Mon. October 19, 1:00PM
FinTech & GovTech: Driving digital innovation
Flanders Technology & Innovation Brussels brings professionals together at TheMerode to explore how trustworthy AI, FinTech and digital public services (GovTech) are transforming the way citizens, businesses and governments work together.
Programme for the Day
The programme opens with two keynote presentations. Stijn Christiaens, co-founder and Chief Data Governance Officer at Collibra, Belgium’s first tech unicorn, he explains why data governance is not simply a matter of compliance, but the foundation of reliable AI and financial infrastructure, a conviction he carried from a VUB research lab to an international scale-up. Claire Munck is CEO of BeAngels, one of the largest and most active business angel networks in Europe. She has led BeAngels since 2013, building it together with her team into a network of hundreds of members who have invested tens of millions of euros in hundreds of Belgian start-ups.
Leaders from both FinTech sectors continue with inspiring and insightful pitches: Michael Van Gijseghem, Chief Commercial Officer Monizze; Quentin Colmant, co founder and CEO of Qover, whose embedded insurance platform now serves 15 million users across 32 countries , with partners including Revolut, Mastercard and BMW; and Aline Muylaert, co founder of Go Vocal, formerly CitizenLab and a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree.
After the coffee break, participants can choose between two in-depth sessions.
Session 1: Brussels as a FinTech Hub: Ambition, Infrastructure and Gaps
Bringing together Laurent Hublet, Minister for the Economy, Employment and Digital Affairs of the Brussels Capital Region; Frederik Tibau (Agoria); Charles Van den Bogaert, Country Manager Belgium at iBanFirst; Sigrid De Wever, General Manager Strategy and Innovation at KBC; Omar Mohout (Deloitte); Muriel Bernard (BeCentral); Pepijn Mores (Prismos); and Gregory Verlinden (Cegeka). Together, they explore what it takes to establish Brussels as a leading European FinTech hub.
Session 2: Building a Global GovTech Hub in Brussels
Featuring Dirk De Smedt (Brussels Minister for Finances & Budget and Digital Transition),Thierry Geerts, CEO of BECI and former Managing Director of Google Belgium, who shares his ambition to make Brussels a global GovTech hub in an informal discussion. He is joined by Frédéric Baervoets, Head of the Nido Innovation Lab at FPS BOSA; Emilie Dupont, Secretary General of the City of Brussels; Tom Horré, Director of Strategy and Business Development at Davinsi Labs / Proximus NXT; and Alexander Veithen, Managing Partner of Deal & Valuation Advisory at BDO Belgium, and Joris Vertommen, Director Applications - Public Sectorat Cegeka.
The FinTech track is led by Raf De Kimpe (CEO of FinTech Belgium), while Alain Heureux (BECI) leads the GovTech track.
Your registration also gives you access to a choice of Fast Tracks. Registration for the Fast Tracks will open at a later stage, and registered participants will receive an email to indicate their preference.
Discover the Fast Tracks available below:
https://www.ftifestival.be/programma/brussel/eurostack-europes-blueprint-digital-sovereignty
https://www.ftifestival.be/programma/brussel/ontdek-de-wereld-achter-isabel
