Thibauld Jongen

Thibauld brings a rare combination of industrial leadership, entrepreneurial drive, and broad technological and societal perspective.

He has more than 25 years of experience leading innovation across high-impact sectors including manufacturing, aerospace, defense, and now AI-powered robotics. 

As CEO of Sabca Group, he led a complete strategic transformation of a heritage company into a modern innovation player, developing a new product portfolio and ensuring sustainable growth. 

Today, he is an entrepreneur, building a startup that creates intelligent robots to reshore production and bridge the gap between end-user needs and the robotics innovation ecosystem.

He is deeply committed to ensuring that innovation in Europe translates into real industrial and societal impact. He believes in repatriating and securing industrial jobs through technology, as a foundation for preserving European values and autonomy.

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His academic journey combines engineering, applied mathematics, and philosophy—illustrating his lifelong effort to link technical excellence with human and societal context. He has worked and studied in Belgium, the Netherlands, the US, and Switzerland, and he serves on numerous boards, including ADRA (European AI, Data, and Robotics Association) and Arianespace.

He brings leadership, multicultural fluency, and strategic foresight. He is frequently solicited for participation in think-tanks, keynotes, and other public speaking opportunities, where he is equally at ease discussing system integration with roboticists, manufacturing strategy with industrialists, and policy relevance with public sector partners.