Meet the 3 experts

The city appointed 3 experts from the Leuven cultural field to guide the process.

Meet Lore, Sarah and Stijn. You can invite them to your team or board meeting, or at some other time, or to some other event. 

What do they do?

  • They shape the project’s content, vision and story.
  • They see and seize opportunities.
  • They involve a broad network drawn from different domains.
  • They compile the bid book (the official candidacy).

Lore Baeyens

  • 47
  • From Holsbeek
  • Education expert, network architect, and coordinator of Studio Stadhuis.
Lore Baeyens

Sarah Bekambo

  • 24
  • From Heverlee
  • Spoken word and slam poet artist, performer, cultural worker, and student.
Sarah Bekambo

Stijn Devillé

  • 50
  • From Kessel-Lo
  • Theatre-maker, director of Het nieuwstedelijk, and cultural entrepreneur
Stijn Devillé

Invite the experts

At the heart of the European Capital of Culture is meeting and working together.

Invite the experts to your team or board meeting, or at some other time, or to some other event. They’ll tell you what the European Capital of Culture project is about, they’ll be happy to hear what you do and how we can come together.

You invitation

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Indicate which times are suitable for your organization. 

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  • We only use your data for this request.
  • We will only transfer them to third parties if this is necessary to process your request.
  • We will not keep these data for longer than necessary.

Read more about how the City of Leuven processes your personal information in our privacy statement.

Do you have a question?

Contact us. We are happy to help you.

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cultuur2030@leuven.be
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