Activities

ADM Reception 2011

Sabine Everaet - CIO of the Year

Visit Galaxy Studios

ADM Reception 2012

Inspiration trip to Dublin

ADM Reception 2013

Driving Innovation with good ideas: solutions that do the job

Join us for a walk at the front end of innovation!

ADM Annual Reception 2014

It was encouraging to see that about 400 professionals had gathered in the BULO Workshop in Mechelen for the annual ADM reception.

Your body reveals what your speech is not telling: body language explained.

Volunteering at the Special Olympics European Summer Games 2014

25 ADM-ers with a heart volunteered on 14th September at the Special Olympics European Summer Games 2014, the so-called Games of the Heart.

Ronnie Leten: Why continue to invest in Belgium as a global company? A case: Atlas Copco

This is how ADM chairman Jan De Schepper introduced guest speaker Ronnie Leten at the first Foyer.

Programme Managers kick-off meeting ADM programme 2014-2015

September marks the beginning of a new ADM working year that comes with a few novel things we would like to draw your attention to, and that should help you to (literally and figuratively speaking) find your way to our activities.

Better selling with "social" selling

'The Times They Are a-Changin' - and so are best practices for sales people.

Why ICT is the Future for Youngsters

Monday 20 October we had a ladies night at ADM.

Build your own app

“We need an app” is not the right reason to build a mobile application. That’s why we organised a workshop to show how vital the interaction is between business, IT and even end users when you want to build a great app, that does exactly what the customer wants (and even more...) and that users love to use.

How to make "NWOW" (Nieuwe Werken) work?

It was not just the average session about the New Way Of Working on 25 November, but then that is the last thing you can expect when you invite the “Dinobusters” to come and talk about it!

ADM board meeting - with Jannie Haek

The ADM board meeting of December took place in the offices of the National Lottery.

How are other companies dealing with innovation? (2)

Innovation – that is what Acerta, bpost, Doccle, Veritas and the Flemish Government have in common – and we were allowed to learn from it.

Meet Veerle Lozie, the new CIO of the Year

When CIO of the Year Veerle Lozie starts her presentation by saying she will NOT talk about IT, but about people, you know you’re in for an interesting presentation. She certainly did not disappoint us during the ADM networking foyer in December.

Data: big-bigger-biggest

The hype around Big Data led us to believe that it is all about big technology. Big mistake – as we learned during the first ADM session on this topic.

"Appreciative Inquiry" to plan your change process

Appreciative inquiry is not a fixed methodology for change management, it’s rather an attitude to help people and organisations move forward and take the right decisions.

The Future of Work - Patrick De Maeseneire

After Ronnie Leten in September, we now had the privilege of meeting another international CEO with Belgian roots. Patrick De Maeseneire has been Chief Executive Officer of Adecco since June 2009.

When 3D meets business

“Impressive” and “Wow” were undoubtedly the words we heard most during our visit to Materialise on 26 February 2015.

Growth Hacking

When looking up “growth hacking”, chances are that the name of Omar Mohout pops up. After the joint session by ADM, Netwerk Ondernemen and Telenet Idealabs on 2 March we definitely know why.

ADM Annual Reception 2015

The annual ADM reception of 2015 proved once again that our connections make the difference. Both in work and life.

Enabling business with the new regulation on electronic identification and trust services

“A boring piece of legal text about a topic that creates exciting business opportunities” – that was Patrick Van Eecke’s introduction to what turned out to be a very interesting info session on the eIDAS Regulation (Regulation on use of eID card and etrust services)

Service design thinking: designing the customer experience

“Service Design Thinking is more about DOING & MAKING than thinking and meeting” was one of the quotes Jürgen Tanghe (Crossroad Consulting) and Tine Peeters (Studio Dott.) used to kick off the workshop about Service Design Thinking.

Better Decision Taking

We gathered in the colourful lounge of the Vlerick Management school in Brussels, where professor emeritus Marc Buelens was going to tell us more about his book ‘Bye Bye Management’.

Kopmannen

On Thursday 17 September we gathered in the legendary KBVB building in Brussels with Jan De Schepper and Paul Van Den Bosch who were there to present the book "Kopmannen".

