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AI Barometer Release 2026
FinTech Belgium, Sailpeak and Vlerick Business School unveil the third edition of the AI Barometer at SilverSquare North, tracking how Belgian financial institutions are moving from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment, with keynotes, use cases, panel and networking.
Ann Mettler
Ann Mettler is Vice President for Europe at Breakthrough Energy, the climate-focused investment and advocacy organization founded by Bill Gates to accelerate clean energy innovation globally. She previously led the European Political Strategy Centre, the in-house think tank of the European Commission, and served as Executive Director of The Lisbon Council from 2003 to 2014. She is a prominent voice on European clean energy technology and innovation policy, and a confirmed speaker at the ONS 2026 Strategic Conference.
Audrey Scozzaro Ferrazzini
Audrey Scozzaro Ferrazzini serves as Vice President of Government Affairs at Qualcomm, one of the world's leading semiconductor and wireless technology corporations. Based in Europe, she represents Qualcomm before EU institutions and national governments on matters including the European Chips Act, 5G spectrum policy, mobile connectivity standards, and digital competitiveness strategy. She is a prominent industry voice in European technology and semiconductor policy discussions, regularly engaging with senior EU officials and member state governments.
Bart Groothuis
Bart Groothuis is a Dutch Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who played a central role in shaping European cybersecurity legislation, including the NIS2 Directive. Prior to his parliamentary career, he held positions at the Dutch Ministry of Defence with a focus on cyber operations and digital security. He is widely regarded as one of Europe's leading political voices on cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and cyber defense policy.
Belgium Startup Awards — Startup Day 2026
A full-day national startup gathering at The Egg Brussels with stages for founders, investors, service providers, and corporates, plus a live pitch competition for a €100,000 convertible loan. The flagship convening point for the Belgian startup ecosystem.
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl is the Director General of DIGITALEUROPE, Europe's leading digital industry trade association, a position she has held since 2019. A Danish national based in Brussels, she is one of the most influential voices in European technology policy, regularly engaging with EU institutions on legislation covering artificial intelligence, data governance, cybersecurity, and the digital single market. She serves as the primary spokesperson for the digital industry in European legislative processes and oversees major industry events including the DIGITALEUROPE Summer Summit.
Christine Leurquin
Christine Leurquin is CEO Belgium and Senior Director of European and Public Affairs at Aldoria, a French space safety and sustainability startup specializing in space debris tracking and collision avoidance services. Aldoria operates a ground-based radar network dedicated to monitoring objects in low Earth orbit, providing commercial and institutional clients with conjunction analysis and space traffic alerting services. Her dual role combines executive leadership for Belgian operations with EU-level public affairs activities, making her a key interface between the space sustainability startup ecosystem and European policymakers.
Clean Aviation Networking Event 2026
Focused networking for the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking. Price: free with application/registration. Targets SMEs and startups collaborating on hydrogen and electric flight tech proposals.
Collibra
Collibra is a Brussels-founded data intelligence company that became one of Europe's most important enterprise software success stories by focusing on data governance, cataloging, lineage, and trust. Its software helps large organizations understand what data they have, where it came from, who owns it, and whether it can be safely used for analytics, compliance, and AI systems. That function has become significantly more important as companies face growing regulatory pressure around privacy, AI accountability, and internal data quality. Collibra operates in the layer beneath many other modern software workflows: before a company can run serious analytics or train advanced models, it needs confidence in the underlying data estate. That makes the business strategically important to data-heavy industries such as finance, healthcare, and industrial technology. In the European ecosystem, Collibra stands out because it turned a difficult, top-down enterprise problem into a large software platform category. It is a useful addition to the directory because it represents the governance backbone that increasingly underpins other ambitious AI and data companies.
DIGITALEUROPE
DIGITALEUROPE is the leading trade association representing digitally transforming industries across Europe, headquartered in Brussels at Rue de la Science 37. It represents over 56,000 businesses through 134 global corporate members and 45 national trade associations spanning 35 EU countries plus Ukraine, Moldova, the UK, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey. The organization engages EU institutions across 15 policy priority areas including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, connectivity, data governance, and digital skills. It organises the annual Summer Summit as its flagship policy convening event, bringing together senior representatives from member states, the European Commission, and leading global technology companies.
DIGITALEUROPE Summer Summit 2026
DIGITALEUROPE's annual policy summit convening EU Member State representatives, the European Commission and global tech industry leaders on Europe's digital sovereignty, AI regulation, data governance and sustainability under the theme 'Scaling the Digital Frontier'.
EBAN
EBAN is the European trade association for business angels, seed funds and other early-stage market players, based in Brussels. It represents angel investors in European policy work, publishes the annual statistics on the continent's early-stage investment market, and runs training and accreditation for angel network managers. Its EBAN Annual Congress moves between European cities each year and is the sector's main gathering.
EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026
Conference on open source policy, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, and open source community members to discuss current trends and future directions in Brussels.
EuroDIG 2026
The European Dialogue on Internet Governance is an open multi-stakeholder platform on internet governance, hosted by EURid at the European Commission's Charlemagne Building. The 2026 edition celebrates 20 years of .eu under the theme 'European Voices for the Future of the Internet'.
European Hydrogen Week 2026
The largest annual event dedicated to the European hydrogen sector, combining policy, business, and exhibition tracks at Brussels Expo. Relevant for hydrogen and clean-energy founders seeking EU funding, partners, and procurement channels.
European Space Forum 2026
The 6th edition of a Brussels policy-and-business forum at the intersection of the European space industry and EU institutions. Relevant for NewSpace founders navigating funding, regulation, and procurement.
European Sustainable Energy Week 2026
The 20th edition of the EU's largest sustainable-energy conference. Cleantech and energy founders use it to engage policymakers, EU funding bodies, and corporates shaping the regulatory environment.
FARI – AI for the Common Good Institute
Independent, not-for-profit artificial intelligence initiative led by the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Université libre de Bruxelles, presenting itself under the banner Brussels – Europe. It puts the common good at the heart of AI, data and robotics research, runs research projects and a Test and Experience Centre, and offers services aimed at public administrations, citizens and entrepreneurs. It organises the annual FARI Brussels Conference and runs the FARI AI Accelerator.
FARI Brussels Conference 2026
Two-day conference held at Flagey on Place Sainte-Croix in Brussels, opening 08:30 to 18:30 on 23 November, asking whether Brussels can become a capital of AI. It gathers voices from cities that have tried, succeeded, or are still finding their path, and puts the more fundamental question of whether a capital of AI is needed at all. The second day hosts the final pitch and graduation of the FARI AI Accelerator 2026 cohort, where 14 founders pitch their solutions to investors.
Forum Europe
Forum Europe is a policy-focused event management company that has been organizing high-level conferences at the heart of the European Union since 1989. The organization specializes in convening senior policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders around critical European and international policy issues spanning technology, space, defence, and digital governance. Forum Europe is the organizer of the annual European Space Forum and the European Space, Security and Defence Forum, as well as a growing portfolio of global events through its Forum Global division. Registered in England and Wales and operating primarily from Brussels, Forum Europe provides in-person, virtual, and hybrid event solutions for institutional and industry clients.
