Speakers
Keynote speakers

Koen ten Hove
CTO · Thales Netherlands
On our radar – navigating the future of defense technology

Joyce van Niel
Systems Engineer · Saab ATM
Systems engineering for safe and efficient airport operations

Robert Engels
Chief Innovation Officer · Capgemini
From capability to agency – when AI starts acting on your behalf

Alexey Nesterenko
Scanner Software Architect · ASML
From capability to agency – when AI starts acting on your behalf
Session speakers

Jochem Vlaardingerbroek
Ministry of Defense
The future of combat unmanned ground systems (CUGS)

Florian Loosen
Systems Engineer, High-NA EUV lithography · Zeiss SMT
From systems architecture to service excellence – integrating service requirements early to maximize lifecycle value

Robert Howe
Lead Systems Engineer, CUGS program · Ministry of Defense
Starting from scratch: building a CUGS innovation operational capability

Laura Calvino
Principal Systems Architect, X-ray Core · Philips
One platform, many procedures: the architectural trade-offs behind extensible intervention systems

Ben Pronk
Research Fellow · TNO-ESI
CUGS: systems engineering in a rapidly changing domain

Robin Lawson
Mechanical design consultant · Robin Lawson Engineering
The boring spreadsheet invented by the military and why skipping it can cost millions

Nick Atanasov
VP of Emerging Technology · Forterra
More than mobility: the autonomous mission systems powering CUGS

Tommy Tietjen
Mission Operations Lead · Forterra
More than mobility: the autonomous mission systems powering CUGS

Xaviera Reynhout
Founder; Interim Product Manager at Peblar · Koers & Koffie
What do we need a product manager for? (Can’t AI do that …)

Carlos Lopes
Lead, AI-Powered Digital Services · Proekspert
AI solutions driving real results in industrial operations

Marie-José Klerks
Information Security Officer, Subject Matter Expert and Practice Manager · Alten
The AI pressure cooker: missing ingredients and failed dishes

Bedir Tekinerdogan
Full Professor and Chair, Information Technology Group · Wageningen University & Research
Software engineering for AI: architecting reliable AI-enabled high-tech systems

Neil Langmead
Codeclinic
Untangling the code: Can an AI agent become your architecture assistant?

Sjoerd van der Zwaan
Chief Product Officer · Solid Sands
The hidden foundation of safe AI: why execution-layer trust determines real-world safety

Matthijs van Berkel
Fusion Energy Department Head; Associate Professor in Control Systems (TU/e) · Differ
The future of supervisory control is automated

Andrea Peruffo
Research Fellow · TNO-ESI
The future of supervisory control is automated

Robert van Uden
Senior Software Architect and Software Architecture Trainer · Alten
AI won’t save your legacy systems, architecture will

Rosilde Corvino
Research lead, software legacy · TNO-ESI
From tests to intent: helping AI understand what legacy software really does
