AIESEC IN BELGIUM
ANNUAL REPORT
2013/2014
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear AIESEC in Belgium, Dear friends and supporters, AIESEC in Belgium was here. This year has been the beginning of something bigger and better. We, the national committee, leaders, interns, partners of AIESEC in Belgium have BELIEVED, LIVED and SHOWCASED what leadership means to us: BREAKING BOUNDARIES. Breaking boundaries was not the only stand of our entity but a mindset that our entity needed to show. Our goal this year has been to be proud but never satisfied by the initiatives and actions we undertook. This annual report is the legacy of a united, stronger and proactive AIESEC in Belgium towards all our stakeholders. The growth in our professional internships demonstrates how relevant our programmes are for Belgian students but also for multinationals and SMEs. Moreover, increasing the visibility of AIESEC in Belgium through online and physical channels have been the key drivers this year for maintaining and building new collaborations with extraordinary organisations. This annual report is not only a gathering of facts but the proof of our belief in progress and the picture of our annual achievements which are just the start for the future generations of AIESEC in Belgium. It is a pleasure to review our annual year by discovering who AIESEC in Belgium was in 2013-2014, our progress, the development of our membership, our successful collaborations and finally our partners. Finally, this year has been an honour and blessing for the entire national committee and we wish an incredible year to the new national committee and AIESEC in Belgium as a whole. Best regards,
HÉLĂˆNE YOHANNES PRESIDENT 2013-2014
TABLE OF CONTENT
02 WHO WE ARE 06 OUR PROGRESS DEVELOPING OUR 20 NETWORK 24 ENGAGING THE WORLD 30 OUR PARTNERS 32 NEXT LEADERSHIP 1
WHO WE ARE What is AIESEC? AIESEC is the global youth network impacting the world through leadership development experiences. AIESEC has been facilitating youth leadership activities as well as international internships & volunteer experiences for over 65 years, developing a global learning environment across 124 countries & territories.
What We Envision Peace and fulfilment of humankind’s potential.
Our Scope AIESEC is a global, non-political, independent, not-for-profit organization run by students and recent graduates of institutions of higher education. Our members are interested in world issues, leadership and management. AIESEC does not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, creed, religion, national, ethnic or social origin.
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LEADERSHIP BODY
The leadership body of AIESEC spans from global, regional, national and local levels. The national leadership body comprises of a president with other directors who manage the affairs of the operations of the national AIESEC office. This team is appointed through democratic election process that enables youth talent from across the global AIESEC network to run as candidates in the process. These leadership positions are for a one-year tenure (August - July) which ensures the continuity of the organisation for generations to come.
HÊlène Yohannes
President
Belgian
Dries Deschutter Director of Campus Recruitment & Projects Director of Business Development
Rafael Carvalho
Belgian
Brazilian
Anna Prudhomme Business Development Manager
Vinicius Onofre
Russian
Business Development Manager Brazilian
Dina Ismail
Director of Outgoing Operations Egyptian
Director of Finance & Legalities
Thomas Vansiliette
Belgian
Director of Marketing & Communuctions
Babajide Okusanya Anastasia Vasilachi
Nigerian
Director of HR & Organisational Development Moldovian
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OUR MISSION FOR THE YEAR Over the past years, AIESEC in Belgium has grown in performance and reach in the corporate and student market. This year, we aimed to take that further by empowering our local offices to deliver high quality experiences and tap into the huge potential and resources available in Belgium. We identified that Belgium as a country is faced with economic, cultural and personal issues which hinders young people from being entrepreneurial and self-aware. As AIESEC, our aim is to provide quality leadership experiences in and outside Belgium that takes young people outside their comfort zone to challenge them so they may be able to understand themselves and the world around them. In order to move AIESEC in Belgium further, we focused on evolving the organisation in three dimensions which were embedded in our entire operations.
Process Optimization
Customer Satisfaction
Promoter Showcasing
BOARD OF ADVISORS The Board of Advisors acts as a regular sounding board to the national team in respect of Strategy, program development, network development, budget and regulatory aspects. The board has a multiyear view on the development of the association in Belgium, which is not always the case of the national team. During meetings, they try to devote as much time as possible with brainstorming and Q&A, which are the most interesting moments for both the national team and the board. In respect of process, a quarterly “reporting� to the board requires a dynamic planning, organisation and follow up of activities at the level of the national office, which helps the national office to take regularly a fair look at the progress of its activities. Making the best use of board meetings also requires the national team to really focus on key success factors, to develop sharp reporting and presentation skills, to meet deadlines, and also to practise listening skills. The ability to report meaningful interim information (with comparison to last year and to the current year plan) in a concise manner is often a real challenge upon the first board meeting of the year.
