Designing Belonging – a celebration of neuro-inclusive futures

About this event
What if neuro-inclusion was not only something we talk about, but something we can actually design?

On Thursday 11 June 2026, we gather at the Provinciehuis in Antwerp for Designing Belonging: NeuroDesign Now Community Day — a free celebration day on neuro-inclusive futures, creative practice and systemic change.
This is not a classical conference. It is a day for people who want to rethink how we learn, work, collaborate and belong. A day with talks, stories, design practices, co-creation, lived experience, sharp questions and warm encounters. Together with designers, educators, neurodivergent professionals, students, parents, social organisations, creative practitioners, policymakers and changemakers, we will explore how design can help create environments where more people can participate, contribute and thrive.

Why join?
Because neuro-inclusion needs more than awareness. It needs better tools. Better environments. Better conversations. Better systems. And people who are willing to design them together.

Expect a day that is inspiring, practical, human and future-facing.
Featuring confirmed speakers and contributors

The day brings together a strong mix of international voices, media perspectives, lived experience, design practice and systemic change, with confirmed contributions from:
BBC — inclusive design, AI accessibility and how digital systems shape trust, clarity and cognitive load
VRT — media perspective on inclusion, representation and accessible storytelling
Studio Junctuur — neuro-inclusive workplaces and organisational design
Fermenta — creative community practices
AWEN / Inclusively Wired — design tools for neuro-inclusive education
Ann Ceurvels — lived experience, talent and more human systems
Mario Major — keynote contribution
An Luyten — keynote contribution
Dutch Police / Politie Nederland — practice-based perspective on neurodiversity, systems and inclusion

What to expect
inspiring keynotes and conversations
international and local practice cases
interactive workshops and co-creation
creative tools and prototypes
lived experience and professional insights
space for exchange, networking and new collaborations
a warm, accessible and low-pressure setting

Who should join?
This day is for everyone who cares about neurodiversity, inclusion, design, education, work and social innovation.

You are especially welcome if you are a neurodivergent person, student, parent, educator, designer, youth worker, HR professional, social entrepreneur, policymaker, researcher, creative practitioner — or simply someone who feels that our systems can be more human, more accessible and more imaginative.

Participation: Free, registration required

Doors open at 10:00. The programme starts at 10:30 and closes at 17:30.

The event will be in English and Dutch. Some sessions may be mainly in English, others in Dutch, but we will make sure the day remains accessible for both Dutch- and English-speaking participants.