Speakers

Anne-Sophie Lotgering is Proximus' Chief Enterprise Market Officer since 2020. Over the years, she has built an international career in sales & marketing in the ICT industry.
She is responsible for the further development and growth of Proximus as the B2B trusted partner of and leader in ICT. By exploring and developing new ecosystems and partnerships, she guarantees the future growth and development of the Business Unit activities in an extremely fast-changing market.

Ben Roelants is a Belgian television presenter, journalist, and radio host. With a background in communication sciences, he began his career at TV Brussel before joining the Vlaamse Media Maatschappij and becoming a presenter on the youth channel JIM. Known for his work on shows like "Vlaanderen Vakantieland" and "Junior Eurosong," Roelants has also been a radio host on stations like Radio Donna and MNM. His versatile career spans travel journalism, documentary maker and even being a DJ.

Sciencewatcher Hetty Helsmoortel is molecular biologist and doctor in health sciences. Now she wants to inspire everyone with her passion for science, in the most diverse ways. Since 2021, Hetty has toured annually with the theatre special 'Mission' about the most remarkable science news of the past year. She is the author of several books for young and old. She also makes the Nerdland podcast together with Lieven Scheire and closely follows science news as a science watcher.

Chris Umé, the Belgian who stunned America by making the America's got Talent jury sing an opera aria. Chris Umé is also co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Metaphysic, which launched in 2021 following the viral success of Umé’s original creation @DeepTomCruise. He is a world renowned generative AI media creator and artist who has led Metaphysic’s innovative collaborations with industry-leading companies across consumer goods, sports, and Hollywood entertainment. Since inception two years ago, Metaphysic has gone onto establish a long-term partnership with Creative Artists Agency (CAA). For the Miramax film "Here", directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright, Chris Umé was the sole generative AI provider, and lead by example through the ethical and responsible application of synthetic media amid rapid AI innovation.