Liesbeth Switten

Bio

Built a career oriented towards sustainability | 1997-2004 Energy/environmental lawyer - leading Belgian/global law firms | 2004-2020 Legal Supervisor - Flemish energy regulator VREG (energy certificates/ RE support systems/ energy regulation/ public procurement/ energy supply licenses/ dispute resolution...) | 2020-now: Secretary general - AIB Association of Issuing Bodies (harmonisation of energy certificates, facilitating transfer of guarantees of origin, providing network for issuing bodies)

• Secretary General

  AIB - Association of Issuing Bodies - Full-time From August 2020 to Present

  Manage the European organisation that guarantees the origin of the energy you consume. 36 members, issuing bodies for guarantees of origin, out of 28 European countries.

• Board member

  European Society of Association Executives - Seasonal From June 2021 to Present

  Board member in the leading organisation in Europe bringing together association professionals (leaders and executives). ESAE facilitates the exchange of best practices among peers and ensures that current and future leaders understand the association business and strategy.

• Leader Finance Community

  European Society of Association Executives - Seasonal From June 2021 to Present

  Leader Finance community

• Board sponsor Diversity Equity and Inclusion

  European Society of Association Executives - Seasonal From June 2022 to Present

  Responsible for elaborating the DEI strategy for ESAE | Speaker on the topic at seminars and conferences

• Legal supervisor

  VREG - Flemish Energy Regulator - Full-time From August 2004 to July 2020

  - Legal support and advice to the board of the VREG and the staff of the Directorate RES and CHP, mainly concerning the legislative framework and the internal guidelines of the VREG with respect to green certificates, guarantees of origin and CHP certificates.rn-Coordinator dispute resolution and mediation.rn-Coordinator complaints and litigation.rn-Coordinator public procurement. rn-General legal support. Legal troubleshooting.

• Law

  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven From September 1991 to June 1997
• Environmental law

  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven From September 1997 to June 1998
• Stedenbouw en ruimtelijke ordening (Urbanisation)

  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven From September 1999 to June 2000
• Solvay Brussels School of Economics and management - Executive Master in International Association Management

  Université Libre de Bruxelles From December 2014 to June 2015

(C)PPAs Biomethane Compliance Energy Law Energy policy Green Certificates Guarantees of Origins Hydrogen Institutional/public affairs Market-based mechanisms

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