UMA Day 2018

29 Nov.

UMA embraces the future & invites members & partners on stage.

UMA Event

UBA Xmas LUNCH

13 Dec.

Yearly XMAS LUNCH of The U.B.A. & Award Advertiser Personality of the Year

UBA event

AMMA RESEARCH & INNOVATION SESSION

19 Mar.

Wich Innovation & Development or Media Research of the past year deserves to win a AMMA ?

CommPass event

UMA Day Best Media Campaigns

2 Apr.

The agencies present their nominated AMMA Cases in 5 categories to the jury and the public. Click here to subscribe now.

UMA Event

The Future of OOH

9 May.

Event OUTSIGHT & MM. Wich new business models for Out Of Home media ?

Outsight – UMA member event

The Best of Content

9 May.

The Best of Content Awards are here for their second edition: The Sweetspot Collection. Get ready for an evening filled with fingerlicking good campaigns, peppermint fresh ideas and sugar sweet victories.

ACC event

Amma Award Ceremony

16 May.

Annual award show of the Belgian media expertise, followed by a gala.

CommPass event

Media Session

6 Jun.

SPECIAL SESSION : LET'S DIG DEEPER Inspiring presentations : THE MEDIA EQUIVALENCE STUDY, VIDEO; LEAN FORWARD LEAN BACKWARD; DIGIMETER, WITH OUR WITHOUT YOU; NP MEDIABAROMETER

CommPass event

SINT CANNEKE

27 Jun.

THE BEST OF CANNES AT ST-CANNEKE The Belgian jury members in the Cannes Lions Awards present the coolest cases and newest trends at the 7th edition of St-Canneke. On Thursday, June 27 at Regatta Beach in Antwerp.

ACC event

UBA SUMMER BBQ 2019

29 Aug.

Every year about 800 advertising & marketing professionals gather to enjoy a tasty snack, a fresh drink in a cosy atmosphere. Our edition 2019will take place in Castle Ter Block in Overijse.

UBA event

CommPass Symposium

5 Sep.

RE-EVALUATE Attention | Media | Privacy | Influencers | Chatbots | Creativity | 6 Speakers on the traditional CommPass September Symposium

CommPass event

EFFIE Awards Ceremony

25 Sep.

EFFIE BELGIUM Awards Ceremony & Gala. Supported by UBA, ACC, UMA

EFFIE Belgium event

MAGnify

3 Oct.

International and national speakers will guide you through the genuine assets of magazines. They will prove how magnificent magazine media are for brands.

WE Media event

IAB MIXX AWARDS

16 Oct.

The « Marketing and Interactive Excellence Awards » reward the best digital campaigns of the year. This means that every aspect of the campaign is important depending on the category: strategy, creativity, results, innovation, etc… We look forward to welcoming you to this exceptional 12th edition!

BAM! event

BtoB Awards

22 Oct.

The Business To Business Awards are divided into two categories: BTOB Press and BTOBCommunication. The BTOB Press Awards are reserved for publishers of the trade press and reward the best BtoB press media. The BTOB Communication Awards honour the best Business to Business campaigns by means of advertisers, agencies and saleshouses.

MM event

ORBIT

24 Oct.

Orbit is dedicated to sustainable development in the communication and marketing industry. As a professional media we are committed to understand with advertisers, agencies, media, marketeers on how to make approach, behavior and attitude changes. Our theme « Change » will be debated by several professionals and activists, who demonstrate a real legitimacy to testify about sustainability.

PUB event

Matinee CIM

21 Nov.

Castles, Certainties and Surprises What is the current status of the various CIM outreach studies? What are the plans for the (near) future? During the last CommPass session of the year you can learn all about it from the chairmen of the CIM Committees.

CommPass event

UMA Get Together 2019

27 Nov.

Our young talents invite the Belgian media to a discussion on the future of our industry and the strategic decisions they will have to face in order to maintain a diversified and viable media landscape. Winners of YMCE Data Driven contest will be awarded.

UMA Event

BAM! Marketing Congres

5 Dec.

The BAM Marketing Congress is the flagship event of the Belgian Association of Marketing. A unique event in Belgium, bringing the community together and providing inspiration from international and local keynotes around meaningful marketing, the mission of the association.

BAM! event

UBA Xmas Lunch

12 Dec.

The UBA Xmas Lunch brings together 1400 marketing and advertising professionals, advertisers and other players from the media world during a festive lunch. The Advertiser Personality of the Year Award will be awarded.

UBA event

Socialmedia Summit

12 Dec.

THE VERY BEST OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN BELGIUM The Social Media landscape is changing very fast and has become an integral part of people's lives and daily routines. There is a content overload on social media and the competition is very high. It can be extremely difficult for to stand out unless you have a clear Social Media Strategy.

