Thursday, 26 November 2026

Program

Keynotes for everyone, parallel tracks to choose from. All times are local (Van der Valk Eindhoven-Best). Star sessions to build your personal agenda.

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All tracks Keynotes Defense meets high tech Systems engineering Software engineering meets AI Software architecting in the age of AI Software quality Software modernization

08:30–09:30
Registration, exhibition and coffee
09:30–10:15
KeynoteKeynotes
On our radar – navigating the future of defense technology
Koen ten Hove (Thales Netherlands)
1 interested
10:15–10:45
Coffee break and exhibition
10:45–11:25
Defense meets high tech
The future of combat unmanned ground systems (CUGS)
Jochem Vlaardingerbroek (Ministry of Defense)
1 interested
Systems engineering
From systems architecture to service excellence – integrating service requirements early to maximize lifecycle value
Florian Loosen (Zeiss SMT)
11:30–12:10
Defense meets high tech
Starting from scratch: building a CUGS innovation operational capability
Robert Howe (Ministry of Defense)
Systems engineering
One platform, many procedures: the architectural trade-offs behind extensible intervention systems
Laura Calvino (Philips)
12:10–13:30
Lunch and exhibition
13:30–14:15
KeynoteKeynotes
Systems engineering for safe and efficient airport operations
Joyce van Niel (Saab ATM)
14:15–14:45
Break and exhibition
14:45–15:25
Defense meets high tech
CUGS: systems engineering in a rapidly changing domain
Ben Pronk (TNO-ESI)
Systems engineering
The boring spreadsheet invented by the military and why skipping it can cost millions
Robin Lawson (Robin Lawson Engineering)
15:30–16:10
Defense meets high tech
More than mobility: the autonomous mission systems powering CUGS
Nick Atanasov (Forterra) & Tommy Tietjen (Forterra)
Systems engineering
What do we need a product manager for? (Can’t AI do that …)
Xaviera Reynhout (Koers & Koffie)
16:10–16:30
Break and exhibition
16:30–17:15
KeynoteKeynotes
From capability to agency – when AI starts acting on your behalf
Robert Engels (Capgemini) & Alexey Nesterenko (ASML)
17:15–18:30
Networking drinks

Software tracks

These parallel sessions are confirmed; the organizer will publish their time slots and rooms shortly. Track assignments marked as provisional may still change.