Philippe Vandenbroeck co-founded the Belgium-based futures consultancy shiftN, a network of professionals that works with leading organizations using systems thinking, multi-stakeholder dialogue, and design to better understand complex systems. With a background in bio-engineering, philosophy, and urban planning, for the last 20 years he has used systems thinking approaches to study complex business and societal issues such as transition to sustainability, management of food, water and energy systems, armed conflict, novel governance systems, challenges in public health and social policies. Philippe is currently serving as an expert group member for AC4's Sustainable Peace Systems Mapping Initiative.