TIMETABLE

11:00 - 11:30

Josephus Eijkens (Joep)

Buy- & Build Strategies: Explore the essentials of a buy-and-build strategy

Buy & Build

11:30 - 12:00

Thomas Jannes

PREVENT NOW, SECURE TOMORROW | Tips & tricks to outsmart cybercriminals

12:00 - 12:30

Breaking Funding

12:30 - 13:00

Kristof Beckers, 

Bart-Jan Leyts

Bootstrapped vs. VC-backed – freedom or fuel?

Funding

13:00 - 13:30

Quentin Colmant

Strategic collaborations and venturing: Driving innovation through strategic partnerships

Funding Collaboration

14:00 - 15:00

Alexander Varvarenko

The Power of Innovation: How Port of Antwerp-Bruges Leads in IoT and AI for Industry & Mobility

AI Mobility

15:00 - 15:30

The most successful and growing sectors in European innovation

15:30 - 16:00

Breaking Funding

11:00 - 11:30

Annick Verween

Matching VCs with research institution in the quest of a spin-off

Venture Capital

11:30 - 12:00

Geert Baudewijns

NEGOTIATING IN THE DARK | Insights from a ransomware negotiator | Geert Baudewijns

Cybersecurity

12:00 - 12:30

Wouter Janssen, 

Vanessa Vankerckhoven

The Scale-up Journey – Challenges, Growth & Grants

Growth Funding

12:30 - 13:00

Nick Vandesype

Proof of Trust: How Startups Can Win Over Clients Faster

Corporate Innovation Scaling

13:00 - 13:30

Dewi Van De Vyver, 

Ruth Janssens

Women in tech

Entrepreneurship

14:00 - 14:30

Breaking Funding

14:30 - 15:00

Maura Nachtergaele, 

Hannes D'Hulster

Smart Growth: The Importance of Making the Right Choices for Startups

Startup / Scaleup

15:00 - 15:30

Filip Van Innis

LegalTech Revolution: Scaling Innovation in a Disruptive Market

Scaling LegalTech

15:30 - 16:00

Louis Debrabandere, 

Mohammad Iranmanesh

The Launch to Disruption: Corporate Venturing & Industry Collaboration in the Space Industry