Milestones.
1982
Foundation of TMAB
(= Telecom Managers Association Belgium)
Association + Exhibition Organization
1990 - 1993
Start of Ilse Van den Berghe
(Exhibitions, publications, seminars)
Start of Valérie D'Haegeleer
2003
First collaboration with BusinessEurope.
Start of Kris Thys following a career in the ICT sector
2006
Belgian Presidency of the
OSCE
(Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
2009
Management Buyout
Kris Thys & Ilse Van den Berghe acquire all shares of TMAB Business Events.
2010
Belgian EU Presidency:
Organization of various conferences and events commissioned by FPS Social Security, FPS Foreign Affairs, FPS Justice, FPS Home Affairs, etc....
2012
First EU-China
Business Forum
UNRWA Conference
UNRWA Conference
2015
Belgian Presidency of the Council of Europe
Signed first framework contract with Clean Aviation JU. Subsequently expanded to include SESAR JU and Europe's Rail JU.
2020
COVID-19 Lockdown
TMAB is going virtual. This keeps our entire team active and our company financially sound.
2024
Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union:
Organization of 150 events such as ministerial conferences, (informal) meetings, embassy trips, away days and receptions for FPS Foreign Affairs and Defense.
2025
Launch of Nexivo
Our in-house production team is rolling out the online registration platform along with their services.