Service design thinking: designing the customer experience (2)

At the beginning of our new year we start off with the second workshop on Service Design Thinking. Jürgen Tanghe (Crossroad Consulting) and Tine Peeters (Studio Dott.) kicked off the session by saying "think with your hands!" and that's exactly what the participants did!

Stop Hiding Behind Your Privacy Policy: Building Consumer Trust

Another week, another ADM session! This time, Business Faculty was the operating base where we all gathered to learn more about privacy and how it should be used for a good user experience (UX).

Value of (big) data for business

(Big) Data is a hype, no doubt about that. Making good use of the available data to improve your business processes, that is the real key to success.

Innovating the printing industry

On 22 October Agfa Graphics opened its doors to our ADM members who were given an exclusive behind the scenes look at how Agfa is still innovating the printing industry. And we were certainly not disappointed!

Your employees are your best ambassadors, also on social media

On 24 November Business Faculty was our operating base for the info session on Employee Advocacy. Those who were present will agree that it was definitely worth the trip to the Brussels area. Using different cases, the speakers from RealDolmen, BBDO and Microsoft explained what it means to be a brand advocate. 

Spreading the innovation mindset

On Thursday 15 December Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroep (VRT) opened its doors to the legendary Marconi Studio for our final event of 2015. During this session on innovation, speakers from VRT, Belfius, BNP Paribas Fortis and Sumi joined us to tell us more on how they try to implement innovation in their company nowadays.

How to deal with digital disruption?

On 13 January we kicked off the new year at ADM with the first ADM Foyer. More than 130 participants made the trip down to "De Jachthoorn" to listen to the presentation of Ruben Schaubroeck (Partner at McKinsey).

Cyber threats: A new approach on how you can avoid/deal with them

Afspanning De Jachthoorn opened its doors for us once again this month. In "Zaal De Schuur" we welcomed over 50 participants for our info session on Cyber Threats and those present were not left wanting!

Building a better business using the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® method

Unlocking creativeness while having fun at the same time! Our members gathered at the idyllic San Marco Village to experience the power of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® first hand.

How to deal with the new requirements of the Privacy Regulation?

What is the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)? How does it influence my organisation and how should we prepare? Our members gathered at Clubhouse Aurelium in Kontich to answer these, and other questions together.

Customer journeys: are you ready for the age of the customer?

Creating a good customer experience is key to having a successful organisation! Our members gathered at the CM building in Mechelen to learn more on this topic with cases from Colruyt, Atlas Copco and CM.

"The Money Pit" by Jim Johnson, Standish Group

Antwerp Management School (AMS) and ADM joined forces to organise a special event for its members. Jim Johnson (Standish Group) joined us at Wetenschapspark Universiteit Antwerpen for a special lecture on his "Money Pit" research.

Content Marketing: the next hype or shortest way to success?

Sales & Marketing have to go hand in hand in order to create a good Content Marketing Strategy for your organisation! That is one of the key learnings that our members took back from our Infosession "Content Marketing: The next hype or shortest way to success?"

ADM Annual Reception 2016

17 May 2016 will go down as one of the most "Thrilling" nights in ADM history. Tom Palmaerts joined us at Hôtel de la Poste (Tour & Taxis) to tell us more about his book ("Trilling") and share his view on our future(s).

Reinventing Work

"Culture eats Strategy for breakfast" and "Structure eats Culture for dinner" were just a few of the many quotes used during our final event of the year. Those who were present at the session on Reinventing Work could concur that it was a great success.

Welcome to the new ADM

The new ADM is live! 135 of our members & partners  joined us at 't Schoon Verdiep for an exclusive first look at their new ADM.

Being a Data-Scientist: what it's like!

What is a Data-Scientist and what does he do exactly? Nearly 50 of our members joined together to learn more about the roles and responsibilities of the people working on and in big data projects.

Transforming & Innovating Healthcare

From photochemical company to digital imaging and e-health business. Our members were treated to an exclusive behind the scenes look to discover how Agfa HealthCare has gone through an impressive digital transformation and is conquering the world!

