Welcoming Adélaïde Charlier as G1000's new Co-Executive Director

We are thrilled to announce that Adélaïde Charlier is joining G1000 as our new Co-Executive Director. Together with our director Ben Eersels, she will lead the organisation into its next chapter, one focused on deepening democratic renewal and bringing citizens closer to the heart of political decision-making.

A Familiar Voice for a New Chapter

Adélaïde needs little introduction. As co-founder of The Bridge, she helped mobilise tens of thousands of young people and became one of the most recognisable faces of the climate movement in Belgium and beyond. She crossed the Atlantic by sailboat to attend COP25, co-authored a book on intergenerational dialogue, and was named a Forbes 30 Under 30 laureate in the very first Belgian edition of this prestigious list.

Her path to G1000 is, in her own words, a natural continuation of her work in climate movements where she has always, even unconsciously, sought ways to ensure that citizens are included in political debates. That instinct is exactly what drives our work, and it runs deeper than activism.

Grounded in Democratic theory and practice

Adélaïde has long been engaged with the theory and practice of democratic renewal. She explored new forms of governance in her master's thesis, has spoken publicly on democratic reform, including on the future of the Senate, and has contributed opinion pieces on the subject. She doesn't arrive at democratic innovation as a newcomer, she arrives as someone who has been thinking, writing, and building on it for years.

This combination of grassroots experience and intellectual depth is rare. It is also exactly what this moment calls for.

What She Brings to G1000

As Co-Executive Director, Adélaïde will bring three things our movement needs most: the ability to mobilise people, the capacity to give visibility to democratic renewal, and the skill to sharpen how G1000 communicates its mission to the world.

Because lasting change doesn't come from the top down. It is built by citizens who dare to speak up, organise, and imagine something better together. That belief is at the heart of G1000. And it has always been at the heart of Adélaïde's work.