LECTURES, KEYNOTES & PUBLIC SPEAKING

Future lectures and keynotes

26th April 2024
Secondary **School, Barnaskólinn Vífilsstöðum, in Garðabær — Climate Change, biodiversity and scientific study of the ocean and polar regions | Vífilsstaðir, Reykjavik ICELAND [IS]**

7th May 2024
EUROPADAGENE **(‘Europe Days’) — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Havet Arena, Trondheim [NO]**

I will give a keynote (see: website) and exhibit 22 photos in the City of Trondheim, Norway. Special thanks to the Mid-Norway European Office and the City of Trondheim.

7th May 2024
**ART MEETS SCIENCE — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Trondheim [NO]**

Organised by SINTEF Ocean with the support of TRØNDELAGS EUROPAKONTOR. The event will take place at 16:30 on 7th May, at Seesalmon (Brattørkaia 17C), Trondheim, Norway. Sign up or the live streaming here.

This event will be in the afternoon, after the keynote I give at EUROPADAGENE (‘Europe Days’), in the Havet Arena, Trondheim. Until the 23th of May, I also exhibit 22 large photo prints in the City of Trondheim, Norway, thanks to the Mid-Norway European Office and the City of Trondheim.

16th May 2024
**Wilfrid Laurier University — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario [CANADA]**

I will give a lecture at the Summit for Creative Community Solutions at the Research and Academic Centre on the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada.

24th May 2023
**KdG, University of Applied Sciences & Arts — Climate Crisis and the Future of Humanity | KdG, Antwerpen [BE]**

Lecture for students of International Business Management.

30th May 2024
European Maritime Day, organised by the European Commission — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | SIMAC Academy (Svendborg International Maritime Academy), Svendborg [DK]

Lecture at 15:00-15:45 and outdoor exhibition during the European Maritime Day. Download the full programme here.
Organised by the European Commission, the Municipality of Svendborg and the Danish Maritime Authority | DENMARK

12th June 2024
**Orde Van den Prince — Awareness, a matter of time | Burchthoeve 't Withof, Wommelgem [BE]**

14th June 2024
**An evening at Alex Van Breedam — The Climate Crisis & the Future of History | Kontich [BE]**

11th July 2024
**MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]**

Opening of the Exhibition Awareness, a matter of time, on Thursday 11th of July. Lecture & guided tours (1/3) at 10:00 – 15:00.
More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

28th August 2024
**MAS (Museum aan de Stroom) — Roundtable discussion with moderator "To Antarctica" | Antwerpen [BE]**

4th October 2024
**LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM — The World's most vulnerable places through the lens of an impact photographer | Klaipėda [LT]**

Exhibition and opening lecture at the Lithuania Sea Museum | Smiltynės g. 3, 93100 Klaipėda, LITHUANIA

6th October 2024
**MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]**

Lecture (2/3) and guided tour for schools.
More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

7th October 2024
**MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]**

Lecture (3/3) and guided tour for schools.
More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

9th October 2024
Conference on Climate Change awareness — Conciencia, una cuestión de tiempo (Awareness, a matter of time) | Toluca [MEXICO]

In collaboration with the Judicial Power of the State of Mexico. More info soon.

6th November 2024
**Rotary Antwerpen-Oost — From Antarctica to the North Pole, Greenland and the R/V BELGICA | Wommelgem [BE]**

An update on the many projects of the past few months.

26—27th November 2024
CommOCEAN 2024 - 6th International Marine Science Communication Conference — how I use images to communicate marine and polar science | Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Malaga [SP]

I will give a talk on the importance of how I use images to communicate marine and polar science.

4—10th September 2025
Orkney International Science Festival — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands [UK]

I will give a keynote and will exhibit at the Ship of Fools Gallery in Kirkwall’s Bridge Street.

