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How can we ensure the rural parts are not forgotten? What are other challenges Belgian players face in their ambition to roll out fiber? What are the practical day-to-day challenges of actually installing that fiber in the streets? Can AI help to speed up fiber deployments?

More than 10 top-level speakers will share their view, plans and experiences in live presentations during the different sessions of the event. Confirmed speakers include Laurence Hoflack (BIPT-IBPT) and Roland Thienpont (Nokia). We close the official part of the day with an exciting C-level panel including Philippe Toussaint (Orange), Geert Standaert (Proximus), Nico Weymaere (Unifiber), Micha Berger (Wyre) and Jeroen Degadt (DIGI).

The event ends with a reception and walking dinner to network with both speakers and 200+ attendees active in the fibre market today.

Speaker details

Micha Berger

CEO - leading the Wyre organization and team

Olha Almashy

Customer Project Lead at Yungo

Erik De Herdt

Legal & Regulatory Affairs Director, Eurofiber

Jeroen Degadt

Leading the DIGI team in Belgium

Ronald van der Kraan

Vice President and General Manager for CommScope’s EMEA Broadband business

Laurence Hoflack

Engineer-advisor at BIPT - IBPT

Bas Meeuwissen

Architect Passive Infrastructure at Open Dutch Fiber and board member at NLconnect

Nico Weymaere

CEO Unifiber

Roland Thienpont

Director of Product Marketing for Nokia’s IP business

Philippe Toussaint

Chief Technology Officer | Member of the Executive Committees at Orange Belgium and VOO

Marion Tormento

Solutions Architect Director, Deepomatic / IQGeo

Marc Bouteyre

Head of Solutions Management at Ekinops

Jeroen Kanselaar

Manager ESG at Eurofiber & Sustainability Committee Chair at FTTH Council

Geert Standaert

Chief Technology Officer - Member of the Executive Committee at Proximus

Martijn Rooijakkers

Head of Products FTTH at Genexis

Robin Willems

Country Manager at Maunt Belgium

Virginie Géradin

Fiber Network Department Lead at Proximus

Raf Meersman

VP Fitce Belgium • former President of the FTTH Council Europe • SVP EMEA for IQGeo

Buy ticket

Early bird prices until Sat 04 Oct 2025

Price: € 395,00 | Members: € 275,00 | Students: € 125,00

Event Schedule

12:00 Registration & Sandwich lunch

13:00 Welcome & Keynote Sessions

Welcome & introduction - Raf Meersman, VP Fitce Belgium
Building Gigabit Nations: Fibre Deployment from a Regulatory Perspective - Laurence Hoflack, Telecom Market & Media Department – Engineer-advisor, BIPT-IBPT
At the intersection of AI and networks - Roland Thienpont, Director of Product Marketing IP business, Nokia (📺 more)
International/European state of affairs for fibre deployment & Sustainability - Jeroen Kanselaar, Sustainability Committee Chair, FTTH Council

14:00 Innovation & Technology

Supporting Service Providers facing the evolving network demands - Marc Bouteyre, Head of Solutions Management, Ekinops
Transforming Telecom Field Operations with AI and Automation - Marion Tormento, Solutions Architect Director, Deepomatic / IQGeo
How fibre infrastructure contributes to AI and 5G applications - Ronald van der Kraan, VP and GM EMEA Broadband Business, CommScope
Five practical lessons from FTTH rollout in the Netherlands according to Open Dutch Fiber - Bas Meeuwissen, Architect Passive Infrastructure, Open Dutch Fiber and Board Member, NLconnect
In interaction with Robin Willems, Country Manager, Maunt Belgium
First Panel Session - The speakers interact & respond to questions from the audience

15:15 Coffee break

16:00 Practical challenges and solutions for fibre in Belgium

Challenges and solutions for fiber in Belgium: Connecting rural areas through fibre – some field projects - Virginie Géradin, Fiber Network Department Lead, Proximus (📺 more)
Untangling the regulatory web: accelerating fiber deployment in Belgium - Erik De Herdt, Legal & Regulatoy Affairs Director, Eurofiber
Practical Challenges and Solutions for the As-Built Stage in Belgium - Olha Almashy, Customer Project Leader, Yungo
Tackling Belgium’s Fiber Rollout Challenges – Practical Solutions and Proven Strategies - Martijn Rooijakkers, Head of Products FTTH, Genexis
Second Panel Session - The speakers interact & respond to questions from the audience

17:15 C-Level Operator Panel Discussion (📺 the announcement)

Micha Berger (CEO Wyre)
Jeroen Degadt (GM Digi)
Geert Standaert (CTO Proximus)
Philippe Toussaint (CTO Orange)
Nico Weymaere (CEO Unifiber)
Moderator: Raf Meersman (SVP IQGeo and VP FITCE.be)

18:45 Reception & Walking dinner

21:00 End

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Practical info

Date & time

Wed 22 October 2025
12:00 - 21:00

Location

Proximus Lounge Route description

Stroobantsstraat 51
1140 Evere
Belgium

Tickets

Early bird tickets available until Sat 04 Oct 2025

Price: € 395,00 excl. VAT
Members: € 275,00 excl. VAT
Students: € 125,00 VAT incl.

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Registration is possible until Wed 15-Oct-2025 01:59

Tickets after 04 Oct 2025:
- Price: € 465.00
- Members: € 325.00
- Students: € 175.00

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Cancellation will be allowed without penalty until one week before the event. After this date a charge of 25% of the attendance fee will be made regardless the reason of the cancellation. Notice of cancellation must be sent by e-mail to info@fitce.be.