Bart Van den Daele
General Manager, Global Technology Services, IBM Europe
Bart Van den Daele is the General Manager for IBM Global Technology Services Division in Europe, covering more than 50 countries and helping clients to tap on the new cognitive business opportunity by rolling out transformational digital services and automating processes. He is responsible for a portfolio of services, which includes Mobility, Resiliency, Systems and Networking service lines, Technical Support Services and Outsourcing.
Prior to this position, Bart was the General Manager for IBM’s Financial Services sector in Europe. He has extensive experience and deep industry knowledge across all parts of IBM's services business. Bart is and has been the architect and lead senior executive on most of our large and transformation engagements on the european continent that make up our sourcing and managed services business.
Since joining IBM in 1999, Bart has held several senior leadership positions, Software, Industry, Solution and Services Divisions. In parallel and part of his current job, he is President of IS4F, Vice President of BP2I and board member of VTS, joint ventures for IT operations and innovations with Belfius, BNP Paribas and Unicredit Group.
Bart holds a Master in Electromechanics and Automation.
Geert Van Mol
Chief Digital Officer (Digital Strategy & Sales) at Belfius, Retail & Commercial Banking & Insurance
Education: Master Degree Commercial Engineer, Marketing - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven & Brussels, Copenhagen Business School
20 years experience in Retail & Commercial Banking at Belfius.
Through Branch, Network Management, Mergers, Sales, Distribution, Crisis, Belfius is back on track…to Digital & Mobile Leadership!
In the past
- Retail & Commercial Banking
- Head of Sales & Services - Distribution Channels, 2012 – 2015
- Director Project Office & New Distribution Model, 2007 – 2012
- Head of Sales 2005 – 2006
- Business & Retail - IT merger Dexia/Bacob/Artesia 2001 – 2004
- Zone Manager Independent network Gemeentekrediet 1997 – 2000
Family & Fun
Married with 3 kids, local base: Asse, Aalst, Heldergem, Music concerts & DJ.
Nicolas Deruytter
Founder & Managing Director of ML6
Starting immediately out of university, Nicolas built the ML6 team from the ground up. Now, ML6 has offices in Brussels, Ghent and Amsterdam with 33% of the workforce fully dedicated to research in machine learning. ML6 received global recognition by Google in 2016. ML6 are machine learning experts on a mission to empower businesses with artificial intelligence.
Olivier Gillerot
Managing Director at Accenture
He is leading the Financial Services practice in France and Benelux. With more than 21 years of experience in this sector, Olivier has advised banks, insurance and capital markets companies in multiple transformation programs. He has been developing and executing strategies to explore new distribution and marketing approaches, back-office optimizations and also new market entries. He has always been exploring the use of new digital technologies to enable change and transforming business models. Olivier is based in Brussels and Paris.
Olivier Onclin
Member of the management board - Chief Operating Officer at Belfius
Olivier Onclin combines operational, technical and marketing expertise in finance and securities settlement with senior management experience in retail and wholesale banking. A track record in successful implementation of operational efficiency programs and business innovation programs to support revenue growth are his key professional achievements so far, which he garnered through hands-on executive as well as board level assignments. He has worked in various environments and communicates cross-culturally.
In the past
- Chief Marketing Officer Public & Wholesale Banking, Belfius, 2013 – 2014
- Head of Transaction Banking Operations, Dexia, 2009 – 2012
- Head of Strategic Projects, Dexia, 2007– 2009
- Euroclear, 1997– 2007