Re:connect 2025 recordings
Re:connect is an event filled with talks, conversations and expertise sharing.
Rewatch the presentations so you don't miss any of the insights.
Keynotes
AI - another story about schwung
by Kevin Stobbelaar (AE) & Gertjan Vanlook (AE)
ʃvʊŋ [m] (der ~), for those struggling with the pronunciation.
Yes, this is a another story about AI.
Yes, this is a another story about transformation.
And yes, this is a story about how we as AE use "schwung" to inspire, advise and co-create the (AI) stories of our partners.
We've been told that a good keynote summary unveils just enough to get you engaged, but no more to keep the mystical element alive. You to judge whether or not we achieved exactly that.
The big leap forward? Why people
are the determining factor in AI solutions
by Frederik Anseel (Dean of UNSW Sydney)
For most companies, AI is no longer on the agenda—AI is the agenda. However, we are still waiting for that big productivity leap predicted by all the AI gurus. In this keynote, Professor Frederik Anseel explains why the AI revolution in organisations is progressing slower than anticipated. Based on the latest psychological research, Anseel argues that it's not the technology, but the human brain that is the biggest obstacle we need to overcome. The ultimate AI skill of the future is collaboration between humans and AI.
Customer cases
SD Worx
AskMe: Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVA) transform documentation into a driver of innovation
Patrick Maes and his team developed AskMe, an Intelligent Virtual Assistant that turns complex documentation into an accessible, productivity-boosting innovation tool.
Brussels Airport Company
Flying towards a smarter airport,
data & intelligence powered
Sylviane Messiaen shares how data and intelligence power a smarter airport, with systems that optimise passenger flow, predict disruptions, and make flying smoother for millions every year.
Crelan
A glimpse into Crelan's digital future: from successful merger to data-driven transformation.
Frédéric Mahieu shares the merger of two banks into their shared future as an ECB-supervised institution. With a pragmatic approach built on the existing architecture, Crelan successfully integrated ex-Axa Bank Belgium. Now, the bank is embarking on a three-year transformation program.
KU Leuven
From theory to practice:
why the textbook is not enough
In this talk, Monique Snoeck explores the gap between theory and practice and how we can better prepare students for the challenges of their future careers. We also examine the 4C/ID model to explore how we can make complex learning more effective.
GS1
GS1's Digital revolution: transforming product data management for a smarter supply chain
Six years ago, GS1 began an ambitious digital transformation to strengthen its capabilities. Since then, it has become the leading platform for retailers to manage and exchange product information. Jan Somers and Senne Van den Bergh share how retailers like Colruyt Group increasingly rely on GS1 to streamline data exchange, minimise errors and enhance data quality.
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Tech stages
Platforms: defying the laws of IT physics
by Gregor Hohpe
Developer platforms appear to defy the IT laws of physics: they boost innovation through harmonization; they speed up development while assuring compliance; and they reduce cognitive load without restricting choice. As one would guess, building such an in-house platform, or even deploying one, is far from easy. This talk reflects on a decade of building platforms and reveals why platform design has much to do with fruit salads and submarines.
A developer's adventures in A.I. wonderland
by Burr Sutter (Red Hat)
Let’s take a trip down the rabbit hole by integrating a LLM into an enterprise application and discover a blue smoking caterpillar, a smiling cat, and a red queen. A LLM can be an unreliable, unpredictable, unverifiable and an expensive participant within your microservices architecture.We will address some key areas you may encounter on your adventure such as hallucination detection and mitigation, CI/CD, observability, RAG (retrieval augmented generation), prompts, tools, fine-tuning and put you on a path to an agentic future.