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While others debate Europe’s decline, we are rewriting the industrial playbook. Re:Manufacture is the high-stakes leadership forum where Europe’s industrial elite stop mourning the past and start engineering a resilient, dominant future.
Re:Manufacture, for the future of European industry. Assembled by Azumuta.
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Thinkers who connect the dots between the industry, economics, and technology. Their perspectives invite reflection and open new lines of thinking.
Garelli’s influence extends far beyond the lecture hall. For 13 years, he served as the Managing Director of the World Economic Forum (WEF). When the leaders at Davos needed a roadmap for the global economy, they turned to Stéphane Garelli. As the man who founded the IMD World Competitiveness Center, he doesn't just observe the world stage. He helps set it.
Prof. Stéphane Garelli
As the former CEO of ASML, Peter Wennink oversaw the rise of the most strategically significant company in the global economy, navigating the high-stakes friction between engineering reality and global tech wars. Under his leadership, ASML became the ultimate gatekeeper of the semiconductor industry or the hardware foundation upon which modern sovereignty is built. Now, as the lead architect of a pivotal assessment for the Dutch government, Wennink is sounding the alarm on Europe’s eroding industrial base. He doesn’t offer "digitalization" buzzwords; he offers a raw, brutal wake-up call regarding the political courage and industrial grit required to keep Europe from becoming a museum of its own history.
Peter Wennink
Cagan Koc investigates the machines that make the modern world run. As a key reporter and editor for Bloomberg, Cagan has spent years at the intersection of technology, geopolitics, and power. He is the co-author of the bestseller, The World’s Most Important Machine, which tracks the high-stakes rise of ASML and the lithography technology that acts as the heartbeat of the global economy.
Cagan Koc
630K+ subscribers don't follow Joeri for comfort; they follow him for clarity. A former university lecturer and PhD in macroeconomics, Joeri has built a reputation as the "No-Bullshit" voice of the modern economy. He provides the bridge between academic economic theory and the high-stakes reality of industrial leadership.
Dr. Joeri Schasfoort
Batist Leman leads Azumuta as CEO and founder. With a background in engineering, robotics, and hands-on consulting in manufacturing systems. He is an advocate for automation and digital transformation, and an active contributor to academic and professional communities.
Batist Leman
With over forty years at the heart of political journalism, Rik Van Cauwelaert is known for cutting through spin and holding power to account. His sharp questioning and deep context make him a moderator who doesn’t let conversations drift.
Rik Van Cauwelaert
Line-up
Breakfast
Opening
An opening reflection on why this moment matters for the industry. Batist Leman sets the tone for a day built around reflection, reconnection, and reinvention.
The Sovereign Playbook: From Crisis to Industrial Action
Europe is caught in a trap of its own making: a system that prefers rules over results. Following his landmark report on the European investment climate, Peter Wennink takes the stage to scale his findings into a roadmap for European industry.This is not a theoretical discussion on "innovation." It is a strategic briefing on the raw pillars of competitiveness: energy security, talent density, and the radical reduction of regulatory friction. Wennink will deconstruct why Europe is losing ground to the US and China and exactly how we can engineer our way back. He brings a clear message to the industry’s C-suite: it’s time to move past the debate and start the work.
Networking Break
Keynote
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Money & Macro
Joeri Schasfoort strips away the jargon to reveal the raw economic reality facing European manufacturers. This isn't a lecture on theory. It's a strategic briefing on why remanufacturing is the only logical economic response to a world where raw materials are weaponized and supply chains are fragile.
Lunch & networking
The Forces Shaping the Future of Industry
Expect a masterclass in strategic foresight that moves past nostalgia and forces you to confront the future with a "so what" attitude. Garelli uses his trademark graphics and "no-holds-barred" analysis to strip away the illusions of the past. He won't just tell you that the world has changed; he will show you how to reinvent your business model to lead in the age of decoupling.
The World's Most Important Machine
You can’t remanufacture the future without understanding the hardware that powers it. Cagan brings unmatched insight into supply-chain vulnerability and the consequences of losing control over critical technology. At a moment when Europe is pushing to reclaim its industrial strength, his perspective cuts to the core.
Networking Break
What will actually determine Europe’s industrial strength in the years ahead? Moderated by Rik Van Cauwelaert, this panel cuts straight to the pressures, trade-offs, and hard choices shaping competitiveness, and where Europe can still play to win in a changing global landscape.
Round-up
Reflection forces the next move. This final moment translates Re:Manufacture's conversations into concrete insights, open questions, and priorities that shouldn’t be ignored.
Walking Dinner
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How to get there
Note: Ghent’s inner city is a Low Emission Zone (LEZ), foreign plates may need registration before entry.
Closest airports:
Brussels Airport (BRU) – Belgium’s main international airportBrussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) – serving many European routes. From Brussels Airport (BRU), take a direct train from the airport station to Gent-Sint-Pieters, then continue by tram, bus, or taxi.
From Charleroi Airport (CRL), take a shuttle to Charleroi-Sud station, followed by a train to Gent-Sint-Pieters, then local transport or taxi.
Belgium’s national rail network (NMBS/SNCB) makes onward travel simple and efficient to Gent/Centrum and enter the city ring road (R40). Wintercircus itself has no parking, but Parking Zuid (2-minute walk, outside the Low Emission Zone) and Sint-Pietersplein (inside the LEZ) are nearby.
Note: Ghent’s inner city is a Low Emission Zone (LEZ), foreign plates may need registration before entry.
Example routes
- From Brussels: frequent direct trains take 30-45 min to Gent.
- From Antwerp/Bruges/Liège: direct or connecting trains to Gent are frequent.
- International: you can reach Ghent via Brussels or other hub stations if coming from abroad.
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