Connect with Dominique Leroy

"A company that doesn't grow doesn't have a future" was one of the quotes used by Dominique Leroy to kick off her presentation on how she has lead Proximus into a new future.

Koen Blanquart

Our ADM board and a few members that have actively helped shape the new ADM were invited to a special treat. Travelling photo documentarist Koen Blanquart took the time to share some of his amazing stories with us!

Community is the Future of Business

Frank Haes (SAPience), Steven Ingelbrecht (Waze) and Jan-Bart Cassimon (Pokémon Go) took the time to share the story of their Online Communities and our members were not left wanting!

The transformation of NISSE

Over the past few years,The National Institute for the Social Security of the Self-employed (NISSE) has gone through a remarkable transformation into a modern, qualitative and agile public organisation. An Vanderstappen shared with us the story of the challenges they faced with the people and leadership at NISSE while implementing this digital transformation.

Time for a Digital Detox?

"Communicate about communication" was one of the biggest talking points of the evening. Christine Wittoeck entert(r)ained our members during our last session of 2016 and opened their eyes by showing how a Digital Detox can change everyone's life for the better!

Discover new realities

Our members were invited to experience Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality first-hand and imagine what it could mean for their business.

On the couch with the CIO & ICT woman of the year

Herman De Prins (CIO of the year) & Annemie Depuydt (ICT woman of the year) took the time for a short talk with Kristof Van der Stadt (Editor in chief, Data News). We gave them a seat on our couch and asked them what it means to be a CIO in two completely different organisations.

How to implement Digital Transformation in your company culture

"Human = Primary, Technology = Secondary" was one of the main messages heard throughout every case at this event. Our members gathered to listen to different speakers who shared their story on the successes and struggles they encountered when implementing Digital Transformation in their organisations.

Connect with Start-Ups @StartupVillage

Join us for a unique opportunity to connect with young & promising Start-Ups & share experiences that will help your own business grow!

ADM reception 2017

Change starts with you! The global speaker and author of 4 books, Cyriel Kortleven, literally explained where to find the bananas in your working environment and how to use innovation and creativity to get rid of them.  Moreover, he invites you to apply the Yes And Act manifesto! The AED-studios perfectly fitted the tall and small ladders Cyriel climbed when awakening the creativity potential in people.

Light beyond illumination

Philips Lighting Belgium is currently working very hard on a big Digital Transformation. Our members & partners joined together at the headquarters in Brussels to listen to Gert Roeckx (Country Manager, Philips Lighting). In his story - and during an exclusive tour of the Philips Lighting offices - he shared how Philips Lighting has reinvented itself to remain a pioneer in the lighting business

Drones create value for your business

ADM joined forces with Agoria for an exclusive half day CxO experience at DronePort (Sint-Truiden). 

ADM Board Meeting

Connect with the Manager of the Year, Bart De Smet

September has arrived and with it the start of our 20th ADM year. We kicked off the new year with a bang; Data News' manager of the year, Bart De Smet joined us to share his values and keys to success.

Be part of the 'young ADM'!

"A warm, welcoming and familiar environment!"  & "ADM is a perfect place to network for a young professional!" were only a few of the positive remarks given by our young participants on 5 October. We gave them the chance to meet a few of the ADM board members and discover the true meaning of our tagline "Share & Connect". 

The business impact of IoT

The internet of things (IoT) is one of the more recent buzzwords in ICT, so obviously we at ADM want to inform our members & partners on the what, the where and the how. This session gave us just that.

Connect with Start-Ups & Ronnie Leten @CORDA campus

CORDA houses over 200 great scale-ups & starters on their campus in Hasselt. Our partners & members were invited to meet a few of them together with Ronnie Leten (ex-Atlas Copco) and they were not left wanting!

Creating IOT Product-Service-Systems

How do you implement IoT in your own organisation? Where do you begin? Under the guidance of three experts our members & partners gathered at the AE headquarters for a great workshop where all those questions and more were answered!

Build the "Young ADM" with us!

What happens when you put our Young ADM professionals in one room? They generate great ideas for new ADM sessions! 

ADM Board meeting

Connected Conservation: Saving the rhino!