Past lectures and keynotes

2024

INEZIA Tours — North and South Pole | Laren [NL]
Foundation We Are — Collaborations for Future | Eindhoven [NL]
Rotary Aartselaar 4-Rivieren — Awareness, a matter of time | Aartselaar [BE]
LEEF-tijd — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerp [BE]
Kiwanis — Awareness, a matter of time | Melle [BE]
Businessclub Noorderkempen — A World of Ice and Water: Documenting the Anthropocene | Kalmthout [BE]

2023

University of Applied Sciences & Arts — Climate Crisis and the Future of Humanity | Antwerpen [BE]
Book launch in Provinciehuis Antwerpen in the presence of the Governor of the province of Antwerp Prof. Dr. Cathy Berx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx and Climate scientist at UCLouvain, former IPCC Vice-Chair Prof. Dr. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele — Awareness, a matter of time (Collector’s Edition) | Provinciehuis Antwerpen [BE]
United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 (Blue Zone), organised by The Entertainment + Culture Hub (Resilience Hub) — Policy Change Through Storytelling | Dubai [UAE]
United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 (Blue Zone), organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) — panel debate The importance of Art in Policy Change | Dubai [UAE]
United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 (Green Zone), organised by The Convergence at the Slovenia Pavilion — Policy Change Through Storytelling | Dubai [UAE]
Belgian Embassy in Argentina, lecture and official opening of my exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Karl Dhaene — Climate Change and the R/V BELGICA, in the context of 125 years Belgica expedition | Buenos Aires [AR]
Conference at Centro Argentino de Ingenieros ‘Call for Awareness’ on Climate Change | Buenos Aires [AR]
Lingnan University, Campus M+ — A World of Ice and Water: Documenting the Anthropocene | Hong Kong SAR [CHINA]
The University of Hong Kong (Centennial Campus) — The Climate Crisis & the Future of History | Hong Kong SAR [CHINA]
Rotary Club Honolulu Sunset — The World's most vulnerable places through the lens of an impact photographer | Waikiki Yacht Club, Hawai’i [USA]
NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Inouye Regional Center (IRC) in Hawai’i — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Hawai’i [USA]
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), organized by GSJ Advocaten, introduction by Luk Lemmens — Awareness, a matter of time | KMSKA, Antwerp [BE]
Groep Van Roey, Filbert Academy: Klimaatdoelstellingen 2030 — Awareness, a matter of time | Gent [BE]
VIRA (Vereniging voor Internationale Relaties) vzw, Universitaire Stichting — On the frontline of Climate Change: linking science, education and policy | Brussels [BE]
University of Copenhagen, Department of Geoscience — A world of Ice and Water: Using image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Copenhagen [DK]
Busleyden Atheneum, campus Caputsteen secondary school — Awareness, a matter of time | Mechelen [BE]
FIATA World Congress 2023, The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) — Keynote: The World's most vulnerable places through the lens of an impact photographer | SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre, Brussels [BE]
Belgian Embassy in Switzerland, lecture and official opening of my exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Pascal Heyman — Raising Climate Change awareness through image | Bern (CH)
GSJ Advocaten — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerp [BE]
CNR ISMAR, The Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy — On the frontline of Climate Change - linking science, education and policy | Venice [IT]
Arctic World Archive (AWA), Nordover Art Center, in the context of my deposit in the AWA — On the frontline of Climate Change | Longyearbyen, (Spitsbergen), Svalbard [NO]
Belgian Senate, lecture introduced by the President of the Belgian Senate, Ms. Stephanie D'Hose, in the context of my follow-up photo exhibition Awareness, a matter of time at the Federal Parliament of Belgium — The importance of images to bridge the gap between science and policy | Belgian Senate, Federal Parliament of Belgium, Brussels [BE]
Beroepsfotografen FEP inspiratiedag, Federation of European Photographers — A World of Ice & Water | Beveren [BE]
LEEF-tijd in Antwerpen — A World of Ice & Water | Antwerpen [BE]
Rotary Club of Makati Premiere — A Visual Testimony of Vulnerability and Impact of the Oceans | Manila, PHILIPPINES [PH]
Rotary Club of Cebu — A Visual Testimony of Vulnerability and Impact of the Oceans | Cebu, PHILIPPINES [PH]
Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (Havforskningsinstituttet) — Linking science, education and policy through art | Bergen [NO]
5th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean (ECCWO 5), opened by the Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon and Christian Clauwers — Keynote: Using image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Bergen [NO]
Norwegian Embassy in Belgium in collaboration with SINTEF — Art meets science | Brussels [BE]
Rotary Waasmunster-Durmeland — A world of Ice and Water: linking science, education and policy through art | Waasmunster [BE]
De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a Voyage to the Blue World | Bornem [BE]
Rotary Club Antwerpen Schelde — A world of Ice and Water | Kontich [BE]
De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a Voyage to the Blue World | Bornem [BE]
CSCMP Benelux in collaboration with Rotterdam Business School — A world of Ice and Water: linking science, education and policy through art | Amsterdam [NL]
Natuurvrienden Aalst, Looierij — A World of Ice & Water | Gijzegem [BE]
Think tank ELENI — A visual testimony of vulnerability and impact: can art contribute to climate consciousness? | Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, Antwerpen [BE]
Photo club DFT — A World of Ice & Water | Turnhout [BE]
De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a Voyage to the Blue World | Bornem [BE]
Zilveren Passer — The Global Seed Vault | Antwerpen [BE]
Young FORWARD Belgium — Een reis rond de Blauwe Wereld | Havenhuis, Antwerpen [BE]
European Environment Agency (E.E.A.), in the presence of Prof. Hans Bruyninckx — Awareness, a matter of time | European Environment Agency, Copenhagen [DK]
Belgian Embassy in Denmark, lecture and official opening of my exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Michiel Maertens and Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx, executive director of the European Environment Agency — Awareness, a matter of time | Belgian Embassy, Copenhagen [DK]
Copin’Age — A Voyage around the Blue World | Gembloux [BE]
Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, official opening of my exhibition at the Federal Parliament of Belgium by Ms. Eliane Tillieux, Chairman of the House of Representatives; Federal Minister of Climate Zakia Khattabi and Prof. Dr. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Climate scientist at UCLouvain, former IPCC Vice-Chair — Awareness, a matter of time | Federal Parliament of Belgium, Brussels [BE]
Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, in the context of my photo exhibition in the Federal Parliament I organized a moderated debate with the theme: The importance of image to bridge the gap between science and policy | Federal Parliament of Belgium, Brussels [BE]
Orde van den Prince — A world of Ice and Water | Kaprijke [BE]

