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CDO of the Year - Hero

CDO of the Year 2023 - Hero

Who will step into the shoes of the CDOs of the Year 2022, [Erwin Verstraelen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erwin-verstraelen-a885974/ "Erwin Verstraelen") (Port of Antwerp-Bruges) and [Benjamin Bostoen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bostoen/ "Benjamin Bostoen") (Thomas & Piron ICT)?  

The CDO Awards Gala will be organized for the 5th time at the Brussels Docks event hall on 26 October, 2023 from 6pm. We continue to position the event as a high-level gathering of some 500 attendees around digital strategic transformations. Sharing information and experience during a wonderful dinner experience with inspiring speakers is the welted recipe. 

Want to feel the experience of last year?  
Here is [the movie](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhEnJpFCC5I "Movie CDO of the Year 2022")  
Here are [the pictures](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CaH-EzZNzE7Xdh80ENM_G6JYujauULDC "Pictures CDO of the Year 2022") 

You are candidate? Contact [Luc Blyaert](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucblyaert/ "Luc Blyaert - LinkedIn ")  
You want to sponsor? Contact [Nicolas Demeure](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolasdemeure/ "Nicolas Demeure - LinkedIn ") 

CDO of the Year 2023 - Info

Who will be the CDO of the year 2023? 

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Are you a candidate for the title of Chief Digital Officer of the Year? Or do you know someone who fits the profile?

Send us your application by submitting a file in which you explain to us why you should win the CDO award.

The file should contain:
- Your motivation
- Your career path
- Your organisation
- Digital projects
- The impact on the organisation and the market 
- Your leadership.

Apply now with a file containing your C.V. (LinkedIn profile), your projects and achievements, a motivation for your application and a high resolution photo.

CDO of the Year 2023 - Apply

How to apply

Please submit your application before Friday 8 September. You will give a presentation during the jury meeting on Thursday 28 September from 5 PM onwards. The award ceremony will take place on Thursday 26 October.

For more information and to submit your dossier, please contact [luc@destraffemannen.be](mailto:luc@destraffemannen.be), +32495 23 99 25.

**Candidacy application deadline extended to September 8th, 2023**

Look who has won the previous CDO awards. 

[Geert Van Mol](https://www.linkedin.com/in/geert-van-mol-1779812/ "Geert Van Mol - LinkedIn ") (Belfius)
[Erik Cuypers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-cuypers-aa6432/ "Erik Cuypers - LinkedIn ") (Maxeda)
[Bjorn Van Reet](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjornvanreet/ "Bjorn Van Reet - LinkedIn ") (Kinepolis) 
[Erwin Verstraelen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erwin-verstraelen-a885974/ "Erwin Verstraelen - LinkedIn") (Haven van Antwerpen-Brugge) 
[Benoît Degotte](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beno%C3%AEt-degotte-3833a724/ "Benoît Degotte - LinkedIn ") (Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle) 
[Pierre-André Rulmont](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-andr%C3%A9-rulmont-672373/ "Pierre-André Rulmont - LinkedIn ") (MIVB) 
[Cécile Gonfroid](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilegonfroid/ "Cécile Gonfroid") (RTBF) 
[Benjamin Bostoen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bostoen/ "Benjamin Bostoen - LinkedIn ") (Thomas & Piron ICT) 

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Of course you want to attend the CDO Awards Night. We got two formulas. You can reserve 1 or more seats at 350 euro each or reserve a table for 10 people at 3.000 euro (excl. VAT).

This includes parking fee at <a href="https://www.docksdome.be/en/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Docks Dome event hall</a>. Get your tickets now.

For more information about registrations, sponsoring or partnerships, please contact Nicolas Demeure.

[nicolas@destraffemannen.be](mailto:nicolas@destraffemannen.be) - 0478 65 20 34

CDO of the Year 2023 - Attend

Want to attend the awards night?

The jury consists of the winners of the previous editions and many prominent personalities from the Belgian digitisation biotope. We are proud that they all want to participate.

President of the Jury is Luc Blyaert, Partner at De Straffe Mannen.

Isabel Donvil

Annita Beysen

Bruno Segers

Danielle Jacobs

Erik Cuypers

Geert Van Mol

Georges Ataya

Jan De Schepper

Jurgen Van De Sompel

Koen De Witte

Lode Peeters

Luc Blyaert

Katja Schipperheijn

Pierre-André Rulmont

Suyin Aerts

Wendy Knaepen

Yin Oei

Hugues De Pra

Nicolas Demeure

Cécile Gonfroid

Bjorn Van Reet

Tom Olislagers

Sofien Ben Sassi

Jurgen Strijkers

Paul Kaisin

Erwin Verstraelen

Benjamin Bostoen

Jury 2023

#### 18:00 Cocktail Reception
#### 19:15 Welcome
#### 19:30 Starter
#### 20:30 Keynote
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjornvanreet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Erwin Verstraelen (Port of Antwerp-Bruges) </a>
#### 20:45 Main course 
#### 21:45 Keynote
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenvanbelleghem/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Steven Van Belleghem: "The diamond in the rough"</a>
#### 22:20 Awards Ceremony
Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2023
#### 23:00 Dessert and afterparty
#### 01:00 Closing

CDO of the Year 2023 - Program

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CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER

CDO of the Year 2023