Bao Podcast

#31 Thomas Vandenbergh (BESIX Group)

Episode Summary

For episode 31 of the Bao Podcast, we invited Thomas Vandenbergh. Armed with a PhD in Engineering, Thomas is General manager of Besix Technology and CEO of BESIX STAY. These 2 enterprises are part of the BESIX Group. BESIX is a renowned global player in the construction and real estate development industry, based in Brussels. It has already completed impressive projects such as the Burj Khalifa, the European Parliament and many others.

Episode Notes

For episode 31 of the Bao Podcast, we invited Thomas Vandenbergh. Armed with a PhD in Engineering, Thomas is General manager of Besix Technology and CEO of  BESIX STAY. These 2 enterprises are part of the BESIX Group.

BESIX is a renowned global player in the construction and real estate development industry, based in Brussels. It has already completed impressive projects such as the Burj Khalifa, the European Parliament and many others. 

 

Show notes: 

Besix

A-STAY 

Get in contact with Thomas: thomas.vandenbergh@besix.com

Philippe Samyn 

Philippe Samyn: Volume and displacement indicators for an architectural structure 

PhD research Thomas Vandenbergh 

Almanack of Naval Ravikant book (Eric Jorgensen) 

 

Time stamps: 

0:00 Intro

2:30 PhD in Structural Optimization

9:30 Start at Besix

14:00 Managing A-STAY during Covid

20:10 Besix Technology

23:50 Vision behind investments

29:00 Tips to implement more innovation in construction businesses

32:30 what sets BESIX apart from its competitors?

37:55 Where does your interest in construction come from?

42:30 Main challenges in the industry

50:20 Outro