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Breakbulk Summit 2026 (October 2026)
The inaugural, biennial Breakbulk Summit draws on Antwerp’s breakbulk heritage to convene the international breakbulk community to share insights, discuss trends and strategise on the opportunities and challenges shaping modern breakbulk logistics. The programme spans two days at venues including the Kinepolis Business Center, with an evening networking reception.
ClimateCamp
Antwerp-based platform for Scope 3 supply-chain emissions management that helps companies measure, report, and reduce indirect carbon emissions through collaborative supplier engagement. Focuses on the Food & Beverages sector. 800+ companies share sustainability data through the platform. Raised €3.5M seed led by Expon Capital.
Dennis Lenard
Chief executive of Creative Navy, a UX design agency, and a confirmed speaker at SmashingConf Antwerp 2026. He focuses on evidence-based user experience design, usability and the design of complex interfaces for digital products.
Devoxx Belgium 2026
Europe's largest community-driven developer conference at Kinepolis Antwerp, themed 'From Developer to Builder'. Five days covering Java, architecture, GenAI agents, Model Context Protocol, security and modern development practices for thousands of developers worldwide.
Emily Anderson
Design practitioner at Ampersand and a confirmed speaker at SmashingConf Antwerp 2026, where she shares hands-on techniques and workflows for designers and design engineers working on product design and user interfaces.
Erwin Verstraelen
Chief Digital and Innovation Officer at Port of Antwerp-Bruges, leading the port's digital transformation and innovation strategy. He is a confirmed speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp.
Fortino Capital
Fortino Capital is a Belgian investor in B2B software, describing its work as building B2B SaaS and AI champions. It operates from Antwerp with further offices in Munich and Amsterdam. The firm's original domain fortinocapital.com now redirects permanently to fortino.group, which is the address recorded here.
ITF World 2026
imec's flagship technology forum, bringing the global semiconductor and nano-electronics value chain to Antwerp. Founders in chip design, AI hardware, quantum, and sensing get direct exposure to imec research roadmaps and corporate R&D leads.
ITF World 2027
ITF World 2027, imec's flagship Imec Technology Forum, returns to Antwerp 25-26 May. The conference connects the deep-tech innovation ecosystem across academia and industry, with keynotes, demos of breakthrough technologies and networking, drawing on imec's network of 600+ industry partners.
Javier Cuello
Product designer and author working with Fuller, and a confirmed speaker at SmashingConf Antwerp 2026. He specialises in mobile app design, design systems and product design, sharing practical methods for designers and design engineers.
Karsten Schönewald
Chief Security Officer at Hamburg Port Authority and a confirmed speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, addressing port security, resilience and the use of unmanned systems for critical infrastructure.
Lennart Kinau
Head of Strategy and Communications at Hamburg Port Authority and a confirmed speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, focusing on port strategy and cross-port collaboration on autonomous technology.
Marie van Driessche
Designer at UWV and a confirmed speaker at SmashingConf Antwerp 2026, presenting hands-on approaches to design systems, accessibility and user experience for large-scale digital services.
Nobi
Nobi makes AI-powered smart ceiling lamps for senior living facilities that detect falls within seconds, alert caregivers instantly and monitor sleep, activity and circadian patterns to prevent incidents. Its model was trained on 250,000+ real-life fall scenarios; in clinical studies across five care homes, Nobi reduced average caregiver response time from over one hour to four minutes and cut falls by 51%. Founded in 2018 in Antwerp by Roeland Pelgrims, Bert De Haes and Stijn Verrept, it closed a €35 M Series B (co-led by Angelini Ventures and Nexus NeuroTech) in January 2025. Nobi is deployed in 22 countries with offices in Belgium, the US and the UK.
Pascal Coppens
China expert, author and keynote speaker on innovation and technology trends, and a confirmed keynote speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, addressing global innovation and strategic autonomy.
Pieter-Jan Note
Co-founder and CEO of MAHI, working on autonomous and maritime technology solutions. He is a confirmed speaker at the DroneHorizon summit during Port of the Future Week 2026 in Antwerp, addressing autonomous systems for ports.
Port of Antwerp-Bruges
One of Europe’s largest ports and a hub for maritime logistics, energy and industrial innovation. It organises events including Port of the Future Week and the Breakbulk Summit, convening port authorities, technology providers and the autonomous-systems community to shape the future of port operations and breakbulk logistics.
Port of the Future Week 2026 (September 2026)
A three-day showcase of autonomous and sustainable port technology at Quay 102 in Antwerp, with live demos, expert sessions and international cross-port collaboration. It opens with DroneHorizon, a B2B and B2G matchmaking summit on unmanned and autonomous systems for ports and critical infrastructure, positioning Antwerp as a European testbed for future port operations.
Smashing Media
The team behind Smashing Magazine and the SmashingConf conference series for designers and front-end engineers. SmashingConf events cover design systems, AI prototyping, product design and complex user interfaces through hands-on workshops and conference sessions across European cities including Antwerp.
SmashingConf Antwerp 2026 (October 2026)
A long-running design and front-end engineering conference at the Bourla theatre in Antwerp for designers and UI engineers. It covers design systems, AI prototyping, product design and complex user interfaces across hands-on workshops plus conference sessions, drawing around 500 to 600 attendees and roughly a dozen speakers.
