What we’re about
This community is open to all people who are passionate about Data Mesh in Belgium. We want to stimulate sharing data mesh experiences, organizing events and come-togethers for everyone who's interested.
Anyone with expertise, experience and/or interest is welcome to join and share.
Speakers that want to speak at this in-person meetup, can submit a talk through https://sessionize.com/data-mesh-belgium-meetup/. That way you can be considered for a next edition of the meetup.
Partners to help in organising this meetup are welcome to reach out, please read the partnership charter with guidelines and more information.
There is also a Data Mesh Live conference which you can attend to learn even more.
Data mesh is a decentralized sociotechnical approach to share, access, and manage analytical data in complex and large-scale environments – within or across organizations.
4 principles steer any data mesh solution:
- domain-oriented ownership
- data as a product
- federated computational governance
- self-serve data platform
Data Mesh and its principles are inspired by best practices from Data Engineering, Domain Driven Design (DDD), Product Ownership, Platform Thinking, Platform Engineering, Evolutionary Architectures, Microservices, etc.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Data Mesh Belgium - meetup #6 @ LeuvenDataMinded, Leuven
Join us for the 6th Data Mesh Belgium Meetup on November 4th, 2025!
This time Dataminded will host this event in their office in Leuven. This evening promises to be a deep dive into cutting-edge topics around Data Mesh.
SCHEDULE
- 18h 00 - 18h 40: Food & Drinks
- 18h 40 - 18h 45: Welcome by Tom De Wolf
- 18h 45 - 19h 30: Semantic Web for Data Products by Stefan Driessen
- 19h 30 - 19h 45: Short break
- 19h 45 - 20h 30: Talk 2 - to be announced!
- 20h 30 - 21h 00: Networking
TALK ABSTRACTS
► "Semantic Web for Data Products" by Stefan Driessen
Scalable data products require strong definitions that combine data models with IT and governance. Semantic Web Ontologies like ProMoTe and DPROD allow for easy data product creation and validation in a way that is human and machine-readable. In this talk, we will explore the benefits of these ontologies for data product design in industry settings.► "Talk 2" to be announced!
SPEAKER BIOS
► Stefan Driessen - Enterprise Data Strategy Advisor at ABN AMRO
As an Enterprise Data Strategy Advisor at ABN AMRO, Stefan leverages his extensive background in data management and governance to drive innovation and strategic decision-making. With over five years of research and nearly two years of consulting experience, he has a proven track record of transforming complex data challenges into actionable strategies. His journey includes pioneering work on data products during his PhD and founding a consultancy that successfully implemented data products at KPN.
