Philippe Borremans

Philippe is an independent Emergency Risk & Crisis Communication Consultant specialising in epidemic and pandemic preparedness. He works on strategic communication projects with organisations like the World Health Organization, the European Union, and the West African Union. Before emigrating to Morocco, and later to Portugal, he was Chief Social Media Officer and CSR coordinator at Van Marcke Trading Group. For ten years, he held several Public Relations functions at IBM, including Corporate and Online Communications on national and European level. Philippe started his Public Relations career at Porter Novelli International in Brussels. He is a regular guest lecturer at universities and business schools across Europe and North Africa. Philippe is the former President of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA - 2021) and current Vice-President of the International Association of Risk & Crisis Communication (IARCC).