Future Summits 2022 | IMEC | 16 May 2022 | TBA, Antwerp, Belgium

The global Covid-19 crisis confronts us with challenges. But, at the same time, it presents indisputable proof that technology can help strengthen society and accelerate the economy.

Are you a business leader, tech start-up, R&D manager, or investor? If so, now is the time to fast-forward into the tech future.

2022 Speakers

Tomas Ambra
Domain Lead Freight transport & Logistics, Enabling Digital Transformation Department , imec

Alex Aravanis
CTO / Head of Research and Product Development, Illumina

Tim Archer
President & CEO, Lam Research

Niklay Ardey
Executive Director, Volkswagen Group Innovation

Inge Arents
Managing Director, Flanders’ FOOD

Jens Baetens
Business Advisor and Tool Developer, ENTRAS

Valérie Barlet
Senior Project leader AGC Glass Worldwide Strategy Office, AGC Glass Company

Ralf Bornefeld
Senior Vice President Automotive Electronics, Bosch

Karl Boumans
Innovation Manager, flanders’ FOOD

Sarah Chandler
Senior Director, Environment and Supply Chain Innovation, Apple

Tanguy Coenen
Strategic project development lead Digital Transformation department, imec

Nadine Collaert
Program Director High-Speed Analog/RF, imec

Hans Constandt
Program Manager Belgian Health Data Authority, Federal Health Data Authority

Kevin Corcoran
Chief Executive Officer, Nooma Bio

Guy Cosyns
Director of Data Management, Fluvius

Jo De Boeck
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

Peter De Jaeger
Chief Innovation Officer, AZ Delta hospital

Veerle Degraef
Innovation Manager, Flanders’ FOOD

Fabrizio Del Maffeo
CEO and Co-Founder, Axelera AI

Elise Descamps
Team Lead Venture Acceleration Managers, imec.istart

Freija Descamps
Managing Partner, edenceHealth

Patrick Devos
Business Development Manager, Flux50

Ilse Espino Barros
Data Quality Officer, GIS International

Edith Feskens
Professor Global Nutrition, Wageningen University & Research

Uri Frank
VP Engineering, Google

Pat Gelsinger
CEO, Intel

Ozgur Gursoy
Senior Business development Manager, imec.IC-link

Huw Hampson-Jones
CEO, Solithor

Mark Hartney
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Kimberly Hermans
Business Director AI & Data Science, Ordina

Hilde Jans
Project Manager Bio-Photonics, Life Science Technologies, imec

Dirk Jocquet
Information Technology Project Leader, VIL

Sean Kendall
Principal, ARCH Venture Partners

Dominique Kindt
Managing Director, With

Manu Lindekens
CEO, GIS International

Frederik Loeckx
Managing Director, Flux50

Sean Lord
CEO, Micledi

Gerry Maguire
General Partner, Altlantic Bridge

Ann Mettler
Vice President, Europe, Breakthrough Energy

Anand Narasimhan
General Manager, Cloud Supply Chain Sustainability, Microsoft

Kris Neyens
Manager Internationalisation, VIL

Peter Ohms
Operations Director, Pomuni Frozen

Michael Peeters
VP of R&D for Connectivity, imec

Jef Poortmans
Program Director of the PV and Energy activities / Fellow, imec & R&D Strategy Coordinator, EnergyVille

Jan Rabaey
Professor in the Graduate School, EECS Dept, University of California at Berkeley / CTO STCO, imec

Lars-Ake Ragnarsson
Program Director Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies and Systems, imec

Lars Reger
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, NXP Semiconductors

Lars Roba
Innovation Manager, Flanders' FOOD

Xavier Rottenberg
Fellow phoXonic Sensors and Actuators, imec

Amir Salek
Tracker Capital

Frédéric René Sallmann
Head Global R&D Disruptive Innovation Management , GSK

Karin Scheerlinck
CEO, Surgi-Tec

Bruce Schneier
Chief of Security Architecture, Inrupt

Bart Smets
Principal Scientist JRD Data Science, Janssen Pharmaceutica

Chantal Steegers
Public Policy & Affairs Manager, Health-RI

Paul Stoffels
CEO, Galapagos

Matthias Strobbe
Business Developer Smart Energy & Smart Buildings, IDLab, an imec research group at UGent, and EnergyVille

Gert Van Assche
Chief Medical Officer – Gastroenterologist, University Hospitals Leuven & Professor of Medicine, KULeuven

Kris Van de Voorde
Business Program Manager, imec

Wouter Van den Bosch
Program Manager & Cluster Lead Public Health, imec

Luc Van den hove
President and CEO, imec

Bram Van Genabet
Global Digital Innovation Manager - OSCO Innovation & Technology, Barry Callebaut

Ann Van Gysel
CEO, Flanders.healthTech

Sofie Van Hoecke
Associate Professor, IDLab, an imec research group at Ghent University

Chris Van Hoof
Vice President R&D, imec / General Manager, OnePlanet Research Center

Peter Vanbekbergen
Partner, imec.xpand

Cyril Vančura
Partner, imec.xpand

Joke Vanlangenaeker
Layer, resolut

Henk Vansteenkiste
Operational Director, Hict

Pepijn Verhaeghe
Lean Manager, Vandemoortele

Piet Verhoeve
Director Innovation, flanders.healthTech

Eric Verlinden
Manager Research, VIL

Ursula von der Leyen
President, European Commission

Peter Wennink
President & CEO, ASML

Rutger Wijburg
COO, Infineon

Roel Wuyts
Manager ExaScience Life Lab, imec

Zhong Xu
CEO & Co-Founder, Deliverect

David Zenner
Head of Customers, ELIA

2022 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Western Digital

GOLD SPONSOR:
• NOKIA Bell Labs
• EV Group

SILVER SPONSORS:
• ASM
• FUJIFILM Value from Innovation
• KLA Corp.
• SCREEN
• TEL

VIP DINNER:
• Semi

COLLABORATING PARTNERS:
• FF Flanders Food
• Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Flux50
• Empowering Logistics
• KBC Securities

COMMUNICATION SPONSORS:
• BlueHealth Innovation Center
• European Semiconductor Industry Association
• GSA
• Leuven MindGate