About

BRAUN is an investment and consulting company focusing on projects with commercial and societal objectives. We have offices in Brussels, Paris, Bratislava and Kosice to facilitate interaction with our partners across Europe.

We conduct projects with different private and public actors. BRAUN is also one of the winning contractors of the Belgian Ministry of Defense.

Our Organisation can lead a complete management of a project or insert its added value for the specific need.

The company has currently four main departments: BB DIGITAL, BB POLITICS, BB TRADITIONS and BRAUN FOUNDATION.

From Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) point of view, we have the knowledge of the complete Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and the most modern technologies and practices.

From business perspective, our main expertise is in insurance sector, public administration and construction.

As far as policy angle is concerned, we focus on security and defense, foreign policy and international relations.

However, with our larger spectrum of activities, we are building a community, for the greater common good.

Diane Haushalter

Special Advisor, Representative for France & Head of BB Traditions

A Parisian who has been living in Brussels for almost five years, Diane has a degree in psychology from the University of Paris XIII. Her literary skills and her cultural and artistic advice make her a general advisor and support for the BB Foundation and Traditions divisions.

Astrid Viaud

Doctor of Political Science (UCL)

Specialist in the legal and geopolitical aspects of the economic sanctions of the United Nations Security Council, the United States and the European Union, and their application, in particular with regard to Myanmar, Syria, Russia and the nuclear programme of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Alexandra De Sutter

Policy & Special advisor

Alexandra is the point of contact for Switzerland. She is an advisor and contributor to BB Politics.

Robin Vandenberghe

Senior Project Manager

Graduated in industrial sciences from Catholic University in Leuven (KULeuven). With his 10+ years seniority, Robin has already conducted several big projects into successful accomplishment. His main fields of expertise are in construction and healthcare sector. Robin is also the point of contact for Flanders and the Netherlands.

Czeslaw Papadopoulos

Information and communication advisor, essayist

Alma Mater Catholic University of Louvain (UCL). Czeslaw is point of contact for Poland and Grece as he knows these two countries very well and also speaks both languages, additionally to French and English.

Rebecka Ullström

Advisor and representative for Sweden

Rebecka is point of contact for Sweden. She lives in Stockholm and is advisor and contributor to BB Traditions and BB Foundation.

Olivier Lancelot

Political advisor

Olivier is a master in political science, international relations and specialises in Central and Eastern European and post-Soviet issues. He is passionate about history and geopolitics.