Addestino
Karel De Smet is an experienced consultant at Addestino, specializing in technology consulting with a focus on strategy, innovation, and digital transformation since April 2022. Prior to this role, Karel held positions at Proximus as a Project Manager Technology, where project leadership in cross-departmental IT initiatives was emphasized, and also participated in a Young Professional program that included comprehensive training in project management. Karel’s earlier career included a role as a Customer Focus Testing Engineer at Nokia, where responsibilities involved defining test strategies and collaborating with development teams. Karel's background includes private tutoring in mathematics and physics, internships at Manipal Institute of Technology and Huawei Technologies, and a strong academic foundation with a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence from KU Leuven and degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ghent University.