Judges

Delphine Beatse

Private Security Association (PSA)

Delphine Beatse, master in Law and in Criminology, has started her career working for the Minister of Interior as a Cabinet Security Expert. She was in charge of topics like private security and research, security consulting and transport security.

After a short passage at the federal police, she then moved to the Ministry of Interior in 2003, and became Vice Director at the Direction Private Security. Besides what implies this function, she was tasked with the process of enforcing the camera law.

Since 2007, her playfield is the railway world. At the Corporate Security Service of the Belgian railway company, her Senior Expert Security Policy function leads her to deal with a lot of responsibilities. From being Head of Legal and sworn office, International and Strategy, to assuming the chair of UIC Strategy, Procedures and Regulations Working Group.

Moreover she is member of the EU Expert Group of Land Transport Security.
Delphine is also co-creator and president of Private Security Association (PSA) which is a discussion forum composed of Belgian internal security services from many different industrial and non-profit sectors and security services of the public transport companies.

With her PSA hatting, she’s also member of the Private Security Advisory Council, with the aim of formulating proposals on possible political orientations within the private security sector.

Tine Officiers

Flemish Security Association (VBA)

Tine Offeciers is an experienced security manager with a strong background in security management within a complex industrial environment. She brings expertise in site security, leadership and governance. As Vice-President of the Flemish Security Association (VBA), she actively represents and supports the security community and promotes knowledge sharing, professional standards, and collaboration across the industry.

Kristl Matton

Private Security Association (PSA)

Kristl Matton is a seasoned security professional, active for more than 30 years.

As an engineer, she held senior managers positions in the public domain and in the private sector ( financial and industry).

Reflecting her deep commitment to security, Kristl is involved in different national and international security organizations, be it as a CSO-member, vice-chair or president.

Professor Baron Derrick-Phillipe Gosselin

European Corporate Security Association – ECSA

Derrick-Philippe Gosselin chairs the Belgian Nuclear Sciences Research Centre SCK CEN and the European Corporate Security Association (ECSA) and is Vice-Chair of both the Royal Higher Institute for Defence (RHID) and Belgonucléaire. He is Associate Fellow at Oxford’s Green Templeton College, Professor Emeritus at Ghent University’s School of Economics, and serves on the boards of the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics and the TINA innovation fund (PMV). Gosselin is also a member of EASAC’s Energy Steering Panel and served on NATO’s Emerging & Disruptive Technologies Advisory Board (2022–2025).

From 2006 to 2009, he was Corporate Vice-President of Strategy at GDF SUEZ’s Paris headquarters. Prior to this, he was Senior Executive Vice-President at SUEZ Energy International (2001–2006). He joined the Alcatel Alsthom group in 1990, becoming Vice President for Northern and Central Europe and the MEAA region of Alcatel in 1996.
Earlier in his career, he was an Attaché in the Science Policy Programming Department of the Prime Minister’s Office. He returned to public service in 2009 as Head of Cabinet to the Prime Minister of Flanders, a position he held until 2012. During this period, he developed the New Industry Policy, which aimed to reindustrialise Flanders.

Throughout his business and political career, he remained active in academia, holding the position of Full Professor Extraordinarius at Ghent University’s School of Economics until 2021. From 2006 to 2022, he was an Associate Fellow at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford. His research focuses on long-term decision-making in uncertain, complex, and dynamic environments, with a particular emphasis on the context of futures studies.

He holds MSc degrees in Electrical Engineering, Control Engineering, and Industrial Engineering, along with a Doctorate in Economic Sciences from Ghent University. He completed postgraduate studies in Management Sciences at INSEAD and at the University of Oxford (Saïd Business School and Green Templeton College). Additionally, hold a certificate as Auditor in security, defence, and geopolitics from the Royal Higher Institute for Defence and the European Security and Defence College. He is also recognized as a GUBERNA Certified Director.

Baron Gosselin is a Fellow of Academia Europaea and the Royal Academy for Science and the Arts of Belgium (KVAB), and an Associate Fellow of the Belgian Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (RAOS). From 1995 to 2012, he was appointed as a honorary Adviser on Foreign Trade to the Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and was a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils from 2008 to 2015. In recognition for meritorious service, he was awarded the rank of Grand Officer in the Order of Leopold by His Majesty King Philippe of the Belgians and was appointed a Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honour by the President of France.

Kelly Coenen

Industry Representative

Kelly Coenen is a security consultant at RST Consultancy with over 20 years of experience in physical security. With a technical background as an industrial electronics engineer, she began her career as a hands-on security developer at a leading security systems manufacturer and now advises and leads large-scale technical and strategic security projects across the private and public sectors, with a focus on critical infrastructure.

Daniël de Jong

VBN

Daniël de Jong is a security consultant and private investigator, co-owning AVAQ, a risk management and investigation firm in the Netherlands, with his sister. Founded by their father in 1999, AVAQ serves businesses and families in the Benelux. A 2021 Benelux OSPA finalist, Daniël holds degrees in construction engineering, safety & security studies, and business administration. He is certified as an Open Source Intelligence Specialist®, Register Security Expert®, Private Investigator, and Lead Auditor ISO27001. He also founded the applications Appcident® and Cappt for the safety and security sector and serves as the Vice President of the Dutch Security Association VBN.

