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Speaking
Regulation,
explained to
people who build.
I teach this material to engineering master's students at Ghent University, which is good training for making it land with people who did not choose to care about it. Keynotes, workshops, guest lectures and expert panels, in English or Dutch.
Recent stages
Recent engagements.
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2026
SME MedTech Conference — organiser and speakerGhent University · two days
Also organiser and speaker at QMS Day and MDR Day, the recurring practitioner events I run at Ghent University.
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2026
Expert, roundtable on Belgium's position on the MDR revisionFAGG
Contributing to the national position on the revision of the Medical Device Regulation.
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2026
Keynote on regulatory strategyHealth Tech Tuesday, Ghent
Also: speaker at SPARC Entrepreneurs in Residence (Maria Middelares) and expert in the D4SMD focus group on sustainable medical devices.
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2026
MedTech Winter School — organiser and lecturerGhent University · three days
Three lectures across design, documentation and risk, alongside speakers from Verhaert, Qity, Anaconda Biomed, Daedalus, XEOS, Nuclivision and Zaparay.
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2025
Guest lectures and doctoral trainingGhent University
Biomedical Product Development, plus a half-day introduction to medtech legislation for PhD students. Earlier: workshop on pressure sensors and software for clothing with UZ Gent.
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2017–2018
MedTech Summit · MedTech Digital Week · VUBIndustry conferences and guest lecturing
Speaking on medical regulatory affairs and on lobbying, from the industry-representative side of the table.
What people said afterwards
Feedback, transcribed.
Comments left publicly after talks and workshops. Set as text rather than as screenshots, so they stay readable on a phone.
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Booking
What I need to confirm a date.
Date, audience, room size, and what you want them to do differently on Monday. That last one shapes the talk more than the topic does.
- Keynote45–60 minutes, with or without Q&A
- WorkshopHalf or full day, hands-on, capped at around 30 participants
- Guest lectureSingle session or a short series, university or in-house
- PanelExpert contribution, moderation, or preparation of a position
- In-houseA session built around your product and your open questions, under NDA