Experience

APB-Association of Pharmacists Belgium-Association Pharmaceutique Belge-AlgemenePharmaceutische Bond

• Belgium
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor - Final Editor

  • Oct 2018 - Present



PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe)

• Belgium
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2018

  The mission of PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe) is to enable high-impact scientific discovery, engineering research and development across all disciplines to enhance European competitiveness for the benefit of society. As Executive Assistant, I: - Acted as the point of contact between the Managing Director, the Council and the BoD - Undertook the tasks of receiving calls, take messages and routing correspondence - Maintained diary, arrange meetings and appointments and provide reminders - Did travel arrangements - Organized events, the Council and the BoD meetings and took minutes. Show less



Asahi Shimbun

• Newspaper Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Journalist

  • Mar 1999 - Sep 2017

  o Asahi Shimbun is a Japanese newspaper (8 million readers) o As journalist, assistant of the Chief Correspondent in Brussels, I covered EU, Nato and all the international institutions located in Benelux. This included: - Finding relevant stories and following up leads - Following the work of the think-tanks and NGO’s - Explaining our Japanese colleagues the functioning of the EU and NATO, incl. their decision-making process - Identifying the experts for interviews (En, Fr, Nl) - Attending press meetings and conferences (including the daily Midday briefing of the European Commission), getting contacts with press officers and experts - Quickly collecting and analysing information on any breaking news stories - Preparing an International press review - Translating articles and interviews for our Japanese colleagues - All the regular office administration (planning, booking of hotels and transports, accreditations, first point of contact by mail or phone, ...) Show less



Le Service Fédéral belge d'Information

• Webmaster

  • Sep 1998 - Feb 1999

  o The SFI (Service fédéral d’information) was the official guide to information about the Belgian government and a window for the promotion of Belgium. o As webmaster of www.belgium.fgov.be (now Belgium.be), I was centralizing all the relevant information from the ministries to edit our website. o I was also dispatching all the emails sent by citizens to the Belgian Prime minister. My duty included the administration of the domain name. I was the contact point for all inquiries of the ministries concerning the management of their website or of their email addresses. Show less



EAVE (les entrepreneurs de l'audiovisuel européen)

• Programme coordinator

  • May 1997 - Aug 1998

  o Co-funded by the MEDIA-Programme of the European Union, European Audiovisual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) is a professional training, project development and networking organization for audiovisual producers. o As programme coordinator, I was organizing a year long programme focused on three intensive workshops in different cities in Europe. o My duties included the daily management of the office and preparation of our annual bid for the EU funding, organizing the selection process of the candidates, the workshops themselves (before, during and after: contacts with experts, producers and local partners all over Europe, travel and accommodation for the whole team, logistical support during the workshops, assessments and reports afterwards). Show less



MBC Middle East Broadcasting Centre

• TV producer, news section

  • 1995 - 1996