ABOUT BEPACT (BELGIAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMUNITY)

BEPACT stands for Belgian Public Affairs Community and wants to gather Public Affairs professionals in Belgium a few times a year in order to allow them to share their knowledge and experience in an ethical way. Bepact aims to increase the reputation of the Public Affairs profession, and therefore attaches great value to the ethical behavior of its members.

Founding Members

1. Stefaan Fiers: Communications & Public Policy Director at pharma.be
2. Olivier Van Horenbeeck: Managing Partner at Growth Inc., a non-traditional strategic communications and government affairs firm.
3. Jeroen Dhanens: Director Corporate Affairs & Communications at Japan Tobacco International (JTI) for Belgium and Luxembourg.
4. Thomas Van Rompuy: Senior Executive Advisor at Bank Degroof Petercam responsible for external communication, public stakeholder management and participates as an advisor in the macro economics team.
5. Carl Buyck: Partner at akkanto, a Brussels-based independent Belgian public affairs and corporate communications consultancy.
6. Joris Bulteel: Partner and co-founder of Whyte Corporate Affairs, an independent Belgian public affairs and corporate communications consultancy.

Association Partners

1. Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC)
2. Cimabel
3. Eandis
4. Febelfin
5. Pharma.be

Corporate Partners

1. Abbvie
2. Akkanto
3. Assuralia
4. Delhaize
5. ING Belgie
6. Interel Belgium
7. JTI
8. KBC
9. Pfizer Belgium
10. Philip Morris Benelux
11. Stanton Chase
12. Viapublic
13. Whyte Corporate Affairs

Individual Members from the following companies

1. Alfa-Portvoka
2. Amgen
3. BNParisbas Fortis
4. Comeos
5. FEBEG
6. FEVIA Flaanderen
7. Gilead
8. H.Hessers
9. Matexi
10. Novartis
11. Ranstad
12. Seboio Public Affairs & Reputation Management
13. UNIZO
14. Vinum Et Spiritus
15. Weber Shandwick