Dr. Tanguy Coenen is Scientific Director at imec, where he leads strategic initiatives at the intersection of data innovation, AI, and public sector transformation. As the Media and Entertainment Domain Lead and DataTech Scientific Lead, Tanguy plays a pivotal role in shaping the VLAM (Vlaamse AI Modellen) program—Flanders’flagship effort to develop culturally grounded foundation models for generative AI.

With a background in digital transformation and open innovation, Tanguy has consistently championed the creation of open-source, open-data, and open-knowledge deliverables that empower public organizations to tackle complex societal challenges. His work spans domains such as urban logistics, personalized healthcare, and energy flexibility, always with a focus on ethical data sharing and stakeholder collaboration.

In the VLAM program, Tanguy orchestrates cross-sectoral partnerships between imec, media organizations, and academic institutions to build multimodal AI models that reflect Flemish linguistic and cultural nuances. He is also actively involved in shaping the governance and legal frameworks that ensure responsible use of media data in model training. Tanguy is a frequent speaker on topics such as data spaces, agentic AI, and the future of multimodal interfaces in media. He is based in Antwerp and collaborates closely with Flemish and European stakeholders to advance sovereign AI capabilities for the region.