11th annual BWA congress (October 08)

Content & Program of the Congress

Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 – 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Venue: Mundo Madou, Avenue des Arts 7-8, 1210 Brussels

Agenda

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1:00 PM – Welcome speech by Kevin Van Den Bosch, President BWA

1:15 PM – Opening plenary session
The Future of Coworking: Innovation, Technology & Digital Transformation?
Homo Digitalis – why digitalization will make us more human, with a focus on coworking – Thierry Geerts, CEO BECI

1:40 PM – Offices & coworking market figures – Koen Batsleer (Officenter) & Isabelle Vandeur (CBRE)

2:00 PM – BWA updates: role, members, anti-money laundering law
What should we know about the legal, fiscal & regulatory framework? – Fabrice Moerman, BECI

2:10 PM – Belgian Office Taxes Explained : Impact on Workspaces & Paths to Optimization – Philippe Devos, Xirius

2:30 PM – Partner pitches

2:45 PM – Coffee break

3:15 PM – First workshop sessions

4:00 PM – Second workshop sessions

Workshops (choose one):

Additional services: assets or distractions? – Tamas Polster, Urbanite Advisors
- Catering, sports, administrative services: what real impact for users and operators?
- A sustainable model: revenue diversification (events, digital, community)
Coworking as a societal and human pillar – Pascale Opdebeeck, Certified Professional Coach & NGO Rebond Travail et Santé
- Mental health, isolation of freelancers, burnout
- Inclusion & diversity: gender, origin, disability…
Business models & operating formats – Koen Batsleer, Officenter
- Contracts and management models (rental, management contract, ownership, franchise)
Collaboration, mutual support & sector structuring – Edouard Cambier, Seed Factory
- Inter-space collaboration: pooling resources, cross-training, basic Lobbying
- Lobby As A Service with Pepijn Mores PRISMOS Co-founder and CEO of Prismos, a GovTech startup using AI to make regulation more accessible for policy professionals.