Pieter Hermans

My focus will be to entice international (association) conferences to be held in Brainport Eindhoven with focus on Artificial Intelligence, Integrated Photonics, Smart Manufacturing, Micro- and Nano Electronics, System Engineering on one hand and Health, Energy, Mobility, Food and Security on the other hand. #cbbe #brainporteindhoven #conference #brainport

My role primarily involved: - Initiating and developing new conference topics - Identifying and securing speakers - Programme development - Hosting and chairing events - Overall coordination and responsibility (P/L) The conferences focused on a wide range of topics, such as: - Additive Manufacturing / Smart Manufacturing - Photonics / Optics - AgriFood - Healthcare - Artificial Intelligence - Aviation - Mobility - Telecom & Data Communication - Media Technology - Sustainability / Energy / Recycling - The Societal Impact of Technology Jakajima organised on average 10 - 12 conferences per year. In addition: Co-founder & Partner 3D Delta Week, Sep 2020 - Oct 2024 Initiator / Founder Photonics Applications Week, Nov 2017 - Feb 2022 History of the Company: • 2024: Sale of conference business unit and Tikcit business unit to two different parties; • 2023: Began interim projects for third parties, including Optica (USA), European Conference on Integrated Optics, Convention Bureau Brainport Eindhoven, Summa and others; • 2016: Start of a new business unit for the development of the conference registration platform Tikcit (for internal use and third parties); • 2012: Sold publishing business unit and started a new business unit focused on international high-tech conferences (owned and self-managed), initially on the High Tech Campus Eindhoven, later expanding to Europe, the USA, and Australia. In addition established the Conference as a Service for third parties business such as PhotonHub Europe, TNO, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, and various universities (e.g., RWTH, Eindhoven University of Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, Politecnico di Milano, Wageningen University); • 2010: Launched national events for the target audiences of the trade magazines; • 2004: Acquired Jakajima, originally a communications company for telecom. Changed it into an (online) publisher of Telecom/IT magazines in the Benelux (two Dutch-language and one French-language edition).

The international Platform for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft (PUCA), aims to facilitate the development of unmanned cargo aircraft and to let its members play a meaningful role. Platform Unmanned Cargo Aircraft (PUCA) is an open, non-profit association of member organizations which aims to support the development and deployment of Unmanned Cargo Aircraft, while driving a consistent, focused and concise approach to market education that will highlight the benefits, use cases and deployments

Reviewing applications and assessing projects for diverse agencies and programs