The Management Board consists of the members of the Metaforum steering committee, namely Tinne De Laet, Hilde Heynen, Olivier Honnay, Lies Langouche, Robin Lemmens, Sofie Marien, Alice Nieuwboer, Bart Pattyn, Stefaan Vaes (chairman) and Lien Verpoest, and two members of the management board of LIAS Foundation, namely Joost Van Meerbeeck and Hilde Debois.
For complex challenges an interdisciplinary synthesis can be more important and more relevant than technical and disciplinary expertise. Global problems require an international synthesis.