The CIOforum Belgian Business network is pleased to invite you for the first 2026 event, the "Business Speaker's Corner" with keynotes of: Inge Opreel, CIO of the Year 2025, CIO Farys , Tamara Lievens, CIO MPET, winner of the DataNews "ICT Project of the Year 2025", Erwin Verstraelen, VP Innovation, Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Peter Vermeylen, Chairman CIOforum    These digital […]

AGENDA 12.00 Welcome & Registration with Sandwich Lunch 12.45 Introduction by Peter Vermeylen, Chairman CIOforum 13.00 Opening Keynote: From Logistics to Platform: How Walden Monetised Its Digital Ecosystem with Data & AI by Dennis Willemyns - Chief Digital & Innovation Officer Walden Group and Bo Van de Sompele - CEO Plainsight (supported by Plainsight) Walden […]

AGENDA 16.00 Welcome & Registration CIO Speaker’s Café 16.15 Introduction by Peter Vermeylen, Chairman CIOforum 16.30 Data quality as an enabler for smooth business operations at NMBS, by Johan De Waele, Head of Supply Chain at NMBS (supported by Amista) Digital transformation and AI ambitions can only succeed when built on reliable data foundations. At […]

Agenda 12.00 Welcome & Registration with Sandwich Lunch 12.45 Introduction by Peter Vermeylen, Chairman CIOforum 13.00 Opening Keynote: From AI Pilot to AI Capability: A Hands-On Playbook by Bart de Laender, Chief Operational Officer PGS Group (supported by Plainsight) The PGS Group is a large European industrial player focused on the production, reconditioning, and logistics […]

Agenda 17.00 Welcome & Registration Business Speaker's Corner 17.30 Introduction to the Business Speaker's Corner by Peter Vermeylen, Chairman CIOforum, Edwin D'Hondt, CIOforum, and Elise Descamps, Program Manager imec.istart Belgium CIO’s are curious (anxious?) about what AI will mean for their companies in the future. Starting with an introduction on imec.istart - who are we […]

Private event upon invitation