During her studies Law in Leuven, Hilde experienced her first cultural adventures at STUK in Leuven, between 1993 and 1995. Once moved to Brussels, and after a short passage in an international law fim, Hilde started her first professional experience in 1997, at Brussels 2000 Cultural Capital of the Year. This first adventure could truly be considered as a disclosure of the richness and diversity of the Brussels cultural and artistic landscape.

From 2002 until her start at Ictus, Hilde worked as financial coordinator for several Brussel-based organisations, such as Zinneke, BRXLBRAVO, Cie Michèle Anne De Mey, and, last but not least, the Kunstenfestivaldesarts, where she worked during several years and where she had the occasion to accompany the European project NXTSTP, a collaboration between seven international festivals, throughout creation and presentation of young artistic work.