Program

Knowledge conference June 12.

Overview of the day

12:30

Coffee & networking break

Reception • Maritieme Room 

13:00–13:15

Welcome & intro: building a more resilient Europe

Opening • Orangerie
Wim Decraene, GeoSquare Belgium

13:15–13:50

When disruption becomes the norm: investing in resilience in the age of AI

Opening keynote • Orangerie
Filip Maertens, Serial Entrepreneur & AI veteran - TEDx, Davos, Cannes Lions

13:55 - 14:40

GeoAI & environmental resilience: mapping the future of our planet

Session 1A (Technical track) • Orangerie
Pieter Libin, VUB

13:55 - 14:40

Data sovereignty in Europe: illusion or reality?

Session 1B (Business track) • Class Room
Kurt Rommens & Herald Jongen, Google - GT Law

14:45-15:15

The Frontier Firm: human-led, agent-operated - how AI agents are reshaping the way organisations work at scale

Session 2A (Technical track) • Orangerie
Barbara Vandenhaute, Microsoft

14:45-15:15

The energy transition as a driver of resilience: geospatial intelligence for the grid of tomorrow

Session 1B (Business track) • Class Room
Bram Van Eeckhout, Fluvius

15:15-15:30

Orbis Maps & resilient infrastructure: real-time geospatial intelligence for a changing world

Session 3A (Technical track) • Orangerie
Jean-Claude Mattelaer,  TomTom

15:15-15:30

Leveraging governmental geospatial information management for resilience

Session 3B (Business track) • Class Room 
Ingrid Vanden Berghe, NGI

15:30-15:55

Coffee & networking break

Reception • Maritieme Room 

15:55-16:35

The resilient organisation: from reactive to future-proof

Closing keynote • Orangerie
Öztürk Taspinar, Vlerick Business School

16:35-16:50

Key take-aways & what's next

Closing • Orangerie
Wim Decraene, GeoSquare Belgium 

16:50

Closing drinks & networking

Reception • Maritieme Room