Patrick Van Den Abeele is the Project Manager at Brussels Environment Department, that coordinates the regional Circular Economy programme „ Be Circular“. This programme radically innovates in terms of multistakeholder governance approach towards the building and the implementation of a transition strategy.

Patrick and his team focus on creating bridges and transition platforms to provide a structured open dialogue between innovation pioneers and institutional players and currently focusing on supporting economic activities transition towards sustainable and place-based business models. For Patrick, the most exciting challenge is in breaking down barriers and creating bridges between the key players.