Brainial Bites: the AI & tender tech event of the Benelux
17 september 2026 Utrecht
Get up to speed on AI in tendering
Save time, improve the quality of your tenders and increase your chances of winning: if you’re not using AI in your tender process yet, you’re already falling behind.
Which raises the question: what’s next? How will AI develop within tender management? And how can you use these developments smartly in your own tender process? Brainial CEO Fedor Klinkenberg and CTO Taco Hiddink, among others, will bring you up to speed on the future of AI in tendering.
Which raises the question: what’s next? How will AI develop within tender management? And how can you use these developments smartly in your own tender process? Brainial CEO Fedor Klinkenberg and CTO Taco Hiddink, among others, will bring you up to speed on the future of AI in tendering.
What's it about?
- Brainial keynote
Discover how CEO Fedor Klinkenberg and CTO Taco Hiddink view AI-native tender technology, and learn how Brainial helps tender teams work smarter and more consistently. - Interactive demo (breakout session)
Get to know Brainial, the AI-native tender platform that saves time, improves quality, identifies risks, and supports the full bid cycle. - Proposal Writer (breakout session)
Discover how to use the Proposal Writer in practice, with tips and room to share experiences. - Buyer panel (breakout session)
Learn from organisations including TenneT and Rijkswaterstaat how contracting authorities view AI in the tender process and its impact on the dynamics between buyer and bidder. - TSG (breakout session)
Marielle van der Keur will show how to win tenders through innovation and expertise, complemented by practical results. - Saskia Kerkhof
In a brand-new presentation, you’ll discover how neuropsychology can help you create stronger proposals that resonate better with evaluators. - Deborah Nas
Gain insight into AI adoption within organisations. How do you deal with resistance and get colleagues on board with technological change?
Programma
- 13:00 - 13:30 Doors open & registration
- 13:30 - 14:30 Keynote about Brainial by Fedor, CEO, Taco, CTO, and the Brainial team
- 14:30 - 14:55 Break
- 14:55 - 15:30 Break-out sessions, choose from:
- Interactive Brainial demo
- Proposal Writer workshop
- Buyer panel on AI from the perspective of contracting authorities, including Rijkswaterstaat and TenneT
- TSG on writing distinctive tenders - 15:30 - 15:55 Break
- 15:55 - 16:35 Brand-new keynote by Saskia Kerkhof about De Offertebijbel
- 16:35 - 17:15 Inspiring keynote by Deborah Nas about internal AI adoption
- 17:15 - 18:30 Closing drinks
