Mind your Data

Category: 🔵 Digital InnovationFormat: 🎤 ConferenceAccess: 🌍 Open

The business side of data: strategy, protection, and regulation.

Make data a strategic business asset

Technology and industrial companies generate and use growing amounts of data through connected products, machines, industrial processes, software, customers, and partners. Yet having access to data does not automatically translate into business value.

Which data are worth investing in? How can companies use them to support business objectives? And how can they protect valuable information while complying with evolving EU regulations?

Addressing these questions requires a clear data strategy that brings together business priorities, technology, legal requirements, and data protection.

During this seminar, organised by Sirris and The POD, experts and industry representatives share practical insights into creating value from data, understanding regulatory obligations, and maintaining control over strategic data assets.

For whom?

This seminar is designed for technology and industrial companies looking to create more value from their data while managing risks and regulatory requirements.

Business leaders and innovation managers

Data, IT, and digitalisation professionals

Legal, compliance, and IP professionals

R&D and technology managers

Companies developing connected products, digital services, AI solutions, or data-driven business models

Key takeaways

Discover how to align your data strategy with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and protection measures.

You will learn how to:

Identify valuable data and opportunities for business development

Develop a data strategy aligned with your company's objectives

Understand how the EU Data Act, GDPR, and other regulations affect data access, use, and sharing

Protect strategic data assets through IP, trade secrets, contracts, governance, and technical measures

Learn from companies applying data strategies and protection measures in practice

Programme

13:00–13:30 | Welcome coffee

13:30–13:40 | Welcome and introduction: Data as a strategic business asset

Creating value from data while protecting strategic assets and navigating regulatory requirements.

Anne Cambier - The POD / https://www.linkedin.com/in/annefrancoisecambier/?isSelfProfile=falseKatrien Meuwis - Sirris / https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrien-meuwis-3ba67b19/?isSelfProfile=false

13:40–14:05 | From data to business value: Building a data strategy

Identifying the value of data and developing a strategy to turn it into business opportunities.

Maja D’Hondt / https://www.linkedin.com/in/majadhondt/?isSelfProfile=false

14:05–14:30 | Navigating the data regulatory landscape

Understanding the impact of the EU Data Act, GDPR, and other regulations on data access, use, and sharing.

Martin Rappe - Pierstone University of Namur / https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-rappe/?isSelfProfile=false

14:30–14:55 | Protecting and controlling valuable data

Using IP, trade secrets, contracts, governance, and technical measures to protect strategic data assets.

Jean-François Cases - Calysta / https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-francois-cases/?isSelfProfile=false

14:55–15:25 | Coffee break

15:25–16:25 | Data in practice: Company experiences

Industry testimonials and a moderated discussion on creating value from data, protecting strategic assets, and addressing regulatory requirements.

Anna Oleinik - IBA / https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-oleinik-bbb34526/?isSelfProfile=falseMemocoModerator: Anne Cambier - The POD

16:25–17:10 | Networking drink

Practical information

PriceFree, registration is required

LanguageEnglish