Winners NBN Thank You Event 2025
Last updated:
December 4, 2025
Last Thursday, the NBN Thank You Event 2025 took place, the annual moment when the Belgian standards community is brought together to celebrate the efforts, expertise and progress of the past year. During the evening, the NBN Awards were again presented - this time in four categories - highlighting the contributions of exceptional experts.
Dr. Jürgen Jung received the award in the Large Enterprises category.
He built an extensive career in materials science, optical analysis and sustainability at Agfa, with roles ranging from Manager Material Optics Lab to head of the Materials Testing Department. He also led the expansion of AgfaLabs, Agfa's open innovation platform.
Dr. Jung has been active in international standards development for more than 20 years, including as an expert, convenor and chair within ISO and IEC. Since 2025, he has been chairman of ISO TC 42 (Photography). His work includes standards around image permanence, polymers in photovoltaic applications and safety of hydrogen electrolyzers.
Prof. Dr. Hendrik J. Kockaert was awarded within the category for non-profit, academic and public organizations.
At KU Leuven, he teaches French linguistics, terminology, financial translation and translation technology, among other subjects. His career includes academic positions in Belgium and Qatar, and strong international involvement in terminology, translation quality and certification.
He is chairman of ISO TC 37 SC 1 WG 3, member of NBN, certified auditor for ISO 17100 and, since 2025, convenor of the ISO TC 37 Educational Platform. His publications and projects - including QUALETRA and LIT Search - have a major impact within language and translation technology.
The award for Young Expert went to Renaat Mondelaers, specialist in machine and functional safety.
With more than a decade of experience within machine automation, he supports Movu Robotics' engineering teams in Europe and the US. His work focuses on safe integration of machines and compliance with safety standards within advanced automation projects.
Renaat is active within ISO/TC 199 (Safety of Machinery) and ISO/TC 299 (Robots). He participates in various international working groups and the development of ISO 11161 and ISO 14122, among others.
Dr. Anita Prinzie was awarded within the SME category.
She built a career as an innovation manager and AI product manager at start-ups and scale-ups, and later founded Prindes Innovation: a company that supports organizations with Responsible AI, focusing on AI governance, risk and compliance.
Since 2023, she has been active within CEN/CENELEC JTC 21, where she works as both expert and editor on harmonized standards in support of the EU AI Act. She is editor of the Technical Report Overview and Architecture of Standards and contributes to the prEN AI Risk Management and the prEN AI Trustworthiness Framework. Her work is supported in part by StandICT.2026 grants.
Every year, NBN rewards the best thesis on sustainability. With his bachelor thesis on the potential of poplar wood as a local and sustainable building material, he charmed the jury and left the event with a check for 1,500 euros.
If you want to get an idea of how the evening went, watch our aftermovie.
