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    Belnet Community Day 2026

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    NHow Hotel - Brussels

    NHow Hotel - Brussels

    Rue Royale - Koningsstraat, 250 1210 Brussels
    Belnet events team
      • 09:00
        Welcome coffee & breakfast
      • Opening plenary: Welcome & introduction Inspire (NHow Hotel Brussels)

        Inspire

        NHow Hotel Brussels
        Convener: Dirk Haex (Belnet)
      • Opening plenary: Keynote: Digital Autonomy: what we can learn from Kazakhstan and Kenya. Room : Inspire

        Room : Inspire
        Convener: Karin Voets (VUB)
      • 10:30
        Coffee Break
      • 1
        Parallel session 1A : Above-the-net services Room : Inspire

        Room : Inspire

        What’s evolving across Belnet’s services—and what does it mean for your organisation? Get the latest on identity federation and its future challenges, find your way through the world of DNS, and discover practical lessons learned from OCRE mini-competitions.

        Speaker: Philippe Van Hecke
      • 2
        Parallel session 1B : Innovation Room : Into the box

        Room : Into the box

        What’s next for innovation at Belnet and across our community? Explore the latest initiatives shaping Belgium’s digital research landscape, from the Belgian AI Factory Antenna (BE-AIFA) and the Canathist project to VUB’s Supercomputing Nexus in the broader HPC ecosystem.

        Speaker: Niels Deriemaecker
      • 12:00
        Lunch
      • 3
        Parallel session 2A : Network Room : Inspire

        Room : Inspire

        What’s happening behind the scenes of Belnet’s network—and what’s next? Get up to speed on the latest network developments, discover our vision for the future of connectivity, and take a look behind the scenes at how we monitor our network and why we’re bringing our NOC operations in-house.

        Speaker: Stefan Gulinck
      • 4
        Parallel session 2B : Solutions & Evolutions Room : Into the box

        Room : Into the box

        What’s new in Belnet and what’s coming next? Explore the solutions and emerging challenges shaping our future, from a customer experience with campus solutions and the upcoming Belnet Time & Frequency Service to the rising cyber risks created by AI-accelerated vulnerability discovery.

        Speaker: Jean-Pierre Aerts
      • 5
        Lightning talks Room : Inspire

        Room : Inspire
        • a) EXPATS – Explainable Autofill for Trustworthy Surveys
          Speaker: Servaas Tilkin (PXL University College of Applied Science and Arts)
        • b) ISO 27001: Vision and reality
          Speaker: G. Pappas (Belnet)
        • c) iTutorOnline: Making an online tutoring platform in the EU where transparency and trust are core values
          Speaker: Louis Vanhove (VUB)
        • d) A sneak peek at our new customer portal
          Speaker: Elke Dierckens (Belnet)
        • e) FedOSC: Aligning Policy, Infrastructure, and Skills for Federal Open Science
          Speaker: Marie-Sophie Bercegeay (KBR)
        • f) TNC27
          Speaker: Louise Le Grelle (Belnet)
      • 15:15
        Coffee break
      • Closing plenary: Closing keynote - Dries De Poorter Room : Inspire

        Room : Inspire
        Convener: Frédéric Libotte
      • Closing plenary: Wrap up & goodbye Room : Inspire

        Room : Inspire
        Convener: Frédéric Libotte
      • 16:10
        Networking drink