Event
Industrial professions in the digital Age
This session explores how companies are responding, what skills are needed, and how teams evolve on the ground | Louvain-La-Neuve - French
The digital shift is reshaping industrial jobs, teams and workflows. Are you ready?
The industry is evolving at high speed, driven by technological developments and the new business strategies they are driving away. A development that has a profound impact on activities, tasks and those who carry them out. How are technologies transforming industrial professions? This will be the central theme of this event proposed by AGORIA, SIRRIS and The PoD.
For whom?
This session is relevant for
- Industry leaders, who are looking to understand how digital is transforming operations and productivity, and are interested in change management.
- HR managers, who support the transformation of the professions and identify skills needs.
- Production and maintenance managers... who manage teams and need to understand the impact of digital technology on the organization of work.
Key takeaways
- Faced with the rapid integration of advanced technologies (robotization, new industrial communication solutions, AI, IoT, etc.), it is essential to identify the changes in production functions.
- AGORIA, SIRRIS and The PoD have brought together company representatives who will share their concrete experience of the evolution of operational industrial functions in the digital age during a panel conference.
- The goal is to share practical strategies and solutions that enable these leaders and their teams to adapt to change. The aim will be to make their positive impact visible on realities such as skills development, staff retention and internal mobility.
- Demystifying technological developments in the industry with professionals in the field
- Highlighting key industrial functions and their evolution
- Share experiences of change, elements of success, and proven resilience strategies
Programme
Time | Subject | Speaker |
| 16:45 - 17:15 | Welcome | |
| 17:15 - 17:30 | Welcome speech | Nicolas Bronchart CEO at JEMA |
| 17:50 - 18:10 | The driving technologies of Industry 5.0 | Thierry Coutelier Senior Digital Expert at Sirris |
| 17:50 - 18:10 | The challenge of skills in human-machine cohabitation | |
| 18:10 - 18:55 | Visit of the JEMA company - Discovery of the production activities in 3 groups of participants | |
| 18:55 - 19:55 | Panel: Transformed industrial profiles, between challenges and opportunities | Moderator: Anne Cambier CEO at PoD |
| 19:55 - 20:10 | Business leaders, 2 strategic visions | |
| 20:10 - 20:45 | Networking drink |
Date
04 September 2025 | 16:45 - 20:45
Location
JEMA
Rue de Rodeuhaie 8
Parc Scientifique Einstein
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
Belgium
Price
Free but registration is required
Language
French
Status
Closed
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