Geert Van Mol is the former chief digital officer of Belfius and also the first CDO of the Year in 2018. 

Today he is CEO at Steenoven, but he has always kept his enthusiasm for digitalization, along with his passion for music. So in his book “Rebel Rebel,” subtitled “Rock'n roll and false notes in digital,” he seeks the parallels between musicians and CDOs, from Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Zappa, Nirvana to Queen and many others. They all more than pushed boundaries with a clear vision. As such, the entire book is peppered with various music clips. “Like those musicians, CDOs must also be somewhat rebellious, pushing their way and vision, not allowing themselves to be led by corporate stagnation. The magic of music should also be the guide in the digitalization process.” He also referred to the 'egov.be' app as a complete failure but praised the work of Régis Pitolet, the current CDO of the year. As head of I-city, he knew how to manage the complete digitalization of the Brussels headquarters like no other. 'A real tour de force' also told Brussels alderman Fabian Maingain.

The official presentation of 'Rebel Rebel' will take place in Ghent in November but attendees at the CDO of the Year gala will receive it for free during the event on Oct. 17 at the Docks event hall in Brussels. 

__Have a look at the pictures taken during the the first afterwork meeting of 'De Straffe Mannen below:__

pictures by Tanguy van Eeckhoudt

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The CDO must also be a rebel

CDO of the Year - Hero

CDO of the Year 2025 - Hero

And the CDO of the Year 2024 winners are…

__Karin Van Hoecke__, the CDO of KBC and __Marc Senterre__, the VP global IT at Lhoist have been voted the CDO of the Year 2024. They received their award at the Brussels Docks Event hall with over 500 guests in attendance.

Karin Van Hoecke was lauded for her leadership and the impact of the KBC mobile app and especially the AI-agent Kate. And for global recognition as a pioneer.

Marc Senterre was praised for his vision of ‘digital anywhere, including everyone’ in a company you wouldn't expect to push digital this far.

CDO of the Year 2025 - Info

CDO of the Year 2024

Want to relive the CDO awards gala? 
- [Aftermovie CDO of the Year 2024](https://bsnpq.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeFuBmoLDYg6XZ4X2jC3q/JY1N9PAAXk8J "Aftermovie - CDO of the Year 2024")
- [Keynote Peter Hinssen](https://bsnpq.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG13ExAAjqG1etpmhUe6/WNyYjQRV7cy_ "Keynote Peter Hinssen - CDO of the Year 2024")
- [Keynote Geert Van Mol](https://bsnpq.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com/mk/cl/f/sh/SMK1E8tHeG7uh5z7v0PVkj8WfnEM/YyGPqKiaTMZT "Keynote Geert Van Mol - CDO of the Year 2024")

Below, you can find the pictures. Credits to Thomas Deboever.

CDO of the Year 2025 - Pictures

Have a look at the pictures

Partners

Organised by

CDO of the Year 2025 - Organizations

About us

Are you a candidate for the title of Chief Digital Officer of the Year? Or do you know someone who fits the profile?

Send us your application by submitting a file in which you explain to us why you should win the CDO award.

The file should contain:
- Your motivation
- Your career path
- Your organisation
- Digital projects
- The impact on the organisation and the market 
- Your leadership.

Apply now with a file containing your C.V. (LinkedIn profile), your projects and achievements, a motivation for your application and a high resolution photo.

CDO of the Year 2025 - Apply

How to apply

Please submit your application before __Friday September 27__. You will give a presentation during the jury meeting on __Wednesday October 9__. The award ceremony will take place on __Thursday October 17__.

For more information and to submit your dossier, please contact [luc@destraffemannen.be](mailto:luc@destraffemannen.be), +32495 23 99 25.

Look who has won the previous CDO awards. 

[Johan Guelluy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johan-guelluy-1091384/ "Johan Guelluy") (Acerta) [Régis Pitolet](https://www.linkedin.com/in/r%C3%A9gis-pitolet-digital-transformation/ "Régis Pitolet") (I-City) 
[Geert Van Mol](https://www.linkedin.com/in/geert-van-mol-1779812/ "Geert Van Mol - LinkedIn ") (Belfius)
[Erik Cuypers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-cuypers-aa6432/ "Erik Cuypers - LinkedIn ") (Maxeda)
[Bjorn Van Reet](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjornvanreet/ "Bjorn Van Reet - LinkedIn ") (Kinepolis) 
[Erwin Verstraelen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erwin-verstraelen-a885974/ "Erwin Verstraelen - LinkedIn") (Haven van Antwerpen-Brugge) 
[Benoît Degotte](https://www.linkedin.com/in/beno%C3%AEt-degotte-3833a724/ "Benoît Degotte - LinkedIn ") (Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle) 
[Pierre-André Rulmont](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-andr%C3%A9-rulmont-672373/ "Pierre-André Rulmont - LinkedIn ") (MIVB) 
[Cécile Gonfroid](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilegonfroid/ "Cécile Gonfroid") (RTBF) 
[Benjamin Bostoen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bostoen/ "Benjamin Bostoen - LinkedIn ") (Thomas & Piron ICT) 

Apply - extra text

Of course you want to attend the CDO Awards Night. We got two formulas. You can reserve 1 or more seats at 400 euro each or reserve a table for 10 people at 3.700 euro (excl. VAT).

This includes parking fee at <a href="https://www.docksdome.be/en/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Docks Dome event hall</a>. Get your tickets now.

For more information about registrations, sponsoring or partnerships, please contact Nicolas Demeure.

[nicolas@destraffemannen.be](mailto:nicolas@destraffemannen.be) - 0478 65 20 34

CDO of the Year 2025 - Attend

Want to attend the awards night?

The jury consists of the winners of the previous editions and many prominent personalities from the Belgian digitisation biotope. We are proud that they all want to participate.

President of the Jury is Luc Blyaert, Partner at De Straffe Mannen.

Maarten Bosmans

Bruno Segers

Danielle Jacobs

Erik Cuypers

Geert Van Mol

Georges Ataya

Jan De Schepper

Jurgen Van De Sompel

Koen De Witte

Lode Peeters

Luc Blyaert

Katja Schipperheijn

Pierre-André Rulmont

Suyin Aerts

Wendy Knaepen

Yin Oei

Nicolas Demeure

Cécile Gonfroid

Bjorn Van Reet

Tom Olislagers

Sofien Ben Sassi

Jurgen Strijkers

Paul Kaisin

Erwin Verstraelen

Benjamin Bostoen

Johan Guelluy

Régis Pitolet

Robert van der Eijk

Lieven Verhaevert

Christophe VanDriessche

Jury 2024

#### 18:00 Cocktail Reception
#### 19:15 Welcome
#### 19:30 Starter
#### 20:30 Rebel Rebel
#### 20:45 Main course
#### 21:45 Never Normal
[Peter Hinssen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/phinssen/ "Peter Hinssen")
#### 22:20 Awards Ceremony
Chief Digital Officer of the Year 2024
#### 23:00 Dessert and afterparty
#### 01:00 Closing