András Baneth

András is the EACD Belgium Country Lead. András is a strategic communication and public affairs expert, passionate about science communication, entrepreneurship and making sense of seemingly complex issues. He has set up the European office of the world’s largest organization for public affairs professionals, the Public Affairs Council and also keeps an eye on the company he co-founded, Arboreus Online Training. His latest venture is SpeakerHub, where public speakers, trainers and moderators can get more visibility and connect with event organizers. András is proud to have authored the Ultimate EU Test Book – Europe’s no.1 best-seller book on EU exams, which has helped thousands of candidates prepare for EPSO competitions, hundreds of whom are now permanent EU officials. His career has included seven years of experience at the European Commission and the European Court of Justice, where he coordinated briefings for Commission President Barroso, served as a member of the cabinet of Commissioner Kovács and dealt with European regulatory procedures known to experts as ‘comitology’. András has an M.A. in Law and Political Sciences and the degree of Master of European Public Administration from the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium. He is always open to invitations to speak about global public affairs, lobbying, strategic communications, European decision-making, skill-building for government relations professionals, EPSO exams, EU communication or online entrepreneurship.