Mieke De Ketelaere

Mieke De Ketelaere has over 30 years’ experience in AI across various industries. Throughout her studies, she specialised in robotics and artificial intelligence. She’s held leadership roles in many European and American companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, SAP and SAS. She’s an expert in defining the role of AI to answer business needs in strategic domains.

Mieke is a member of the advisory board at GLOWI, construction company Dethier, and Springbok Agency. In addition, she’s a Senior Advisor in the field of AI for several companies.

She’s the author of Wanted: Human AI Translators. And she was nominated for the Belgian ICT Woman of the Year Award 2018 by Trends magazine. In 2019, Mieke was selected as an AI expert by the Belgian Federal Government. And in 2020, she was chosen by Inspiring Fifty Belgium as one of the 50 most inspiring women in Belgian tech. In 2024, she was voted “IT Person of 2024” in Belgium. Today, Mieke continues to share her vision on the future of AI as a speaker on international radio, television, and at conferences.

At Vlerick, Mieke teaches a course on sustainable, ethical and trustworthy AI on ourMasters in Business Analytics & AI.

Who am I?

• Adjunct Professor at Vlerick Business School
• Guest lecturer at London Business School, UK, Antwerp Management School, VIVES, ISDI, Spain, and Neyenrode Business Universiteit, Netherlands
• Master in Civil Engineering (Cybernetics and Robotics) at the University of Stuttgart, Germany
• Master in Industrial Engineering at Katholieke Hogeschool Sint-Lieven (now part of KU Leuven)
• Certified Information Systems Auditor (ISACA)