Wim Sohier

As Science & Technology Counselor, Wim was appointed in 2014 by Flanders Investment & Trade to stimulate strategic relations between Belgium and the Americas. 
In addition to heading the diplomatic representation in San Francisco, his specific focus area's include Information Technology, Semiconductors and Aerospace. In the 10 years leading up to 2014, Wim held product marketing roles in tech corporations such as Barco, Technicolor and Philips.

Wim, Dutch for William, graduated as Electrical Engineer at University Ghent in 2005. After pursuing a PhD in the field of Image Processing, he left Europe to establish a strategic relations office in Hsinchu, Taiwan for IMEC, a leading research institute in nanotechnology. He is a Laureate of the Prince Albert Fund Fellowship, where he met his wife Sophie. He chairs the Ghent University Alumni US West. Wim is a father and investor in 2 promising scale ups : his daughter and son.