Full Name
Joost Vantomme
Job Title
CEO
Company
ERTICO-ITS Europe
Speaker Bio
Joost is the Chief Executive of ERTICO-ITS Europe and Vice President of the MaaS Alliance. He is a Belgian national with over 30 years of experience in legal, regulatory policy, and leadership positions.
He has served as a legal and policy director with incumbent operators in the telecommunications, postal, eCommerce/logistics, and automotive sectors. He has held policy and leadership roles in European associations such as PostEurop, FEDMA, and ACEA, as well as at the United Nations level (UPU). Joost has also been a member of the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Economy and a Director at Hill & Knowlton Strategies, an EU consultancy firm. He is a member of various Expert Groups of the European Commission and advisory boards of EU-funded projects. He also serves as a member of the Board and Vice President of the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Alliance.
As a frequent speaker at conferences and author of papers, he engages with stakeholders on European and international issues, as well as research and innovation project management issues in the mobility and digital agenda context.
Fluent in Dutch, French, English, and German, Joost holds a master’s degree in Economic Business Law, a master’s degree in Law, and a Diploma in Teaching Law (Universities of Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, and Poitiers). He has gained additional education in the economic, business, and management areas.
He has served as a legal and policy director with incumbent operators in the telecommunications, postal, eCommerce/logistics, and automotive sectors. He has held policy and leadership roles in European associations such as PostEurop, FEDMA, and ACEA, as well as at the United Nations level (UPU). Joost has also been a member of the cabinet of the Belgian Minister of Economy and a Director at Hill & Knowlton Strategies, an EU consultancy firm. He is a member of various Expert Groups of the European Commission and advisory boards of EU-funded projects. He also serves as a member of the Board and Vice President of the Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) Alliance.
As a frequent speaker at conferences and author of papers, he engages with stakeholders on European and international issues, as well as research and innovation project management issues in the mobility and digital agenda context.
Fluent in Dutch, French, English, and German, Joost holds a master’s degree in Economic Business Law, a master’s degree in Law, and a Diploma in Teaching Law (Universities of Leuven, Louvain-la-Neuve, and Poitiers). He has gained additional education in the economic, business, and management areas.
