Speakers
Frank Moreels
President BTB & ETF
Introduction – Thursday, May 15 – 9:30am
Closing statement – Friday, May 16 – 11:50am
Dominique Deckmyn
Technology journalist at ‘De Standaard’
What is AI? – Thursday, May 15 – 9:50am
Andrew Byrne
Global Head of Public Policy @ Uber
AI in transport – Thursday, May 15 – 10:50am
Stefania Marassi
Senior Lecturer and Researcher @ The Hague University of Applied Sciences.
PhD candidate at Leiden University – dissertation on the impact of AI on transport.
AI in transport – Thursday, May 15 – 10:50am
Erik Lamoral
Chief Information Officer @ H. Essers
AI in transport – Thursday, May 15 – 10:50am
Stefano Malorgio
General Secretary FILT – CGIL
Challenges for Trade Unions – Thursday, May 15 – 1:30pm
Baker Khundakji
Global Coordinator Future of Work @ ITF
Challenges for Trade Unions – Thursday, May 15 – 2:00pm
Simon Taes
PhD – Postdoctoral researcher Institute for Labour Law @ KU Leuven.
Dissertation on robotisation and labour law.
Challenges for Trade Unions – Thursday, May 15 – 2:00pm
Sandra Gabriels
Legal advisor @ BTB and ABVV-Metaal
Challenges for Trade Unions – Thursday, May 15 – 2:00pm
Mark Graham
Professor of Internet Geography @ Oxford Internet Institute.
(Co)-author of ‘Feeding the Machine’ and ‘The Gig Economy: a critical introduction’.
Challenges for Trade Unions – Thursday, May 15 – 3:15pm
Estelle Ceulemans
European Member of Parliament
Social impact of AI – Thursday, May 15 – 3:50pm
Kathleen Van Brempt
European Member of Parliament
Social impact of AI – Thursday, May 15 – 4:05pm
Patrick Glauner
Deggendorf Institute of Technology
Social impact of AI – Thursday, May 15 – 4:05pm
Patrick Van den Branden
Group IT Security Officer at Euroports Belgium NV and International speaker / trainer for Cyber Awareness and Resilience
Cyber security & AI – Thursday, May 15 – 4:40pm
Thierry Geerts
CEO of BECI, the Brussels Chamber of Commerce
Ex Country Director @ Google
AI at a crossroads: ethics, climate and the future – Friday, May 16 – 9:30am
Lode Lauwaert
Professor of Philosophy of Technology @ KU Leuven
AI at a crossroads: ethics, climate and the future – Friday, May 16 – 10:00am
Tim De Grom
Training Officer @ ABVV-Metaal
How can AI help trade unions? – Friday, May 16 – 10:35am
Wim Careel
Advisor @ ABVV-Metaal
How can AI help trade unions? – Friday, May 16 – 10:35am
Becky Wright
Exec Director of Unions 21
Supporting unions to build capacity and increase influence
How can AI help trade unions? – Friday, May 16 – 10:35am
WHAI? 2025
Workers, Unions & the Algorithmic Shift
