Smart cities must be inclusive, enhancing the quality of life for all residents. Visit our pavilion to see how Belgian exhibitors are creating spaces that are not only smart and sustainable but also welcoming and accessible to everyone.
Name : Winfried Mortelmans
Job Title : Managing Partner
Mobile : +32 47640 95 26
E-mail : [email protected]
Company Background:
Transforming your community into a smart city or municipality requires technology and systems. But the key to success are your citizens. They are the ones you do it for and their engagement will make or break an innovative project.
Range of Products or Solutions:
Bpact offers smart solutions for cities, municipalities and intermunicipal associations to involve, consult and engage citizens in transformation and support concrete projects to a success.
We support municipalities with a citizen panel, local research and smart participation solutions & services. Bpact Local is our low-threshold citizen panel solution for cities and municipalities. Through your own citizen panel, you can easily and more representatively involve your residents through research and participation on topics such as mobility, safety, leisure and much more…
Main References:
Today our solutions and services are used by smaller communities, municipalities, big cities and intermunicipal associations.
Name : Jean Chapelle
Job Title : CEO
Mobile : 0032477343062
E-mail : [email protected]
Company Background
For 3 years, Chaps has supported local authorities and childcares by providing a complete management system. Our main product “BeKid” helps more than 400 childcares every day.
Range of Products or Solutions
Management system for daycares professional
Mobile application for childcare parents
Mobile application for teams
Management system for children activities organizations
Added Value / Unique Selling Point
BeKid offers daycares professionals a set of very advanced tools to manage their daycares in one single place. The team application allows the collaborators that are on the field to encode all the daily information that concern a kid. The parent application allows parent to communicate easily with daycares. With BeKid, managing your daycare is a kid’s stuff.
Main References
The whole Brussels Area uses BeKid to manage their public childcares.
The biggest private childcares of Belgium use BeKid to manage their childcares
Name: Leo EVERAERT
Job Title: International Sales Director
Mobile: + 32 484 400 565
E-mail: [email protected]
Company Background
The Belgian family-owned company General Floating Equipment (GFE) is based in the port city of Antwerp.
GFE has been producing high-quality and UV-resistant water safety systems since the 1980s.
Range of Products or Solutions
Our portfolio includes a wide range of products, including lifebuoy housings, lifebuoys, various water rescue equipment, digital warning systems and mounting systems for lifebuoy housings.
Added Value / Unique Selling Point
General Floating Equipments main targets:
Be the reference regarding safety along the water
Prevent drowning
Creating a safe and secure environment
Main References
We have been a supplier for many years to several ports and seaports in Europe, infrastructure constructors of waterways,
harbors, and shipyards as well, we also have multiple cooperation agreements with government agencies responsible for ports and waterways.
We therefore believe that we strongly contribute to a safer environment with our GFE products in terms of safety, rescue, and prevention policy.
Name: Ben Bellekens
Job Title: Co-founder & CTO
Mobile: +32 (0)498294690
E-mail: [email protected]
Name: Anton Dierickx
Job Title: Co-founder & COO
Mobile: +32 (0)475602410
E-mail: [email protected]
Company Background
CrowdScan, a spin-off of IMEC and the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp) has developed a patented solution for measuring crowd density in real-time using a wireless sensor network.
Range of Products or Solutions
CrowdScan provides accurate real-time crowd measurements, enabling quick, informed decisions for effective crowd management or an optimal passenger flow. Tailored for industries like public transportation, airports, smart cities, and events, we focus on seamless integration with other data sources, ensuring our customers have all the insights they need.
Added Value / Unique Selling Point
Cost-effective and easy-to-install technology (no cabling needed)
Real-time and 100% GDPR proof data (no use of cameras or smartphones)
Easy integrations using API or MQTT
Main References
Cities: Bruges, Antwerp, Ghent, Alkmaar, The Hague, Tilburg…
Public Transport: Tram Barcelona, Dutch Railways, Seattle International Airport
Integrations: Schréder (Adaptive Public Lighting), Milestone (VMS systems)
Certifications
CEE/FCC certified
Europe & US patent
Microsoft ISV Partner
Name: Jennick Scheerlinck
Job Title: Founder, CEO
Mobile: +32 485 51 33 84
E-mail: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hoplr
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hoplr
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/worklifeathoplr
Company Background
Hoplr – pronounced «hopler» – was founded by Jennick Scheerlinck and Jonas Heirwegh, back in 2014. Hoplr connects neighbours and stimulates social cohesion through offline engagement.
Range of Products or Solutions:
Informal community care
Neighbourhood oriented communication
Inclusive citizen participation
Neighbourhood analysis
Aging in place
Added Value / Unique Selling Point
Hoplr boosts citizen engagement by combining the power of a social network for local communities with participation tools for local governments and the public sector.
Main References
City of The Hague, City of Izmir, Villle de Luxembourg, Antwerp District of Berchem, City of Bruges and +250 municipalities in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Türkiye.
Certifications
Seal of Excellence from the European Commission
GDPR compliant
Winner World Summit Awards in Citizen Engagement
Winner European Social Services Award for Best Social Technology.
Name: Steven Van den Berghe
Job Title: Founder
Mobile: +32 477 96 20 18
E-mail: [email protected]
Company Background
LeapStation is an innovative company specializing in collaboration and communication solutions for the social and clinical care sector. We believe in the power of interdisciplinary collaboration and psychosocial support for each individual, by connecting people, content and communication.
Range of Products or Solutions
A smart city also needs to organize its local care network. FluviCare is a platform to break through silos and organize and communicate multidisciplinary information in a treatable and understandable way. It integrates care across actors and boundaries to improve life for each individual citizen.
Added Value / Unique Selling Point
Collaboration in care can become quite complex today. No single care professional can keep track of all aspects of care: dealing with social & health aspects, regulatory and personal, long-term and acute… Our platform connects all actors together at the local level, using structured digital collaboration, AI and multi-channel communication.
Main References
Fluvicare is being used by both local actors (city of Ninove) and national integrated care (Born-in-Belgium) to orchestrate integrated care.
Name: François NARBONNEAU
Job Title: Head of Department “Innovation & Partnership”
Mobile: +32 476 97 17 28
E-mail: [email protected]
Company Background
For 25 years, Multitel (RTO) has been the partner of choice for companies willing to develop and integrate cutting-edge technologies.
Range of Products or Solutions
Multitel supports the twin transition and contributes to the digital maturities of companies thanks to its strong expertise in: Applied photonics, Network Engineering, IoT & Embedded Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Railway Certification.
Added Value / Unique Selling Point
Multitel develops innovative engineering solutions using the latest innovations in science and technology, in various domains such as smart cities, transport and logistics, industry 4.0, healthtech, aeronautics and space, security and agrotech.
