What is the future of events?
May 27 | 6–10 PM | Planet Group Arena, Ghent
Events are under pressure. Not because of trends, but because of relevance.
Technology expands the playing field, but meaning requires more than technology alone. New generations are looking for connection and responsibility over spectacle.
The real question is how we can create human impact again.
We don’t wait and see — we take action.
Discover the first RE:HUMAN conference, centered around one key question: What is the future of events?
On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, Colorclub — in collaboration with Arena Group — organizes a day that sparks debate.
We bring together thinkers and doers in a sharp and varied format.
Speaker line-up
Intro
Bert Van Thilborgh
Trendwatcher Bert Van Thilborgh opens RE:HUMAN with a sharp keynote about the forces reshaping our society — and therefore our events.
What is really changing?
VRAAG 1
Health events, micro-events, sober curiosity, JOMO: het zijn signalen van wat mensen vandaag écht zoeken.
Yassin Badi
Studio Bonheur
On the shift from nightlife to daytime experiences.
Ralph Maes
On why health is the new social.
Lucky Stride Club
Kurt Tuypens
Wave Agency
On how branding is evolving.
Felix Coens
Bringing the student voice of a generation in transition.
UGent Board member
Digital vs human: what’s at stake?
QUESTION 2
Health events, micro-events, sober curiosity, JOMO — these are signals of what people are truly looking for today.
Lies Craeynest
Kids Unplugged
On conscious choices in an always-on world.
Hans Buyse
AI Candy
On the possibilities of AI.
Jeroen Borloo
Rookoo
On technology as a means, not a goal.
On data, behavior, and what the numbers tell us.
UGent
Prof. Tijl De Bie
Interlude: time to slow down
Theo Compernolle
Neuropsychiatrist Theo Compernolle explores RE:HUMAN in greater depth: why digitalization is driving us toward more human connection, and how events can help with that.
How do we build the events of tomorrow?
QUESTION 3
Location, format, food, experience: everything is open. What do we keep, what do we drop, and what do we reinvent?
Raoul Maris
GELO
On the future of space and design.
Thomas Van Eeckhout
Easi
On impactful internal and external events.
Jim Cantens
true. food agency
On food as part of the experience.
Pieter Uytterschaut
Alcatraz Festival
On festivals as a mirror of society.
Closing
David Troch
Poet David Troch delivers a closing moment that lingers.
Not a conclusion, but a starting point.
The future of events? We build it together.
Don’t miss it — register now for RE:HUMAN on May 27, 2026.
RE:HUMAN
RE:HUMAN brengt de event- en communicatie sector samen rond één fundamentele vraag:
Zijn onze events nog relevant?
Wat is de toekomst van events? Geen kant-en-klare antwoorden. Wel nieuwe kaders.
Geen snelle conclusies. Wel scherpe perspectieven.