Dreamteam 2030
The Dreamteam 2030 is throwing its weight behind LOV2030.
Who is on the Dreamteam?
In the summer of 2023, anyone could nominate a candidate for the Dream Team. We were looking for people from different fields, not just the cultural sector. Everyone is welcome, regardless of age, gender, background or place of residence.
More than 280 people nominated 80 inspiring personalities. The intendants put together a team:
- An Olaerts (48, from Kessel-Lo)
- Journalist, author
- Arne Knaepen (33, from Holsbeek)
- Community Manager OH Leuven
- Barbara Struys (41, from Leuven)
- Public mediation and participation Bokrijk, freelance consultant guide organization at Gidsenhumus
- Bisser (32, from Brussels)
- Visual artist
- Camille de Keukeleire (29 years old, from Heverlee)
- Youth worker, community builder
- Dirk Masquillier (60 years old, from Tienen)
- Director of Saamo
- Ela Grabiec (43 years old, from Leuven)
- Director of the Polish school, caretaker of giant Hedwig
- Fred Gata (29 years old, from Brussels)
- Musician, performance artist, community builder
- Georgy Chtchevaev (24 years old, from Leuven)
- Organizer of Queer Arts Festival Leuven, cultural studies student at KU Leuven, performance artist and actor
- Jan Paesen (52 years old, from Holsbeek)
- Director of Leuven MindGate
- Jessika Devlieghere (51 years old, from Kessel-Lo)
- Care, community, inclusion and sustainability coordinator at Cirkus in Beweging and co-founder of the Palestinian circus school.
- Joachim Nijs (45, Leuven)
- De Lijn representative, active in cultural heritage tram and bus.
- Jonathan Symons (Jones) (46, from Leuven)
- Owner of Twits Skate Shop and skater.
- Joseph Palframan (26, from Leuven)
- Visual artist, Casco resident and artist New artwork about justice for Leuven town hall, as part of the Bouts and Beyond exhibition
- Josée Lehon (76, from Langdorp)
- Art historian, curator, community builder
- Judith Caeyers
- Architect DMOA
- Katrien Rycken (47, from Kessel-Lo)
- Director of Leuven 2030
- Koenraad Van Balen (67, from Leuven)
- Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at KU Leuven, member of HERKUL, Europa Nostra and ICOMOS
- Marília Breite (34, from Heverlee)
- Political scientist, environmental activist and founder of Bin Your Butts Leuven
- Michaël Cloet (36, from Heverlee)
- Owner of neighborhood bar Bar Stan, hospitality and cultural entrepreneur
- Nadia Nsayi (39, from Kortenberg)
- Public relations AfricaMuseum
- Ornella Ngomba (Muabana) (34, from Kessel-Lo)
- Spoken word artist, amateur theater maker
- Piet Jaspaert (83 years old, from Heverlee)
- Vice-president Europa Nostra
- Roberta Santucci (47 years old, from Leuven)
- Artistic collaborator Cie Tartaren
- Ronny Mosuse (52 years old, from Wijgmaal)
- Singer and musician
- Sahim Omar Kalifa (43 years old, from Kessel-Lo)
- Filmmaker
- Sieg Pauwels (45 years old, from Oud-Heverlee)
- Innovation and Society Coordinator De Wissel
- Simon Sterck (18 years old, from Herent)
- Law student at KU Leuven, member of Youth For Climate and Klimaatcoalitie, board member of Leuven 2030, UN youth representative for Sustainable Development for the Flemish Youth Council
- Teresa Wouters (29 years old, from Leuven)
- Production manager and youth worker at fABULEUS
- Zoë Demoustier (28 years old, from Schaarbeek)
- Choreographer, performer
