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Here is a list of upcoming topcis discussed in our members meetings and conferences.
Participants are welcome in the central area of the conference venue for coffee or tea.
Marie Gonzalez
Dominik Schneider
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Start the day with interactive, expert-moderated roundtable discussions designed to kick off DW Brussels with practical exchange and shared perspectives on the biggest opportunities and challenges in internal communication, digital workplaces and AI-enabled work. These small-group roundtables are a chance to dive into real-world experiences, benchmark with peers, and shape the conversations that matter most.
Adoption Is the Strategy, why launches alone don’t matter and what actually drives long-term digital workplace usage and behavioural change
Employee Listening Beyond Surveys
Managing Culture: Transformation People Can Believe In
Digital Workplace ROI: Proving Business Impact
Governance & Trust for AI Agents
AI Agents in Internal Communications
One Narrative, Many Markets: How Global Teams Align Communication Without Sounding Centralized
Search, Findability & Knowledge Chaos in the AI Age
Internal Comms in a Multi-Channel Reality
Employer Branding, Brand Ambassadors & Dealing with Sceptics
IC & HR & IT: Who Owns What in the Digital Workplace?
Overcoming The Communication Fatigue
How do we create one authentic corporate narrative that resonates both inside and outside the organization?
Volker Grünauer
Rebecca Struijs
Guy Van Leemput
Chaïmae Ounia
Fabiola Martínez
Marjolaine Anfuso
Jacqueline Vo
Jana Krivenkaja
Nadja Kerkhofs
Alessandra Nonnweiler
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Michelle´s focus will be on the human factors that determine whether AI transformation succeeds -leadership, trust, communication, culture and inclusion. AI adoption is not just a technology challenge; it is a people and change challenge.
Michelle Okwudiafor
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Jacqueline Vo
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Grab a coffee and Belgian treats — and spark new ideas with fellow attendees, experts and partners.
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
The National Bank of Belgium positions Microsoft 365 Copilot as a key AI tool within its Digital Workplace, aligned with a secure, seamless, and continuously improving Digital Employee Experience (DEX) strategy. This session covers the shift from a 3-month proof of concept to a scalable approach combining governance, adoption, and evidence-based decision-making, including measurable value, key challenges around success, licensing and security, and the role of feedback loops and metrics in improving work outcomes.
Alex Ernon
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Alfiya Karimova
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Sonia Belhadj
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
How do you create an intranet that truly connects a global organization, supports daily work, and strengthens company culture at the same time? In this session, Michael Wegscheider will share insights from Allianz’s journey with Allianz Connect, the company’s intranet designed to serve as a central digital workplace for employees across markets, functions, and regions.
By incorporating tools such as Engage and Copilot, Allianz Connect goes beyond the traditional intranet model and evolves into a modern employee experience platform that supports communication, knowledge sharing, and AI-powered assistance in everyday work.
Michael Wegscheider
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Jelle Kouwenhoven shows how combining data and real user feedback at Alliander leads to a more personalized and continuously evolved experience. You will leave with practical ideas for turning insights into concrete improvements for your digital workplace.
Jelle Kouwenhoven
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Brechje Merckx
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Take a break, grab lunch and explore practical approaches to digital workplace and internal communication challenges. Expect concrete examples, honest lessons learned and space for exchange.
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
A short discussion on the shift from prompting AI to working with AI across the digital workplace. We will explore what this means for internal communications, employee experience and modern work when AI moves beyond individual tasks and becomes part of everyday workflows, collaboration and decision-making.
Guy Van Leemput
Volker Grünauer
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
AI now has to deliver. As platforms move from flat-rate subscriptions and free experimentation towards credit-based models, AI agents become an operational and budget question.
In this practical masterclass, we explore how to manage an AI agent for communications: how to define its role, equip it with the right skills and context, set boundaries, review its work and decide where agents genuinely create value.
Volker Grünauer
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
A live intranet demo paired with a broader perspective on digitalization and internal communication in the workplace.
Laura Schweig
Eva Damave
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Jens Popelier
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Grab a coffee and Belgian treats — and spark new ideas with fellow attendees, experts and partners.
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Arnaud Matagne
Yann Wajsgrus
Julie Happart
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Our digital workplace increasingly feels like an all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant: we have dozens of different applications and hundreds of messages a day, and by the end of the workday our colleagues are completely stuffed.
Employees switch between tools up to 1,200 times a day, and now spend more time on “work about work” than on their actual tasks.
