Sustainable business models for the cycling industry
This event will be held in Dutch!
Theme
Transition towards business and revenue models based on recurring income, e.g. maintenance
Practical information
Date: Monday, 2 March 2026, from 13:00 to 19:00
Location: Radisson Blu Hotel – Antwerp City Centre, Koningin Astridplein 7, 2018 Antwerp
Language: the event will be held in Dutch!
Programme
13:00 Registration and demos (running throughout the day)
13:30 Welcome / Introduction – Traxio + Flanders Make
Part 1: Business opportunities to generate recurring revenue
13:45 Making maintenance profitable: under which conditions?
14:15 In search of sustainable and profitable “Product-as-a-Service” business models for (home-to-)work commuting – Stefan Maere, O2O & Jeroen Gillabel, VITO
14:45 Break + demo sessions + networking opportunities
Part 2: Enabling factors for the above opportunities
15:30 Legislation: Repairability Index for bicycles – Mobiel21
15:50 Towards a circular bicycle battery value chain: what is needed? – Wouter Sterckens, KU Leuven + testimonial Bikebat / Sortbat / Bebat
16:10 The Digital Product Passport: much more than just a compliance mechanism for legislation – Klaas Gadeyne, Flanders Make, Filip Dehing, Aska Bike, Teun Lauwerier, Groep Intro & Testimonial Undo
16:30 Initiatives and opportunities to grow sustainability within the bicycle sector – overview – Frank Glorieux, Traxio Velo
17:00 Closing session
17:30 Networking reception
19:00 End
