• Expert in cardiac rehabilitation and prevention
• Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium
• Past President of the European Association for Preventive Cardiology
• Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology and the Belgian Society of Cardiology
• Member of the e-Cardiology Working Group of ESC, has published on the use of digital health in prevention and rehabilitation

Will advise us on institute lead and directions, international contacts, collaborations in fund raising, etc.