JCI Day 2026 – From past to future: how JCI shapes lives

Let’s end the year together! 🎄

Join us on Sunday 13 December for JCI Day — a moment to look back on 2026 and forward to what’s next.

What to expect:
📸 The traditional group photo in front of Manneken Pis
🎤 Inspiring stories and insights from speakers representing Officenter, Pavlov and Lednlux
🤝 Reconnect with former JCI members, meet new people and strengthen our JCI community
🔄 Celebrate the handover from Bart to Simon — the start of a new chapter for JCI
🍽️ A delicious 3-course lunch with drinks included, while sharing ideas and experiences

Date: Sunday 13 December 2026 · 12:30 – 15:30
Location: Van der Valk Hotel Brussels Airport, Culliganlaan 4b, 1831 Diegem (Zaventem)
Included: welcome drink, 3-course menu, drinks, coffee, tea and water

Programme:
12:30 Welcome & reception drink
13:00 First course
13:30 Panel discussion / keynote
14:00 Second course
14:30 Panel discussion / keynote
15:00 Third course + coffee

Our speakers
Three former JCI members who turned ambition into lasting businesses — and who share the real story: the setbacks, the leaps, and what JCI changed along the way.

Christa Jouck — Founder & CEO, Officenter
Serial entrepreneur who opened her first Officenter in Hasselt in 2010 and grew it into a network of flexible business centres across Flanders. Her story: scaling an ambitious company without becoming a victim of your own ambition.

Stef Verbeeck — Partner & Brand Strategist, Pavlov
Started his first agency at 19 and has spent 25 years turning branding into business value, with five books to his name and the recent global rebranding of JCI on his record. His story: why a strong brand is a growth engine and your second most valuable asset after your people.

Agatino Sturiale — Founder & Owner, Lednlux
Began alone in a room at home importing LEDs from Asia, with no money and no bank behind him, and built Lednlux into a Genk-based design-lighting company that now develops and assembles its own products. His story: resilience, innovation and bringing manufacturing back home.