(L-R) Jo Clees, President, Pascale Kauffman, Treasurer, Mathilde Brasseur, General Secretary, Laurence Ponchaut, Director and Malik Zeniti, Vice-President; Credit: LëtzPACT

On Wednesday 23 September 2026, the Luxembourg Public Affairs Community (LëtzPACT) announced the renewal of its Board of Directors, five years after the association was founded.

Jo Clees has taken over as President, alongside Malik Zeniti as Vice-President, Pascale Kauffman as Treasurer, Mathilde Brasseur as Secretary General and Laurence Ponchaut as Director.

According to LëtzPACT, the new governance forms part of its efforts to further develop Luxembourg's public affairs community and promote standards of responsibility, transparency and dialogue within the profession.

Founded in 2021, LëtzPACT currently brings together more than 40 active members from companies, federations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and consulting firms. The association has organised more than 35 events since its creation and was named Best Public Affairs Community in the Benelux in 2025 and 2026.

Commenting on the new board, Jo Clees said: "LëtzPACT dedicated its first years to building a community and establishing its place within Luxembourg's public affairs ecosystem. We now have a solid foundation to take the next step."

He added that the new board aimed to advance the profession, improve understanding of its contribution to public decision-making and strengthen dialogue between public and private stakeholders.

The association said its future work would build on its position paper on public affairs serving the general interest, focusing on transparency and ethics, understanding the role of public affairs, quality of dialogue, peer-to-peer exchange and contribution to democratic resilience.

LëtzPACT noted that public affairs professionals are operating in an environment of increasingly complex public policy issues, a growing number of stakeholders and greater expectations for organisations participating in public debate.

Jo Clees described public affairs as being "at a turning point", noting that increasingly complex challenges, faster decision-making and a growing number of voices in public debate were changing the profession.

With its renewed board, LëtzPACT plans to broaden its reach and develop new initiatives while continuing its work to structure the public affairs profession in Luxembourg.