Wouter D’Hondt, one of the youngest Enterprise Architects at INNOCOM, is today steering the football club RSC Anderlecht towards better fan engagement via an INNOCOM project. Wouter, who graduated in 2014, is a great advocate of the unique learning opportunities that HEAT offers. Wouter is one of our youngest architects, yet he is fully in charge of this major project.
INNOCOM’s CEO Johan Van Looy was interviewed by De Tijd together with Marco Croon, CEO of Vinçotte. INNOCOM had been contacted by Vinçotte, Belgian specialist and advisor in inspection, certification and education. One of the challenges of Vinçotte was that there were a lot of software packages for specific departments. This caused them to be held back by their IT and its customized ERP when they wanted to improve the company’s efficiency.
INNOCOM’s CEO Johan Van Looy has a passion for music and loves playing the guitar. Impressed by what he saw at live shows as a teenager, he took up the challenge of teaching himself to play. This led to him playing a couple of shows himself, an experience that has helped him in life and throughout his career: “Being on stage taught me how to share something with a group of people – not easy as I'm a bit of an introvert,” says Johan.
CEO Johan Van Looy has written an opinion piece about digital transformation and reveals the differences between large and small companies. Contrary to public opinion, Johan thinks that coaching and training are not enough to succeed and true digital transformation requires a two-track approach.
You are an excellent Enterprise Architect, but when it comes to getting your team on board to successfully tackle challenges with sustainable solutions you could use some extra support. Our unique Leadership in Enterprise Architecture (LEA) course, taught by a well-seasoned trainer, teaches you all the soft skills you need as an Enterprise Architect, from leadership capabilities to influencing stakeholders and more.
This year the IC Institute launches the Hands-on Enterprise Architecture Training for budding Enterprise Architects. Also known as HEAT, the Hands-on Enterprise Architecture Training merges theoretical knowledge with practical experience by building upon the IC Institute’s well-established Master of Science in EA (MEA) as a foundation, and complimenting it with a variety of professional work-placements where various professional and soft-skills will all be finely tuned.
Our CEO Johan Van Looy had a nice chat with Bruno Leijnse, journalist of Trends. The result was a piece about Johan's past, present and ambitions, published on October 12th 2017. Come and get to know our CEO a little better.
Rudi Peeters, CIO of KBC Group and guest lecturer at the London Business School, was invited to speak at the CIO Forum not so long ago. The one thing on his mind? Our new Hands-on Enterprise Architect Training (HEAT) programme: an educational initiative of INNOCOM in close partnership with some other big players/companies in Belgium such as RSVZ, Imec and KBC.
We are glad to announce the appointment of Johan Van Looy as our new CEO, effective as of 18 September 2017. Johan Van Looy has been with us for over 16 years and is widely respected for his management skills and experience in the sector. He succeeds founder Johan Cattersel, who will now apply his years of experience to the role of Executive Chairman. With its focus on maintaining and expanding INNOCOM’s long-term strategy, part of his responsibility will be to promote the company’s ambitious plans for international growth.