renowned for his role at Press Club Brussels Europe, a key center for journalists covering European news. There, he has led or contributed to numerous events and dialogues between journalists, experts and political leaders. Laurent is involved in international networks promoting press freedom and transparency.
Laurent Lachèze
Laurent Lachèze is an upholsterer. The native of Ixelles restores luxury heritage armchairs. A rare craft in Brussels. His niche: from the late 17th to the mid-20th century. Maison Lachèze & Compagnie has just been patented as a supplier to the Belgian court. Laurent Lachèze is also President of the Union des Artisans du Patrimoine (UAP).
Jennifer Moriconi
Jennifer is a seasoned professional with 17 years' experience in international business and project development. As Sales Director at ITraceIT, she leads the company's expansion into blockchain traceability. Her leadership has been demonstrated by the success of OWIT Belgium, which promotes gender equality in international trade. Jennifer is also a consultant for several organizations and has a background in human resources and marketing.
Arthur Langerman
Arthur Langerman, a Belgian collector born in 1942, is renowned for his vast collection of objects and documents relating to anti-Semitic iconography. The son of Holocaust survivors, he was deeply affected by the deportation of his family, including his father, who died in Auschwitz. Langerman has built up this collection to raise awareness of the dangers of anti-Semitism throughout history, highlighting how hatred is propagated through imagery. His collection is a valuable resource for historians, used in exhibitions and educational projects. It also participates in memorial initiatives to preserve the memory of the Holocaust.
Xin Wang
Born in Tianjin, China, Xin Wang began her career as a model for the Metropolitan agency at the age of 18. She began her acting career in Paris, where she distinguished herself in a variety of television roles. It was with the Franco-Chinese series Ex- Model and its semi-autobiographical character that Xin Wang found her audience on both continents. A commercial and critical success worldwide, the series won the Audience Award at the Series Mania 2015 festival in the "Best Digital Series" category and has had 100 million views on the Chinese platform Youku.
Nicolas Keszei
Nicolas Keszei joined L'Echo in 2007, and mainly covers legal news. He fell into this strange world at the start of the Fortis affair, which he covered from start to finish. This led to the publication of the book "Fortis, le procès volé", published by Kennes in 2021. Finally, he never shies away from a good investigation, working in tandem or trio with other journalists from the L'Echo editorial team. He was lucky enough to win the Belfius prize for the business press in 2013 for the "Inside Fortis" supplement. Finally, in his spare time, he writes novels for young people, but that's another story...
PRECY Numbi
Precy Numbi is an eco-futurist visual artist, sculptor and performer from Kinshasa. He is politically committed to the respect of human rights through militant performances in public spaces. This multidisciplinary artist works in installation, performance and sculpture. Through his work, he bears witness to a changing society and demonstrates human resilience in the face of diverse issues. He links his practice to issues of social and gender inequality, war, pollution and access to resources such as water. His works make constant links between Africa and Europe, and contribute actively to the debate on the colonial past and the current situation.
LAURENT FACK
Treasurer of the Fédération des Employeurs des Arts de la Scène (FEAS). Member of : - Commission Artistes of the Belgian Federal Government - Commission paritaire du Spectacle of the Federal Public Service Employment, Labor and Social Dialogue - Commission du Pacte culturel of the Belgian Federal Government - Commission de concertation des musiques of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation Director - ST'ART - L'invest des créateurs - Center for Vocal Art and Early Music (CAV&MA) - Conseil de la Musique (Fête de la musique) - Soirées Musicales de Mont-sur-Marchienne - Lasne Musical Festival
J.-D. Burton
Jean-Dominique Burtoé in Huy, Belgium After studying printing and graphic design, his fascination with images led him naturally to photography. Like an archaeologist or ethnologist, he scrutinizes traces on the ground, scars, masked faces, the faces of artists or collectors, and draws enigmatic portraits of trees. At the same time, he travels from the Atlas Mountains to the Himalayas, where he produces numerous reports. At present, he is working on pilgrimage sites throughout the Old and New Worlds.