Aurélie Pattyn is an experienced communication specialist with over 17 years of experience in helping organizations communicate their messages effectively. Since 2017, she is the Communications Manager at the World Employment Confederation where she leads both internal and external communications, from strategy to execution. Her expertise spans copywriting, visual content production, social media management, and event promotion. Prior to that, she spent almost ten years working in public affairs and communication roles within the metals industry, both at company and trade association level. Aurélie has a master in communications and one in European studies from the Université Catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium, her home country.

Global Executive Recruiter at Insight Technology Search. BSc Psychology & Sociology. 25+ years industry experience. Supporting clients in photonics, optics and semiconductors to identify, attract and retain the best talent.

His focus is the integration and merger of technologies and skills, supported by change, innovation, and technology management, to empower and enable people to create sustainable, disruptive products, solutions, and services.
He is convinced that novel breakthrough ideas can only be materialized, productized, and brought to life through cross-disciplinary thinking, understanding, in-depth knowledge, and expertise.

His topics of interest include photonics, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), sensors, microfluidics & optofluidics, process analytical technologies, Pharma 4.0, continuous manufacturing, real time release testing, anti-counterfeiting, lean management, life science.