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16 SEPT 2026
PROXIMUS NET CENTER, BRUSSELS

Transforming

Cities Together


see 2026 agenda
16 SEPT 2026
PROXIMUS NET CENTER, BRUSSELS

Transforming

Cities Together


see 2026 agenda

The finalised Schedule for The 87 Day 2026

The finalised Schedule for The 87 Day 2026

08:00–09:00

Welcome & badge collection

(Networking Area)

08:50–09:00

Grand Opening: Multi-crisis and vision of architecture to shape a better world

César Frías Enciso, CEO at Morph Estudio (Main Stage)

09:00–09:20

Building Europe’s Next Decade: the political opening

Audrey Henry, Secretary of State, Brussels-Capital Region, Urban Planning & Energy; moderated by Idriss Goossens, Founder of EightySeven (Main Stage)

09:00–12:00

Task Force 01

Earth · Housing: Post-Affordable Housing, New Models Beyond Subsidies

09:20–09:40

The Belgian Housing Market: Recent Developments, Key Challenges and the Impact of Energy Efficiency

Peter Reusens, Principal Economist, National Bank of Belgium (Main Stage)

09:40–10:00

What Big Tech Wants From the Built World

Murtaza Bukhari, Director of Strategic Partnerships UK & Europe, Samsung Electronics (Main Stage)

10:00–10:20

Energy Resilience as the New Asset Quality in Commercial Real Estate

Ian Forsyth, Managing Director, Sustainable Building Solutions (Main Stage)

10:20–10:40

Asset Class: Office

Filippa Strandänger, Chief Sustainability Officer, Alma Property Partners (Main Stage)

10:40–11:00

Luminus

(Main Stage)

11:00–13:00

Morning Task Force sessions

Jupiter TF02 · Mars TF03 · Mercury TF04 · Neptune TF05 · Uranus TF06 · Calypso TF07 · Galatea TF08 · Galaxy TF09 · Kyoto TF10 · Moon TF11 · Pluto TF12

11:00–11:20

Asset Class: Residential

Aubry Lefebvre, Managing Director, Thomas & Piron (Main Stage)

11:20–11:50

Asset Class: Data Centers

Jonathan Martins, Global Lead, Buildings & Cities, Ramboll Management Consulting, and Pilar Pinel, Drees & Sommer (Main Stage)

11:50–12:00

Clean Air Alliance - Vision

Antoine Geerinckx (Main Stage)

12:00–12:20

Case Study: WasteTracker

(Main Stage)

12:20–12:40

Zoom on Tallinn Innovation

Eneli Amur, City of Tallinn (Main Stage)

12:40–13:00

Pluq - it’s about time

Pieter Zijlema, Pluq D&O B.V. (Main Stage)

13:00–14:00

Lunch networking & expo

(Networking Area)

14:00–14:20

Ministerial Fireside Chat: Economic Resilience & Right of Second Chance

Eléonore Simonet, Minister for the Middle Classes, the Self-Employed and SMEs; moderated by Idriss Goossens, EightySeven (Main Stage)

14:20–14:40

Zoom on Spain: what are the trends in Madrid?

Carolina Roca Castillo, President, ASPRIMA (Main Stage)

14:40–16:40

Afternoon Task Force sessions

Earth TF13 · Jupiter TF14 · Mars TF15 · Mercury TF16 · Neptune TF17 · Uranus TF18 · Calypso TF19 · Galatea TF20 · Galaxy TF21 · Kyoto TF22 · Moon TF23 · Pluto TF24

14:40–15:00

Nurban Space

(Main Stage)

14:40–15:00

Reverse Pitch: Engineer

Luc Demortier, Managing Director, Bureau Greisch (Tech Alley)

15:00–15:20

The Grid Is the New Location

Siena Golan, European Real Estate Research and Strategy, DWS (Main Stage)

15:00–15:20

Climate Risk Assessment and Financial Values of Real Estate

Wolfgang Lukaschek, CEO, Blue Auditor (Tech Alley)

15:20–15:40

Case Study: VIZION & Accès Habitat

(Tech Alley)

15:40–16:00

Reverse Pitch: General Contractor

Kevin Cardona, Director of Entrepreneurial Innovation at Leonard powered by VINCI Group (Main Stage)

15:40–16:00

Lessons Learned: From Corporate Executive to Angel Investor

Cécile de Guillebon, President, Esserto (Tech Alley)

16:00–16:20

Reverse Pitch: General Contractor

Teresa Graca, Head of Innovation Ecosystem & Partnerships, and Stijn D’Hoore, co-CEO, Bouwbedrijf Furnibo (Main Stage)

16:00–16:20

Reverse Pitch: Developer

Nicolas Bearelle, Executive Chairman, Revive (Tech Alley)

16:20–16:40

Designing for Humans: architecture & inclusion

Mikkel Hallundbæk Schlesinger, Partner Architect, CEBRA (Main Stage)

16:40–17:00

Case Study: Soundsensing & Befimmo

(Main Stage)

16:40–17:00

Reverse Pitch: Asset Manager

Lisa Moerman, Head of Sustainability, Wanaka Partners (Tech Alley)

17:00–17:20

Why innovation fails

Faith Locken, CEO, We Rise In (Tech Alley)

17:00–18:00

European Cities on the Move: Who is moving cities forward?

Malik Ben Achour (Verviers), Maxime Pourtois (Mons), Laurence Libert (Hasselt), Cédric Tumelaire (Waterloo) and Frederik Ceulemans (Brussels); moderated by Idriss Goossens, EightySeven (Main Stage)

18:20–19:00

Build or Fall Behind: Can the West still move fast enough?

Theo Francken, Belgian Minister of Defence, and Bill White, U.S. Ambassador to Belgium; moderated by Jeremy Thomas (Main Stage)

After 19:00

The 87 Night: After Party by TICC

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The people the sector answers to.

The people the sector answers to.

2025: 435 leaders in the room. 2026: capped at 800.

2025: 435 leaders in the room. 2026: capped at 800.

2025: 435 leaders in the room. 2026: capped at 800.

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