Dirk van den Berghen

OTN Systems NV designs, develops, and markets fiber optic networking products to the operational telecommunication departments of metros, light rails, oil and gas, mining, ITS (intelligent highways, tunnels and bridges), ports, utility companies, public safety and industrial campuses. Its products include nodes, interface cards, network cards and industrial Ethernet switches. The company was founded in July 2008 and is headquartered in Olen, Belgium.

SDNsquare NV provides software defined networking solutions. It demonstrates operational and financial value for companies in media, medical, military, life science and security services and tackles the reliability and performance issues of large files within IT systems and IP networks. The firm revolutionizes the performance, the efficiency and manageability in two solution areas: the enterprise network area and the datacenter storage area. The company was founded by Herman Caeyers, Luc Andries and Lieven Vermaele in 2010 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Belgium.

LMS International NV specializes in software and engineering services for the automotive, aerospace and manufacturing industries. It provides test and mechatronic simulation software, which includes model-based systems engineering to the automotive, aerospace, and other advanced manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.