Bert Cornillie
Bert Cornillie is the alderman for culture, events, arts education and staff at the city of Leuven. Ex officio, Bert is the president of Museum M, Leuven’s cultural center 30CC, and festival organiser LEF.
In addition, he is a member of several culture-related boards of institutions such as STUK, Parcum, Festival 20 21, Het Depot, and OPEK. As of 2025 he is also a board member of the VVSG (Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities). Besides politics, he is a part-time professor of Spanish Linguistics at KU Leuven.
Together with
Kornelia Kiss
Kornelia Kiss leads Culture Action Europe's work on Culture and Health and co-authored the CultureForHealth Report, advocating for culture as key to health and well-being on an European level.
Mohamed Ridouani
Mohamed Ridouani is the mayor of the city of Leuven, Belgium. He is dedicated to transforming Leuven into a thriving and caring community. He strongly believes in the power of collaboration and the importance of building future-proof communities based on hope and trust, as opposed to polarization and distrust.
Nils Fietje
Technical Officer, Behavioural and Cultural Insights Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe. Co-founder/Co-director, Jameel Arts & Health Lab.
@ The conference
Bert Cornillie will deliver the closing remarks of the conference on Friday. Together with Glenn Micallef, Caroline Gennez, Mohamed Ridouani and Nils Fietje. Moderated by Kornelia Kiss.
