8 OKTOBER
2026
- KORTRIJK

LEGENDA

Expert classes
Partner Pitches

LEGENDA

Expert
classes
Partner Pitches
     

Learn Hub 1

 

Learn Hub 2

      INDUSTRY OF THINGS   INTELLIGENCE OF THINGS   SECURITY OF THINGS
               
  09:00   OPENING - BREAKFAST COFFEE
   
09:30  
   
  10:00   10u00 - 10u30: Davy Demeyer
Founder - ACCELEER
Accelerating Industry - How can Europe keep up
       
             
  10:30   10u35 - 11u05: Abdellatif Bey-Temsamani
Project leader - Flanders Make
Physical AI & the Next Frontier
  10u35 - 11u05: Ken Vanherpen
Researcher - Flanders Make
From Data to Decision: Agentic AI and Knowledge Graphs for Industrial Intelligence

   
           
  11:00   11u10 - 11u40: Andreas De Groote
Head of operations and automation - Sports & Leisure Group
Van draad tot dashboard: hoe wij onze kunstgrasfabriek digitaliseren
  11u10 - 11u40: Mihail Mihaylov
Senior GenAI Engineer - SIRRIS
Zero training, zero tuning, better forecasts: the new economics of Generative AI

   
           
  11:30          
lunch     11u45 - 12u05: Kristoffel Vancoillie | IT Director Productie & Planning - UNILIN
Van point-to-point chaos naar Unified Namespace: de IT/OT-journey van Unilin 
       
12:00          
             
12:30   12u25 - 12u45: Thomas Nagels | CCO - Boolean
Van Machine naar Model; een Digital Twin voor Composietproductie bij SABCA Limburg
       
             
13:00            
      13u15 - 13u45: Pepijn Verhaeghe
COO - Chocdecor

Virtual Quality Assistance: van statische naar dynamische kwaliteitscontrole
      13u15 - 13u45: Marc Samson
Advisory Board Member - ISACA Belgium
Resilient Together: Balancing Security and Availability Across the IT/OT Divide
  13:30        
      13u50 - 14u20: David Autrique & Filip Logist
Data Scientist & APC team - BASF Antwerpen
Living on the Edge: Streaming Model Predictions at BASF Antwerp
  13u50 - 14u20: Peter Billen
Principal Architect - Google Cloud (Alphabet inc.)

From Connected Devices to Autonomous Action: Engineering the AI-Driven Enterprise
   
  14:00        
               
  14:30  
14u35 - 14u45: PITCH: Apvine
      14u30 - 15u30: Cybersecurity debat
TBA

TBA
      14u45 - 15u05: Benoit Verfallie | Manufacturing Engineering Manager - NOVY
From Word Documents to Real-Time Quality Control: Novy's Digital Shop Floor
   
  15:00   15u10 - 15u40: Christophe De Fruytier & Lionel Mottards
Thales Alenia Space
TBA
     
           
  15:30            
      15u45 - 16u15: Mark Thienpont - Univ. Maastricht, Walter Vanherle - BDO & Daniel Lievens Lineas
Conflictvrij in 60 seconden: quantum-ready optimalisatie voor het Belgische spoor
       
  16:00    
      GINBAR - Networking reception
  16:30  
     
LEARN HUB 1 - INDUSTRY OF THINGS
LEARN HUB 2 - INTELLIGENCE OF THINGS
     

Learn Hub 2

      INTELLIGENCE OF THINGS
       
  09:00   OPENING - BREAKFAST COFFEE
   
09:30  
   
  10:00    
       
  10:30   10u35 - 11u05: Ken Vanherpen
Researcher - Flanders Make
From Data to Decision: Agentic AI and Knowledge Graphs for Industrial Intelligence

     
  11:00   11u10 - 11u40: Mihail Mihaylov
Senior GenAI Engineer - SIRRIS
Zero training, zero tuning, better forecasts: the new economics of Generative AI

     
  11:30    
lunch      
12:00    
     
12:30    
     
13:00    
       
  13:30      
      13u50 - 14u20: Peter Billen
Principal Architect - Google Cloud (Alphabet inc.)

From Connected Devices to Autonomous Action: Engineering the AI-Driven Enterprise
  14:00  
       
  14:30    
       
  15:00    
       
  15:30    
       
  16:00  
      GINBAR - Networking reception
  16:30  
     
LEARN HUB 2 - SECURITY OF THINGS
     

Learn Hub 2

      SECURITY OF THINGS
       
  09:00   OPENING - BREAKFAST COFFEE
   
09:30  
   
  10:00    
       
  10:30    
       
  11:00    
       
  11:30    
lunch      
12:00    
     
12:30    
     
13:00    
      13u15 - 13u45: Marc Samson
Advisory Board Member - ISACA Belgium
Resilient Together: Balancing Security and Availability Across the IT/OT Divide
  13:30  
       
  14:00    
       
  14:30   14u30 - 15u30: Cybersecurity debat
TBA

TBA
     
  15:00  
     
  15:30    
       
  16:00  
      GINBAR - Networking reception
  16:30