New technologies for evidence-based policy making
A free half-day workshop on open microsimulation, simulation-ready microdata, and executable law, co-hosted by CAPE (UCLouvain Saint-Louis) and PolicyEngine alongside the 39th IARIW General Conference. Thursday 27 August 2026, 13:00–17:00, Brussels.
Program
- 13:00Coffee and arrivals
- 13:30WelcomeTom Truyts (CAPE, UCLouvain Saint-Louis) and Max Ghenis (PolicyEngine).
- 13:45–14:35BEAMM: Belgium's open microsimulation platformTalk and live demo — Tom Truyts, CAPE / UCLouvain Saint-Louis.
- 14:40–15:30From open models to executable law: PolicyEngine and AxiomOpen US and UK models, simulation-ready microdata, and encoding and certifying policy rules — talk and live demo — Max Ghenis, PolicyEngine.
- 15:30–16:00Coffee break
- 16:00–17:00Roundtable: AI and new technologies for open, evidence-based policy making
- Koen Algoed — Director General, Budget and Finance Department, Flemish Region
- Jean-Baptiste Traversa — Head of microsimulation modelling, Federal Public Service Finance
- Tom Truyts — CAPE, UCLouvain Saint-Louis
- Max Ghenis — PolicyEngine
- 17:00Walk together to the IARIW reception
The conference program has no sessions on Thursday afternoon, and the IARIW reception begins at 17:30. The final program goes to registrants by email.
Register
Registration is free and helps us plan the room and the coffee. If the form does not load below, open it in a new tab.
Venue and access
UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles, Room P02. Enter through the car park at Rue des Marais 119, then the “Préfecture” door at the back right of the car park. The room is immediately on the right.
About ten minutes on foot from the National Bank of Belgium (Rue Montagne aux Herbes Potagères 61), where the IARIW sessions take place.
Questions: max@policyengine.org
Co-hosts
Held alongside the 39th IARIW General Conference at the National Bank of Belgium, 24–28 August 2026.