16.00 Welcome & Registration CIO Speaker’s Café
16.15 Introduction by Peter Vermeylen, Chairman CIOforum
16.30 Accelerating Growth through Buy & Build, The Moore Belgium story by Luc De Muynck, member of the board at Moore Belgium and managing partner of the Advisory service line
Luc will present the Moore Belgium’s acquisition-led growth strategy and how the collaboration with the Waterland investment fund helped accelerate the vision and address various operational challenges and issues. Luc graduated from the University of Ghent as a Civil Engineer in 1996 and earned a Master of Business Administration from KU Leuven, followed by successfully completing the Harvard Executive Leadership Program in 2018. Driven by a passion for entrepreneurship, he is committed to actively supporting his customers and people towards growth.
17.30 Break
18.00 We are Kiwa. Creating trust, driving progress by Luc Leroy, CEO Kiwa
Luc will highlight the trends and developments in the TIC (Testing, Inspection, Certification) sector, where Kiwa has a strong buy & build strategy. “How do we manage the fast growth and make sure we support our organization on culture, innovation and IT and become a top 3 TIC player worldwide?” Luc began his career in banking at ING and investment banking at GIMV. He then transitioned to the TIC sector, taking on a corporate development role at SGS Belgium. Luc managed the SGS Lifesciences Group for the Benelux and France, the largest in the group, before moving to the UK to oversee the restructuring of SGS UK, the fifth largest country in the SGS group. After 12 years at SGS, he joined Eurofins as a board member, responsible for all life sciences and pharma activities worldwide, a role he held for nearly six years. Following his tenure at Eurofins, Luc served as CEO of a smaller family office in Belgium for one year. Since 2024, he has been the CEO of Kiwa.
19.00 Closing of the event by Peter Vermeylen, Chairman CIOforum
19.15 Networking opportunity accompanied by food and drinks
21.15 End of Event