2022

Maritime Campus Antwerp (MCA), Book launch — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Antwerpen [BE]
Vrijzinnig Antwerps Trefpunt (VAT)-Out of a Box — A Voyage around the Blue World | Antwerpen [BE]
Connaissance et Vie — A world of Ice and Water | Gent [BE]
Mardinor Business Club — The Svalbard Global Seed Vault and Lofoten Grønne Øyenne 2030 | Brussels [BE]
Zeberg Fine Art, Book launch in the presence of Municipal Officer Tom Meeuws and Municipal Officer Erica Caluwaerts — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Antwerpen [BE]
Rotary Mechelen — A world of Ice and Water | Mechelen [BE]
KdG, University of Applied Sciences & Arts — Social Entrepreneurship: why I do what I do: linking science, education and policy through art | Antwerpen [BE]
NAUSICAÁ, lecture at the International Aquarium Congress (IAC) — A Voyage around the Blue World | Boulogne-sur-Mer [FR]
Rotary Antwerpen-West — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen [BE]
Huis van de Mens — A world of Ice and Water | Brussels [BE]
Municipality of Schoten, lecture at the event ‘WelVaart’ — A world of Ice and Water | Vaarttheater, Schoten [BE]
Lofoten: the Green Islands 2030: Official presentation of my photo assignment for the Regional Council Lofoten, in the presence of the Norwegian Ambassador to Belgium, Mr. Per Sjaastad; the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx; and the Honorary Consul-General of Norway Baudouin Lagrange | Zeberg Fine Art, Antwerpen [BE]
AMARANT — A voyage around the Blue World | online
Emeraude Littoral — Les Terres gelées et les Océans infinis | Saint-Lunaire, Bretagne [FR]
Emeraude Littoral — Les Terres gelées et les Océans infinis | Dinard, Bretagne [FR]
Domitys — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen [BE]
An evening at Alex Van Breedam — A world of Ice and Water | Kontich [BE]
Rotary Antwerpen-Oost — A world of Ice and Water | Wijnegem [BE]
Rotary Wilrijk-Terbeke — A world of Ice and Water | Kontich [BE]
BEATUM — Entering the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world's largest collection of agricultural biodiversity | Monico Meir, Antwerpen [BE]
The American Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (AmCham Belgium) — A world of Ice and Water | Anderlecht [BE]
Watererfgoed Vlaanderen (WEV) and the Nationaal Scheepvaartmuseum (VNSM) — A world of Ice and Water | Kerkschip, Antwerpen [BE]