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Philippe Raxhon Tax Director
Groupe Louis Delhaize
Juan Bossicard ICT and Creative Industry Business Unit Manager Brussels Enterprise Agency
Olivier Dal Zuffo Managing Director Nerea Group
Michael Fivet Business Owner Seshat Consulting
Vincent Joris Marketing Manager Microsoft
Mohamed Ouf Sales & Marketing Coordinator Education First, UK
Cooreman Jeroen Diplomatic Advisor Belgian Government
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The approach was very open and professional; board meetings were quite efficient, input information was well sent in advance so that we could use a lot of the meeting time to discussions. A very good point this year was the several contacts with the president months before the term started. I felt a very good preparation and anticipation of the work to be done. This was necessary as the plan was very ambitious both from a quantitative as from a qualitative point of view. The results are there to confirm the great performance and attitude of the team: more traineeships raised and a noticeable increase in the performance of the local offices. Indeed, the empowerment of the local offices is the key to a strong further development of the association in Belgium. This need a lot of coaching as well as sharing more control with the members. This is a risky and challenging move for the national team and the improvement of the local office performance has been significant, although a lot more can be achieved in respect of several local offices. So, there is still a lot of work for the upcoming AIESEC teams in Belgium. PHILIPPE RAXHON CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF ADVISORS
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OUR PROGRESS Every year, companies and organisations partner with us to bring in young talents from across the world aimed at providing them with a practical and challenging corporate experience.
students sign on for our international internship programmes to go on a volunteer or professional experience abroad and break out of their comfort zone.
companies and organisations partner with us to connect them with fresh Belgian talent to power their industries and build their leadership pipeline.
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Back in my day, the national office comprised of only Belgians and it was very rare for us to have exchanges outside of Europe. These days, the team is very diverse and traineeships are happening all across the world. JOHN COHEN ALUMNUS (1962-1965)
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GLOBAL TALENT FOR COMPANIES This year we had a successful Global Internship Program, as it is usual in Belgium. However, the thing that will make this year remarkable for AIESEC in Belgium is the fact that my team and I brought our entity back to the essence of AIESEC. During our year managing this program, we created and applied the Leadership development plan and a Carrier Plan for our interns. We focused on Quality Internships and establishing partnerships with a purpose behind it. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TEAM 2013/2014
We decided to focus on the customer and provide to the intern and to our partners the best experience, assuring them the delivery of the Leadership in every experience.
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All of the interns that we have do not want to do this job because it is providing something on their CVs, they want to prove themselves; that is the real driver AIESEC provides to young people. This capacity to go beyond limits and really provide your added value to this company. They don’t just want to do their job; they want to learn, develop and bring their own passion, creativity and perspective from wherever in the world they come from to help us grow in our business. It’s really great to see this freshness of people who are very dynamic who want to bring their own element to the company. We want to help them develop themselves through these experiences because we truly believe that what they are bringing to us is a great value. That is why we’ve been partnering with AIESEC for the last 10 years. It’s more than just a connection with young people. It’s really seeing how our two organisations together can make a real difference in the world.
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LAURENCE DUMONT GLOBAL HR COORDINATOR FOR AIESEC ALCATEL-LUCENT
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This year we had trainees from all over the world driving business growth with our partners ranging from start-ups, to multinationals. The job descriptions of the interns were built around:
Sweden
BUSINESS
ENGINEERING
IT
Venezuela
Romania
Mongolia India Slovenia Australia
Lithuania
United States
Tunisia
Poland
Germany
Mexico
Bulgaria
Ukraine
Lebanon
France
Switzerland
Colombia
Canada
Latvia Ecuador China Turkey Taiwan
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2 Croatia Hong Kong
The Netherlands Portugal Czech Republic
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Morocco
6 Brazil
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9 Slovakia
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Luxembourg
Argentina Hungary Spain Italy
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During my one year internship at UCB in Belgium, I was able to manage large scale communication projects in an international environment. I learned so much from my dynamic team and was able to collaborate with management and company leaders from our affiliates all over the world. I could not have asked for a better experience with AIESEC and now I feel confident that I have the skills to be successful in my next endeavor.
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We appreciate our partners for making these life changing internships possible. For the next year, we would be focusing on taking our existing partnerships further, gaining entry into new markets and strengthening our partnerships. Contact me or the business developement team to join us on this on this journey.
