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Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Briana Ashley Stuart is a multidisciplinary artist, choreographer and entrepreneur who earned a BFA in Dance and a BA in Sociology from the University of Michigan. Her latest work, Moving Meditations, recently premiered at KVS Brussels. She is interested in interactivity and philosophy, and explores how movement and sound are directly linked to the human condition and expression. Her work has been featured in Together Magazine and BRUZZ.

Dmytro was born into a family of Soviet officers in Weimar, East Germany, in 1988, and moved to Kyiv at the age of 7. After studying cybernetics and computer science, he worked in IT for 13 years in various positions, including software engineer, business analyst and product manager. When Russia went to war in February 2022, he put his IT career on hold and founded Repair.Together with friends, a community that involves volunteers in rebuilding the consequences of war.

Hilde Stenuit is Senior Scientist at Space Applications Services. She holds a PhD in astrophysics from KU Leuven. Thanks to her experience in supporting the European Space Agency to facilitate science in microgravity, Hilde is now at the forefront in Europe of commercial access to space for research and technology, for the benefit of the people of Earth.

Karen Pesse is a Latin American executive at a major technology company, based in Brussels, Belgium, where she works on the major trends shaping the public sector, supporting governments and institutions in their digital transformation. As a female business leader in Europe, Karen is particularly interested in issues such as gender bias in artificial intelligence and the importance of gender perspectives in technology.

Karim Douieb is one of the founders of Jetpack.AI, a data science company based in Brussels. He holds a PhD in computer science from ULB. In addition to his work with Jetpack.AI, Karim is also deeply involved in data journalism. He is passionate about using data to tell compelling stories and is constantly looking for new ways to make data more accessible and engaging for the public.

Kenza's parents, Habiba and Ahmed, were brutally murdered by their racist neighbor on May 7, 2002 in Schaerbeek. She decided to embark on a long quest for truth, meaning and knowledge, to turn this tragedy into a lesson. During her many humanitarian trips and as part of her studies, she became deeply convinced of the need to remember, to pass on and to promote a culture of peace. 20 years later, she founded the Habiba Ahmed Foundation.

Nicknamed "the philosopher of tech", Laurent Hublet is a Belgian entrepreneur who champions investment in human capital and skills. He founded BeCentral, one of Europe's largest technology campuses in terms of the number of people trained or retrained, with the conviction that every citizen, whatever their age, gender, color or culture, should have the opportunity to become a player in the digital revolution. Laurent lives in Brussels and is the father of two children.

Pauline Dubois is an entrepreneur with a passion for social impact and a commitment to improving the lives of others. Her first company addressed the needs of the aging population. Her second company, Microsteps, unleashes the potential of employees in the workplace. A strong believer in the well-being economy, she volunteers her time in human capital development with the Réseau Entreprendre de Bruxelles for startups in difficulty, and as a volunteer board member of a food cooperative.

Virginijus Sinkevičius is Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries at the European Commission. From 2017 to 2019, he was Minister of Economy, and before that, he headed the Economy Committee in the Lithuanian Parliament. Mr. Sinkevičius was elected to Parliament in October 2016. Previously, he was team leader for regulatory affairs at Invest Lithuania.

Youssef Swatt's is a rapper and writing workshop leader from Tournai. Passionate about the French language since childhood, he took his first steps in rap at the age of 14, and quickly made a name for himself with his melancholy, touching lyrics. At the age of 25, he has already released 5 albums and played on hundreds of stages in Belgium, France, Switzerland and Senegal. He has recently collaborated with artists such as Oxmo Puccino and the legendary group IAM.