Draw the Change

Emilie Lavender is a sociologist-anthropologist and Water Coordinator at Bruxelles Environnement since 2016. A specialist in integrated stormwater management, she develops and shares regional expertise, coordinates the Water Operators Platform, and supports municipalities and associations. She oversees calls for projects and grants for sustainable initiatives, while designing technical and awareness tools to prevent flooding. She also contributes to the development and implementation of the 2022-2027 Water Management Plan, with a prospective, participatory, and integrated vision of the resource.

Ursula Wieser Benedetti is a landscape architect and landscape architecture historian. She is currently a curator for landscape architecture and ecosystems at CIVA in Brussels, where she organizes exhibitions, events, and publications on the subject. Prior to this position, she worked for over two decades as a practicing landscape architect in France, Austria, and Italy.

As a mechatronics civil engineer and founder of Tech4Good, Steve has been assisting companies and institutions in a more sustainable technological transition for several years. As an energy and circularity referent at the Agence du Numérique and an expert recognized by the Institut du Numérique Responsable, Steve is also a professor, trainer, lecturer, comedian, and president of several associations related to technology, education, and sustainable development.

Serge de Gheldere is a climate strategist, entrepreneur, and president of Klimaatzaak, leading one of Europe's largest climate lawsuits, which secured a landmark ruling mandating Belgium to reduce its emissions by 55% by 2030. Trained by Al Gore as one of the first Climate Ambassadors in Europe, he has given hundreds of lectures worldwide on building a fossil-free, circular, and equitable economy. As the founder of Futureproofed (now part of Sweco), he continues to explore new ways to accelerate decarbonization through finance, advocacy, and practical solutions.