Afterwork: the software factory of the future

June 23, 2026

In The Pocket HQ, Ghent

Jump to lightspeed.

Time to upgrade how you build. Not just how code gets written, but how products get made. The gap between idea and reality is collapsing. The teams you already have can deliver dramatically more ... if you rewire the way they work.

This is a make-it-or-break-it moment for any software delivery organisation. Deliver on the promise of drastic productivity gains, and you get the spoils: being the one to build the next explosion of digital products. Fail to, and your clients or colleagues will leave you by the wayside.

The promise is simple: build products quicker, with a smaller team, without sacrificing quality. The hard part is everything in between. Capturing that potential is not about handing out a new tool. It means rethinking workflows, redefining roles, and running the experiments most organisations are still avoiding.

Come hear from the people already doing it. And see what an AI-native software factory actually looks like.

Who should attend

Who should join

  • CDOs, CIOs or CTOs in charge of a delivery organisation.
  • Heads of engineering, product leaders, delivery and program managers, working with with product teams.

Why you should join

  • See what the real opportunity looks like for your organisation.
  • Learn how to go from scattered AI experiments to a competitive advantage.
  • Discover how to reorganise your delivery model (roles, teams, tooling) around this new reality.
  • Get straight talk on the leadership questions nobody else is answering.
Afterwork: software factory of the future

Agenda

18:00
Welcome

Doors, drinks and appetisers.

18:30
Opener: reinventing how we build

Different colleagues at In The Pocket share how they are adopting AI tools. And why that's so exciting.

18:45
Talk: Skills at scale

AI skills are proving the rocket fuel for the starship. Coordinating the roll-out across an entire organisation the new challenge.

Thomas Mons, Engineering lead at ITP / Maarten De Roeck, Design lead at ITP
19:05
Talk: AI coding and security

The productivity gains are real, but so are the new risks. How do you make sure AI-driven development doesn't turn into a security nightmare?

Jarno Goossens, Aikido
19:30
Panel: leading your product & engineering organisation into the new age

The excitement is real. The pace is blistering. So are the new leadership questions. Should you standardise tools? How do you contain license costs? How do you avoid vendor lock-in? What about IP? We talk through the questions on every tech leader's mind.

Jan Hollez, Deliverect. Dieter Wachters, Collibra.
20:00
Food, drinks and discussions

Some nice networking.

Speakers

Thomas Mons
Thomas Mons
In The Pocket
Jan Hollez
Jan Hollez
Deliverect
Dieter Wachters
Dieter Wachters
Collibra
Jarno Goossens
Jarno Goossens
Aikido
Maarten De Roeck
Maarten De Roeck
In The Pocket

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About In The Pocket

In The Pocket is a digital studio built for the age of intelligence. From strategy to shipping, we help companies transform through design, engineering, and AI.

Our 200+ experts across 5 European studios build products that make a difference. Since 2010, we've been the partner companies like Engie, Barco, itsme, Colruyt Group, and BNP Paribas Fortis call when it actually matters.

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