2021

KUNSTGEZIND: Art meets the sustainable development goals — Entering the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world's largest collection of agricultural biodiversity | Plein Publiek, Antwerpen [BE]
Zilveren Passer Antwerpen — A world of Ice and Water | Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, Antwerpen [BE]
Royal Yacht Club Belgium (RYCB), Maritieme Kring Antwerpen — A World of Ice and Water | Royal Yacht Club Belgium (RYCB), Antwerpen [BE]
United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 (Blue Zone), presenting my work at the ministerial roundtable event BLUE LEADERS 30x30 on building climate resilience in the ocean, committed to protect 30% by 2030 (“30x30”) and the successful negotiation of a strong new UN High Seas Treaty | Glasgow [UK]
Klimaatparlement — A world of Ice and Water | Halle-Zoersel [BE]
Photo Days Brussels — Entering the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world's largest collection of agricultural biodiversity & Frozen Lands & Infinite Sea | Brussels [BE]
SD Worx — A world of Ice and Water & Behind the scences of polar photography| Spa [BE]
Photo club FRAGMA13 | Beveren-Waas [BE]
Fit For 55 Conference (emission reduction of at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990), organized by the climate change cell of the Public Health Departement of the Belgian Federal Government | Tour & Taxis, Brussels [BE]
Photo Club ‘Vrienden van de Fotografie’ | WERF 44, Schilde [BE]
Willemsfonds, presentation during the solemn academic session in the historic Nottebohmzaal in the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library | Antwerpen [BE]
Youth Action Hub (The Netherlands) — The Svalbard Global Seed Vault | online
NAUSICAÁ: giving presentations in French for a wide audience during three days | Boulogne-sur-Mer [FR]
Zilveren Passer — A world of Ice and Water | Lokeren [BE]

2020

Domitys — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen [BE]
YUST — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen [BE]
Fauna & Flora Fotoclub | Schoten [BE]
Presentation for the Multilateral Ocean Team, Department of Marine Environment (Belgian Federal Government, FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu) — Frozen Lands & Infinite Sea | Brussels [BE]

2019

United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25 (Blue Zone), presenting my work in the public area during the entire conference, on the official social media channels of the UN, as well as in the Benelux Pavilion during the ministerial roundtable event BLUE LEADERS 30x30 on building climate resilience in the ocean, committed to protect 30% by 2030 (“30x30”) and the successful negotiation of a strong new UN High Seas Treaty | Madrid [ES]
Rotary Keerbergen — Bevrozen Land & Grenzenloos Water | Keerbergen [BE]
EIZO — Bevrozen Land & Grenzenloos Water | Japanese Garden, Hasselt [BE]
Willemsfonds Antwerpen — Bevrozen Land & Grenzenloos Water | Antwerpen [BE]

