Disruption is hitting all sectors. Talk to customers to understand their needs & expectations. Anticipate how these will evolve in the future influenced by macro trends. Leverage the latest technologies to solve these needs while insuring inclusion and sustainability. For this you'll need talent, empowered with the right skills and aligned on a clear strategy. The best place to search for talent is inside your own organisation. Involve your employees in your strategy. Their buy-in and unexpected product/market insights come for free. You'll identify, motivate & retain your key talents as a bonus!

1. Unmet
customer
needs
Maturing
solutions
MACROTRENDS
DISRUPTIVETECH
?

2. DISRUPTION IN ALL SECTORS DESIGN-DRIVEN COMPANIES STAND OUT

3. KEEP YOUR STRATEGY AGILE THINK CUSTOMER-CENTRIC INNOVATE
ATTRACT & RETAIN TALENT EMPOWER YOUR STAFF ALIGN YOUR TEAMS

4. WHAT ? WHY ? WHY ME ?
KEYNOTE
SPEAKER
Inspirational insights on macro
trends & latest technology
evolutions
20+ years trend & tech watch;
strategic keynotes since 2015
WORKSHOP
FACILITATOR
External / neutral figure to
challenge your status quo
• Commercial strategy
• Customer-centric offering
• Business models
50+ workshops, hackathons or
design sprints in all sectors &
multiple countries
INNOVATION
COACH
Your organization up-to-speed
on design thinking, business
models, lean start-up and
stakeholder pitching
Hired, trained or coached 50+
innovation/product experts in
3 countries
INNOVATION
EXPERT
Fill temporary gaps of skills &
experience; reliable help to
transition your organization
20+ years expertise in product,
market & people management
and business development

5. TRENDS & TECH INSIGHTS DESIGN THINKING COLLECTIVE CREATIVITY
FAST PROTOTYPING BUSINESS MODELING LEAN STARTUP - MVP

6. PRODUCT & BUSINESS DVLP
BALOISE CORPORATE START-UP
HACKATHON FACILITATOR
INNOVATION INCUBATOR
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
HIGH-TECH SCALE-UP
TRAINING PROGRAMS HR,
LEADERSHIP & HIGH POTENTIALS
REJUVENATION STRATEGY
BELGIAN MARKET
COMMERCIAL STRATEGY
GERMAN MARKET

7. 1996
KU LEUVEN
MSc Engineering
Micro-electronics
TECHNOLOGY
1999
Proton World
Silicon Valley hub
Americas markets
START-UP
2003
STMicroelectronics
Global Passport &
ID microchips BU
PEOPLE MANAGER
2008
Isabel Group
Cloud-migration
payments platform
B2B STRATEGY
2011
Isabel Group
National launch
electronic invoices
B2C STRATEGY
2014
AXA
Head of innovation
North-Europe
INNOVATION
2018
Innovation Designed
Speaker, Teacher,
Facilitator & Expert
CATALYST

8. COMPANY SIZES
• 3x startups (Proton, Innovation Designed, Mobly)
• 3x multi-nationals (STMicro, AXA, ERG Group)
• 2x SME (Banksys/Worldline, Isabel)
DIFFERENT SECTORS
• Technology (STMicro, Comate)
• Banking/payments (Banksys, Isabel, Belfius)
• Insurance (AXA, Baloise, Europ Assistance)
• Mobility (Mobly)
• Healthcare (AXA)
• Media (Test Achats, Ogilvy)
• Consultancy (VODW, Minke)
LANGUAGES & CULTURES
• Lived & worked in Belgium, USA
• Managed teams in France, Germany
• Handled projects in 20+ countries
• Fluent NL, FR, EN

9. LET ME BE YOUR
INNOVATION CATALYST