Did you know that every 8 hours a rhino is killed! Dimension Data has stepped in to help by launching the Connected Conservation project in a private reserve. Over the span of two years they have reduced the number of killed rhino's to 0 within the reserve! Ruth Rowan ( Global CMO & Group Executive - Marketing at Dimension Data) joined us at Afspanning De Jachthoorn to share their incredible story! 

Connect with Eddy Duquenne (CEO) and Bjorn Van Reet (CIO) of Kinepolis

It's all about the customer at Kinepolis! Bjorn Van Reet & Eddy Duquenne welcomed us in "De Loft" to share their views on how to make a business like Kinepolis successful in this digital age and what it means to be a CIO & CEO.

GDPR demystified for business & marketing

Lots of questions and tons of answers during our ADM session on the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)! The deadline of 25 May is fast approaching so Kaat Van Delm (Allen & Overy) & Frank Van den Bossche (Quadrant Communications) took the time to demistify the dreaded GDPR for our members & partners.

Are you ready to rumble? Digital Transformation vs Organisational Culture!

Things were heating up at GC De Melkerij! Our members & partners were given controversial quotes, questions, statements on the subject of digital transformation & organisational culture. They picked a side on each of the topics and we put them in the ring to let them "sort out" which side is right.

ADM Board visit to Microsoft Executive Briefing Center

Following our ADM Board Meeting of 15 March, our Board members were introduced to interesting applications of innovative technologies in the newly renovated Microsoft Executive Briefing Center in the heart of Brussels. 

ADM Board meeting

Let Philippe De Backer guide you through the new GDPR!

If one of your partners, Deloitte, invites your board-members to come and listen to Philippe De Backer, State Secretary for Privacy, it's simply an offer you can't refuse!  Main theme of the session: the unhyped version of the GDPR story that answered one question: What purpose does the GDPR really serve?

We're not speeddating, we're speedbowling!

What happens when you put our board members and Y-ADM'ers together in a bowling alley? You get a lot of fun, some excellent bowling and, most of all, some textbook networking. In short; a great evening was had by all at ADM's first ever Speedbowling!

Build your business case for an IoT project

"We need an IoT project" is not a good argument when you want to implement IoT in your business. But how do you do it? Where do you start and what do you need to take into account when building a business case? After our first and second sessions on Internet of Things we used this final session to break down the process into 6 steps for our members & partners to follow!

How Social Technologies can help you create a New Culture

Are Social Technologies and a new business culture a match made in heaven? Our members & partners joined us in De Jachthoorn to get all the answers from Isabel De Clercq, author of "Social Technologies in business"

ADM Board meeting

ADM Reception 2018

What a rollercoaster the past twenty years have been. This year’s annual ADM reception, organized around our twentieth anniversary and hosted by VRT’s ravishing presenter Ihsane Chioua Lekhli, was an opportunity for our network to look back and forward. 

Be inspired by the Young ICT Lady 2018, Laurence Schuurman

What was that famous saying again? "Save the best 'til last"? We're not claiming that this session topped every single one of our great events in the past year, but those present agreed that Laurence Schuurman made sure that this was a memorable closing of another great year at ADM.

ADM Board meeting

From Image to Imagination: Connect with Christian Reinaudo & Caroline Van Rompuy

New technologies forced Agfa Gevaert to look for other business opportunities in order to expand their reach. The digital challenges that accompanied the necessary shift turned out to be a rewarding effort for IT...

License to fail

Are you convinced that failing is something negative? You won’t anymore after these tips! 

Inspiring Innovation @ Telenet Innovation Center

‘Collaboration is the key to innovation’. That’s what Ineke Rampart (Director Corporate Affairs) and Rajiv Seesurn (Director Telenet Innovation Center) told us during their presentations at the Telenet Innovation Center. 

How ING moves to a real Engineering Culture

Peter Jacobs (CIO, ING Netherlands) got full attention of our partners and members when talking about agile@ING. ‘Continuous Delivery of Jez Humble’ has been their bible in the agile transformation process.

Y-ADM meetup: what can we learn from Gen-Y programmes in other companies?

