Local Organizing Committee
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) of ESEE2026 is led by the two co-chairs of the conference: professors Brent Bleys and Bart Defloor who both work at the Department of Economics of Ghent University. They are supported by a small team of researchers in their respective teams.
Brent Bleys
Ghent University
Bart Defloor
Ghent University
Mariateresa Silvi
Ghent University
Milan Vervoort
Ghent University
Dries Dumortier
Ghent University
Local Supporting Committee
The Local Supporting Committee (LSC) of the ESEE2026 conference consists of ecological economists working at Ghent University or in other Belgian universities and university colleges.
Thomas Block
Ghent University
Claire Soupart
Ghent University
Tom Bauler
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Philippe Roman
ICHEC Management School
Tine Compernolle
Antwerp University
Claire Dupont
Ghent University
Kevin Maréchal
Université de Liège