How Discordia gained control over expenditure in the logistics sector

Receipts that get lost along the way, high administrative pressure on finance, and no real-time insight into costs: familiar challenges for the transport and logistics sector. During this session, we will show how international transport company Discordia, with more than 1,500 employees, gained control over expenses, quadrupled the productivity of administrative processes, and made finance […]

Behind the Design: Cases that Move. How design sets logistics and transport in motion.

The world of transport and logistics never stands still. Digitization, sustainability, and changing markets demand agile and future-oriented solutions. But true innovation does not start with technology, but with the way you look at challenges. Designers help companies to shift that perspective. In this session, Flanders District of Creativity shows how collaboration with designers leads […]

Meet your buyer

Bouwunie/Port of Antwerp-Bruges/Unizo

What 500 ransomware cases taught us – And how YOU can benefit

Imagine logging into your system and being greeted by the chilling message: “You’ve been hacked.” In today’s digital age, this nightmare scenario is all too real. Cybersecurity incidents are increasing at an alarming rate, and hackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods. The aftermath of a cyberattack is chaotic, with organizations doing everything they […]

Electric vans and trucks: what to consider as a business and government?

Commissioned by the Flemish Department of Mobility and Public Works (MOW), The New Drive, together with the University of Antwerp and Arcadis, conducted a study on the strategy of electric delivery vans and trucks in Flanders. In this study, we looked at the potential, possible charging locations and potential policy measures as well as the […]

CBRE

The Belgian industrial and logistics market is in a state of flux. At this conference, we dive into the market trends of 2025, with a look ahead to 2026. Jason Mommaerts, Associate Director Industrial & Logistics for the Antwerp region, shares his expertise and forecasts on crucial themes such as take-up, vacancy, planned developments and […]

Smart urban distribution, what does that mean?

TVM

TVM

Smart warehouses & robotization in practice: what works and what fails

10:00 – Intro 10:30 – Smart Warehouses without barriers: how any company can get started 10:30 – Smart warehouses and robotization sound futuristic, but what really works in practice—and what doesn’t? 11:00 – Understand your robots and eliminate robot downtime thanks to the third wave of AI. 11:30 – From Dark Warehouse to Dark Office