Dr.-Ing. Jochen Pflug
Graduated in 1994 from the University of Applied Science Aachen in Aerospace Engineering. In 1996 he received his master degree in Polymer and Composites Engineering from the K.U.Leuven, Belgium. From 1996 to 2005 he was research assistant in the Composites Materials Research Group at the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (MTM) of the K.U.Leuven and made his Doctorate on the topic of continuous production of honeycomb cores. Since 2005 Jochen Pflug is Chairman of the Board and since April 2007 Chief Executive Officer of EconCore in Leuven, Belgium. In 2025, Dr. Jochen Pflug was appointed to the board by the ICSS Scientific Committee. Since 2010 he is also Managing Director at ThermHex Waben GmbH in Halle, Germany.
Jan Balcke
Jan Balcke graduated as Diplom-Ökonom at Leuphana-University Lueneburg in 2002 has many years of experience in the business areas of consulting, public relations, Real estate, market research and aviation industry (Airbus). In Airbus he was the Head of Vocational Training and Human Relations 4.0 project leader, which aims to adapt new practices and skills on aircraft manufacturing transformation challenges. There he was deeply involved in a couple of Carbon fiber composite training courses. Since 2021 he is the Chief Operating Officer at Cyberagency Germany.
MBA. Walter Van de Weyer
Graduated as Master in Applied Economics, UFSIA (Antwerp) in 1986 and holds a post-graduate in Business Administration (VUB Brussels 1991). He has held senior financial positions in large Multinational Companies (Schindler Lifts, VF Europe, Valeo,..) as well as in SMEs like Xperthis, in various industries and international constellations. The common denominator being change management in all its aspects (IT platforms, (de)centralization of services, nonlinear growth, etc..). Today he manages as CFO the ECONCORE group finances and HR and acts as liaison between the company and its stakeholders.
Fritz Schaumann
Graduated in 1991 from the University of Applied Science Aachen in Aerospace Engineering. He brings over 30 years of international leadership experience in the aerospace and manufacturing industries. Having served as Technical Managing Director and in senior roles at Tier 1 suppliers, he has deep expertise in building and restructuring program management and engineering organizations. His core competencies include project management, industrialization, transfer of work, and operational crisis management. He has led numerous transformation and optimization initiatives across the entire value chain, supporting companies throughout Europe and South Africa. With a degree in Aerospace Engineering and a background as a certified mechanical technician, he combines strong technical knowledge with strategic consulting skills.