Bert Willems Belgium
Prof. Dr. Bert Willems is Head of Research at MAD-Research and is affiliated with PXL-MAD and Hasselt University. His work focuses on research policy and discourse in artistic research, with particular attention to its societal relevance and academic positioning. Through numerous publications, he critically reflects on the development, value, and institutional embedding of artistic research as a relatively new but increasingly important research field.
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Karen Wuytens
Karen Wuytens is an artist and researcher who investigates objects as active carriers of meaning, shaped by context, ritual, and care.
Bieke Verlinden
Bieke Verlinden is Alderman for Care and Wellbeing in Leuven. Her engagement is rooted in a broad vision of care: supporting people in all stages of life, including in grief and loss, and for those who are no longer with us.
@ The conference
Bert Willems will present - together with Karen Wuytens and Bieke Verlinden - the 3rd story in the theme 'Older adults & intergenerational practices' on Thursday afternoon.
