The interaction between people and robots or "cobots" is the next big thing in tech. As an employer, you want your people to be safe and to work in the best environments possible. Exoskeletons and cobots are tools that will change manufacturing and require your attention.

Order picking, maintenance, logistics, field services and even operating on people. Augmented reality and VR are slowly entering the market but they are here to stay. How do you leverage AR in your organization and what are the major challenges? Metavision and Atheer are the perfect companies to answer these questions.

How do we cope with an aging workforce? As an individual, a company or a civilization? One answer might be wearables. Wearables can monitor our health, support our bodies and warn us when necessary. In the workplace wearables will become an important part of wellbeing in the workplace. Look out for Superflex because they have the key to solve the problem of the aging workforces.

The network always wins and so does sharing knowledge. People in your organization loose plenty of time coping with problems to which a coworker next door might have the answer right away. Knowledge platforms enable the free flow of information both internally and externally and can help companies to vastly improve their productivity. 

Boundaries are slowly disappearing at work. Boundaries between private life and work but also boundaries between work and play. Firms from a range of industries are giving their staff an inspiring place to work by introducing activity-based working and blurring these lines.

Activity based working offices improve staff interaction, which increases knowledge sharing and boosts morale. The office is also turned into a home-away-from home, which improves quality of life.

How can you organize digital collaboration? What does it take to have an entirely digital organization without office space? Is it even possible? Tools like Slack can help you to streamline activities and manage your team but there are companies taking it one step further. Ever heard of knack.com? They don't have an office and collaborate on different projects from all over the USA.

Cracking the code for the use of games in B2B seems to be a never ending story but games can be more than just a way to unbend. Games can help HR-professionals with the development, education, hiring process and training of employees. We'll show you how games can change your people and vision.

OKR's, goals, peer feedback and performance management. By now, we all know the buzzwords of a lean organization. Your workforce comprises all of the talented individuals whose sense of purpose seamlessly needs to align to the organization’s top priorities today and to developing the skills needed for their career growth and to face tomorrow’s challenges.

Accelerating disruptive cycles in industry, with rising automation and rapid adoption and scaling of technology, are making traditional jobs frameworks obsolete and demanding new and adaptive skill sets of workers.

Heather will tell you all about the megatrends shaking op HR as we know it and immerse you in new ways of coping with an ever more competitive playing field.

CoMakery accelerates the value of blockchain projects. The company connects a diverse set of talented individuals with unique blockchain opportunities, allowing them to contribute and help launch projects that add value to blockchain initiatives. Its community-based platform allows contributors to be paid in tokens directly from the projects they have provided their expertise to, and in return delivering to them an immediate stake in the blockchain ecosystems they have helped to build.

Imagine a world where learning is effortless, where communication and control of technology are as simple as a thought and where every person has the power to expand their intelligence. In the last ten years, cutting edge neuroscience  has opened new horizons for the human brain. Humm has developed a headband that speeds up the learnign process and helps people to concentrate better.

Global innovation executive specializing in future trend analysis, driving innovation & intrapreneurial culture, and delivering transformational technology solutions. Strategic consultant and expert facilitator, experienced in guiding Fortune 1000 corporate customers through ideation and prototyping to market entry. Seasoned program manager with proven track record of delivering on time and under budget. TedX speaker.

Our aim is to end the program around 2 PM on all of our programs. Therefore, we recommend people to schedule flights that leave around 4 - 5 PM or later. At the bottom of this page you can find the recommended flights if you're flying from Belgium to San Francisco.