For the overview of upcoming cybersecurity, AI, Web3/blockchain events, check out this page.

PAST Events:

• Co-design Belgium's Cybersecurity Future (organized by the NCC-BE Belgium’s Cybersecurity Coordination Centre), Sparks Brussels, 19 September 2024, register for free
• Jaarevent Agoria Vlaanderen - Gaan voor goud!, 24 September (17-21u), Wintercircus Gent
• De Rol van AI in de Energiesector, Snowball Harelbeke, 26 september, discount codes available, register via Eventbrite
• Tech Scoop | Cybersecurity, 27th of September, The Beacon Antwerp
• Teach and work on the blockchain landscape, 27 September 2024, DigitalEurope Office, Brussels but also hybrid
• 50 jaar computerwetenschappen: Lezing door Inti De Ceukelaire, 27 September, Heverlee
• Roadmap to application and cloud security, 2nd of October, Free Online Webinar presented by our CS expert Kurt Schoenmaekers
• ABISS - the Innovative Industrial Interconnection Summit, Kortrijk Xpo, 3rd of October 2024. REGISTER for free via our Howest code
• BE-Cyber Experience Sharing Day: Secure Belgium's Digital Future, Brussels, 8 October. REGISTER for free via this link
• Flanders AI Research Day, 14 October, Wintercircus Gent
• Integrating IT Governance for a Secure Future, 14 October, ISACA
• Thema-avond cybersecurity voor KMO's op 15 Oktober 2024, Bruges
• Free webinar: NIS2: All you need to know, 18 October, co-presented by Johan Klykens, guest lecturer at Howest Toegepaste Informatica
• Annacon Conferentie rond Informatiebeveiliging, 23 October 2024, Provinciehuis Antwerpen, registreer gratis (in Dutch)
• Trefdag Digitaal Vlaanderen 2024, 24 October, Flanders Expo Gent, come and visit Howest's partner booth 29
• Bedrijvencontactendagen, 23-24 October, Brugge, where Howest is present with the Sportinnovatiemobiel
• Wonder Festival Kortrijk, until 3rd of November, visit Howest's Virtual Mirror in Buda Kitchen
• Unwrap Conference, 3-8 November, Depart Kortrijk
• Cybersec Netherlands, 6-7 November 2024, Jaarbeurs Utrecht
• Technopolis TechFair (kennismaking nieuwe tech voor 3de graad secundair onderwijs), 7-8 November 2024, Technopolis Mechelen (visit our Howest booth)
• The journey towards a future-proof Digital Product Passport (DPP), 7 november, La Tricoterie (Brussels), co-presented by Ann Claes (Howest)
• Vlerick Alumni Digital Transformation Club - AI as a Catalyst for Growth, 7 november, Vlerick Business School Gent
• Tech & Meet: Cyber Command Belgium, 12 November (19-21h), Howest Brugge Gebouw A
• Quantum Circle Summit, 14 November, Sparks Meeting Brussels
• Cybersecurity Vlaanderen Industry Day 2024, 14 November, Lamot Mechelen
• Hack the Future, 19 November, Antwerp FMCCA
• EBSI Belgium Demystifying Seminar, 26 November 2024, free hybrid event, organised by Howest and Access Advisors at Vlerick Business School Brussels
• Masterclass Threat Intelligence, 25-26 November, Brugge (in Dutch), organized by Howest. Register here, contact me if you have questions
• Inspi­ratiesessie ​‘Suc­cesver­halen dig­i­talis­er­ing voor kmo’s, 28 November, House of Manufacturing (Kortrijk), with Energy & AI demo's by Howest
• [NL] OT Security in de Praktijk, register via our Registration Form, 3 December 2024, Howest (Gebouw A, Spoorwegstraat 4, achterkant treinstation)
• [NL] Zeg nooit nooit: Hoe voorbereid is jouw bedrijf op cyberaanvallen?
• [NL] Industrial Security, 7-day masterclass by experts in the field, multiple modules on 11+25 January (intro), 15 Feb (IC Protocols), 22 February (regulations and standards), 8+22 March+5th of April 2025 (Securing ICS), Howest Bruges
• FOSDEM 2025, 1-2 February, Brussels
• Config Management Camp, 3-4-5 February 2025, Ghent
• Investigating Cybercrime: on the Frontline, Tech & Meet, 11 Februari, Howest Brugge, presented by Diederik Deraeve, Onderzoeksrechter bij de Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg West-Vlaanderen gespecialiseerd in cybercrime (in English).
• TryHackMe, Tech and Meet, 25th of February 2025, During this interactive session, Niels Deryckere, Cyber security researcher at TryHackMe will share the challenges of continuous learning and how TryHackMe can help you grow in the ever changing landscape of cyber security.
• Cybersecurity is more than cyber and security, Tech & Meet, 4th of March. A speaker from LeBon IT will explore why successful cybersecurity professionals need to think beyond technical aspects and embrace a well-rounded approach. We will highlight the key skills and knowledge areas essential for thriving in today’s cybersecurity landscape, including: People Skills, Basic Infrastructure Knowledge, Product Knowledge, Business and Process Knowledge.
• Belgian Offshore Days, 12 & 13 March 2025, Ostend ACEG Arena, with a cybersecurity workshop by Howest Cyber3Lab on Day 2
• Blue Talent Day, Talent meets industry, industry meets talent. A unique matchmaking event for students, professionals and companies at the Belgian Offshore Days 2025. Of course we are part of this initiative.
• The Possibilities of Generative AI, a Tech & Meet on 18th of March. Discover how this cutting-edge technology is transforming industries, sparking creativity, and reshaping the future. Our special guest speaker, an expert in AI innovation, will offer unique insights into how generative AI works, its real-world applications, and what lies ahead for this rapidly advancing field. Presented by Christian Gijsels (GenAI) and Sara Claessens (HR IT-Planet).
