Who's Who

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GENERAL COORDINATION

Franky Devos - general coordination

FINANCES & ADMINISTRATION

• Daan Yperman – coordination of financing
• Marion De Graeve – assistance general coordination
• Hanim Gungor - register / assistant accounting
• Hilde Van Der Straeten - administration
• Jan Sucaet - accounting

HR

• Ruth De Ganck - HR coordination
• Annick De Wilde - HR administration
• Seline De Cloet - HR

PRODUCTION

• Lies Vanborm – coordination of program and production
• Nick Baeyens - project coordination music & events
• Maarten Dings -project coordination / production podium, literature and think
• Silke Ricour - project coordination nightlife & events
• Margo Temmerman -project coordination / residencies
• Cindy Vander Merken – daily coordination & planning
• Katrien Van Gysegem - coordination venue rental & events

ARTISTIC MANAGEMENT

• Róise Goan - artistic coördinator
• Sarah Bekambo - written & spoken word
• Marieke De Munck - city transition & talks
• Eva Neklyaeva - podium
• Wouter Vanhaelemeesch - music
• Frederik Tampere - Business administration artistic contracts
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COMMUNICATION, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT & BOX OFFICE

• Elisah Vandaele - coordinator / expert coach / press
• Ilse Devroe -  coordinator / teamcoach
• Jef Cuypers - art director
• Freija Janssen – ticket sales
• Karen Flecken - ticketing / ticket sales
• Kathleen Pattyn – ticket sales
• Tine Theunissen - audience development / outreach
• Niké van Os - Podium
• Jantien Vermeiren - social media & online content
• Karel Lievens - digital strategist
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KITCHEN & BAR

• Anne-Jan Brouwer - coördinator in-house catering
• Tom De Vleesschauwer - kitchen coördinator
• Klaas Ramakers - café coördinator 
• Alice Houben - bar
• Aicha Ben Miled - bar
• Bram Huys - kitchen
  
• Charlotte Massez - in-house catering
• Flávio Stols - bar
• Griet Van Herck - kitchen
• Jan De Schoenmaeker - night supervisor café
• Jasmijn Groeneveld - day supervisor café
• Kim Cauchie - bar
• Matthieu Mahau - bar
• Mike Vandekerckhove - kitchen
• Misja Stienen - bar
• Rahaf Alobeid - kitchen
• Tim Burm - kitchen
• Tijl Van Daele -bar
• Tristan Hostens - bar 
• Wissam Alakeyleh- kitchen 
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EVENT SUPERVISION

• Ilse Bosch - event supervision
• Sven Roef – event supervision and prevention
• Martine Van Mieghem – event supervision

HOUSEKEEPING

• Cindy Vander Merken - coördinator housekeeping
  
• Evren Aydin - cleaning
• Hytham Mohammed - cleaning
• Juraj Fecko - cleaning
• Kevin Martens - facility coördinator
• Masud Askari - cleaning
• Mersin Ropaj - cleaning
• Nafeesa Akram - cleaning
• Robert Géza - cleaning
• Tamara Vincent - cleaning
• Philippe Herreman - cleaning
• Rob Thys - cleaning

INFRASTRUCTURE & ICT

• Matthias Belpaire - coordination of building and monument
• Bieke Bettens - scenography
• Tom De Pauw – ICT
• Matthias Verhoene - technical project coordination

BUILDING MANAGEMENT

• Bart De Wilde – facility coordination
• Jeffrey De Visscher - facility management
• Thomas Källström - facility management
• Maud Veen - facility managment
• Sven Mulkay – facility management
• Bjorn Van Gompel – facility management

STAGE MANAGEMENT

• Karel Clemminck - coordination of stage management
• Kim Aernoudt – stage manager
• Dries De Wulf - stage engineer
• Dimitri Joly - stage manager
• David Moons – stage manager
• Jarne Pollet - stage manager
• Dries Hoof - stage engineer
• Giel Lavens - stage engineer
• Wout Roelants - stage manager
• Carlo Thompson - stage engineer
• Bram Vandenbussche - stage manager
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BOARD

• Isabelle Van Cauwenberge – chairman
• Shaireen Aftab
• Simon Allemeersch
• ammy Bouzoumita
• Wim De Waele
• Adelbrecht Haenebalcke
• Brigitte Herremans
• Marc Standaert
• Barbara Van den Bossche

Wouter Rogiers - government commissioner

YOUNG PANEL

• Quinten Pouliart
• Yik Ling Kwan
• Faber Pennings
• Yeliz Akman
• Rodja Gülüzar Karakus
• Haroun Iqbal
• Hazel Van der Stappen
• Camille De Vos
• Jean-Luc Habiyambere Sangwa
• Kaj Zwerver
• Madonna Lenaert
• Mohammed Kassab
• Nona Demey Gallagher
• Oscar Dehollogne
• Koen Vanderschelden
• Amira El Yaghmouri