Programme BCF Career Event Belgium

We are proud to anounce the programme of BCF Belgium on 26 November 2026. To give you an idea of which presentations to expect, please find below the programme. See here for the overview of confirmed speakers.

Recruiters: Interested in presenting your company to a large audience through a presentation? Request our participation brochure and price list here or contact us via bcf@hyphenprojects.nl or call 0031 35 628 66 59.


Room A

(Room Flex 1-2)

Room B

(Room Flex 3)
09.00Registration open for Premium Ticket attendees
09.20 - 09.50

"Want to make an Impact, help Your Boss: what Employers Look for Beyond Scientific Expertise"

Kim Heylen, Shift Happens


09.45Exhibition floor open
10.00 - 10.30


Loes Bresseleers, Head of HR at argenx
Keynote speaker


10.30Registration open for Free Ticket attendees
10.40 - 11.10


Johnson & Johnson company presentation
Aline de Bock, Learning and Development lead CAR-T EMEA


"My Career Path – Lessons Learned"
Ina Vandenbroucke, VP Research & Development at Fujirebio

Vanessa Vankerckhoven
CEO & Co-founder at Idevax

11.20 - 11.50


ATB Therapeutics company presentation
Joost Uitdehaag, Head of Research at ATB Therapeutics


TBA
12.00 - 12.15

argenx company presentation
Dieter Defever, Sr Manager Employee Communications and Engagement at argenx



ECCRT
company presentation
Virginie Hamtiaux, Sr trainer & business coach at ECCRT

12.40 - 13.10


"Belgium Biotech Pioneers"
Emile Redant, CEO at Zymofix




Bernard Sagaert, CEO at Etherna



"Leaving the Lab – Examples of Non-Scientific Roles - Part 1"
Laurien Van Dyck, Grand Challenges Portfolio Manager at VIB 

Evelien Van den Eeckhoudt, Business Development Manager at Labo Nuytink, anacura
13.20 - 13.50

"Belgium Biotech Pioneers"
Veerle De Schepper, Head of R&D at Rainbow Crops


"Kickstart your Career with BioBusiness Winter School"

Kim Heylen, Shift Happens
14.00 - 14.30

From Quiet to Impactful: Career lessons for introverts in Life Sciences
Haifen Hu, Hyphen Projects

"Leaving the Lab – Examples of Non-Scientific Roles - Part 2"
Michaël Vlemmix, Partner at Gimv Life Sciences
14.40 - 15.10



TBA
15.10 - 16.00
  

Panel Discussion "Career Paths & Perspectives in Life Sciences"
Moderator:
Saar Vandekeere, MSD 

Panel members
- Maria Fonseca, Obulytix
- Marek Piprek, VIB & Nucleate
- Catarina Pereira, Hyloris

  


16.30Exhibition floor is closed

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