Into the Wild

Thomas Jean is a Belgian photographer and videographer with a passion for nature. In 2017, he founded La Minute Sauvage, a project that informs and raises awareness of the importance of preserving biodiversity in the middle of the city, in order to make our cities more resilient and maintain a viable urban environment. Through his work, he puts into perspective our perceptions of the city, wildlife and our relationship with Life.

Tom is the founder of Restless Brussels, a community that brings international people together in Brussels. The community learns about the issues facing the city and the forces transforming it by meeting the people who work there - in politics, activism, academia, business and more. In his day-to-day work, Tom is director of a communications agency serving clients such as the EU institutions and the OECD, as well as various NGOs and associations.

At the intersection of multiple disciplines and identities, Habibitch is a non-binary dancer and activist of Algerian origin, based in Paris, who is building an artistic practice as awakened as they are. Using spaces ranging from the Ballroom scene to feminist and institutional platforms to express their North African, queer, and decolonial identity, their performances and words are always intersectional, decolonizing the dance floor wherever they go.

Sally is a multi-faceted content creator: committed journalist, host of her podcast "Chez Sally" on Spotify, director of her own Motherland series and fashion enthusiast. With a unique talent for storytelling, she navigates these different roles to offer her community content that is both captivating and meaningful.

Jamie Clifton is a writer and producer who, as editor-in-chief of VICE, has spent over a decade documenting youth culture in all its forms. Over the past four years, he has written and hosted "War On Drugs", a documentary series exploring the many ways in which consumers, marginalized communities and society as a whole have been harmed by drug legislation and repressive policies.

Fred Jordan is an inventor, entrepreneur and scientist. He holds a PhD in signal processing from EPFL in Switzerland. He is also co-author of 19 peer-reviewed publications and over 50 patents. His first company, AlpVision, is active in digital authentication technologies and has been profitable since 2003. In 2014, Fred Jordan co-founded FinalSpark with Dr Martin Kutter, dedicated to build the first computer based on living neurons.

Hanane Baghdali, a self-taught Belgian-Moroccan artist, draws inspiration from her travels, personal experiences and cultural roots. Through painting and digital art, she fuses traditional and contemporary techniques, creating vibrant, expressive works. Each piece aims to evoke deep emotions and establish an authentic connection with the viewer.

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Leïla is a journalist and producer of the podcast "Toutes entières, beyond the taboo of excision". She is also a project manager, communications consultant, storyteller, poet and therapeutic writing workshop leader. Passionate about narrative journalism, she has been writing short stories with photographs on her website for the past 10 years, and is particularly interested in stories about migration, multiple identities, mental health and access to culture. A polyglot globetrotter, she defines herself as the sum of several stories, different worlds and encounters.

Denis Semionov, aka Saint Denis, is a visionary new media artist based in France. He pushes the limits of human imagination by blending virtual art and artificial intelligence. Winner of prestigious awards, including the Webby People's Voice Award, his captivating works have been presented at events such as South by Southwest and the Cannes Film Festival. He translates the emotions of participants in public data collection into art, to be discovered at Into The Wild in November!