• The Quantum-Safe Era Starts Now!, Tech & Meet on 25th of March. Quantum computing expert Eric Michiels, Executive Architect at IBM, explains how Quantum Algorithms will become capable to break our traditional cryptography used daily across all IT systems and spread over different types of components. Are there already cryptography algorithms that are resistant against Quantum attacks? What is PQC and crypto-agility? What about the standards and regulations? When should organizations start their Quantum-Safe journey?
• CyberSecurity voor zorgorganisaties: wetgeving en praktijk, 3 April, 9-16u - studiedag van Zorgnet-Icuro over cybersecurity, specifiek voor kleinere zorgorganisaties. Onze cybersecurity en NIS2/CyFun specialist Kurt Schoenmaekers geeft op deze studiedag de stand van zaken in cybersecurity
• Get inspired: een inspiratiedag voor directie, beleids­medewerkers en leraren uit het onderwijs, 23 April, Howest Oudenaarde, Charlotte Larmuseau presenteert "XR in het Onderwijs" en Laurens Singier brengt er "The hackers are ready. Are you ?"
• CyFun - the CyberFundamentals Framework, Tech & Meet on 29th of April. Presented by Johan Klykens (Director Competent Authority at CCB and Guest Lecturer at Howest). Register here to learn more about NIS2 and CyFun.
• Next-Generation Privacy, Web3/Blockchain Meetup, 30 April (18-22h). Online event
• Artifhacking Intelligence, 5th of May (19-20h30), Howest Brugge, live hacking show with Belgium's most famous ethical hacker Inti De Ceukelaire
• The Art of Cyber Deception: Outsmarting Attackers with Tactical Misdirection, 6th of May (19h-20h30), Tech & Meet with Stijn Tassenoy (Accenture) about the principles and techniques of cyber deception, from honeypots and decoy assets to advanced adversary engagement strategies.
• NIS2 en CyFun in de Praktijk, May 8th (14-17h30) at Howest Brugge. Kurt Schoenmaekers explains the ins and outs of NIS2, the practical use of CyFun, CCB's CyberFundamentals Framework, and demonstrates an easier-to-use, multilingual and more explanatory tool for self-assessment than CCB's spreadsheets
• On a Mission with NATO: Cyber Defence on the Frontline, 13 May (19-20u30). Howest has been participating in an international military cyber exercise, organised by NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), for the past 5 consecutive years.
• Masterclass Digital Twins, 15th of May (12-17h15), The Reef (Ostend), postponed
• T.R.A.C.K.: The Digital Product Passport Edition, 20th of May, WinterCircus Gent. This one-day event brings companies, decision and policy makers together with technology experts for a deep dive in this brand new European tool to drive more transparency, circularity and sustainability in all sectors, from industry and retail to technology and logistics.
• Infrastructure as Code, Tech&Meet on 20th of May (19h-20h30, in Dutch). Tijdens deze Tech&Meet sessie duiken we het DevOps-universum in met een bijzonder actueel thema: Infrastructure as Code (IaC). We verwelkomen Jonathan Bernaerts van FlowFactor, die samen met collega Kilian Niemegeerts aanwezig zal zijn. Jonathan zal een inspirerende talk geven over hoe je met behulp van Terraform infrastructuur op een geautomatiseerde en schaalbare manier kunt beheren.
• CyberSec Europe, 21-22 May 2025, Brussels Expo, where Howest Cyber3Lab has a booth together with several partners of Howest. We offer free tickets with a bonus for those who visit our booth
• Event Sourcing and CQRS for Dummies, 27 May (19-20h30), Kim Van Renterghem, Expert in Distributed Systems at ZF Scalar, explains how to Unlock the Power of Event Sourcing & CQRS
• Event Sourcing and CQRS for Dummies, 27 May (19-20h30), Kim Van Renterghem, Expert in Distributed Systems at ZF Scalar, explains how to Unlock the Power of Event Sourcing & CQRS
• From Insights to Impact in Digital Identity, 27 Mei (17h30-21h), featuring our Web3 lead Shane Deconinck on "Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI): a new paradigm for digital trust"
• Securing Tomorrow - 4 juni - Brussels Airport Sky Hall - You can find our cybersecurity experts at the CyberActive booth
• Werkveldcommissie clusters IT and BO (Bedrijf & Organisatie) - 5 Juni: Werk mee aan de toekomst van onze IT-opleidingen
• VVSG Trefdag - 5 Juni (9u30-16u30) - ICC Gent. Bezoek onze stand waar we diverse projecten tonen!
• Howest Bachelor Thesis Presentations, 16-17 June, presented by Applied Computer Science students at Howest
• Flanders AI Forum, 17 June, ICC Gent, conferentie + beurs + inspiratie & networking
• Cyber Security Coalition OT/ ICS Security Focus Group, 25 June, 2025 (9h30-14h), Howest Gebouw A, Brugge
• Blikopener AI, 24 juni, organised by Unizo at Howest Brugge (in Dutch), featuring Howest and "female Kamal" Liesbeth Cornelis (Unizo)
• Tech BBQ 2025, 26 June (18h30-23h00), Howest Brugge, barbecue with support act/talk by Johan Caluwé (CCB) on "Cybersecurity from the trenches"
• Practical Insights for NIS2 with CyFun - 27 June (10-12h15) - Free Webinar presented by Kurt Schoenmaekers (Howest) for the CyberActive programme

