Symposium 2022 - Towards a sustainable, digital and competitive industry

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Welcome to our 2022 Symposium!
This year we will organise our annual symposium at the Brabanthal in Leuven on Tuesday 25 October 2022. During this inspiring day, local and international keynote speakers will present and discuss the technological trends that define the future of the industry. Also, speakers from Flanders Make will share their latest insights and companies with whom we collaborate will illustrate the impact of the joint research results.
With a combination of interesting keynotes, live demonstrations and networking opportunities, this is the place to be if you want to keep up with the evolutions in the industry. Exciting speakers such as Biba Visnjicki (Tembo Group), Stefaan Boterberg (Duracell), Wouter Denayer (IBM) and Ank De Wilde (Absolem) will share their story.
On our symposium you will meet business managers, CTOs and R&D-managers of large companies and SMEs.
In this way, we aim to inspire you to fully commit to technological innovation within your company in order to remain competitive in a challenging economy.
Safety first
On location, we will take all Covid-19 protection measures that are necessary to protect your safety.
Our Symposium is...

Networking
Meet business managers, CTOs and R&D-managers of companies big and small at the 2022 Symposium.
Programme
09.00 |
Welcome coffee & breakfast |
10.00 |
Opening session: Driving innovation for a sustainable future of our industry |
10.30 |
Digitalisation at scale: Vision on successful implementation of industry 4.0, focusing on technology and corporate culture |
11.00 |
Coffee break & demo visits |
11.30 |
Smart scheduling of production Autonomous working vehicles in the industry Digital twins as basis for smart active house concepts Introduction to the demonstrators resulting from Flanders Make’s latest research |
13.00 | Lunch, demo visits & tours |
14.30 |
Duracell: transformation into a model plant in Belgium in 5 years time Creating value with AI |
16.00 | Coffee break & demo visits |
16.30 |
Adaptable, connected & sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing Human centric approaches to drive innovation |
17.30 |
Closing session Conclusions |
18.00 |
Toast to the Flanders Make innovation ecosystem! Walking dinner & demo visits |