Congress

Building the Future of Workspaces

Content & Program of the Congress

Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 – 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Venue: Clockwise Louise, Avenue Louise 149, 1050 Bruxelles.

Agenda

Last update: 06/10/2026

1:00 PM – Welcome Speech

Kevin Van Den Bosch, President BWA
Griet Heirwegh, Senior Asset Manager Patrizia

1:15 PM – Opening Plenary Session

The Circle of Wellbeing

Ann De Bisschop is a wellbeing and leadership expert, international keynote speaker and author of five books. As DPG Media’s first-ever Wellbeing Director, she brings valuable experience in creating healthier, more engaged workplaces.

What if working smarter could help us feel better and perform better?

Discover how to move beyond work pressure and create workplaces where wellbeing, motivation and performance go hand in hand. Ann will share practical insights for a smarter, more sustainable way of working.

1:40 PM – Offices & Coworking Market Figures

Koen Batsleer (Officenter)
Isabelle Vandeur (CBRE)

2:05 PM – SPF/FOD Economie AML Procedures

Olivier Loiseau & Kurt Breesch , SPF/FOD Economie

• Feedback from recent controls
• AML procedures
• What is changing in 2027?

2:30 PM – Energy Transition & Regulatory Compliance

Turning Constraints into Opportunities

Eva Maxson is Project manager and engineer at Deplasse & Associés (ALTEO Group), a Brussels engineering and consultancy firm that supports companies and public authorities through the energy transition, both from a bottom-up technical approach and a top-down strategic approach. She advises building owners, operators and occupiers on energy performance and regulatory compliance across Belgium’s three regions, with a focus on ESG strategic advice, environmental permitting, energy audits and project coordination.

This session will look at the energy and compliance pressures reshaping the workspace sector — rising energy costs, European and regional obligations, and ESG requirements cascading down from clients to operators — and at how they impact both the tenants and the owners. The session will discuss who is responsible for what between owner and occupier, before discussing several levers that workspace operators can pull, even when they “don’t own the walls”. (Illustrated with concrete Belgian case studies).

2:50 PM – Partner Pitches

Short presentations by BWA partners.

3:10 PM – Coffee Break

Networking & refreshments

3:45 PM – Workshop Sessions

Choose one workshop

1st WORKSHOP : SPF Economie – Q&A Workshop

Les ingrédients d’une bonne analyse de risques LCB/FT

De ingrediënten voor een goede risicoanalyse op het gebied van witwassen en terrorismefinanciering

2nd WORKSHOP : Generative AI for Coworking Space

What if AI could help you save time, strengthen member relationships and anticipate their needs?

Discover practical ways to use generative AI in coworking operations, from everyday tasks to the next generation of workspace management.

3 Practical Use Cases : Using tools you already have, learn how to respond to prospects faster, identify members at risk of leaving through usage data, and follow up on overdue payments without damaging the member relationship.

Towards an AI-Native Back Office : Go beyond traditional management platforms and explore a back office that takes action rather than simply recording it.

Featuring Augustin Claes, founder of Akili, and Paul Chatelain ,Enobase, an AI-native back office for members’ clubs and workspace operators.

3rd WORKSHOP : Business Models & Operating Formats

Koen Batsleer (Officenter)
Laurent Detaille (Van Olmen & Wynants)

Topics covered:

• Rental agreements
• Management contracts
• Ownership structures
• Franchise models
• Financial implications
• Legal differences

4th WORKSHOP : Work with Social Impact Partners to Manage your Office Spaces ! (Marie Dedobbeleer, Febrap)

Discover how the social economy can bring real added value to the day-to-day management of your workspaces.

This session will showcase practical solutions offered by social economy organisations and introduce a range of partners combining professional services with a positive social impact. You’ll also get useful resources and links to easily find and connect with the right partners in your area.

A practical session to make your workspace management more responsible, inclusive and impactful.

4:45 PM – Closing Remarks

Kevin Van Den Bosch, President BWA

5:00 PM – Visit Clockwise & Networking Reception

Networking reception until 7:00 PM.

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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

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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):

1. 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)
2. 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…
3. Business models & operating formats – Koen Batsleer, Officenter
   • Contracts and management models (rental, management contract, ownership, franchise)
4. 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.

4:45 PM – Closing remarks by Kevin Van Den Bosch, President BWA

5:00 PM – Networking Reception (until 7:00 PM)

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« Who are our tenants and how to retain them ? »

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« Who are our tenants and how to retain them ? »

12.30 : Preliminary PRESS contact with BXFM, reception of participants with live music from Wakas Ashiq.

13.00 : A WORD of WELCOME by Julia Hervé The Faculty

PITCH Smartkeys

13.05 : STRATEGIC VIEW by Tamás Polster URBANITE Advisors

PITCH Ultrasoft

13.30 : SHORT INTRODUCTION by Kevin Van Den Bosch, President BWA

PITCH Salto

13.35 : GLOBAL VISION by Philippe SAMYN, author of over 686 projects, of which nearly 250 have been built to date. 2 Co.working cases-studies, Euro Space Center by ESA in Belgium and Positec in China.

PITCH Clean Power

13.55 : EXPERIENCE : International Polar Foundation PITCH by Nicolas Van Hoecke Managing Director «  how the NWOW works from the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica station » ?

PITCH Odoo

14:20 : INNOVATION by Cederik Haverbeke Managing Director XR Valley : Hyper-personalization through XR in Real Estate

PITCH Easypost

PITCH Open Soon

14:30 : NUMBERS : Koen Batsleer Co-Owner Officenter/Finpower & Isabelle Vandeur Senior Director at CBRE Belgium

PITCH Technology Within

PITCH Furniture Company

15.30 : BREAK : meet our partners with professional pianists

16.30 : PANEL DISCUSSION : 3 Service Centers from Flanders, Walloon & Brussels region. Guests Laurence Soetens General Manager Burogest Office Park sa, Charles Van den Bogaert General Manager Working From_ The Hoxton Brussels)

17:30 : INNOVATION by Nicolas Kint Soulbricks : « Together we transform your space into a soulful community”

17:45 : BWA « Status » by Fabrice Moerman

18.00 : CLOSING remarks by our President together with Edouard Cambier past President

18.05 : Drink, fingerfood and Live Atmospheric Soul/Pop music with Anna Winkin 

19.00 : End of congress

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Segmentation for greater profitability?

Do we absolutely have to transform our coworking spaces according to the age of our tenants?

Baby Boomers on your left, Generation Z on your right. Are we really so different? Is there a demand in Belgium for segmentation targeted at baby-boomers or Generation XYZ ? If so, how can we “adapt or change” our space at lower cost?

Personally, I see a greater demand for the customization of our spaces to accommodate private companies and public enterprises at local, regional, federal and even international levels. During this congress, you’ll hear from a number of speakers who are reflecting on their space needs.

I look forward to seeing you on October 26th.

Edouard Cambier
President BWA

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