August 2025:

• Linux Foundation Open Source Summit, 26 August 2025, Shane Deconinck presents "Zero Trust at the Edge: Bridging Industrial Systems with Verifiable Credentials and OpenZiti" at the Open Source Summit in Amsterdam
• Jarviss CONTXT, 27 August, Wintercircus Gent
• Trusted AI Agents: Architecting Identity and Granular Access for the Agentic Web, 4 Sept. 2025, Interactive online meetup with 2 speakers and panel discussion moderated by our Web3 Lead Shane Deconinck. Explore how we can secure AI agents in a decentralized world.
• Beltug Summer Bar, 15 September, Brightspace (Haasrode), where Howest is present as Beltug member
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September 2025:

• 6th International Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Conference (AIBC 2025), Tokyo (Japan), 17-19 September 2025, where Shane Deconinck presents his talk on decentralized identity and zero trust enforcement
• Machine Learning into Practice: Deep Dive into MLOps, 22-23-24 September, foundational course organised by UGAIN - UGent Academie voor Ingenieurs with speakers from UGent, Howest, Odisee, Superlinear, and Dataminded.
• Spotit Inspire, 25 September, Van der Valk Hotel Gent
• Private Agentic AI, 25 September, Howest Kortrijk - Gratis namiddagworkshop lokale AI agents, RAG & MCP georganiseerd door Howest in kader van het Interreg project Art-IE.
• BruCON Security Conference, 25-26 September 2025, Lamot Mechelen
• Quantum.Tech Europe, 30 Sept-1 Oct 2025, Rotterdam World Trade Center (NL)
• Cybersecurity voor kritieke infrastructuren: begrijpen, naleven en verdedigen, 30 September, Sirris Kortrijk, Bereid je voor op CRA en kruip in de geest van een Hacker (iemand van Howest CyberSecurity)