ALEX ST-URBAIN INTERN AT UCB
ROBSON DAZZI DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 2014/2015
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CAMPUS RECRUITMENT EXPERIENCE
DRIES DESCHUTTER DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS RECRUITMENT & PROJECTS 2013/2014
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The AIESEC Campus Recruitment Programme is an effective and reliable way to promote jobs, work placement and internships, used by the best employers on the market. They enable exchange of information and mutual expectations, which in turn allows employers to invite students with an appropriate profile to submit their application.
It was a great employer branding exercise for us as we were not only able to identify the gaps of how students perceive the company but also challenged them and by showing concrete examples and involving them in interactive dialogue. This gave us a great visibility to the students were targeting to reach and created a buzz on campus about MasterCard. 37% of all applications for summer internship and graduate programmes in Belgium were from KULeuven. AIESEC gave us an opportunity to target specific audience on campus (very diverse) and get a better connection with the students. ANNA LISCHUN PROGRAMME MANAGER - TALENT MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT MASTERCARD
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Job Fairs Job, internship and work fairs for university students. The AIESEC Job Fairs are open to all university students, but promoted and designed mostly for graduating students (Master 2, possibly Master 1).
ICHEC 18th November
HUB 6th November
UGent UAntwerpen
Thank you to all our Campus Recruitment partners and participants for attending our Job Fairs across 8 campuses. KU Leuven 13th March
20th November
13th November
ULB
UCL-Mons 26th November
6th March
UCL-LLN 10th March
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Job Days A day dedicated to company workshops to students on campus. Students are attending in order to gain insights from companies on soft skills, knowledge around the job market (how to write a CV, how to choose your first job, etc.).
HUB 23rd October
ICHEC
UAntwerpen
18th November
19th November
UAntwerpen UCL-Mons
5th November
26th November
KU Leuven
Thank you to all our Campus Recruitment partners and participants for attending our 10 Job Days across 8 campuses.
UGent 27th November
19th March
KU Leuven 18th March
UCL-LLN 10th March
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ULB 6th February
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AIESEC job fairs, job days & events: the perfect platform for our Knack Go guide ! For several years now Roularta Media Group, a Belgian-French publishing and printing firm and AIESEC in Belgium entered into an agreement, permitting both organisations to benefit from this cooperation and enabling both organisations to gain more visibility. During the AIESEC Jobfairs, jobdays & events in different campuses Roularta distributes the Knack Go guide, the magazine for graduates & young potentials. Throughout the years this cooperation has proven to be very successful and definitely an extra value for our guide. Thank you AIESEC Belgium! We enjoy the contact with the many AIESEC delegates. ROULARTA MEDIA GROUP
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We understand the evolving needs of the corporate market to reach students. As such, we would be diversifying our products and repackaging them to suit both corporate and student needs more dynamically. To find out how you can engage with us on this, do not hesitate to contact me. KAROLINA HALAREWICZ DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS RECRUITMENT & EMPLOYER BRANDING 2014/2015
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GLOBAL TALENT FOR STUDENTS The Global Talent Programme gives students and recent graduates the opportunity to take on a cross-cultural professional development experience with some of the top companies from around the world. The programme specifically targets skill development both to meet the education plan of the intern participating as well as to support filling a talent need for the company.
DINA ISMAIL DIRECTOR OF OUTGOING OPERATIONS 2013/2014
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GLOBAL CITIZEN Global Citizen aims to enrich the education of young students by providing them with a holistic international experience. Global Citizen is AIESEC’s international volunteer internship with a duration between 6 to 18 weeks that offers young people the opportunity to contribute positively to social change. Through this programme AIESEC is providing young students an opportunity to develop entrepreneurial and leadership skills through international internships mainly on social issues.
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In one year, we sent 146 youth from Belgium across the world to
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India
Brazil Colombia Indonesia Russia
Egypt
Vietnam Czech Republic Senegal Romania
Malaysia
China The Philippines
Italy
Peru
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Rwanda Taiwan
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Sri Lanka Krygzstan Argentina Canada Germany Lithuania Bahrain United Kingdom France Australia
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Botswana Bolivia Dominican Republic Finland Gabon Ghana Guatemala Japan Malta Mauritius Mexico Myanmar
Namibia Nepal Netherlands Nigeria Pakistan Slovakia Spain Sweden Turkey United Arab Emirates United States
Taking young people out of their comfort zone into a challenging environment that enables them to strive for more is what we pride ourselves in. For the upcoming year, we would work on listening to the needs of students and make it easier
GUSTAVO WALKER DIRECTOR OF OUTGOING OPERATIONS 2014/2015
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DEVELOPING OUR NETWORK ANASTASIA VASILACHI DIRECTOR OF HR & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2013/2014
This year, AIESEC in Belgium has had a total of 512 members, among which: 112 Leadership Positions and 400 positions in department.
