Suyin Aerts (moderator)

Biography

After a career as a professional ballet dancer and a job as an actress & presenter for Belgian Television along with some years in the Fashion Industry, Suyin Aerts decided to continue her a-typical walk through life by joining her partner in his company, X-Treme Creations.

Suyin quotes “X-Treme Creations is your partner for the design, production and realization of your visual marketing material for multiple projects. In our business there are no limits to our imagination and little restrictions to our products. We can realize our client’s wildest imaginations!”

In 2012 she was awarded the Talent Award of Women in Marketing and Communication. In 2016 she won the award of Networker of the Year in Belgium and in 2023 she took home the Women in Circular & Sustainable Economy. She combines her professional life as a female entrepreneur with a freelance career as multilingual presenter and journalist for television (Kanaal Z/Canal Z) and as moderator on events. This brings her another award in 2019, The Wintrade Award for Women in the Media-London (sponsored by Microsoft).

With a Master’s degree in Industrial Business Policy, different Marketing classes and a degree in International Trade at the International Chamber of Commerce, Suyin stays eager to keep on broadening her vision and knowledge, growth and staying both creative and innovative. In 2020 she obtained a degree in digital transformation from Vlerick Business School, Take the Lead.

Her typical management style stands for intrapreneurship within her teams. She loves helping others to dare to go for their own talents, both personal and professional. She is convinced that networking is part of the game. In April 2022 Suyin Published her first book: Time for the creative generalist, in Dutch, published by LannooCampus. This same publishing house launched her second book called 10 Quintessential Questions, released in English on the importance of asking the right questions and the flow of an interview.