Cédric Hananel is the Director of Technopolis Group’s Communication Agency Arctik.

Since 2011, he is pushing forward sound communication strategies and operational excellence. Specialized in institutional communications and sustainability, Cédric is committed to developing solutions for positive stakeholders’ engagement, impact-driven activities, and creativity.

He holds a Master in Sociology from the University of Louvain and a Master in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University (USA).

Cédric is the coordinator for Environmental Communication at IHECS Academy

Ekaterina is a communication consultant at Arctik. She works on Climate services and green growth.

Prior to joining Arctik, Ekaterina worked as an English language editor for Your Europe – an online portal about citizens’ rights managed by the European Commission, DG Grow. She also conducted an internship with the internal TV channel of the European Parliament and was involved in different communication projects at the EU Centre for Modern Languages of the Council of Europe and its contact point in Denmark.

Ekaterina has a master's degree in journalism and an undergraduate in Indian studies. She has lived in different European countries and speaks Bulgarian, English, and German fluently.

Adrien is an communication consultant. He holds a PhD in information and communication sciences (CERTOP-CNRS/University of Toulouse III). He has an extensive work experience, including with a geopolitical TV show (Le Dessous des cartes), a publishing house (Choiseul Éditions), as well as local bodies (French municipality) and national ones (French Ministry of Defence). He has taught communication-related courses at Free University of Brussels, IHECS, Polytech Mons, and University of Toulouse. At Arctik, Adrien is working on communication strategies and circular economy projects.

Nora joined the team in September 2019 and is in charge of the organisation and coordination of the administrative aspects related to Arctik operational functioning and project proposals. She also coordinates the activities with other offices within the Technopolis Group.
She holds a Master’s in Business Management from ICHEC Brussels Management School.
Experiencing a lack of creativity, she studied one more year, combining Jewellery and Metalsmithing at EFP Uccle and Graphic Design at Saint-Luc Brussels.
Before joining our company, she launched her own jewellery brand with her associate.
She has a native level of French, is fluent in English and speaks some Dutch and Spanish.

Cédric has over 10 years of experience in the web and printing industry. Continuously balanced between the worlds of print and web, his expertise lies between the roles of graphic designer and web-developer. A bridging expertise that is very much appreciated by Arctik's team and our clients! Cédric is freelance.

Examples:
http://circulareconomy.brussels
http://www.imprex.eu
http://www.powerstep.eu
http://climate-fit.city

Quentin and Nathalie work as a creative duo, they are Arctik creative directors! Identifying the latest trends, they collaborate with designers, copywriters, and IT team to create a vision for our clients. They oversee the visual process, develop creative concepts and are in charge of visual production, including, print, web design, video production, digital media, Apps etc.

Nicolas Baygert holds a PhD in Information and Communication at CELSA (Paris IV-Sorbonne) and at the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL).

Nicolas teaches at Sciences Po Paris, CELSA, the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and at the Institute for Higher Social Communication Studies (IHECS), where he leads PROTAGORAS, a Think Tank dedicated to political and public communication.

Nicolas has an extensive experience in EU public affairs: after working for a Think Thank (CEPS) and for a communication and PA agency, he joined the European Commission (DG Energy)

Nicolas has been working as an *external consultant (freelance)*, providing strategic advice on political communication and PA.

Alaia grew up in Belgium and studied in the UK, where she recently graduated with an MPA in Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy from University College London.

Prior to her master’s degree, she was a communication and administrative officer at the sustainable development consultancy VJW International. There she assisted the Managing Director with various tasks, from business development to travel arrangements.

She also worked as a policy intern at the UN-Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge where she contributed to the development of an online policy-support web portal.

She is a native English and French speaker and is learning Spanish.