Speakers

Steffen Ehrhardt

Steffen currently works at Google as a Product Specialist in Display Planning Tools and AdFormats across Europe. He was amongst the first employees of Google in Europe and has seen this company evolve these last 8-9 years. Previously Steffen assumed the role of Product Specialist & Project Manager for Emerging Markets. He also presented Google new management tools @Search University 2 in 2010. Before joining Google he has worked in the marketing teams of Avis Car Rental, Deutsche Lufthansa and PriceWaterhouse Coopers. He has graduated from the University of Applied Sciences Göttingen and has a diploma in Business Administration.

Jonathan Van Parys

Jonathan oversees the development of Semetis’ data-rich applications. Using data from various APIs, dataviz and datamining, these apps help Semetis’ clients gain insights from their web data. Previously, he worked as an Economist at IBM, where he advised multi-national companies on where to locate their operations. He then joined SAS Institute’s Advanced Business Analytics consulting arm where he worked on large scale mathematical modeling projects. On top of that he runs HackDemocracy, which aims to bridge the gap between technology and politics. Jonathan has an MA in Economics from UCLouvain.

David Hachez

David is a technology passionate and mature enough to remember the first time he switched on an Apple Macintosh 512k (back in 1985). Inspired by the Commodore 64 he started designing instead of playing. After a brief music career at the Jazz Studio in Antwerp, David started his professional career in the internet world, in June 1999, just before the Dot-com Bubble crash. He worked @dnet Belgium (a subsidiary of Rossel Group), @Digital Age Design (now LBi), @Mediaedge:cia (on & off line), @Microsoft, and @Duval Guillaume, in order to have enough experience to set-up in 2009 the thriving and challenger eCommerce: Raz*War. David studied Marketing & Communication at IHECS in Brussels combining academic knowledge with a strong practical dive into the great world of media.

Cécile Quinon

Cécile is account manager at Semetis since 2011. Before that, she worked at Google in Poland, as an Account Manager for the French market. For two years she has developed expertise in the AdWords program and specialized in the automation of customer service. She was also involved in editing and improving the AdWords Help Center. Her work has been awarded twice with a Gold Award which are projects that have had a significant impact on business efficiency at Google. Cécile graduated in 2008 from the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg in France.

Francois Gilson

Francois started his career at Unilever Benelux where he performed several positions in sales (2005-2008) and marketing (2008-2011). In October 2011, he joined Google Belgium as Agency Relationship Manager. François is a graduate from the HEC-Ulg Business School (Liège).

Julien Cornet

Julien is an account manager at Semetis since 2011. Previously he worked the British Embassy in Brussels assisting in the presidency of the EU in 2010. Beyond events & politics, Julien has always been a passionate about technology and media. He graduated in 2009 with a Master's degree in political science, specialisation international relations, from the Free University of Brussels (ULB) following his Bachelor degree in Political Science at the Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis.

Nicolas Debray

Nicolas is currently Director at Semetis. Before Semetis, he was Account Manager at Google Belgium responsible for the Retail, Automotive & Entertainment sectors. Prior to that, he set-up the business intelligence section of Google Belgium. Nicolas also worked for Dedicated Research, the largest independent market research company in Belgium. He is a graduate from the Solvay Business School (Brussels) and also holds a Master's Degree from Bocconi University (Milan).

Gabriel Goldberg

Gabriel is currently Director at Semetis. He is well known in the market for his role within Google Belgium. Gabriel was Agency Manager and member of Google Belgium Management Team. He also set-up the account management team at Google Belgium. Before Google, Gabriel had a varied and international work experience. He worked in different sectors, namely the Automotive sector (Ford Group Europe & Automotive Clubs), the Consulting business and the Financial sector (MasterCard Europe). Gabriel is a graduate from the University of Edinburgh. He also directs the alumni association here in Belgium.