Speakers

Adam Chassin is currently an investor, board member and commercial operator of early-stage venture backed companies. Some of Adam’s previous

Adel Yahia is the Managing Director of Immobel Belgium. He currently leads a team of about a hundred people and

Alain Waha – Digital Transformation of the Built Environment Alain is the Chief Technology Officer at Buro Happold. He convenes

Amaury de Crombrugghe is the Chief Investment Officer Retail, Office & Warehouse and the Chief Development Officer ad interim of

Anaïs Maes is a Deputy Mayor in Brussels, responsible for Urban Planning, Public Space, and Dutch-language Education and Affairs. She

André Stolk is the Head of ESG services at Stadim, the largest independent real estate valuation & advisory firm in the

Secretary of State Brussels Capital Region

Managing Partner at CityTools

Apolline Vranken est diplômée en architecture à l’ULB en 2017. Elle travaille pendant plus de deux ans comme chargée de

Arne Allewaert is the Co-founder and Managing Partner at AMAVI Capital, a leading investor in European companies driving innovation and digital transformation

CEO citydev.brussels – Benjamin Cadranel was born in Brussels on 12 September 1974, where he resides today. He obtained his

Benoit Moritz est architecte-urbaniste, associé au bureau MSA et gérant de la société de consultance NeuStadt. Il est par ailleurs

Brecht Vandekerckhove is a geographer-urban planner and director of Atelier Romain. Brecht has over 20 years of experience in spatial

Carl Segaud is the mayor of Châtenay-Malabry, a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine region of France. He is actively involved in

Caroline Deiteren has been the new Director-General of Embuild Vlaanderen since June 2024, the most representative sector organization in the

Cécile Jodogne est députée au Parlement régional bruxellois et fut au cours de sa carrière Echevine de l’Urbanisme, Bourgmestre de

Cédric is Senior Director within Real Estate Financial Advisory, heading Real Estate Insights & Valuations for Deloitte Belgium. Cédric is

César Frías Enciso is the CEO and design director of MORPH, an international company of more than 150 designers, architects

Damian Harringtonis a Director and Head of Research for both Global Capital Markets and EMEA at Colliers. He has over

Daniel Rosbottom is one of the two directors of DRDH, an architecture practice with studios in London and Antwerp. DRDH works internationally

Daniel Wishnia is the Chief Digital Transformation Officer at Aroundtown SA, responsible for developing a digital vision that helps drive growth

Partner at Deloitte Legal

David holds a Master of Science degree in Electrotechnical Engineering, a Masters Degree in Automation, and an MBA from INSEAD.

Since January 2023, David is co-Managing Partner of Colliers Belgium. David started out in 1997 at Colliers Auguste-Thouard, as Head

Delphine Desgurse is an innovation catalyst in order to foster digital and environmental transformation in the building, real estate and

Dirk Paelinck is a serial entrepreneur in innovative real estate concepts and in Property/Construction Technology, and the Chairman of the

Deputy Director General at SLRB-BGHM

Dr. Johanna Sonnenburg is a freelance consultant, author, speaker and coach. She researches and teaches as an associate at the

Dr. Max Hirsh (PhD, Harvard) is Managing Director of the Airport City Academy and a leading global expert on airports

CEO Belgian Land

Erwin Vrijens is head of the Real Estate Division at the Flemish investment company PMV where, with a team of

Ferdinand Grapperhaus is the CEO of Next Sense, a company that leverages AI-based control logic and building physics algorithms to

Francis Metzger is a Belgian architect specialising in both the restoration of outstanding heritage sites and contemporary design. He combines

Frederic is Partner of Financial Advisory in charge of Real Estate, Infrastructure & Capital Projects and of Government & Public

Frédéric van der Planken, the founder and CEO of the Whitewood Group brings over 21 years of expertise in the

Gabrielle Kawa studies the temporary use of industrial vacant spaces, and their opportunities for the circular building economy: she aims

Gaétan Clermont is co-CEO and shareholder of the Eaglestone Group. Eaglestone Group is active in both real estate development and

After studying law at ULB, Gilles Delforge began his professional life as a lawyer in 1998, specialising in property and

Gilles Emond is currently Head of Public Real Estate & Finance at AG Real Estate, the subsidiary of the leading

The qualified architect Gudrun Sack has been Managing Director of Tegel Projekt GmbH in Berlin since 2021. She is a

Guillaume Hébert est un architecte-urbaniste, Palmarès des jeunes urbanistes en 2007. Avec « Une Fabrique de la Ville » qu’il

Hans Smid is responsible for the strategy and business operations of the three parts of the Digital Energy division in

Professor Jan Peter Balkenende is Minister of State and was Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2010. During

Jasmin Baumgartner studies the spatial embeddeness of the circular economy in Brussels (1980-current), within the framework of the interdisciplinary research

Jeroen Roppe is a passionate Brussels enthusiast. He works as a spokesperson for visit.brussels and is a presenter and moderator

