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Isabel Vermote Belgium

26 Feb 2026 | 13:45 - 15:00
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven

Isabel's work develops sustainable and innovative projects for diverse audiences, with a strong focus on art and care, including art on prescription, dementia initiatives, and palliative care.

Isabel Vermote
Isabel Vermote

Isabel Vermote is an art historian and historian and co-leads the Accessibility and Inclusion Programme at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Her work develops sustainable and innovative projects for diverse audiences, with a strong focus on art and care, including art on prescription, dementia initiatives, and palliative care.

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Kato Vanpoperinghe
Kato Vanpoperinghe © Martin Corlazzoli
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Kato Vanpoperinghe

Kato Vanpoperinghe is a policy officer at the Flemish Government, where she works within the Department of Culture, Youth and Media (Transversal Policy Team) on strengthening the links between culture, welfare, and health.

26 Feb 2026 - 13:45
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Carla Molenberghs
Carla Molenberghs
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Carla Molenberghs

Carla Molenberghs is the director, co-founder, and driving spirit of Huis Perrekes vzw. At Huis Perrekes, people live together harmoniously in a familiar environment that invites, supports, and lets go. Nature, art, and culture are intertwined with everyday life.

26 Feb 2026 - 13:45
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Julie Rodeyns
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Julie Rodeyns

Julie Rodeyns is a researcher, curator, and facilitator specializing in relational and care aesthetics. She explores the intersections of…
26 Feb 2026 - 13:45
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Tessa Kerre
Tessa Kerre
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Tessa Kerre

Tessa Kerre is Head of the department Hematology and Full Professor at Ghent University Hospital, and a leading researcher in immunotherapy, stem-cell transplantation, and patient-centred care.

26 Feb 2026 - 13:45
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Jos Verbist
Jos Verbist (© RR)
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Jos Verbist

Jos Verbist is an actor and director. He teaches at RITCS and serves as artistic director of Theatre Antigone in Kortrijk, a company that played a pioneering role in the emergence of socially engaged art practices in Flanders.

26 Feb 2026 - 13:45
STUK (Auditorium), Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
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Panelling on Thursday afternoon during the session 'Shaping Policy Together'. Together with Julie Rodeyns, Jos Verbist, Carla Molenberghs & Tessa Kerre
- Moderated by Kato Vanpoperinghe