Smart competences: Capturing, sharing, and growing knowledge in manufacturing

(In-Person Event)

03 Mar 2026Hangar K - EdTech Station - Kortrijk

Date

03 Mar 2026

Location

Hangar K - EdTech Station - Kortrijk

Context

In a rapidly evolving manufacturing industry, knowledge is becoming the most important production resource.
But where is critical expertise located, and how do you retain it within the company? How do you ensure that knowledge is transferable and can be applied in a future-oriented way?

During the event “Smart competencies: capturing, sharing, and growing knowledge in manufacturing”, on Tuesday 3 March at Hangar K, Flanders Make, together with EdTech Station, brings together companies, researchers, and technology partners around one central challenge:

How can we capture, share, and valorise (expert) knowledge in an industrial context?

Practical information

Date: Tuesday 3 March 2026
Location: Hangar K – EdTech Station, Nelson Mandelaplein 2, Kortrijk
Time: 13:00 – 18:00

Programme

Time	Programme	Details
13:00	Registration and lunch
14:00	Welcome & Introduction
14:15	Keynotes – Part I	The lifecycle of the competence matrix: always current, always relevant Speaker: Steven Hoedt (FlandersMake@UGent) How do you keep a competence matrix alive? Discover how data, employee engagement, and smart evaluations ensure continuously up-to-date insights and facilitate smart task allocation. From tacit to accessible: structural knowledge capture in industry Speaker: Bart Van Doninck (Flanders Make) How do you make crucial, often implicit knowledge explicit and transferable? This keynote presents methods and tools to anchor knowledge sustainably in your organization. Panel Discussion: Current Challenges and Opportunities in Manufacturing for Leveraging Operators’ Knowledge and Experience
15:00	Break & Visit the demos	Discover how new technologies support knowledge transfer and workplace learning: AI-assisted development of technical skills Competence-aware Training & Instruction Generation People-centred task allocation as a lever for resilience, sustainability and engagement in the workplace Measuring cognitive load in assembly Tech providers showcase their solutions for on-the-job support and digital work instructions
16:00	Keynotes – Part II	Learning on the shop floor: developing skills where it happens Speaker: Danny Leen (FlandersMake@UHasselt From classical training to AR/VR applications - discover how technology supports growth on the shop floor. Human-centred technology integration Speakers: Jean Herveg (Herveg Law firm), Ezra Dessers (HIVA - KU Leuven) Technology should empower people, not replace them. This session highlights legal and ethical aspects (GDPR, AI Act) and shows how human-centric design is key to sustainable implementation. Panel discussion: Innovation in the Workplace: Seizing Opportunities, Overcoming Obstacles
17:00	Networking reception and demos
18:00	End