Sales Marketing Finance Talent Management Operations Managment Project Management After the first contact with AIESEC, each potential member fills an application form. This allows the local offices to gather the basic information and schedule an interview. During the interview, there are several points assessed such as our global competencies model, soft skills, time availability and fit to the organization.
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CONFERENCES Our members participate in local and international conferences, workshops and seminars aimed at providing the platform to equip and empower them for the journey ahead. These conferences were facilitated by trainers from the national team, alumni and learning partners.
Kick Off brought together over 80 members of AIESEC in Belgium to align the national and local plans for the year.
National Training and Motivational Seminar brought together over 200 new recruits and pre-existing members of AIESEC in Belgium to equip them with knowledge for upcoming operations.
Functional Meeting was targeted at leaders of the organisation equip the delegates with practical leadership skills and knowlege for final months of operations.
Belgium-France Leadership Development Seminar was a joint conference between AIESEC in Belgium and France with delegates from both entities as well as Netherlands and Austria aimed at helping delegates map our their leadership journey and discover their potential.
National Conference was the final conference of the term bringing together incoming and outgoing leadership bodies of the national and local offices aimed at ensuring effective transition and continuity.
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Leadership to us is... having the courage to coach others in order for them to go beyond their own expectations and still bear the responsibility for getting the result
KAWTAR EL-OUALI AIESEC ICHEC
to constantly motivate and encourage other people to surpass themselves
MARIELA SAPUNDZIEVA AIESEC ULB
not about showing the path to others but about teaching them how to use a compass
ROBIN NUTTENS AIESEC MONS
being inspired by future possibilities and collaborating with others to achieve what once seemed impossible
BERTRAND TURATSINZE AIESEC HUB
about discovering and developing everyone’s potential! It’s believing that, no matter what happens, together with your team and a bit of creativity, you can reach the stars!!
MARTA CERVIÑO AIESEC LLN
the ability to step back to let your team blossom...to thrive
IMAD ESSALIH AIESEC ICHEC
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having a vision and being persuasive enough to inspire others to realize it
...UPCOMING IN AIESEC
ARIANE BIREKERAHO AIESEC VUB
developing yourself to create a better world
BARBARA VAN DER BREMPT AIESEC UA
the ability to be a source of inspiration for people and the ability to pass down the knowledge
BABADI MUKANYA AIESEC ULB
the ability to make you realise that you can also be a leader
JEAN-JACQUES ZANIEWSKI AIESEC LLN
We are very happy to see members of our organisation grow personally and professionally in the span of one year. In the coming year, we would be focusing on building leadership models that would reshape the organisation and the world at large. If you are interested in joining us to make this happen, feel free to contact me. CARLA SILVEIRA DIRECTOR OF HR & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
listening, observing and taking action
2014/2015
LISA HUYLEBROECK AIESEC GENT
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ENGAGING THE WORLD BABAJIDE OKUSANYA DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS 2013/2014
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For many years, AIESEC has remained a secret to the world; we took an active step to rectify this by showcasing our organisation, partnering with other organisations and attending events, seminars and workshops in Belgium where youth voices where needed to tackle social issues. We also organise events of our own with the by collaborating with our network and partners.
European Business Summit We were present at the European Business Summit as discussants. The event was held in Egmont Palace Brussels from the 14th-15th of May. With a representation from various parts of the world, we were able to understand the growing needs in Europe better.
Workshop at HR Magazine Event AIESEC was invited to deliver a workshop to over 120 HR Executives across Europe at the HR Magazine Event in Paris. We showcased the power of a network and how it can play a key role in organisational growth and development.
Internships: A Call for Quality We were invited as a youth organisation and internship platform to the Internships: Call for Quality event coorganised by Microsoft and the European Youth Forum. We were very glad with the pressing need for quality internships across Europe and we had our say and indicated how we implement this.
VOKA Magazine & ING Interview We were interviewed by VOKA and ING for their publications where we were asked to talk about the role of youth in the growing corporate world and the unique significance of having an international and diverse workforce.
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GALA NIGHT To celebrate the our journey together, we organised a Gala & Awards Night for our members, partners, alumni and intern. To crown it all, we recognized outstanding stakeholders for their support and contributions over the year with awards.
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We would like to thank our partners, members, interns and alumni for joining us for this evnet with special thanks to Regus,ProVip and ProVlerick Business School for powering this event.
and our winners are... Partner of the Year PepsiCo
Quality Internship Award Microsoft
Unique Contribution Award Vlerick Business School
Alumnus of the Year John Cohen
Sustainable Alumni Contribution Award Phillippe Raxhon
Excellence Award AIESEC UA
Growth Award AIESEC Gent
Purpose Driven Award AIESEC HUB
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BELGIUM YOUTH TO BUSINESS FORUM Youth to Business Forum is one of our upcoming events. We would bring together 200 higher institution students from across Belgium where we will bridge the gap between youth and business, express the youth voice, but also create the gap between youth and business, express the youth voice, but also create paths and patterns in which each side will support and enhance the other.
