2026 AI Barometer Release Event

Join FinTech Belgium, Sailpeak and Vlerick Business School on June 18th for the unveiling of the 2026 AI Barometer. This third edition shows how the Belgian sector is moving beyond "chatbot" experiments toward the realities of autonomous, enterprise-wide deployment.

We will look at the real challenges for 2026: the search for accountability in AI-driven decision-making, the definition of success in a post-pilot world, and the "Deployment Gap" preventing large-scale rollout. We explore why, despite 85% of firms having dedicated units in 2025, integrating AI into legacy infrastructure and securing business readiness remain the final hurdles to true transformation.

Programme:

• 18:00 | Doors Open & Welcome Drinks
• 18:30 | Opening Remarks | Raf De Kimpe (CEO, Fintech Belgium)
• 18:35 | Exclusive Insights: The FinTech Barometer | Nico Vincent (Founding Partner, Sailpeak)
• 18:45 | Panel Discussion: AI in Financial Institutions - How are Belgium’s banking and insurance giants scaling AI?
  • Barak Chizi (Chief Data & Analytics Officer, KBC Group)

  • Ariane Berckmoes (Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Ethias)

  • Kristof Meganck (Chief Data Officer, BNP Paribas Fortis)

  • Moderated by: Prof. Bjorn Cumps (Professor & Partner, Vlerick Business School)

• 19:25 | Fireside Chat: The Fintech Frontier An intimate conversation with two trailblazing fintechs.

  • Moderated by: Alessandra Guion (Chair of the BOD, Isabel nv & EDFA)

• 19:40 | Networking & Cocktails

This event is kindly hosted by