October 2025:

• The Road to a Defensible Architecture: Bridging OT and IT using NIS2 and IEC62443, 1 October 2025 (19-20h30), Howest-Gebouw A. Speaker Dieter Sarrazyn will show that bridging IT and OT is essential for building robust cybersecurity architectures.
• Leefstijl als Medicijn, Howest Brugge, 2 Oktober 2025, waar Cyber3Lab onderzoeker Thijs Pirmez uitlegt hoe technologie en AI kunnen bijdragen aan gezondheid en leefstijl via de YET (Youth Engagement&Environment Tool) app.
• NAVY TECHNOFest 2025, 4-5 October, Marinebasis Zeebrugge, waar onze onderzoekers "Hacking for Dummies - Leer de beginselen van het ethisch hacken!" presenteren
• In september 2025, we started these further education masterclasses at Howest:
  • Advanced DPO case law
  • CS vanuit het perspectief van een hacker
  • Dual Stack IPv6
  • Linux Server Security
  • Secure Web Development
  • Secure Blockchain Development
• BE-CYBER Experience Sharing Day – The Coffee Edition, 7 October 2025, Hi-Site (Douwe Egberts site)
• Threat Intelligence: from Threats to Tactics, Howest Brugge-Gebouw A, Evening meetup on October 7th 2025, where Sandro Manzo and Niels Desloover (CCB) explain how to gathering information to predict and respond to cyber threats.
• ABISS Summit, 9 October 2025, Kortrijk Xpo. Netwerkbeurs voor Digital, Smart & Connected Industry
• Flanders AI Research Day 2025, Wintercircus Gent, 15 October 2025,
• RUN-EU Day – 16 oktober 2025 (10-12u), Howest Brugge
• Impact Talks: DPP Mode Meetup, 16 Oktober, Brain Embassy (Antwerp), Kick-off toegepast onderzoeksproject DPP InZicht met o.a. Ann Claes en Kushal Soni van Howest Cyber3Lab
• Go International 2025, 21 oktober (19u30-...), Infoavond voor bachelors Howest Brugge
• Cancelled (te weinig deelnemers): Cyber­veilig in de zorg, 21 oktober (14-16u30), Howest Gebouw A, gepresenteerd door Laurens Singier
• ANNACON 0x7E7 2025, 22 October, Provinciehuis Antwerpen
• Trefdag Vlaanderen Digitaal 2025 - 23 Oktober, Flanders Expo Gent
• Inspiratienamiddag Metaverse & Web3, 24 Oktober, gloednieuw Experience Lab in The Vibe, een plek waar technologie en nieuwsgierigheid samenkomen, en waar bezoekers worden uitgenodigd om de toekomst van digitale innovatie te ontdekken, te testen en te verkennen. Registreer online
• Open Minds, Open Models: Exploring the Open-Source AI Ecosystem, October 28th, Howest Brugge-Gebouw A, Evening Meetup where speaker Niels Rogge (ML6) explore how open-source AI is transforming technology and innovation.
• Cross-platform app development with Flutter, 5 November (19-20h30) - Whether you’re a developer, designer, or tech decision-maker, this session will help you understand what “build once, deploy everywhere” really means - and how to make it work for your next project. Expect live demos, practical insights, and honest information based on real-world experience. Presented by Thijs Pirmez (Howest), who also presents the 8-day course "Start to Flutter" (24/11/25 - 26/01/26)
• Tectonic Conference, 5-6 November, Wintercircus Gent, AI is rewriting the rules of how we work and live. Geopolitics creates new priorities. Digital autonomy demands action. Join Tectonic to be part of Europe's answer.
• The Future Lab 2030 by delaware, November 6, 2025, The Lab (Gent)
• Inetum's AI Mission (Im)Possible, NOA Outdoor Living (Kruisem)

November 2025:

• Hack the Future, Belgium's most epic hackathon, powered by Cronos Groep, 12-13 November (Aquatopia, Flanders Meeting & Convention Center - Antwerpen)
• Flanders Make Symposium 2025, 13 Nov. 2025, Square Brussels - a day filled with innovation, collaboration, and inspiration.
• Social Creativity Congress '25, 13 November, Howest Campus Station (Brugge), waar we diverse goed onderbouwde duurzame projecten voorstellen
• Cybersecurity Industry Day, 13 Nov, Lamot Mechelen, where researchers, industry experts, entrepreneurs, innovators and policy makers meet up to accelerate progress in cybersecurity.
• SecuWeb Inspiration Day Flanders, 14 November, De Krook (Gent)
• FARI Brussels Conference 2025, 17 November, Flagey Brussels
• .NET Demystified, 18 November, Howest-Gebouw A, Evening meetup with speaker Kevin DeRudder demonstrates the powerful updates of .NET 10 for developers
• Dag van de Wetenschap, 23 November
• Masterclass Threat Intelligence, 24-25 November (9-17u), Howest Brugge
• Start to Flutter, in Dutch, 8 sessies, verdeeld over 8 weken, om je idee in een Flutter app te vertalen, gefaciliteerd door Thijs Pirmez (Howest)
• Inspiratienamiddag Metaverse & Web3, Health Special, 25 November, gloednieuw Experience Lab in The Vibe, een plek waar technologie en nieuwsgierigheid samenkomen, en waar bezoekers worden uitgenodigd om de toekomst van digitale innovatie te ontdekken, te testen en te verkennen. Registreer online.
• Transitioning to IPv6, 25 November (19-20h30), Tech & Meet at Howest Brugge with IPv6 expert Nico Declerck (Howest)
• Hack the Government (2nd edition), 26 November, CCB Belgium. Alumnus Robbe Verwilghen werd in 2024 "beste ethische hacker van het land"
• Future of Privacy and Security in AI World, 26 November (16-20h), ISACA event at KPMG Zaventem
• ThinkNxt - 27 November - Brussels Gate (Groot-Bijgaarden). Powered by Proximus NXT
• Masterclass bouw je eigen AI-agent met low-code, 27 Nov. (9-17u, in Dutch), Ontdek hoe je AI concreet kan inzetten binnen jouw organisatie. Gepresenteerd door Gene Vangampelaere (Howest)

December 2025:

• The Birth of NATO’s Cyber Defence, 2 Dec. (19-20h30). Martin De Pauw shows how cybersecurity at NATO has evolved.
• SAI RESET IT 2025, 4 December 2025 (12h30-21h), Square Brussels
• DeepSeek Uncovered: The Open-Source AI Challenger from the East, 9 December (19-20u30), Howest Building A, where Howest's AI expert Dimitri Casier explores what it is and discusses real-world-applications, which showcasing live demos and giving a critical reflection on ethics and transparency of DeepSeek and open-source AI in general.
• The Raccoons Bar, 11 December, GenAI Updates and the EU AI Act
• Unizo event “Digitaal Ondernemerschap", Howest Brugge, 11 Dec, 19u
• Protecting Belgium: Play a Role in Active Cyber Protection, 16 December (19h-20h30)

2026:

• Indumation 2026, 4-5-6 February 2026, Kortrijk Xpo - The flagship event for industrial automation and Industry 4.0
• Trusted AI Agents by Design, 3 March, 17-18h30. 2 innovators whose first-principles thinking is shaping how we build trusted agents are joining Shane Deconinck me for a Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT) webinar. Learn all about TSP (the Trust Spanning Protocol), PIC (the Provenance Identity Continuity Protocol) and its Proof of Continuity. I am sure that the record number of 435 registrations proves the enormous interest in Trusted AI Agents.
• Immersive Tech & Web3 Inspiratiesessie, 6 Maart (13-15u). Ontdek, test en verken de toekomst van digitale innovatie. Van de nieuwste VR-headsets en 3D-scantechnologieën tot de snel evoluerende wereld van Web3: ons lab is ontworpen als een open speelveld voor experimentatie, leren en samenwerking. Deelname is gratis, maar inschrijven is verplicht.
• Vibe Coding Hackathon, 10 Maart (9-17h), waar 100 IT studenten applicaties in elkaar boksen met behulp van chatbots en de AI coding tool Lovable
• Belgian Navy Hackathon 2, 9-10 March, ABC Tower Zeebrugge, where participants will tackle real challenges, design creative solutions, and accelerate innovation for the Navy’s future readiness