8th November 2014 Vlerick Management School, Brussels
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ONLINE ACTIVITY WEBSITE We launched a new website aimed at providing more information and connecting us with our potential customers. With traffic booming everyday on the website, we are working everyday to create simpler and faster processes to connect us to our customers and partners even better.
EUROPEAN STING Through our media partner, we have a section on the European Sting news blog where we showcase our organisation as well as share our opinions on trending issues and topics that matter to youth.
OPPORTUNITIES PORTAL The new online platform from our global office was launched in order to make searching for internships easier for students across the world. A few months after its implementation, we have over 2000 students signing onto the platform eager to begin their internship experience through AIESEC. Visit the Opportunities Portal to start searching for your ideal internships.
AIESEC BELGIUM TV We launched our YouTube channel and began showcasing the value of being international through our partners, members and customers. Pay a visit to www.youtube.com/aiesecbelgiumtv when you get the chance.
This year we focused on increasing our visiblity and taking AIESEC outside the domain of secrecy. In the coming year, we hope to drive this even more as well as showcase the impact our organisation is having on organisations and students. To work with us on this, feel free to get in touch with me.
SISEKELO SINYOLO DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS 2014/2015
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OUR PARTNERS NATIONAL PARTNERS Vlerick has been a partner with AIESEC in Belgium for years and has continued to be a valuable contribution towards the development of our network. Apart from providing venue spaces for our events and participating in our Job Fairs, they participate provide a €14000 full masters scholarship to one international member of AIESEC as well as discount scholarships. This year the winner of the full scholarship is Lucia Aramendariz from AIESEC Argentina.
PwC continues to be a partner of AIESEC globally and actively participating in the development of the organisation and its members. Apart from taking interns at their office in Belgium this year, they provided a €30000 audit training for our internal audit team that comprises of members across our local offices across Belgium.
GSK is a new partner of AIESEC in Belgium which keeps amazing us with the infinite possibilities of collaboration and growth between both our organisations
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For me AIESEC is really an example of an organisation that built its core asset in connecting young graduates with business life. Your way of working is one of the essentials in bulding a network of pipeline talent, creating connections with businesses/companies, enhancing and building employer brand and so on. I am sure AIESEC can bring strong stories. ANNESLIES MISSOTTEN
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NEXT LEADERSHIP BODY Back Row: Kawtar El Ouali, Gustavo Walker, Sisekelo Sinyolo Front Row: Alessio Iadicicco, Karolina Halarewicz, Anastasia Vasilachi, Carla Silveira, Robson Dazzi, Pieterjan Keymeulen
Anastasia Vasilachi
Pieterjan Keymeulen
Carla Silveira Director of HR & Organisational Development carla.silveira@aiesec.be
President
Director of Finance & Legalities
nastea.vasilachi@aiesec.be
pieterjan.keymeulen@aiesec.be
Alessio Iadicicco
Robson Dazzi
Business Development Manager
Director of Business Development
Business Development Manager
alessio.iadicicco@aiesec.be
robson.dazzi@aiesec.be
kawtar.elouali@aiesec.be
Karolina Halarewicz
Gustavo Walker
Sisekelo Sinyolo
Director of Campus Recruitment & Employer Branding
Director of Outgoing Operations
Director of Marketing & Communications
karolina.halarewicz@aiesec.be
gustavo.walker@aiesec.be
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Kawtar El Ouali
sisekelo.sinyolo@aiesec.be
VISION FOR THE FUTURE AIESEC in Belgium has been going through a massive organizational change. We have witnessed only in the last year vast changes and re-framing of the classical processes. However, during a fast change management - each organization is exposed to the risk of losing its essence and being too numbers driven. In this context, I’m presenting you the key drivers of our network, which will move AIESEC in Belgium forward, while keeping its essence and providing valuable experiences to our members and stakeholders.
PROVIDING LEADERSHIP... and Impact in everyday life, by ensuring a relevant development path to our members and an intense learning journey.
ENSURING THE SUSTAINABILITY ... of the Experiences that we provide, by balancing the quantity with quality in the offered products.
EMPOWERING AND UNITING ... our national Network, by empowering them and giving the needed support to grow.
ANASTASIA VASILACHI PRESIDENT
2014/2015
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