Inspire. Experiment. Debate.

Inspiration talks IAdays26

What AI is changing, told by the people who use it every day.

2–5 November 2026 La Grand Poste, Liège · and an evening in Brussels on 4 November
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An initiative byPartners

Seven sessions

A talk, then your questions.

The week is punctuated by inspiration talks that take you inside our speakers' day-to-day practice: how AI affects what they actually do. Each talk is followed by a question-and-answer session and time for networking. On the evening of Wednesday 4, the week also stops in Brussels, with hub.brussels and Creative Europe.

Monday 2 18:30 La Grand Poste, Liège Evening

Video games and AI: behind the scenes of creation

How is AI making its way behind the scenes of video game creation? From prototyping to debugging, a first-hand account of how AI agents are actually used, what they change in day-to-day work, their limits and the place of human creativity. A Café Numérique Liège event, in partnership with IAdays²⁶.

Ludovic MahieuEntrepreneur, producer and game designer · co-director of Clever Trickster Studio, director of the game Blood Bar Tycoon

Register → Free · registration through Café Numérique Liège (account required)
Tuesday 3 12:00 – 14:00 La Grand Poste, Liège Midday

Lessons from the years that transformed my creativity

A talk followed by a question-and-answer session.

Mathieu BazelaireHead of growth, Groupe Miège (Venthone and La Niche)

The running order
  • 12:00 · Welcome
  • 12:30 · Introduction
  • 12:40 · Talk
  • 13:20 · Questions and answers
  • 13:30 · Networking
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Tuesday 3 18:00 – 21:00 La Grand Poste, Liège Evening

VFX and AI: anatomy of a creative shift

A presentation on how AI is used inside their company and what they make of it, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Tristan LilienVFX supervisor, benuts

Frédéric VanmeerbeeckHead of VFX, benuts

The running order
  • 18:00 · Welcome
  • 18:30 · Introduction
  • 18:40 · Talk
  • 19:30 · Questions and answers
  • 20:00 · Networking
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Wednesday 4 12:00 – 14:00 La Grand Poste, Liège Midday

Will AI music replace composers?

A presentation on the use of AI in music for advertising, followed by a question-and-answer session.

Antoine GeluckMusic creative, composer / producer, co-founder of poum tchak

Nicolas MouquetMusic creative, composer / producer, co-founder of poum tchak

The running order
  • 12:00 · Welcome
  • 12:30 · Introduction
  • 12:40 · Talk
  • 13:20 · Questions and answers
  • 13:30 · Networking
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Wednesday 4 18:00 – 21:00 La Grand Poste, Liège Evening

Press photography in the age of AI · AI behind the scenes of podcasting

Two talks, each followed by questions from the floor. Mathieu Golinvaux, photographer, videographer and journalist, looks at press photography in the age of AI: trust in images and the photographer's role in documenting reality.

Michel Godart, a podcaster since 2007, opens the doors of his work at The Podcast Factory Org: how to use artificial intelligence in podcast production — preparation, transcript analysis, chaptering, translation, subtitling, accessibility and discoverability — without surrendering creativity, critical thinking or editorial responsibility. A method built on structured instructions, rigorous checks and human validation, and a reflection on what we delegate, what we risk losing and what makes a podcast valuable: the voice, the listening, the encounter and the authenticity.

Mathieu GolinvauxPress photography in the age of AI · Photographer, videographer and journalist

Michel GodartAI behind the scenes of podcasting: what I hand over, what I keep · Co-founder and chair of The Podcast Factory Org ASBL-VZW, podcast architect, producer and trainer

The running order
  • 18:00 · Welcome
  • 18:30 · Introduction
  • 18:40 · Talk by Mathieu Golinvaux — Press photography in the age of AI
  • 19:30 · Questions and answers
  • 19:45 · Introduction
  • 19:55 · Talk by Michel Godart — AI behind the scenes of podcasting
  • 20:45 · Questions and answers
  • 21:00 · Networking
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Wednesday 4 18:30 – 21:30 hub.brussels
Chaussée de Charleroi 110, 1060 Saint-Gilles Evening Brussels

Cultural and creative industries, a driver of sustainable AI in Brussels?

The only session of the week outside Liège: a conference evening in Brussels, in partnership with hub.brussels and Creative Europe. As the capital of Europe, Brussels brings together institutions, companies, schools, cultural operators, professional federations and international networks able to act on AI. The evening debates Brussels as a capital of experimentation and training for sustainable AI, especially in the creative professions.

Laurent HubletOpening address · Minister for the Economy, Employment and Digital Affairs of the Brussels-Capital Region

Olivier ServaisModerator · Co-director of the UNESCO HAND Chair (Heritage, Art, Nature, Digital), UCLouvain

Maarten FrancqVJ, motion designer, resident RITCS, VUB

Marlen KomorowskiProfessor and Senior Researcher, imec-SMIT-VUB

Matthieu VercruysseChief Transformation Officer, Publicis Groupe Belgium

Alexander RiedlDeputy Head of Audiovisual Industry and Media Unit

Léa Rogliano-AubryCitizen Engagement Hub Lead, FARI

The running order
  • 18:30 · Welcome
  • 19:00 · Conference: opening, talks and debate
  • 20:30 · Networking, food & drinks

An IAdays²⁶ initiative with the support of hub.brussels, play.brussels, creative.hub, Creative Europe Desk, BECI and Groupe One.

Register on hub.brussels → Free · registration via hub.brussels
Thursday 5 12:00 – 14:00 La Grand Poste, Liège Midday

Artistic creation and artificial intelligence: what impact on our creativity?

A conversation that brings together the perspectives of contemporary creation and cognitive science. In partnership with Liège Creative.

Jacques SougnéLecturer, Faculty of Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy and Education, PsyNCog, ULiège

Eric Arnal-BurtschyAssociate artist, Théâtre de Liège

The running order
  • 12:00 · Welcome
  • 12:30 · Introduction
  • 12:40 · Talk
  • 13:20 · Questions and answers
  • 13:30 · Networking
Register on Liège Creative → €20 · registration through Liège Creative

Each session has its own ticketing.

Places are limited to 40 people per session in Liège. The full IAdays²⁶ calendar brings together the ten events of the week.

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