Symposium The Future is Here: computing in 5, 10 and 15 years
On April 9, VORtech celebrates its 30 year anniversary with the symposium The Future is Here. It will offer a glimpse of the future of computing in 5, 10 and 15 years.
The world of computational software has rarely been as fascinating as it is today. The software development process itself is being transformed by AI coding tools, physics-based AI is rapidly establishing itself alongside traditional simulation techniques, hardware is evolving at an unprecedented pace, and quantum computing is emerging on the horizon.
As VORtech celebrates its 30 year anniversary, it is as committed as ever to helping its customers adapt to technological developments like these. What better way to do so than through a symposium that guides our clients, academic and non-academic partners through some of the most important developments shaping the field today? On April 9, the symposium The Future Is Here will do just that.
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Preliminary program
See below for a short biography of the speakers
- Word of welcome from the chairman of the day, futurist Christiaan Teeuwen
- A short history of VORtech by Mark Roest who is stepping down as CEO, and a look into the future by Jeroen Gerrits who is taking over as CEO
- 5 years ahead: AI-assisted software development, by Marco Lammers from AT-computing
- 10 years ahead: developments in computing systems, by Valeriu Codreanu from SURF
- 15 years ahead: quantum computing, by Armand Stekelenburg, quantum computing consultant
- Drinks and site tour of the startups and scaleups in the Next Delft building
Details
- Time: April 9, 2026, 13:30-18:30
- Venue: NEXT Delft, Molengraaffsingel 8, 2629 JD Delft
- Getting there:
- From Delft Central station, bus 69 takes about fifteen minutes and runs often
- If you come by car, there is sufficient parking space
- From Delft Campus station, it takes about five minutes by OV-bike (if available) or a twenty-minute walk.
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The speakers
Christiaan Teeuwen
Chairman of the day
Christiaan Teeuwen is a futurist and speaker who translates innovation and technology into practical progress. Christiaan makes developments in AI, digitalization, and sustainable technology accessible, so the audience immediately understands how to leverage them for lasting progress.
Marco Lammers
AI-assisted software development
Marco Lammers is consultant and trainer at AT-Computing. He closely follows the developments in AI-assisted programming and teaches courses on how to use it effectively, on hosting LLMs locally and on the security aspects of generative AI.
Marco will discuss one of the most important changes in software development in the next five years: the rapid rise of AI assistants.
Valeriu Codreanu
Developments in computing systems
Valeriu Codreanu holds a PhD in Computer Architecture from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. From January 2026, he leads the Compute Services department at SURF, overseeing all national compute services and their strategic development in support of research and innovation.
Valeriu will take us on a tour along the massive increase in power and scale of computing systems in the next ten years.
Armand Stekelenburg
Quantum Computing
Armand Stekelenburg earned a PhD in Applied Physics from Delft University of Technology. For nearly a decade, Armand has been working on quantum computing, first as an IBM Quantum Ambassador and, since July 2025, as an independent consultant with his company Quinnov.
Armand will highlight the potential of quantum computing as it becomes practically useful in the next fifteen years.