Past conference (22 October 2020)

On 22 October 2020, IT Works and ValueIntranet hosted Belgium's leading conference on intranets, the digital workplace and the future of work - this year a 100% online event!

Professionals from IT, Communications and HR gathered online for a variety of case studies, inspiring keynotes and interactive discussion.

The online conference took place in Whova, one of the world's leading virtual event platforms.

Some of the topics that were discussed at the conference :

• Latest trends in the world of intranets, digital workplaces and virtual team collaboration

• The pros and cons of platforms such as Microsoft 365, Teams, Workplace by Facebook and intranet-in-a-box products
  

• Hybrid models for the future of work

• Continuous change and lifelong learning in the 'Never Normal' (Peter Hinssen)

Typical profiles of conference participants

• Intranet and digital workplace managers

• Internal communication managers

• Experts in digital channels and digital transformation

• HR managers in charge of delivering a seamless digital employee experience

• IT and project managers responsible for building a new intranet or digital workplace

Online conference platform

The full online conference took place in Whova

More about Whova at whova.com

Jointly organised by

Speakers

Dave Geentjens

ICT Project & Program Manager at the Flemish Government (Vlaamse Overheid)

Opening Keynote: The Digital Workplace at the Flemish Government - achievements and lessons learned

Peter Hinssen

Co-founder and Partner at nexxworks

Closing Keynote: The Future of Work

Aletta van Asperen

Senior Communications Manager at ING Group (the Netherlands)

International case study: The Digital Workplace journey of ING: from a unified intranet to an 'employee experience portal'

Alain Gilson

Intranet Manager and Digital Communications Expert at ING Belgium

International case study: The Digital Workplace journey of ING: from a unified intranet to an 'employee experience portal'

Camille Tardiveau

Internal Communication Manager at Thalys

Intranet case study: The new intranet of Thalys

Linn Angé

Corporate & Outreach Communications Manager at imec

Digital workplace case study: The Digital Workplace at imec, based on Microsoft Teams

Sonja Van Aelst

Program Manager Digital Workplace at imec

Digital workplace case study: The Digital Workplace at imec, based on Microsoft Teams

Paul Belsack

Solution Lead Digital Workplace at delaware BeLux

Digital workplace case study: The Digital Workplace at imec, based on Microsoft Teams

Dette van Zeeland

Coach and facilitator at Golven Maken

Expert session: Enhanced collaboration in a digital era, inspired by the principles of Sociocracy 3.0

Joanna Dirckx

ADKAR-certified change coach at CM (Christelijke Mutualiteit)

Expert session: Change management during the introduction of Office 365 and Teams at CM

Laurence Fourcade

Group Director Knowledge Management & International HR Transformation at Keolis (France)

International case study: How to combine knowledge management, collaborative spaces and an intranet to facilitate the transmission of knowledge?

Benoit Boulanger

Strategic Project Manager and member of the Digital Transformation office at Ethias

Intranet case study: The Ethias intranet - from vision to launch

Isabel De Clercq

connect | share | lead

Expert session / interactive discussion: The Physical Workplace and the Digital Workplace: Yin and Yang

Geert Nijs

Researcher and author of the book "The Network Expedition"

Expert session / interactive discussion: What if rolling out Microsoft Teams were not a goal in itself, but an enabler for team learning?

Hans De Donder

Business Productivity Consultant at Synergics

Expert session / interactive discussion: Strengthen your internal communication with Microsoft 365 - discover how Yammer, SharePoint and Teams come together in an intelligent intranet.

Sophie Sine

Internal Community Manager at AG Insurance

Case study: The introduction of Workplace by Facebook at AG Insurance

Dieter De Neef

Employer Branding & Employee Communication at AG Insurance

Case study: The introduction of Workplace by Facebook at AG Insurance

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