The Belgium Startup Conference 2022 is Belgium's biggest-ever Startup Event, gathering thousands of founders, investors, VCs, executives, seed fund partners, general partners, journalists, and bloggers from diverse backgrounds and industries.

This conference is online and free to attend. It will be followed by face-to-face meetups in Antwerp, Brussels, and other cities across Belgium.

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Agenda (Brussels Time)

5.00pm-5.05pm: Webinar Opening

Topic: Setting out the event agenda, and giving an overview of the Belgian Startup & VC Scene

• Adam Patrick Fulham, Founder of Startup Network Europe

5.05pm-5.15pm: "Startup Leaders" Panel Discussion

Topic: Setting out the event agenda, and giving an overview of the Belgium Startup & VC Scene

• Leen Anthuenis, General Manager of Startups.be | Scale-Ups.eu
• Marc Decorte, President of The Brussels Chamber of Commerce & Industry; Founding Partner at InnoWings
• Yulia Stark, President of The European Women’s Association; Senator for Belgium at The Grand Assembly of The World Business Angels Investment Forum; Partner at WEgate; Founder of Business Bridge International

5.15pm-5.25pm: “Silicon Belgium” Rapid Fire Talks with Startup Founders & CXOs in Belgium

Topic: Challenges Startups had in 2021/22 and how they overcame them

• Ilse Vermeersch, Co-Founder & Chief People Officer of Customs4trade

• Inge Geerdens, Founder of CVWarehouse

• Anjo De Heus, Founder & CEO of PlayTreks
• Tanguy Goretti, Founder of COWBOY

5.25pm-5.35pm: “VC Belgium” Rapid Fire Talks with VCs & Angel Investors in Belgium

Topic: Startup Trends for 2022; key elements Angel Investors & VCs look for in Startups

• Patrick Soetens, Founder & Managing Director of Finwise
• Janke Dittmer, General Partner at Gilde Healthcare

• Koen De Waele, Venture Partner at Volta Ventures

• Thijs Dijkman, Investment Manager at Peak
• Alexandre Dutoit, Partner at ScaleFund

5.35pm-5.45pm: “Startup Belgium” Rapid Fire Talks with Startup Founders & CXOs in Belgium

Topic: Challenges Startups had in 2021/22 and how they overcame them

• Vincent Keunen, Founder & CEO of Andaman7
• Patrick De Pauw, Founder & CEO of Social Seeder
• Philippe Jadoul, CEO of Vialegis Legal Staffing Solutions
• Hans Donckers, Founder of JiGSO; Co-Owner of Beanmachine

5.45pm-6.10pm: Fireside Chats

Topic: We speak with various Scaleups.

• John Cutler, Product Evangelist at Amplitude (Topic: Digital Optimization)
• Frank Yaw-Owusu, Ecosystem Developer, EMEA & Global Emerging Markets at Twilio Startups (Topic: Customer Engagement)
• Soumitra Deshpande, Head of Startup Program - EMEA at Freshworks for Startups (Topic: Partnerships as a Growth Engine)

6.10pm-6.20pm: “Silicon Valley” Rapid Fire Talks with Belgian Startup Founders & CXOs in California

Topic: International Expansion

• Alain Charbonnier, Co-Founder of The Belgian Business Club - Los Angeles; Co-Founder & CEO of MyExpat.US
• Anke Audenaert, Founder & CEO of Aptly
• Julien Penders, Co-Founder & COO of Bloomlife
• Benjamin Verschuere, Co-Founder & CIO of Treasure Financial
• Gaëtan Fraikin, Founder & CEO of Addictive Health and The Healthtech Growth Network; CMO of Tribun Health

6.20pm-6.30pm: “Startup America” Rapid Fire Talks with Belgian Startup Founders & CXOs in The United States

Topic: International Expansion

• Brigitte Vantieghem, President of The Belgian American Chamber of the South; Co-Founder & CEO of Syba
• Diedrik Vermeulen, Co-Founder & CEO of SiPhox
• Christopher Chileshe, Founder of The Zig
• Maarten Bodewes, Co-Founder of Loop Earplugs

• Bruno Van Tuykom, Co-Founder & CEO of Twentyeight Health

6.30pm: Event Conclusion

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Registrants will receive an email with Zoom login information on the day of the event.

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Interested in being a sponsor of this event? Email Adam at adam {at} startupnetwork {dot} eu

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