Ivo Mechels is well known as the former spokesperson of the Belgian Consumer Organisation, Test-Aankoop. Since 2013, Ivo has been Director of the Lobby and Press department at the consumer organisation on an international level, defending consumer rights in five countries. Before he started working for Test-Aankoop, he worked for the Ministry of Defense and of Agriculture. He’ s also a guest lecturer at the University of Ghent and Odissee and an author.