Conference "Supporting entrepreneurship & innovation in Belgium and in Europe"

25th April 2024

Discover how leveraging national and European policies can positively impact entrepreneurship and innovation.

Leveraging national and European policies can positively impact entrepreneurship and innovation. Beci / Enterprise Europe Brussels is partnering with the organization of this conference to inform Brussels companies about the support they can receive at national and European level for their development and innovation process, and to benefit from the experience of industries and start-up leaders.

Join us for an exciting event focused on entrepreneurship and innovation in Belgium and Europe!

This in-person conference will be held at the prestigious Steigenberger Wiltcher's in the heart of Brussels. Learn from industry and institutions leaders, network with like-minded individuals, and gain valuable insights about national and international policies to support entrepreneurship and innovation.

Agenda

16:00 - Benefits of diversity, equity and inclusion in entrepreneurship

16:50 - Scaling-up from BeLux to Europe

17:40 - Incentives for innovation in Belgium and Europe

18:30 - Networking drink

BECI / Enterprise Europe Brussels is in charge of the panel discussion on « Incentives for innovation in Belgium and Europe ».

The following speakers will be part of the panel:

• Crispin Waymouth, Deputy Head of Industrial Forum, Alliances and Clusters - DG Grow European Commission
• Stefaan Sonck Thiebaut, General Manager – Innoviris
• Barbara Andreani, Coordinator Enterprise Europe Brussels – European programmes Internationalisation & Innovation - hub.brussels
• Pierre Cherelle, CEO et founder - Axiles Bionics
• Pascal Juery, CEO - Agfa Gevaert

Moderator: Alain Heureux, Business and Training Expert in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship – Virtuology Academy

Speakers of the 2 other panels:

Hugues Bultot (Univercells), Jonas Mercier (Luxinnovation), Shyama Ramani (Uni-Merit), Menachem Tabanpour (gener8tor), Francine Carron (Skeyes), Alain Strowel (UCL, Pierstone), Brigitte Dubuisson (AGC), Anne-Sophie Pierre (Veolia) and many others.

When: Thursday 25th April 2024 – 16.00 – 19.00

Where: Hotel Steigenberger Wiltcher’s – Avenue Louise, 71 – 1050 Brussels

Participation : normal price 15 euros  -  Free of charge for the first 80 registrations through Beci/Enterprise Europe Brussels. To get a free access, enter the code «  Beci » in the promo code space on the event brite registration tool