Erwin Hogervorst

ASIS Benelux

With 35 years of experience in security operations, Erwin Hogervorst is Managing Director of Guardian Security, a company providing professional security services with a  focus on risk mitigation, reliability, and discretion.

After a formative period in the military, he transitioned into the civilian security sector.

He advanced through a range of roles involving protective services like risk mitigation strategist , crisis manager, and close protection coordinator. His background includes extensive experience in high‑risk transport, safeguarding both sensitive goods, data and individuals.

He holds internationally recognized certifications including CPP, CLSD, CPOI and ATO, and is known for his practical, intelligence‑driven approach to security management.

Geert-Jan van Lieshout

ASIS Benelux

Geert-Jan has a substantial background in the security sector, with over three decades of experience. His technical education, combined with specialized training in physical security, underpins his role as a Corporate Security Advisor at KPN, an IT company. His expertise includes physical security and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).

Geert-Jan also has significant involvement with ASIS, a leading organization for security professionals. He served on the board of ASIS Benelux for more than nine years and continues to contribute to the security community as an advisor with ASIS Europe. His extensive experience and leadership roles highlight his deep knowledge and commitment to the field of security.

Pieter Leloup

Board Member, CAPS

Pieter Leloup is a research professor of Criminology at the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Faculty of Law and Criminology, Ghent University, and the Crime & Society (CRIS) research group, Faculty of Law and Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

His main research focusses on policing, private security and historical criminology. He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Sheffield, UK, and visiting scholar at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He is a member of the International advisory board for Policing and Society. An International Journal of Research and Policy.

Amandine Vanscheeuwijck

Board Member, CAPS

Amandine Vanscheeuwijck obtained the Master’s degree in Criminological Sciences from Ghent University and is affiliated as a doctoral researcher with the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law, Faculty of Law & Criminology, Ghent University. In her research, she studies public-private partnerships within the security landscape, in particular the privatisation of aspects of penal execution in Belgium and France, and the cooperation between police and private security actors. She became a member of the board of Criminologists Association for Private Security (CAPS) in early 2024.

Lien Calus

Industry Representative

Lien is a criminologist who completed her studies at Ghent University. After graduating, she started working as a security officer. After gaining some experience in that role, she made the transition to the field of training. She was also a Manager at Seris Academy.

Lien is the chairman of the C&K committee within Arxia and board member of CAPS. From her role within Arxia, she is also a member of the Security training Committee within their Federal Public Service Interior.

Yvan De Mesmaeker

Secretary General, ECSA

Yvan De Mesmaeker graduated as a Civil Engineer (academic degree between a MSc and a PhD) from the Free University of Brussels in 1986 and studied Finance and International Marketing at a post academic level (studies in Dutch, French and English).

He started his career in 1987 as Industrial Marketing Manager for the Philips Group, where he was involved in projects for major organizations, including NATO, major banks, the telecom and energy sector, food processing and logistics industry, etc., before becoming a Marketing & Sales Manager for the EU and the US in the Asahi Glass Group.

In 1997 he founded Omega Risk, an independent Audit & Consultancy practice, advising major international corporations and organizations on Security, Resilience & Anticipation and assisting them with Strategic Networking.

In 2005 he was admitted to the geopolitical High Studies Security & Defense, organized by the Royal High Institute for Defense (RHID) and the Royal Institute for International Relations (Egmont).

Subsequently he was appointed Secretary general of the European Corporate Security Association – ECSA, a non-for-profit Professional Association of Managers and Officials in charge of the Security and Resilience of Corporations and (National, EU and International) Institutions.

As from 2009 he also assumes the pro bono function of Secretary general of ATHENA, the Alumni Association of the High Studies Security & Defense.

He teaches at the BE College for Senior Police Officers and is the Director of the High Studies Police, Justice & Corporate Security, organized by ECSA, the College for Senior Police Officers, the Judicial Training Institute, the Universities of Gent and Liège and the Federation of Businesses in Belgium – FEB / VBO.

In 2012 he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of the Security Office of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the Foundation that officially represents and coordinates the Antwerp diamond sector and operates in close cooperation with the competent Police and Security Authorities and with the Heads of Security of the diamond industry.

In 2017 H.R.H. the King of Belgium awarded him the Honorary distinction of Officer in the Order of the Crown, in recognition of his professional achievements.

In 2021 he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Royal Higher Institute for Defence. In 2022 he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Royal Institute for International Relations – EGMONT.

Filip Smeets

CEO, Arxia

Filip Smeets received his Master’s degree in Criminological Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

He has been active in the security sector for thirteen years, during which he has held various managerial positions throughout the operational and support departments at Securitas Belgium and later at SERIS Belgium.

He is currently CEO of BVBO-APEG, the professional federation for security companies.

Tara Visscher

ASIS International, Benelux Chapter