2018

Photo Club LAVIDAC | Landen [BE]

2017

Nijverheidskring Merksem — An (Ant)Arctic Odyssey | Merksem [BE]
Rotary Antwerpen Schelde — An (Ant)Arctic Odyssey | Antwerpen [BE]
Rotary Antwerpen-Oost — An (Ant)Arctic Odyssey | Schilde [BE]

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LECTURES, KEYNOTES & PUBLIC SPEAKING

Future lectures and keynotes

26th April 2024Secondary School, Barnaskólinn Vífilsstöðum, in Garðabær — Climate Change, biodiversity and scientific study of the ocean and polar regions | Vífilsstaðir, Reykjavik ICELAND [IS]

7th May 2024EUROPADAGENE (‘Europe Days’) — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Havet Arena, Trondheim [NO]

I will give a keynote (see: website) and exhibit 22 photos in the City of Trondheim, Norway. Special thanks to the Mid-Norway European Office and the City of Trondheim.

7th May 2024ART MEETS SCIENCE — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Trondheim [NO]

Organised by SINTEF Ocean with the support of TRØNDELAGS EUROPAKONTOR. The event will take place at 16:30 on 7th May, at Seesalmon (Brattørkaia 17C), Trondheim, Norway. Sign up or the live streaming here.

This event will be in the afternoon, after the keynote I give at EUROPADAGENE (‘Europe Days’), in the Havet Arena, Trondheim. Until the 23th of May, I also exhibit 22 large photo prints in the City of Trondheim, Norway, thanks to the Mid-Norway European Office and the City of Trondheim.

16th May 2024Wilfrid Laurier University — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario [CANADA]

I will give a lecture at the Summit for Creative Community Solutions at the Research and Academic Centre on the Brantford campus of Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada.

24th May 2023KdG, University of Applied Sciences & Arts — Climate Crisis and the Future of Humanity | KdG, Antwerpen [BE]

Lecture for students of International Business Management.

30th May 2024European Maritime Day, organised by the European Commission — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | SIMAC Academy (Svendborg International Maritime Academy), Svendborg [DK]

Lecture at 15:00-15:45 and outdoor exhibition during the European Maritime Day. Download the full programme here. Organised by the European Commission, the Municipality of Svendborg and the Danish Maritime Authority | DENMARK

12th June 2024Orde Van den Prince — Awareness, a matter of time | Burchthoeve 't Withof, Wommelgem [BE]

14th June 2024An evening at Alex Van Breedam — The Climate Crisis & the Future of History | Kontich [BE]

11th July 2024MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]

Opening of the Exhibition Awareness, a matter of time, on Thursday 11th of July. Lecture & guided tours (1/3) at 10:00 – 15:00. More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

28th August 2024MAS (Museum aan de Stroom) — Roundtable discussion with moderator "To Antarctica" | Antwerpen [BE]

4th October 2024LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM — The World's most vulnerable places through the lens of an impact photographer | Klaipėda [LT]

Exhibition and opening lecture at the Lithuania Sea Museum | Smiltynės g. 3, 93100 Klaipėda, LITHUANIA

6th October 2024MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]

Lecture (2/3) and guided tour for schools.More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

7th October 2024MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]

Lecture (3/3) and guided tour for schools.More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

9th October 2024Conference on Climate Change awareness — Conciencia, una cuestión de tiempo (Awareness, a matter of time) | Toluca [MEXICO]

In collaboration with the Judicial Power of the State of Mexico. More info soon.

6th November 2024Rotary Antwerpen-Oost — From Antarctica to the North Pole, Greenland and the R/V BELGICA | Wommelgem [BE]

An update on the many projects of the past few months.

26—27th November 2024CommOCEAN 2024 - 6th International Marine Science Communication Conference — how I use images to communicate marine and polar science | Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Malaga [SP]

I will give a talk on the importance of how I use images to communicate marine and polar science.

