InnovateNow Dinner Series · 2026
Rotterdam · Amsterdam · Utrecht

A table. A conversation.
A turning point.

Second Edition
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Evening
17:00 till 22:00
Location
Hemel & Aarde, Utrecht
Why this evening

The world has been immersed in AI for a while. What's happening right now is different.

Since 2023, over 300 leaders across 75 organisations have joined this table. What emerges from each evening is the same pattern in different words: AI is no longer a project run from a lab, a pilot sitting in a deck or a roadmap item waiting for next quarter. It is becoming the operating layer of the enterprise itself. The fabric inside which decisions get made, work gets done, and companies compete.

The leaders who are moving deliberately right now are quietly pulling ahead. Not because they bought the shiniest tool, but because they understood the shape of the shift earlier than their peers.

This is the next table. Same conversation, sharper questions. No sales slides. Just fifteen peers around one table, sharing what's actually working and what's not.

The gap between what exponential technology can already do and what most leaders think is possible has never been wider. Every table makes it a little more visible. This one goes one layer deeper.
The evening

Keynote and dinner, woven together.

Moment I

Arrival & intro

From 17:00. A glass in hand, the first hour as arrival space and intro. You'll recognise some names in the room. You'll leave knowing all of them.

Moment II

Keynote, part one & discussion

A short, sharp opening on where AI is taking the enterprise. Then we move to the table. The first courses unfold around the questions it just put on the floor.

Moment III

Keynote, part two & discussion

The second half of the keynote sharpens the picture. Mindset, culture, organisational design. The next courses give the conversation room to deepen, between peers who all hold the mandate to move.

Moment IV

The pulse of the night, next steps

Coffee, dessert, and a last round. What you're taking back to your organisation on Monday. We'll write it down for you.

Welcoming a guest at the door
Napkin with the three host logos at each setting
Group of leaders engaged in conversation around the table
Wide view of the venue during keynote
Three guests laughing during dinner
Aragorn delivering the keynote
Group photo of the guests around the dinner table
Leaders in conversation around the dinner table
Who sits at this table

Fifteen leaders who move AI from experiment to fundament.

The people shaping where their companies go next, with the mandate to move.

Plus the hosts from Plat4mation, ServiceNow and Innovation Network, a keynote speaker, and a chef who knows what he's doing. No panels. No audience. Everyone at the table is a contributor.

You'll recognise the room the moment you walk in.

We don't need another AI event. We need more tables like this one.
Christina Gipon · Advisor to the C-Suite
Three guests laughing warmly at the table
Speaker gesturing during the keynote
Guests smiling toward the speaker during dinner
Wide view of the venue with speaker and audience
The hosts

Three houses, one table.

InnovateNow is hosted by Plat4mation, ServiceNow and Innovation Network. Three houses actively building what the autonomous enterprise looks like for companies that take AI seriously.

Elmer de Valk
Elmer de Valk
Host

Plat4mation

The global Pure-Play ServiceNow implementation partner. Elmer de Valk, Managing Director, hosts on behalf of Plat4mation. The team in the room every day where these shifts actually happen.

Alex Azzopardi
Alex Azzopardi
Nick Botter
Nick Botter
Host

ServiceNow

The platform powering the autonomous enterprise. Alex Azzopardi, Managing Director Netherlands, hosts on behalf of ServiceNow alongside Nick Botter. Together they bring the view from across every boardroom moving this shift forward.

Aragorn Meulendijks
Aragorn Meulendijks
Patrick Willer
Patrick Willer
Host

Innovation Network

We design and run dinner experiences for leaders. Over 300 executives across 75+ organisations have joined the table over the past two years. Aragorn Meulendijks curates and delivers the keynote, with Patrick Willer shaping the conversation alongside.

The essentials

Everything you need to know, and nothing you don't.

Date
Wednesday 11 November 2026
Second edition of 2026
Time
17:00 till 22:00
First hour: arrival, drinks and intro
Location
Hemel & Aarde
Utrecht
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Thank you. We'll be in touch shortly with the practicalities for the evening of Wednesday 11 November. Looking forward to having you at the table.

A table on 11 November. Utrecht.
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