In this session, Christiaan W. Lustig addresses information overload and the steady growth of the digital landscape. He will walk you through various suitable (and less suitable) solutions to these challenges.
In doing so, he draws on his experience with dozens of healthcare, education, and nonprofit organizations, and on his knowledge and experience in the field of digital employee experience (DEX).
Also, Jelle Kouwenhoven shows how combining data and real user feedback at Alliander leads to a more personalized and continuously evolved experience. You will leave with practical ideas for turning insights into concrete improvements for your digital workplace.
In this session you will learn:
How to critically assess the overabundance of applications and information in your digital workplace.
What price your colleagues pay for this information overload and app bloat.
How the principles of digital employee experience help to curb these developments.
Christiaan W. Lustig has been active in the field of internal digital communication, collaboration, and service for more than 15 years. He regularly publishes and speaks about intranet, the digital workplace, and digital employee experience on national and international stages. He is co-author of the world’s first book on DEX.
Christiaan Lustig
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Join Erik Hartman for our famous townhall session — a dynamic and entertaining recap of Digital Workplace Brussels Conference. With sharp insights, humour and audience interaction, Erik brings together the key themes, surprises and standout moments of the conference in one engaging closing session.
Erik Hartman
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Wrap up the day with relaxed networking and drinks. Continue the conversations from the conference, connect with peers, speakers and partners, and exchange ideas in an informal setting.
This session is part of the event Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026.
Anja Wimmer
Dominik Schneider
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Volker Grünauer
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Felicitas Kilga
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Practical strategies on AI optimization & GEO with Anja and Marietta.
Marietta Robitza
Anja Höbarth-Furniss
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Anja Wimmer
Dominik Schneider
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Dr. Gergely Babos
Zina Hanesová
Peter Erni
Claire Fahnenstich
Mané Grigoryan
Gabi Wüstenberg
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Volker Grünauer
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Have you ever seen a humanoid robot in real life? Did you feel curious, impressed — or perhaps slightly uncomfortable? And if one were standing next to you in a bank branch, what kind of robot would you want it to be? As robots become more embedded in our workplaces and society (RoboEconomy), the question is no longer only what they can do, but how we test, govern and integrate them responsibly. The presentation examines the organizational challenges of robotics through risk management, governance, real-world testing and integration, and looks at how Testing and Experimentation Facilities (TEFs) can support the transition from demonstration to deployment. It will also present findings from field tests conducted in the field of rescue robotics, focusing on how robots perform and interact with people in realistic, high-pressure environments.
Alexandra Prisznyák
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Anna Juen
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Starting a corporate influencer program is easy; keeping it alive is the real challenge. Less guidelines, more freedom: Leadec's approach is to think of LinkedIn as a system, not a channel. With a bigger internal impact than you might expect.
Corina Hummel
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Medelina Anthony
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Elisabeth Schwab
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
How Leaders Stand Out When Creation is Effortless.
Vivian Lee-Lauss
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Discover how to transform the digital workplace from a locked-down environment into an empowered ecosystem by providing users with intuitive self-service interfaces for creating and managing collaboration spaces. We will explore how to replace restrictive, "one-size-fits-all" templates with AI-enhanced flexibility, ensuring that digital tools are both highly accessible and perfectly tailored to the evolving needs of modern workforce.
Bartosz Filipczak
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Volker Grünauer
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
What’s Next: AI, Trust, and Transformation
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Ulyana Biasedzina
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Teresa Karan
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Christiane Bubenheim
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
As streaming services continue to grow in popularity, traditional radio audiences are aging. How can radio stations engage younger audiences who spend most of their time on streaming platforms and social media? Radio ENERGY addressed this challenge by inviting people to make their voices heard and create their own radio show on topics they care about.
Björn Röhn
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Oliver Cleven
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
How the OECD transformed fragmented communications guidance into a structured, governed portal, creating a stronger foundation for search, accessibility and future AI-powered support. We will reflect honestly on what it takes to manage guidance and portal as an organisational product and as part of a wider knowledge ecosystem for communications staff.
Kate Lancaster
Carly Gestrin
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Put an end to inefficient social media campaigns! Learn how to build an AI-based, always-on system on Meta and boost the performance of your media budget by 10–20 times.
Peter Erni
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
Dr. Gergely Babos
Rebecca Struijs
Erik Hartman
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.
This session is part of the event Digital Leadership Forum 2026.