Tuesday, May 27, 2025

A new stage for the brightest minds in AI


AI Day 2025 brings together leading researchers, engineers, founders, and investors for an invite-only gathering in Ghent to explore the breakthroughs shaping the future of technology, business, and work.

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A gathering of the brightest minds in AI

AI is at a pivotal moment. The next breakthroughs will shape not only technology, but also business, society, and how we work. To facilitate the conversations that truly matter, we’re launching AI Day 2025—a new stage for the world’s leading AI voices.

This event, hosted by TechWolf at the iconic Wintercircus venue in Ghent, brings together the most influential AI researchers, engineers, founders, students, and business leaders for a day of high-impact exchange.

Afternoon & evening

Full agenda

We’ve curated two impactful tracks designed for deep learning, connection, and inspiration. Explore what’s in store.

Afternoon | TechWolf AI Track

Venue: Auditorium (120 people – invite-only)

Join our TechWolf AI track, witness an exclusive guest appearance by Mehdi Ghissassi, and take a deep dive in all things AI that surround our company - what our AI vision looks like, how we build our product with AI at the heart, how to build an exciting career in AI, how AI helps us to increase velocity and quality. This track has limited seating availability and is explicitly meant for senior tech people who are curious to go deep and learn from each other. Register your interest below, we assess every registration and will let you know whether your seat is reserved on May 27th.   

14:00 – 14:30
Opening drinks
Host: Reinhard De Milt
14:30 – 15:00
How it started vs. how it’s going
Jeroen Van Hautte, Co-founder & CTO at TechWolf
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From the early TechWolf days over today’s breakthroughs to the future vision. Co-founder and CTO Jeroen shares the TechWolf story and merges it with his views on the AI revolution. How AI was at the heart of the company from the start and how it’s shaping our mission. Get ready for a personal story with a touch of AI.

15:00 – 15:20
The AI era and why it’s so exciting
Mehdi Ghissassi, CPO at AI71, former Head of Product at Google Deepmind
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"Hey Mehdi, what are the key things that should be on every AI professional’s mind, mid 2025?” Discover the mind-opening answers of Mehdi Ghissassi, in an engaging talk by someone who’s been knee-deep into the world’s most fascinating AI innovations.

15:20 – 15:40
Thanks for everything, AI
Marijn De Kerpel  (AI Manager)
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A unique behind-the-scenes look on how we use AI internally to shape the way we work. How does AI enable us to increase velocity, and improve quality? Take a look under the TechWolf hood and learn how we’re leveraging AI to build a unique place to grow, build and innovate.

15:40 - 16:00
Break

16:00 - 16:20
The best way to build a dream career in AI.
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We’ve invited Karel D’Oosterlinck, Jens-Joris Decorte, and Dewi Van De Vyver for a sharp, unfiltered and high-energy panel talk on what it’s like to build a career in AI. How can you grow fast, how bold or ambitious do you need to be, what are pitfalls? Expect sharp insights, edgy perspectives and food for thought. This panel won’t hold back. And you’ll be able to steer the conversation if you want.

16:20 - 16:45
How to build an AI product that lasts.
Yasamin Karimi (Chief Product Officer) & Jens-Joris Decorte (AI founder associate)
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AI is front and center in the product we’re building here at TechWolf. What’s that like from the inside? How to lead the way with ever-quicker innovation waves without jumping on every shiny new AI thing? And what are key differences with building a traditional product? Listen to this insightful talk on agents, language models, open source models, AI inference and - probably, let’s see - more buzzwords by Yas & Jens-Joris, two of TechWolf’s brightest AI minds.

17:00 – 17:30
Welcome Drinks
Location: Arena Foyer (500 people)

Evening | AI DAY 2025

Venue: Wintercircus Arena (500-600 capacity)

Host: Andreas De Neve


Join the evening track of AI Day 2025, at the heart of the Wintercircus Arena, and get ready to be blown away by some of the smartest voices in AI today. This track has limited seating availability. Register your interest below, we assess every registration and will let you know whether your seat is reserved on May 27th

17:00
Doors
17:30 – 18:10
Hinssen unhinged - the lay of the land in AI
Peter Hinssen
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You might know Peter, but not like this. Unfiltered and brutally honest, Peter will dissect the lay of the land in AI worldwide. In his brand-new keynote, he will touch upon trends you haven’t noticed yet or taboos you will not be able to unsee after May 27th. He’ll do all of this in his energetic style that might blow you away.

18:10 - 18:30
The thin line between humans and AI
Nikola Mrkšić, CEO and co-founder of PolyAI
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Nikola Mrkšić is the CEO and Co-Founder of PolyAI, the leading provider of voice agents for enterprise customer service. Nikola got his machine learning PhD from Cambridge, and he was the first hire at VocalIQ, acquired by Apple to make Siri more conversational. Nikola was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 in 2021 for his work with PolyAI. If anyone is well placed to talk about the thin line between humans and AI, it’s him.

18:50 - 19:50
Break - food and drinks

19:50 - 20:10
Keynote to be confirmed

20:10 - 20:50
Live session – Harry Stebbings & guest (TBD)
20VC founder Harry invites a special guest for his interview
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For the first time in Belgium - right here on the Wintercircus stage - 20VC founder and podcast host Harry Stebbings hosts a live session. As in his own podcast, Harry’s questions will be sharp and his pace will be fast. So buckle up for the quickest 40 conference minutes of your life. Harry’s guest will be revealed soon, stay tuned. But reset assured: it’ll be a big name in AI

20:50 – 21:15
Keynote to be confirmed

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Request your invite

AI Day 2025 is an exclusive event with limited capacity.

We welcome applications from professionals, students, and AI enthusiasts who are eager to contribute to the future of artificial intelligence.

How registration works

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Fill out the relevant registration form to indicate your interest
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We review every submission due to limited capacity
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If approved, you'll receive a confirmation with all event details

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About the venue

Wintercircus is a beautifully restored historic landmark in Ghent, now a vibrant hub for innovation and creativity—perfectly suited to host the conversations shaping the future of AI.

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Questions?

Reach out to us at events@techwolf.ai