250+
keynotes delivered
4
continents
25+
years in tech, business and innovation
Trusted by...
and many more...
HI, I'M TOM
I spent 17 years selling technology. Then 10 years watching hospitals try to use it.
That's where I learned the hard part is never the tech. It's people: trust, habits, fear, politics, the meeting after the meeting. Today I teach AI at Ghent University, help organizations innovate, write about it, and stand on stages helping leadership teams figure out what to do with it.
Expect learnings for any industry with stories from healthcare, where the stakes are measured in lives, lessons that work in any boardroom, and a healthy dose of lousy dad jokes. My motto: change the world, or go home.
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"I am here to inspire you, and not just another consulting agency. I'm the kick in the butt at the bustling intersection of technology, leadership, and what it means to be human in an AI-driven world. With passion, storytelling and lousy dad jokes, unraveling the future, one slide at a time.
Just to make sure you're not just doing now; you're doing now what's coming next.
Welcome to the future!"
TESTIMONIALS
What Customers Are Saying...
"The perfect mix between futuristic insights, technological novelties without losing the link with reality."
Karlien Hollanders
Patien Expert NIHDI
“Tom is razor-sharp, maybe with bad humor. But he asks the right questions, that make you think.”
Matthias De Clercq
co-CEO nexxworks
"Eye opening session with valuable lessons on leadership, implementation and acceptance for all stakeholders."
Rien Vandenbosch
Event Organizer AI5050
THREE WAYS TO WORK WITH ME
On your stage, at your table,
or on your nightstand.
Let me know how I can help you. No matter what the question, let's talk. Whether it's a keynote, a workshop, or a strategic conversation, let's figure out how I can help.
There are standard offerings, but anything is up for discussion. More than anything, I firmly believe asking the right questions is always a good start. And it is not because I have something to offer, it will automatically provide value for you. Just so you know...
Keynotes & Moderation
Whether it's inspiring an audience at your customer event, or getting your employees lined up around a new strategy, keynotes are a great way to get the conversation going. In 250+ keynotes on almost every continent, Tom has talked about many topics but is mostly known for talking about the human impact of technology (did anyone say AI?). Also moderating events and panels (ENG/NL), hackathons or innovation days, asking the right questions and getting your talking points across is key to creating successful and impactful events. Every talk is built for your audience, after a preparation call. English or Dutch.
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Innovation That Sticks
Why most digital transformations fail, and it's seldom the technology. The human dynamics that decide whether change takes root or dies quietly. And how to make it all stick.
For inquiries and bookings, please contact us by sending an email or fill out the contact form on this site.
If you are an event organizer, see this page for more information.
Workshops & Strategy
Sometimes a meeting or one-off interaction is not enough to get the creative juices flowing. That's when you probably will be more productive in a workshop. Whether you call it an innovation camp, hackathon, brainstorm,... bringing people together around a central question and co-create is one of the most rewarding types of meetings you can have with your team.
Workshops can range from a few hours to a few days. Depending on the topic, the expected outcome, we will jointly decide on a workshop strategy and come up with the most interactive and inspiring way of conducting these.
Afterwards, the results of such workshops can lead to more in-depth discussions and recommendations based on the outcomes. This in itself can lead to sounding board sessions, strategy advice, internal whitepapers and more...
I work in the domains of AI adoption and trust, strategy, leadership in digital transformation, innovation culture and change management, and business model innovation.
Let me know how I can help you...
Books & Podcasts
THE BOOKS
How organisations build
(and destroy) trust in AI
Acceptable AI gives leadership teams a practical framework for deciding when AI is worth trusting, and how to earn that trust from staff, customers and patients. Published by Pelckmans in 2025.
What people are saying about the book:
But you can also enjoy reading following eBooks:
From the beginning of 2022 and mid 2026, Tom hosted the HealthNerd Podcast, which released a new episode every month at the crossroads of healthcare, technology and entrepreneurship. These episodes were usually in Dutch. After 50 episodes, it was time to rethink the format. Work in process... But you can still enjoy all 50 episodes, available on all the usual platforms.
