Symposium The Future is Here: 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

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
14 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, 12:30-18:30
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.