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 the technological trends that define the future of the industry.
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), Jan Casteels (Duracell), Veerle Van Wassenhove (Bekaert), Wouter Denayer (Briteflo, former IBM), Koen Maertens (DUCO), Yves Vancleemput (Janssen Pharmaceutica) and Ank De Wilde (Absolem) will share their story.
On our symposium you will meet, among others, 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.
Our Symposium is...
Keynote presentations
Learn more about the keynotes and their presenters of the 2022 Symposium.
Top Technology Demonstrations
Discover here which technology we will demonstrate at the 2022 Symposium.
Networking
Meet business managers, CTOs and R&D-managers of companies big and small at the 2022 Symposium.
Programme
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09.00 |
Welcome coffee & breakfast |
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10.00 |
Opening session: Driving innovation for a sustainable future of our industry |
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10.30 |
Digitalisation at scale: Vision on successful implementation of industry 4.0, focusing on technology and corporate culture |
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11.00 |
Coffee break & demo visits |
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11.30 |
Smart scheduling of production Digital twins as basis for smart active house concepts Autonomous working vehicles in the industry Introduction to the demonstrators resulting from Flanders Make’s latest research |
| 13.00 | Lunch, demo visits & tours |
| 14.30 |
From smart processes to smart solutions Taking the innovation leap 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 |