If you're in charge of running your company's GenY programme this is your chance to connect with colleagues from other organisations and share ideas & best practices on what young people want, how they want it, ...  At the same time, we hope to hear form you what you expect from us in the future!

ADM Board meeting 2018 (4)

Koen Van Gerven : Challenges for a modern bpost.

What was it that makes Bpost a strong company even when transforming since 2003 already? To state the president of ADM, Jan De Schepper: as a CEO Koen bounces back with the words ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’. 

D.I.Y. : coding = child's play!

During a very special weekend session our members were introduced to CoderDojo and WeGoSTEM, 2 organisations who work tirelessly to help children develop their STEM-skills. It was a very hands-on session where the children were the teachers: they helped our members take their first programming steps!

Y ADM taskforce 1

A great & fruitful night was had by all the young professionals who joined us at BDO Crossroad. Together they took the first steps in creating a blueprint for Young Talent Communities everywhere.

Enhancing your (clients') customer experience

The sky is the limit when it comes to increasing the (internal and external) customer experience. Technology and the help of good business partners can help you move towards a more efficient business, engaged employees and happy customers!

ADM Board meeting 2019 (1)

Connect with John Porter, CEO Telenet

Staying one step ahead of the digital times

An objective that Telenet has in common with all participants of our session with John Porter, CEO Telenet after our Board Meeting of February. 

Digital collaboration changes human interaction

The new ways of working ask for a different approach to your employees. During this session brainmove guided our members & partners through this process. By guiding us through the "Workplace game" they explained what’s important to keep in mind when implementing the new way of working.

Y ADM taskforce 2

After the first successfull session with our young professionals, they gathered again at BDO Crossroad headquarters to continue working on a blueprint for Young Talent Communities everywhere. 

ADM Reception 2019

This year’s reception focused on ‘Digital Business is HUMAN’. Technological progress may be fantastic, in the end it's all about the applications that go along with it and its impact on human being. The 4 keynote’s of the evening showed how digitalization makes people’s lives better.

Y ADM taskforce 3

After the first and second great session with our Y ADM taskforce it's time to really get down to business and take concrete steps to implement the ideal Gen-Y programme!

The Port of the Future is Connected

The cases presented by NxtPort and DP World Antwerp confirmed it: there is a huge untapped potential for all parties in the Antwerp Port to work more (cost)-efficiently when sharing data and taking down the silo’s between them.  

Y ADM taskforce 4

Last session before D-day on 13/06! 

ADM Board meeting 2019 (2)

How to set-up a Y-Community in your company?

The format of a Y-Community is not important - it can be very informal or very formal. As long as it fits the company culture, it will be a valuable contributor to the job satisfaction of the (young) employees, ànd consequently to their productivity. The Y-ADM experts defined 9 building blocks to help you set-up a Y-community!

Become a better networker

At ADM, we know networking is a key part of business.  Although some people are naturally outgoing, which helps them be a good networker, nearly everyone can use some tips and tricks to become better.

“Vive le vélo” – Innovation in Action

Discover how A.S.O (the organisation behind Tour de France) enhances fan experience with the help of the NTT technology team. 

ADM Board meeting 2019 (3)

Connect with the Manager of the year, Johan Thijs (CEO, KBC)

Johan Thijs left the audience amazed with his incredible speech about how KBC faces the digital challenges.

How listening to your customers defines your own organisation

"But what do your clients need?" Vink is proof that listening to your customers and employees is the key to successfully implement (digital) change. 

6 Batteries of Change

Technology only will make the transformation of your business NOT successful

SmARTcare

Discover how big data and art are connected

Y-ADM brainstorming

How to engage generation Y in ADM activities and decision making process.

"Egopreneur"

Stand your ground in a complex digital world with Paul Van Den Bosch, writer of "Egopreneur".

Express yourself clearly – Draw it!

We rocked the final event of 2019!

ADM Board meeting 2019 (4)

The importance of our identity (card) and how Zetes (the producer of our ID cards, Driver licenses and Passports) makes sure our identity is protected to a maximum.

Connect with Roger Kesteloot, CEO De Lijn

De Lijn is ready for (the day after) tomorrow!