4—10th September 2025Orkney International Science Festival — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands [UK]

I will give a keynote and will exhibit at the Ship of Fools Gallery in Kirkwall’s Bridge Street.

Past lectures and keynotes

2024

INEZIA Tours — North and South Pole | Laren [NL]

Foundation We Are — Collaborations for Future | Eindhoven [NL]

Rotary Aartselaar 4-Rivieren — Awareness, a matter of time | Aartselaar [BE]

LEEF-tijd — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerp [BE]

Kiwanis — Awareness, a matter of time | Melle [BE]

Businessclub Noorderkempen — A World of Ice and Water: Documenting the Anthropocene | Kalmthout [BE]

2023

University of Applied Sciences & Arts — Climate Crisis and the Future of Humanity | Antwerpen [BE]

United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 (Blue Zone), organised by The Entertainment + Culture Hub (Resilience Hub) — Policy Change Through Storytelling | Dubai [UAE]

United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 (Blue Zone), organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) — panel debate The importance of Art in Policy Change | Dubai [UAE]

United Nations Climate Change Conference COP28 (Green Zone), organised by The Convergence at the Slovenia Pavilion — Policy Change Through Storytelling | Dubai [UAE]

Belgian Embassy in Argentina, lecture and official opening of my exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Karl Dhaene — Climate Change and the R/V BELGICA, in the context of 125 years Belgica expedition | Buenos Aires [AR]

Conference at Centro Argentino de Ingenieros ‘Call for Awareness’ on Climate Change | Buenos Aires [AR]

Lingnan University, Campus M+ — A World of Ice and Water: Documenting the Anthropocene | Hong Kong SAR [CHINA]

The University of Hong Kong (Centennial Campus) — The Climate Crisis & the Future of History | Hong Kong SAR [CHINA]

Rotary Club Honolulu Sunset — The World's most vulnerable places through the lens of an impact photographer | Waikiki Yacht Club, Hawai’i [USA]

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Inouye Regional Center (IRC) in Hawai’i — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Hawai’i [USA]

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), organized by GSJ Advocaten, introduction by Luk Lemmens — Awareness, a matter of time | KMSKA, Antwerp [BE]

Groep Van Roey, Filbert Academy: Klimaatdoelstellingen 2030 — Awareness, a matter of time | Gent [BE]

VIRA (Vereniging voor Internationale Relaties) vzw, Universitaire Stichting — On the frontline of Climate Change: linking science, education and policy | Brussels [BE]

University of Copenhagen, Department of Geoscience — A world of Ice and Water: Using image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Copenhagen [DK]

Busleyden Atheneum, campus Caputsteen secondary school — Awareness, a matter of time | Mechelen [BE]

FIATA World Congress 2023, The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) — Keynote: The World's most vulnerable places through the lens of an impact photographer | SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre, Brussels [BE]

Belgian Embassy in Switzerland, lecture and official opening of my exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Pascal Heyman — Raising Climate Change awareness through image | Bern (CH)

GSJ Advocaten — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerp [BE]

CNR ISMAR, The Institute of Marine Sciences of the National Research Council of Italy — On the frontline of Climate Change - linking science, education and policy | Venice [IT]

Arctic World Archive (AWA), Nordover Art Center, in the context of my deposit in the AWA — On the frontline of Climate Change | Longyearbyen, (Spitsbergen), Svalbard [NO]

Beroepsfotografen FEP inspiratiedag, Federation of European Photographers — A World of Ice & Water | Beveren [BE]

LEEF-tijd in Antwerpen — A World of Ice & Water | Antwerpen [BE]

Rotary Club of Makati Premiere — A Visual Testimony of Vulnerability and Impact of the Oceans | Manila, PHILIPPINES [PH]

Rotary Club of Cebu — A Visual Testimony of Vulnerability and Impact of the Oceans | Cebu, PHILIPPINES [PH]

Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (Havforskningsinstituttet) — Linking science, education and policy through art | Bergen [NO]

