CyberSecurity, AI & Web3 Community Events Calendar
CyberSecurity, AI & Web3 Community Events Calendar
These events, trade shows and conferences may be interesting for the AI, CyberSecurity, Web3, Software Development, Quantum, ... communities. Some of these events are organised by Howest University of Applied Sciences, some are organised by partners.
Check our our website to know more about our regular Cybersecurity education and masterclasses.
Our free, evening Tech & Meet events can be found on a dedicated website.
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Howest is a partner of the Agoria/Sirris, Beltug, Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), LFDT, and many other professional organisations
Check out these upcoming events:
March 2026:
- PQC: How to Prepare for the Quantum Era, 24 March (19-20h30), in which Sarah Ampe, Digital Risk Manager at EY Belgium, breaks down the complexities of the "Quantum Era.". She is a leading expert in Cryptography and PKI with a deep passion for the mathematics that drive our digital world.
- CyberNova, 24 March 2026, Antwerp (Waagnatie), side-event of SuperNova (March 22-28, 2026), focusing on securing the business of tomorrow
- AI en beweging: slimme tools voor preventie, sport en revalidatie, webinar, 24 maart (12-13u) met Pieter Verbeke en Laurent Degroote van Howest
- Digital Twins Masterclass, 25 March (13-17h). As part of the Offshore For Sure project, Howest, UGent and WCM develop monthy masterclass about topics that are relevant for the offshore energy sector. Our thought leaders Charlotte Larmuseau and Sam Van De Walle explain the theory and the practice, and 2 use case spreakers bring practical testimonials.
- Onderzoeksdag, 26 maart, Kortrijk, Howest Research i.s.m. UGent campus Kortrijk, met Keynote door wetenschapswatcher Hetty Helsmoortel, diverse workshops, experience rooms, labobezoeken en meet the expert sessies.
- AI & CyberSecurity @AP, 26 maart (19-20u30), AP Hogeschool Campus Spoor Noord, Ellermanstraat 33, Antwerpen, met Kyra Van den Eynde (Howest Cyber3Lab)
- EVOLV - afstudeer- of levenslang leren beurs, Flanders Expo Gent, 26 maart (13-19u)
- Inleiding tot Web Development met React, 31 Maart (19-20h30), Hoe brengen React componenten en state management jouw interfaces tot leven? Gepresenteerd door Tom Derdaele (Howest)
- A security incident table top: What's your move when there is a breach in progress, 31 Maart (13-18h), interactieve workshop rond data breach en security incident management, georganiseerd door Beltug
- ComfyUI: Introductie tot lokale AI-beeldgeneratie, 31 maart (13-15u30) Howest AI Lab Kortrijk, een praktische introductie tot image generation met ComfyUI en het bouwen van AI-workflows
April 2026:
- Industrial/OT Security: Van Regelgeving naar Praktijk, 2 april (15-20u30)., gepresenteerd door Stijn Boussemaere (Spinae)
- Practical Insights for NIS2 with CyFun, 21 april (10-12h15, in English), Online training session offered free of charge by CyberActive to companies and the self-employed thanks to FPS Economy - EU (NextGeneration EU) funding, presented by Kurt Schoenmaekers (Howest Cyber3Lab)
- Co-Creatiesessie AI en bewegen, 21 april (9u30-12u30), verschillende technologieproducenten geven een korte pitch over hun product waarin AI wordt ingezet voor het monitoren van fysieke belasting, met als doel overbelasting en blessures voorkomen.
May 2026:
- Official Opening of the Digital Health Lab, 5 mei, Brugge (Howest Gebouw J)
- Connect-IT 2026, 7 Mei 2026, Antwerp Expo. Connect IT is hét ontmoetingsplatform voor IT-professionals, beslissingsnemers, beleidsmakers en technologie-experts uit alle sectoren waar digitalisering het verschil maakt. Georganiseerd door V-ICT-OR en TMAB Business Events, i.s.m. Agoria en de CyberSecurity Coalition
- CyberSec Europe, 20-21 May 2026, Brussels Expo, thé cybersecurity event of the year. See you there!
- OT/ ICS Security Focus Group, 24 juni (9u30-14u), Howest Brugge, georganiseerd door de CyberSecurity Coalition
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Check out the new events and tell us if we are missing your or other events
If you think we are missing interesting AI, cybersecurity, Web3 or software dev-related events, please contact patrick.van.renterghem@howest.be
Finally, be sure to follow @Cyber3Lab on LinkedIn, and sign up for the monthly newsletter (in Dutch) of the Howest Toegepaste Informatica cluster.
Other interesting sources of event information can be found at:
- Etoile Events with Belgian Tech events, a North Star AGI service
- Vlaio Events
- AI Opleidingen at VAIA, the Flemish AI Academy
- IT Conferences in Belgium 2026/2027
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Patrick Van Renterghem, AI, CyberSecurity, Web3, Immersive Tech, Quantum, ... Community Builder & LLL Coordinator
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Last updated on: 3/18/2026
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