Venue
The conference will be hosted by University of Applied Sciences Howest, Spoorwegstraat 4, 8000 Bruges, Belgium. Howest Website
Conference Overview
Wednesday, 4th of November 2026
| 12:00 – 14:00: | Light lunch, Registration |
| 14:00 – 16:00: | Level 5 domain market |
| 16:00 – 17:30: | Free time |
| 17:30 – 19:30: | Reception at the city hall of Bruges |
| 20:00 – 22.30: | Dinner @ the Campus of Howest UAS |
Thursday, 5th of November 2026
| 08:30 – 09:15: | Registration and coffee |
| 09:15 – 09:30: | Opening remarks |
| 09:30 – 10:00: | Presentation CHAIN5 Working groups: Accreditation & Internationalisation |
| 10:00 – 10:30: | Keynote 1 |
| 10:30 – 11:00: | Coffee break |
| 11:00 – 12:30: | Workshop Session 1 |
| 12:30 – 13:30: | Lunch & networking |
| 13:30 – 15:00: | Workshop Session 2 |
| 15:00 – 15:30: | Coffee break |
| 15:30 – 17:00: | Workshop Session 3 |
| 17:00 – 20:00: | Free time |
| 20:00: | Conference dinner @ Brouwerij De Halve Maan |
Friday, 6th of November 2026
| 08:30 – 09:15: | Coffee |
| 09:15 – 09:30: | Opening remarks |
| 09:30 – 10:00: | Keynote 2 |
| 10:00 – 10:30: | Coffee break |
| 10:30 – 12:00: | Workshop Session 4 / Master classes |
| 12:00 – 12:30: | Conference wrap-up and announcement of the 2027 venue |
| 12:30 – 14:00: | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 17:00: | Social programme |
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