{"id":2588,"date":"2026-09-08T10:20:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T08:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/?post_type=event&#038;p=2588"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:03:07","slug":"event-what-does-the-future-hold-for-ai-in-the-glass-paper-and-cardboard-industries","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/en\/event\/event-what-does-the-future-hold-for-ai-in-the-glass-paper-and-cardboard-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does the Future Hold for AI in the Glass, Paper, and Cardboard Industries?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">26 November 2026<br>16:00 \u2013 19:00<br>Museum of Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On <strong>November 26<\/strong>, inDUfed is organising an end-of-year event which will focus on artificial intelligence in the glass, paper, and cardboard industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the theme, this gathering is above all a special opportunity to come together: to exchange ideas, strengthen ties among inDUfed staff, members, and partners, and better understand together the challenges shaping our sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In their presentations, two renowned experts\u2014<strong>Hugues Bersini<\/strong> and <strong>Mieke De Ketelaere<\/strong>\u2014will shed light on the potential of AI and its concrete implications for our industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a time when artificial intelligence is profoundly redefining our methods of production, innovation, and collaboration, the glass, paper, and cardboard industries find themselves at a strategic turning point. Advanced automation, process optimization, decision support, new opportunities for value creation\u2026 but also ethical, organizational, and human challenges: how can we fully leverage these transformations while keeping them under control?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An event to step back, share perspectives, anticipate upcoming transformations, and identify concrete courses of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who is it for? inDUfed members, as well as our partners within Belgian government agencies and any stakeholders interested in the glass, paper, and cardboard industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Registrations: on invitation only.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agenda:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Introduction <\/strong>by Thomas Davreux, Managing Director of inDUfed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presentation \u201c<strong>What AI for Tomorrow: How New Generations of Artificial Intelligence Are Revolutionizing Our World<\/strong>\u201d by Hugues Bersini, Professor of Computer Engineering and Decision Science at the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles and Co-Director of the IRIDIA Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presentation \u201c<strong>How to Capitalize on AI: The Principles of Sustainable Integration of Artificial Intelligence into Our Industries<\/strong>\u201d by Mieke De Ketelaere, strategic advisor and adjunct professor of artificial intelligence at Vlerick Business School.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Closing remarks<\/strong> by Remco Maandag, CEO of van Grassdorff and Chairman of the Board of Directors of inDUfed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practical information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date: November 26, 2026 Language<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome at 4 pm, start at 4:30 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walking dinner at 6 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FR-NL: simultaneous translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Location: Museum of Africa, Leuvensesteenweg 13, 3080 Tervuren<br>Parking: P+R Tervuren\/Wesembeek Oppem Parking Lot,<br>Avenue Elisabeth, 1970 Wezembeek-Oppem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2694,"template":"","type-event":[47],"class_list":["post-2588","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","type-event-conference"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-29 00:46:14","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"type-event","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/2588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"type-event","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.indufed.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-event?post=2588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}