Digimedia event

The Year Ahead

14 Jan.

CommPass starts the year with a debate: “What are the main challenges for 2020?” ; With Chris Van Roey (UBA – CEO) ; Karen Corrigan (ACC – CEO Happiness) ; François le Hodey (CEO IPM) ; Sylvie Irzi (UMA – CEO IPG Mediabrands Belgium) ; Moderator: Danny Devriendt (MD IPG/Dynamic)

CommPass event

EFFIE Info Class

24 Apr.

Webinar How to win an EFFIE. On our website you will also find the detailed program. This includes all planned sessions, which we have shortened, and a Q&A via live chat.

EFFIE Belgium event

EFFIE DEADLINE

30 Apr.

Effie Deadline case registration. If you intend to submit an Effie case, please fill in the REGISTRATION FORM before 30 April 2020. Material can be uploaded until 5 June. Before registering your case, it is useful to review the Entry Kit 2020.

EFFIE Belgium event

UMA Day on Video Platform

8 May.

Our event UMADay goes online: the presentation of the AMMA Nominees and winners of the YMCE Strategy Edition are presented on our Web Platform untill the session of the AMMA jury 2020 on May 8th.

UMA Event

AMMA 2020 Award Ceremony

11 Jun.

The proclamation of the AMMA 2020 winners during a live streamed ceremony. Particpants must subscribe on the registration page of the event.

CommPass event

UBA TRENDS DAY 2020

17 Sep.

The unique total experience that will bring you up to speed on the very latest trends and evolutions in one day with inspiring national and international speakers. Tons of inspiration to take people, brands and organisations to the next level.

UBA event

Matinee CIM

19 Nov.

Sofie Rutgeerts, Manager TV & Digital Research, and Michaël Debels, Research Director of the CIM present the status of the CIM surveys. What are the projects for next year? What was the effect of COVID on the studies' progress, and which solutions were developed?

CommPass event

UMA Get Together 2020

26 Nov.

With this Webinar the UMA shares the visions on the future of our industry and the importance of a healthy local media ecosystem in combination with knowledge & expertise regarding data. How will we create value for the advertisers in the years to come?

UMA Event

BAM! MARKETING CONGRESS

28 Nov.

The 'netflix' of marketing inspiration and education The BAM Marketing Congress offers the richest meaningful marketing content platform in the most accessible way. 80 inspirational speakers: International & National Keynotes, Industry Leaders and Meaningful Masters, will be released during 6 days.

BAM! event

EFFIE 2020

10 Dec.

Effectiveness Effie Forum from 9:00 am + Effie Awards Ceremony Discover the 19 cases selected by the jury, that have a chance of winning a Bronze, Silver or Gold Effie.

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The Year ahead

14 Jan.

After a disruptive year 2020 to say the least, we dare to consider a return to normal. What will be the priorities and challenges for the media & communication sector in 2021?

CommPass event

Looking Forward ’21

23 Feb.

In 2020 the world has changed on so many levels for business, leisure and shopping. We have all adapted to the new reality. Now let's look forward to 2021. How can we and our partners help you doing business in this new reality? Insights by LinkedIn, Spotify and Snapchat.

Pebble Media event

SONIQ 2021 THE AUDIO CELEBRATION

25 Feb.

Second edition of SONIQ, a compact 75' session about audio and radio. SONIQ TALKS: The status of digital radio listening in Belgium; The strength of radio for growing brands; How to use Voice in advertising. SONIQ AWARDS: The winner in "Sonic Branding"

VIA event

UBA Trends Day

18 Mar.

The UBA has a fantastic programme in store, but keeps you in suspense for a while before announcing the names of the speakers. The UBA Trends Day 2021 will be an other inspiring day around the new trends in our field.

UBA event

RESEARCH & INNOVATION SESSION

25 Mar.

Which Belgian research, innovation or development deserves a prize? Every year, the most striking media research and the most innovative developments in Belgium are submitted to the AMMA. This session gives an interesting overview.

CommPass event

UMA Best Media Campaigns Webinar

1 Apr.

UMADay Best Media Campaigns presents the AMMA Nominees in 5 AMMA Categories Zoom on Best Practices OOH, InHome, Native & Cinema Free for UMA members and AMMA Jury members.

UMA Event

EFFIE InfoClass

22 Apr.

In search of excellence, how to grow to your next Effie level. Tips & tricks from the Effie jury & president

EFFIE Belgium event

AMMA 2021 Award Ceremony

20 May.

Proclamation of the AMMA 2021 winners in 14 categories during a live streamed ceremony. Particpants can subscribe on on the platform AMMASTREAM.be

CommPass event

Rencontres de l’Océan Indien

8 Jun.

L'Union Francophone stimule les échanges au sujet de la créativité et de la position des médias locaux dans leur espace culturel. Les débats peuvent être suivis par vidéoconférence.

Union Francophone event

MEDIA SESSION

15 Jun.

De laatste CommPass online sessie voor de zomer heeft als thema “Maximise the effectiveness of your campaigns”. De 3 sprekers zijn Bernard Cools : Attention = effectiveness? ; Ruben Cueppens : Can digital media keep their effectiveness promise? ; Benjamin Wattieaux: How effective is paper mail?

