Wouter Van Bellingen was 10 years civil servant at the City of Sint-Niklaas where he developed the international cooperation department with the first contacts outside Europe. After that, he was deputy mayor for civil affairs, youth, international cooperation and sustainable development of the city of Sint-Niklaas for 6 years, making him the first black deputy mayor in Flanders. After that, he was director of LEVL, formerly the Minderhedenforum, the participation organisation of people with a migration background, for 3 years, and then of the Integration Pact for 4 years, both based in Brussels and both striving for better inclusive diversity in Brussels and Flanders. He is also active as a board member in several organisations at different levels (local, Flemish, Belgian, European) and heads the Business Units: Inclusive Diversity Business & Transition Management of C-lever.org.