Kurt Deketelaere

Kurt Deketelaere is a Belgian lawyer, academic and policy expert with more than 35 years of experience in European research, innovation, higher education, energy, environmental and climate policy. Since 2009, he has been Secretary-General of LERU, representing 24 leading research universities across Europe. He is part-time Professor of EU Environmental, Energy and Climate Law at KU Leuven and Visiting Professor at the University of Helsinki. He has also held senior public-sector, governance and advisory roles in Belgium and internationally.