5th International Symposium on the Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Ocean (ECCWO 5), opened by the Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon and Christian Clauwers — Keynote: Using image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Bergen [NO]

Norwegian Embassy in Belgium in collaboration with SINTEF — Art meets science | Brussels [BE]

Rotary Waasmunster-Durmeland — A world of Ice and Water: linking science, education and policy through art | Waasmunster [BE]

De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a Voyage to the Blue World | Bornem [BE]

Rotary Club Antwerpen Schelde — A world of Ice and Water | Kontich [BE]

De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a Voyage to the Blue World | Bornem [BE]

CSCMP Benelux in collaboration with Rotterdam Business School — A world of Ice and Water: linking science, education and policy through art | Amsterdam [NL]

Natuurvrienden Aalst, Looierij — A World of Ice & Water | Gijzegem [BE]

Think tank ELENI — A visual testimony of vulnerability and impact: can art contribute to climate consciousness? | Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, Antwerpen [BE]

Photo club DFT — A World of Ice & Water | Turnhout [BE]

De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a Voyage to the Blue World | Bornem [BE]

Zilveren Passer — The Global Seed Vault | Antwerpen [BE]

Young FORWARD Belgium — Een reis rond de Blauwe Wereld | Havenhuis, Antwerpen [BE]

26th April 2024
Secondary **School, Barnaskólinn Vífilsstöðum, in Garðabær — Climate Change, biodiversity and scientific study of the ocean and polar regions | Vífilsstaðir, Reykjavik ICELAND [IS]**

7th May 2024
EUROPADAGENE **(‘Europe Days’) — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Havet Arena, Trondheim [NO]**

7th May 2024
**ART MEETS SCIENCE — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Trondheim [NO]**

16th May 2024
**Wilfrid Laurier University — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario [CANADA]**

24th May 2023
**KdG, University of Applied Sciences & Arts — Climate Crisis and the Future of Humanity | KdG, Antwerpen [BE]**

30th May 2024
European Maritime Day, organised by the European Commission — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | SIMAC Academy (Svendborg International Maritime Academy), Svendborg [DK]

Lecture at 15:00-15:45 and outdoor exhibition during the European Maritime Day. Download the full programme here.
Organised by the European Commission, the Municipality of Svendborg and the Danish Maritime Authority | DENMARK

12th June 2024
**Orde Van den Prince — Awareness, a matter of time | Burchthoeve 't Withof, Wommelgem [BE]**

14th June 2024
**An evening at Alex Van Breedam — The Climate Crisis & the Future of History | Kontich [BE]**

11th July 2024
**MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]**

Opening of the Exhibition Awareness, a matter of time, on Thursday 11th of July. Lecture & guided tours (1/3) at 10:00 – 15:00.
More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

28th August 2024
**MAS (Museum aan de Stroom) — Roundtable discussion with moderator "To Antarctica" | Antwerpen [BE]**

4th October 2024
**LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM — The World's most vulnerable places through the lens of an impact photographer | Klaipėda [LT]**

6th October 2024
**MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]**

Lecture (2/3) and guided tour for schools.
More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

7th October 2024
**MARKIEZENHOF — Awareness, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom [NL]**

Lecture (3/3) and guided tour for schools.
More info on https://www.markiezenhof.nl/nl/ontdek-het-paleis/tentoonstellingen/awareness-a-matter-of-time

9th October 2024
Conference on Climate Change awareness — Conciencia, una cuestión de tiempo (Awareness, a matter of time) | Toluca [MEXICO]

6th November 2024
**Rotary Antwerpen-Oost — From Antarctica to the North Pole, Greenland and the R/V BELGICA | Wommelgem [BE]**

26—27th November 2024
CommOCEAN 2024 - 6th International Marine Science Communication Conference — how I use images to communicate marine and polar science | Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Malaga [SP]

4—10th September 2025
Orkney International Science Festival — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands [UK]