Hilde Helsen is a materials science engineer and one of the first female engineers to assume a top role at a multinational organisation in Belgium. She is the founder of TRAJECTUM, an agency accompanying professionals and organisations at various stages of transition and assists with organisational change and management.

In 2003, she realized her mission to inspire people to rise above themselves and founded TRAJECTUM in 2013. She first became a Board Member then President at Toolbox in 2014, where she strived for increasing collaborations between people in the private and social sector to create meaningful social impact. In 2018, she wrote Dreamers Who Do, convinced that each of us has a dream that we can realize with love and support from others. Following her motto of “there is more in you” she continues to inspire and help people and organisations to bring their ideas and projects to life. Her book Dreamers Who Do has also been translated into English.