Wietse Van Ransbeeck

Wietse Van Ransbeeck is the co-founder and CEO of CitizenLab, a community engagement platform that enables governments for more inclusive, participatory, and data-driven decision-making. Today, the platform is used by more than 400 local governments around the world, from national governments and large cities to the smallest towns. Wietse was previously named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list for his work on bringing local democracies into the digital age. Wietse, together with his co-founder Aline, recently received the ETION Leadership Award 2023 as the first duo ever, recognizing their value-based leadership and systemic change to build bridges between communities in times of polarization.