Digital First
Project
Digital First Congress is the first edition of the flagship event of Digital First, the platform for business transformation. On 1 December, C-suite and senior business leaders from across the Benelux come to Brussels Gate to ask what digital means for the way their companies grow: from digital to double digits.
The programme, curated by Dado Van Peteghem, follows five themes: AI in Business, Future of Work, Cyber Resilience, Data & Sovereignty and Robotics & Automation. Speakers include Milda Mitkute (co-founder of Vinted), Dovilé Grigiené (Revolut), Vala Afshar (Salesforce),...
The congress is made for leaders who want concrete answers to the questions in their own organisation. They meet peers from other sectors and functions, who look at the same challenge from a different angle.
Keynote speakers on main stage
Programme
The programme is built around five themes:
AI in Business
The question is no longer whether AI has a place in your business, but whether your business is ready for the evolution. This theme looks at the shift from using AI as a tool to embedding it as an operating system, and at the leadership choices that decide where to invest.
Future of Work
The way people work is changing the daily reality of organisations everywhere. This theme asks how leaders guide their teams through that change, from digital literacy and trust to cultural readiness, and which structures and accountability turn a digital strategy into results.
Data & Sovereignty
Organisations generate more data than ever, and a lot of it goes unused. This theme covers who controls the data and where it lives, what happens when a platform changes its terms, and how data becomes informed decisions and measurable business value.
Robotics
Robotics is no longer confined to factory floors and automotive production lines. It is spreading into healthcare, logistics, retail, professional services and offices. This theme asks whether business leaders will grasp the opportunity early enough to act on it.
Cyber Resilience
Cybersecurity is a leadership responsibility, not just an IT task. This theme looks at the risk strategy and the ownership at the top that a leadership team needs, and at the decisions it cannot pass down.
Key facts
Location: Brussels Gate, Groot Bijgaarden
Date: 1 December 2026
Timing: 08:00–18:30
4 stages: keynotes, panels and workshops running throughout the day
30+ speakers: international and national
5 themes: AI in Business, Future of Work, Data & Sovereignty, Robotics and Cyber Resilience
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