Jo has been active in European real estate since 1997. After a first job as marketing director of a Belgian

Integrating cultural and social change into the company’s projects is one of John Eyers’ main objectives as an architect. He

Jonas is partner of Endeavour. He studied architecture and urban planning and likes to focus on the social challenges of

Jonathan joined Immoweb/AVIV Group two years ago as an economist specialised in the Belgian real estate market. Prior to this

Joost is a director and partner at Archipelago Architects, with offices in Leuven, Brussels, Paris and Barcelona. As the manager

Head of Property Management Bruxelles & Wallonie at Ceusters

Katrien Depoorter, Director Group Internal Services Department at Proximus, holds a master’s degree in engineering and architecture. With 20 years

CEO Trevi Group

Kosta Matsoukas is Associate Partner at PT1, a venture capital investor focusing on pre-seed & seed investments in transformative real

Kris Liesse is ING’s Head of REF for Business Banking in Belgium. He is responsible for the commercial strategy regarding Real

Kristiaan Borret, Brussels Capital Region’s bouwmeester maitre architecte (BMA) until the end of 2024, advocates for spatial quality in urban

Kurt Impens works as Senior Manager Real Estate & Domanial activities at NMBS. The department is responsible for the valorisation

In her research, Lara Reyniers focuses on the Brussels’ circular building sector from the 19th century to today, aiming to

Director General at Régie des Bâtiments-Regie der Gebouwen

Partner, co-founder and CTO of ORG Permanent Modernity. Luk has accrued more than 25 years of experience in architecture, urban

Marc Callier is ING’s Head of Sustainability for Business Banking in Belgium. He is responsible for the development of the

Marc Van Begin is the Chief Financial Officer of AG Real Estate, where he has worked since 2002. Marc is

Margaux Lespagnard aims to develop circular design guidance for architects when designing circular affordable housing. She examines not only how

Michel Van Geyte holds a master’s degree in applied economics and a postgraduate degree in real estate studies from the

Michiel Van Balen graduated as a civil engineer and architect (KUL). He is the co-founder of Miss Miyagi, Stadsmakersfonds, Teherbestemmen and Operating Collective.

Mira De Grande is the Director Commercial Real Estate at Brussels Airport Company. Mira has a deep expertise in airport

Mohamed Ridouani is the mayor of the city of Leuven, Belgium. He is dedicated to transforming Leuven into a thriving

Nick Bila currently serves as Development Director at Triple Living, where he focuses on innovating the company’s development strategy to

Nicolas Bearelle co-founded Revive in 2009, a real estate impact development company delivering resilient and lively neighborhoods by regenerating underused

Olivier Carrette Olivier Carrette obtained a master degree in Law – Notary at KU Leuven in 1995. He joined UPSI-BVS

Olivier De Bisscop serves as the Chief Portfolio Officer at Befimmo, where he oversees Investment, Commercial, and Property Management activities.

Après avoir occupé des fonctions de management dans le secteur privé et le secteur public fédéral, Patrice Couchard a rejoint

In 2001 he joined the team of Freddy Thielemans, Mayor of the City of Brussels, as Head of Cabinet. In

Licencié en Architecture de l’ISA Saint-Luc Tournai, détenteur d’un Master post-universitaire obtenu à l’Architectural Association (DRL-AA), d’un diplôme en études

Pierre-Paul Verelst is Head of Research Belux at JLL Belgium and Guest Lecturer for the Future Proof Real Estate program

Throughout his career, Piet has gained over 20 years of experience in the global digital classifieds sector. In June 2021,

Ruben Van Vooren is engaged in studying the practical applications of circular construction. His work focuses on the role of

Sebastian Moreno-Vacca is an architect and the founder of A2M. Since 2000, his firm has focused on regenerative architecture for

CEO at Eaglestone Belgium

Stefaan Martel, managing director of Bopro, is known for his extended knowledge in all sustainable aspects of real estate. His

Stefan Moser was born in Munich in 1971 and trained as an economist and a lawyer. He joined the Commission

Stéphan SONNEVILLE has been Chief Executive Office of ATENOR since March, 2005. He started his career in 1986 at PWC,

Stephanie Van de Voorde is professor at the department of Architectural Engineering at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. During the past 20

Sunita Van Heers, sustainability expert, founder and managing director of SuReal, the reference in sustainability consulting in the real estate

Ms Suzy Denys has a master’s degree in law (Université Notre Dame de la Paix Namur and KULeuven) and a

Après un parcours dans l’immobilier professionnel dans le secteur privé, en Belgique et à l’international, Tanguy Verheyen est Head of

Theresa Fink, MSc is a Business Manager in the field of digital resilient cities and regions at the AIT Austrian Institute

Co-founder at Artion

Valérie leads the Development Departement of Whitewood and with her team she is in charge of the different real estate

Véronique Dailly leads the implementation of the new autonomous public structure created by the city of Charleroi, called ARRIS. ARRIS’