Virtual Inspiration Event

28.10.2020.

Join the delaware Virtual Inspiration Event 

For all the uncertainty about what the future will look like, one thing is certain: it will be digital. With digital transformation being accelerated as we speak, we want to give you the opportunity to stay ahead.

Let us inspire you

On 28 October, delaware will be hosting its very first Virtual Inspiration Event. Our Inspiration Fairs have always been an opportunity for visitors to explore new technologies and see digital transformation trends in action – and that won’t be any different this year.

For our 2020 edition, however, we have decided to transform our annual gathering into a live virtual event. When it comes to digital transformation, now is the time to start putting theory into practice. Will you let us inspire you?

Virtual Inspiration Event

The registration is closed for this event.

28 Oct, 13h20 - 28 Oct, 15h40

What to expect

  • Long-time geek and technology aficionado Lieven Scheire as an overall event moderator
  • An inspiring keynote on digitalization in the heavily impacted healthcare sector
  • Topics clustered into three main storylines: Smart Factory, Smart Employee and Smart Business
  • 9 interactive speaker sessions and interviews with customers such as Agristo, Schréder, imec and Netafim
  • The opportunity to talk to experts about high-tech topics such as SAP S/4HANA, Virtual Reality or the Digital Workplace
  • A private one to one chat and video call function to connect with peers and network before and after the event
  • The entire event will approximately take 2 hours and 15 minutes

3 storylines

Smart Factory

Smart Employee

Smart Business

4 moderators

While Lieven Scheire acts as an overall event moderator, 3 other experts in their respective fields will lead the speaker sessions  

Multiple customer cases

Zorgbedrijf Antwerpen will kick off the event, followed by interviews with customers such as Agristo, imec, Netafim, Joris Ide, …

Talk to the experts

Chat about 6 specific topics:

SAP S/4HANA, supply chain, finance, Digital Workplace, Digital Transformation and AR/VR

3 storylines

Smart Employee

Today's workplace is global, fast-paced and technology-driven. The Smart Employee has both the hard and soft skills needed to function in a 21st century work environment. They show flexibility, engagement and are committed to the Digital Workplace. By experimenting with new ways of working, they have become crucial stakeholders in an ongoing workforce transformation.

  • Introducing the Digital Workplace at imec
  • How can digitalization and emerging technologies boost your maintenance processes?
  • The Future of Learning

Smart Factory

Smart Factories are highly digitized and connected production facilities that rely on smart manufacturing. Many manufacturing lines today are only 60% productive, so there are tremendous opportunities for improvement. Smart Factories take on a ‘minimal waste, maximum value’ approach and strive for Overall Equipment Effectiveness. In other words: The Smart Factory does more with less – machines, people, resources.

  • Agristo's move to SAP S/4HANA
  • How we put Industry 4.0 into practice at our customers
  • Renewing the Supply Chain at Joris Ide

Smart Business

In an interconnected and automated world, the Smart Business survives – and thrives. The Smart Business knows that digital transformation is a journey rather than a destination. It creates effortless experiences, both for its customers and for its employees. The Smart Business takes advantage of the latest technological developments such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and AR/VR.

  • The new and improved digital CFO office
  • Schréder: A guiding light in AR configuration and VR
  • From customer experience towards effortless experience @ Netafim

Meet your speakers

Kristof Stouthuysen

Professor of Management Accounting at Vlerick Business School
Kristof is a Professor of Management Accounting at Vlerick Business School and KU Leuven. He helps firms to successfully execute their finance strategy by the effective design and use of financial and non-financial reports. With his Centre for Financial Leadership and Digital Transformation, he shows CFOs around the globe how new technologies such as artificial intelligence can help them to improve their decision-making.

Ruxandra Bex

Digital Marketing Project Manager at Schréder Group

Sonja Van Aelst

Digital Workplace Program Lead at imec

Martijn Mennen

Experienced IT Resources Manager and CIO at Agristo

Omer Gerson

Digital, Analytics & Innovation Director at Netafim

Linn Angé

Corporate & Outreach Communication Manager at imec

Event schedule

Oct 28, 2020

1:20 PM
Welcome by Patrick Andersen (Managing Partner delaware BeLux) (20 min.)
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1:40 PM
Leading digital transformation in healthcare (20 min.) read more
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2:05 PM

Smart Factory

Smart Factory: Agristo's move to SAP S/4HANA (20 min.) read more

Smart Employee

Smart Employee: Introducing the Digital Workplace at imec (20 min.) read more

Smart Business

Smart Business: The new and improved digital CFO office (20 min.) read more
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2:30 PM
Smart Factory: How we put Industry 4.0 into practice at our customers (20 min.) read more
Smart Employee: How can digitalization and emerging technologies boost your maintenance processes? (20 min.) read more
Smart Business: Schréder: A guiding light in AR configuration and VR (20 min.) read more
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2:55 PM
Smart Factory: Renewing the Supply Chain – when automation takes over (20 min.) read more
Smart Employee: The Future of Learning (20 min.) read more
Smart Business: From customer experience towards effortless experience @ Netafim (20 min.) read more
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3:20 PM
Talk to the expert: SAP S/4HANA migration (20 min.) read more
Talk to the expert: Warehouse & Supply Chain (20 min.) read more
Talk to the expert: Finance (20 min.) read more
Talk to the expert: Digital Workplace & Learning (20 min.) read more
Talk to the expert: Digital Transformation (20 min.) read more
Talk to the expert: AR/VR (20 min.) read more
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The registration is closed for this event.

Event moderators

Rick de Leeuw

Smart Business moderator
Rick spent twenty years as the lead singer for rock band Tröckener Kecks. He later wrote several novels and poetry collections, and became known for TV programs such as De Laatste Show. He also presented a music program called Het hol van de Leeuw (the lion's den) on Radio 1. He acted with KVS and Union Suspecte, translated poetry from the Middle Ages and wrote a play about Father Phil Bosmans for actor Gène Bervoets. He also joined Jan Hautekiet on several successful theatre tours of Flanders and the Netherlands. He has spent ten years working with Te Gek!?, an organization that is trying to break the taboo surrounding mental health care.

Filip Van den Abeele

Smart Factory moderator

About last year

"I heard a lot of interesting things that we can implement in our business. Very inspiring!"

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people visited last year's Inspiration Fair