Reboot Skills Project Final seminar in Brussels

Over the past three years, we’ve engaged with the Manufacturing Industry in our bid to empower professionals across the manufacturing sector with cutting-edge digital training. Now it’s time to showcase the achievements, assess the impact, discuss the challenges, and look ahead to future potential of our collaborative journey.

Expect engaging presentations, insightful discussions, and a festive atmosphere in the elegant setting of Brussels’ European quarter.

📅 Date: 27th November 2025, 9 am-4 pm
📍 Location: Sofitel Brussels Europe, Room: Franco Maria Malfatti
📌 Address: Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
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Time

Thu 27.11.2025 09:00 - 16:00

Venue location

Sofitel Brussels Europe, Room: Franco Maria Malfatti, Place Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels, Belgium

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Agenda (All times are CET)

9:00 – 9:30 am Coffee and registration

9:30 – 9:40 am Opening of the seminar

Minna Isomursu, University of Oulu, Finland

9:40 – 10:00 am How to reboot your skills

Martin Hayes, University of Limerick, Ireland

10:00 – 10:25 am Reboot impact according to data

Laurent Declercq, Flanders Make, Belgium

10:20 – 10:45 am Impact pathways

Claus Claeys, KU Leuven, Belgium

10:45 – 12:00 am Collaborative training for companies – Testimonials and learnings

Facilitator: Ward Rottiers, KU Leuven (BE)
Dipanjan Das, Participant (FI)
Aleksi Arpiainen, TT Gaskets (FI)
Merete Nørby, REBOOT SKILLS advisory board, MADE (DK)
Kimmo Halunen, Expert in Cybersecurity, University of Oulu (FI)
Fernando De La Hucha Arce, Predictive Maintenance Expert, Flanders Make (BE)
Tim Crowe, Short-course designer and Instructor for Data Analytics for Business Performance, WorxFlo (IE)
Chris McInerney, Short-course Co-designer and Instructor for Design Thinking in an AI World, Transferable Skills Unit, UL (IE)
Avijit Banerjee, Robotics Expert, LTU (SE)

12:00 am – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 – 1:30 pm The perfect training, does it exist and how do you get it?

Nadia Kuisma, DIMECC, Finland
Doris Pryjma, DIMECC, Finland
Florence Magee, Skillnet Ireland
Sakshi Lamba, Skillnet Ireland

1:30 – 1:55 pm Manufacturing companies needs Part 1

Abdel Bey-Temsamani, Flanders Make, Belgium

1:55 – 2:20 pm Manufacturing companies needs Part 2

Antonella Belfatto, MADE SCARL, Italy

2:20 – 2:30 pm Summary of manufacturing industry needs and vision

Fiona Fennel, IBEC, Ireland

2:30 – 3:00 pm Afternoon coffee and networking

3:00 – 3:55 pm Panel discussion – How do we go forward? Focus on AI and cybersecurity
Facilitator: Martin Hayes, University of Limerick, Ireland

Panelists:

Fiona Fennel, IBEC, (IE)
Antonella Belfatto, MADE SCARL (IT)
Abdel Bey-Temsamani, Flanders Make (BE)
Kimmo Halunen, Expert in Cybersecurity, University of Oulu (FI)

3:55 – 4:00 pm Wrap-up and closing words

Minna Isomursu, University of Oulu, Finland

For more information about the event, and the registration, please, contact: anna.sachinopoulou@oulu.fi.

Created 13.11.2025 | Updated 20.11.2025