The EU AI Act in Practice
The AI Act is here; now comes the work. Join us in Leuven to learn where to begin with compliance and what it means for your business.
Most organizations have read the AI Act by now. Far fewer have turned it into something their teams can actually do. Knowing the rules exist is one thing; deciding who owns compliance, where a project starts, and how it fits the way you already work is another. That gap, between the regulation on paper and the AI Act in practice, is what this event is about.
Join us in Leuven
Join us on for our packed program. You'll hear from people who have already built AI governance inside real organizations, and from the regulators overseeing it.
Welcome
What is really hiding under the AI Act's hood?
A guided walkthrough of the AI Act requirements and an introduction to AI governance.
Adeline Rossetti, Datatrust Associates
Panel discussion: Navigating increasing AI risks through the AI Act
The benefits of embracing AI governance as a flexible approach to compliance
Iwona Muchin, CISO & DPO at Ageas Insurance
Aagje Weyler, AI & Data Protection Compliance Expert at Imec
Moderated by Christoph Balduck, Datatrust Associates
AI Compliance Officer: a new companion for the DPO?
Sarah Dulak, Datatrust Associates
Christoph Balduck, Datatrust Associates
Coffee break
The Reality of AI Governance: building compliance that works
Emilie Demeyer, Group DPO & AI Compliance Advisor at Bnode
Experiences from an actual AI Act implementation
Fabienne Verdiere, Program Manager – AI Act governance at Beobank
Regulatory keynote from the BIPT & FOD Economie
Peggy Valcke, Executive Board Member at BIPT
Alexander Hoefmans, Director at FOD Economie
Best practices and closing
Evgeniia Azeeva, Datatrust Associates
Networking & drinks
Highlighted speakers
What you'll leave with
- Where to actually start a compliance project, and how to scale it as your AI systems grow
- How to build AI Act requirements into processes you already run, instead of bolting a parallel one alongside them
- Real lessons on managing AI risk under regulatory uncertainty
- The regulators' own perspective
Come with your questions. Leave with a clearer picture of what the AI Act means for your organization, and a first move you can make on the next day. The talks are followed by food, drinks, and time to compare notes with peers in the same position.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Havenkant 8, Leuven
Peggy Valcke – Executive Board member, BIPT
Alexander Hoefmans - Director, FOD Economie
Iwona Muchin – CISO & DPO, Ageas
Aagje Weyler – AI & Data Protection Compliance Expert, Imec
Emilie Demeyer – Group DPO & AI Compliance Advisor, Bnode
Fabienne Verdiere – Program Manager AI Act governance, Beobank
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