11 & 12
MARCH 2026

Belgian Offshore Days - Programme
09:30
Registration
10:00
Blue Talent Day
10:00 – 16:30

Blue Talent Day 2026

Does tomorrow's talent already know your company? Are you looking for new employees? Do you offer exciting internship opportunities?

Take part and put your company in the spotlight:

  • Pitch your company on stage at the Belgian Offshore Days.
  • Share your job openings and internship opportunities on our "job wall."
  • Meet students and job seekers at your booth.

Blue Talent Day takes place on the second day of the Belgian Offshore Days. The event is a collaboration with the Belgian Offshore Cluster, The Reef, VDAB, and Economisch Huis Oostende.

During Blue Talent Day, around three hundred students and job seekers will discover the job and internship opportunities within your company.

Who will visit your booth?
  • Students of Energy Management, Applied Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and the Associate Degree in Programming from Howest
  • Students of Drone Applications from VIVES
  • Students training as Wind Turbine Technicians from Syntra West
  • Students from the Mercator Maritime Institute
  • Pupils from higher technical secondary education
  • Technically skilled job seekers from the region
Programme
09:30 – 10:30

Blue Talent meets the industry: pitches by participating companies for students and job seekers

  • Career opportunities in the offshore renewable energy sector | POM West Flanders
  • ...
10:30 – 12:00

Meet & Greet

Guided tour for students and job seekers visiting the participating companies

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch


Are you an exhibitor and do want to participate The Blue Talent Day?

Contact laure.martroye@pomwvl.be or call +32 478 24 28 83

Updated Program

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12:00
Visiting Infrastructure in Ostend Blue Valley
For FIT International Delegates

Visiting Infrastructure in Ostend Blue Valley

12:00
Lunch
Welcome by Piet Opstaele (De Blauwe Cluster)
13:00
Start — ACEG Arena
13:30
Visit to ELIA control room
Guided Bus Tour: VLIZ, Port of Ostend, REBO Terminal, Parkwind (Offshore O&M)
14:00
Visit to Blue Accelerator
Guided Bus Tour: Windfarm operators C-Power and Otary
14:30
Visit to Ostend Science Park
Visit The Reef
Visit Coastal Ocean Basin
Guided Bus Tour: The Blue Cluster, Bluebridge
15:45
Departure to ACEG Arena
Guided Bus Tour: Questions & Answers
16:00
Arrival — ACEG Arena
10:00
Fair Visit
10:00 – 16:30
Fair is free for every professional, but registration is required.
REGISTER HERE
16:30
Closing drink
Bagatelle, conference building

Closing Speech & Outlook Belgium

16:00
Welcome
BOC Board
Northsea Summit — Jan Hensmans (FOD Economy)
Outlook Belgium — Bérénice Crabs (BOP)
17:30
End of Reception & BOD2026

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