VDI Summit : The Future Data Economy

Danielle Jacobs (CEO - Beltug)
With over 2,000 members from 490+ organizations, Beltug is the largest Belgian association of CIOs & Digital Technology leaders. We cover their priorities such as vendor and software asset management, 5G, hybrid IT, cyber security, artificial intelligence, the hybrid workplace, IoT, privacy, data governance, and many more.

As Beltug, we defend the interests of our members, develop positions, and support knowledge exchanges between our members. Each year, we organize more than 50 events for sharing experiences. Beltug also represents the business ICT users at the European and international levels. At the EU level, Beltug works closely together with business user groups in France (Cigref), Germany (Voice), and the Netherlands (CIO Platform). Regular meetings are also held with user associations in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, India, Switzerland, Indonesia, Spain, and Finland.

Danielle is involved inthe Digital Minds for Belgium, launched by the Belgian Secretary of State for the Digital Agenda. In 2018, she was Computable Belgium’s IT Person of the Year.

Hassan Haddouchi (Research Associate, Business Development Academy - Vrije Universiteit Brussels)
Hassan is the Founder of WorkerPro Games, the Belgian RBB Startup of the Year 2020. He is also a lecturer at AP Hogeschool Antwerpen. Hassan is passionate about disrupting the world of education.