CommPass event

E-Commerce Summit

24 Jun.

BOOMING E-COMMERCE: THE KEY INGREDIENTS! Be inspired by top level speakers and industry leaders including top brands, agencies, service providers and technology companies sharing real client cases, best-practices and success stories.

Digimedia event

Social Media Summit

1 Jul.

Discover how brands have leveraged the power of social media during the pandemic. Social media play a very important role in bringing people together and helping them disconnect and distract themselves. Brands were forced to rethink their communicational strategy in order to connect with their customers.

Digimedia event

COMMPASS SYMPOSIUM

21 Sep.

MEDIA, IN PERPETUUM MOBILE On the program: #Does Advertising help to increase your market share? #How to use your data to develop sales models for cross media campaigns? #The change to a new video ecosystem and more

CommPass event

EFFIE 2021 GALA DINNER

30 Sep.

EFFIE AWARDS 2021: Championing and improving the practice and practitioners of Marketing Effectiveness

EFFIE Belgium event

BECOMMERCE AWARDS

13 Oct.

Accelerating E-Commerce 2021 With the award ceremony, BeCommerce aims to make a positive contribution to the industry's self-awareness.

BeCommerce event

DIGITAL FIRST

14 Oct.

Digital First explores the very latest technologies, the new wave of technology adoption, the market evolution, new solutions, innovative technology, new opportunities and trends.

Digimedia event

Matinee CIM

2 Dec.

Full overview of the work of all Technical Committees within the CIM. In half a day you will be updated with relevant info you need in your function. Introduction by Gino Baeck (President CommPass) & Helen Willems (President CIM); Updates by S.Piret (RADIO), B. Cools, (PRINT), J. Van Campenhout (OOH) R. Boel, (TV) S. Radochitzki (INTERNET) and Michaël Debels (CROSS-MEDIA)

CommPass event

UMA GET TOGETHER 2021

16 Dec.

During this webinar, UMA celebrates the resilience of our industry and looks forward to the challenges of the future. UMA & UBA will discuss how we will build together a sustainable advertising & marketing ecosystem. Our young professionals will express their needs and expectations in terms of educational programs & sharing of expertise.

UMA Event

The Year Ahead

20 Jan.

CommPass looks ahead at trends, expectations, challenges and opportunities, with well-known leaders from our market. Wrap up of 2021; Consumer trends with impact on Media in 2022; The Year Ahead through the eyes of Media actors; Forecast Media Spendings 2022; The point of view from Media agencies

CommPass event

UBA Trends Day

17 Mar.

UBA Trends Day would not be the benchmark in the MarCom industry without our inspirational speakers. Once again, The UBA has a fantastic program in store. We feature top speakers including Paul Polman, Crystal Washington and Benedict Evans. Our moderators, Peter Hinssen and Ianka Fleerackers, will grill the speakers after their presentation.

UBA event

Research & Innovation Session

29 Mar.

Which Belgian research, innovation or development deserves a prize? Every year, the most striking media research and the most innovative developments in Belgium are submitted to the AMMA. This session gives an interesting overview.

CommPass event

UMA Best Media Campaigns

4 May.

The best of the media expertise of 2021 on stage! During the yearly Event UMA Get Together 'Best Media Campaigns', the 5 Nominees in 6 AMMA Categories are presented briefly to the public & AMMA Jury. Zoom on Best Practices OOH, InHome, Native Advertising & Cinema; YMCE Winners awarded on stage. Free for UMA members and AMMA Jury members.

UMA Event

BAM Marketing Congres

5 May.

MOVE WITH THE TIMES This year is going to be huge! Indeed, we will all be able to meet, learn and network throughout a two-day event for 1000 in-person attendees per day! And cherry on top, the BAM Marketing Congress will combine the best of both worlds: In-person & Virtual!

BAM! event

MEDIA SESSION

2 Jun.

De laatste CommPass online sessie voor de zomer heeft als thema “Measuring advertising effectiveness” De sprekers zijn Bernard Cools & Jonathan Jacoby , SPACE ; Deniz Sariyildiz, KANTAR ; Tim Van Doorslaer, DPG Media

CommPass event

DATA SUMMIT

10 Jun.

Data & Marketing Automation Summit is one of the most influential events in Europe in its field. You will discover the major themes of artificial intelligence, datafication, smart cities, cybersecurity, Internet of Things, etc...

Digimedia event

AMMA 2022 Ceremony & Gala

16 Jun.

Proclamation of the AMMA 2022 winners in 15 categories on the stage of Auditorium 2000 of Brussels Expo. The best of Media Expertise revealed. Meet the winners after the Ceremony at the AMMA Gala.

CommPass event

UMA get together

25 Aug.

MEDIA DATE: the path to strong communication. 4 prestigious speakers share their visions & insights on media, communication, brand-building, and the future of our local media industies.

UMA Event