
Our Dream Team


Frédéric de Goldschmidt

Olivier Verbeke

Ivan Rapin-Smith

Serge Thiry

Frédéric Geurts

Antoine Perdaens

Antoine Cailliau

Christophe Delarsille

Pierre Abergel

Amélie Broutin
Meet the Mentors

Béa Ercolini
Béa has been a journalist for 20 years both in the written press as well as radio and television. Since 2003, she is editor-in-chief of Elle Belgium.
Experience
- General management
- Communication
Industry
- Media
- Press
- Fashion

Cédric Donck
Cédric is a successful serial Web entrepreneur and acts as an investor and independent board member in numerous companies. He is also the founder of and NGO that supports entrepreneurship in Africa.
Experience
- Digital marketing
- M&A
- Entrepreneur coaching
Industry
- Internet
- Media

Tara 'missrogue' Hunt
Tara is the CEO/co-founder of Buyosphere and has worked with over 30 startups. She was named one of the Most Influential Women in Technology in Fast Company and wrote a best-selling book on how the Social Web is changing business and entrepreneurship.
Experience
- Marketing
- Fundraising
- Business planning
Industry
- eCommerce
- Fashion
- B2C

Jean-Marie Delwart
After 35 years spent at the head of the food and chemicals Floridienne group, Jean-Marie Delwart now devotes his life to his passion for animals and ethology.
Experience
- Management
- M&A
- Venture Capital
Industry
- Life sciences
- Food
- Chemicals

Damien Van Achter
Father of 3, Damien is tracking cutting edge technology to empower communicator's digital storytelling skills.
Experience
- Journalism
- Social media
- Coaching
Industry
- Radio
- Television
- Internet

Nicolas Lambert
Nicolas was Marketing Director at Alken-Maes before joining the Darwin BBDO advertising agency in 2011. He was elected Belgian marketer of the year 2010.
Experience
- Strategy
- Marketing
- Branding and identity
- Communication
Industry
- Fast moving consumer goods
- Advertising

Daniel Berhin
Daniel is a Senior Manager in a major consulting firm. His experience spans over three continents accross various aspects of healthcare and telecommunications.
Experience
- Strategy
- Competitive intelligence
- Market research
- Knowledge mgmt
Industry
- Healthcare
- Telecommunications

Ben Piquard
Ben has 19 years of experience in the IT industry. He is currently director of the Microsoft Innovation Center in Belgium where he organises the Microsoft Boostcamps to support IT startups.
Experience
- Startup creation
- Business development
- Sales
Industry
- Information technology

Béatrice de Mahieu
Béatrice is the co-founder of the Womanity-Network for women entrepreneurs. She is an experienced marketer currently working as marketing manager for Elle Belgium.
Experience
- Integrated marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Project management
Industry
- Press and digital formats
- Internet
- Nutrition

Jeroen Wils
Jeroen Wils is head of news of the commercial television broadcaster VTM. He is also the author of several crime novels.
Experience
- Media
- Communications
- Public relations
Industry
- Press
- Television

Simon Alexandre
Simon is director of the CETIC, a Belgian Applied Research centre, focused on Information and Communication Technologies.
Experience
- Software quality
- Cloud computing
- Embedded systems
Industry
- Research and development

Pierre Lambion
Pierre has a background in information sciences. He has 15 years experience in the research function of a major consulting firm. He is involved in IT project management, knowledge management, professional development and learning.
Experience
- Project management
- Learning surveys
Industry
- Knowledge management

Frédéric Ooms
Frédéric works at Sopartec where he helps people bring their business idea to life. He is also investment manager at Vives II a multi-sectorial technology fund. He runs the blog "The Brain Twist" where he interviews successful entrepreneurs.
Experience
- Business Model Innovation
- Lean Startup
Industry
- Life sciences
- High tech
- Internet

Principiae
Always eager to help people structure their thoughts, Jean-luc Doumont and Geneviève Casterman provide training and consulting in effective communication. They are the founding partners of Principiae.
Experience
- Written documents
- Oral presentations
- Graphical displays
Industry
- Research and development
- Engineering
- Finance

Scott Gavin
As a consultant, trainer and speaker, Scott advises companies in how to adopt new technologies and trends in the workplace. In his previous life he was a project manager for Pfizer.
Experience
- Social media
- Web technology
- e-Learning
Industry
- Training and consulting
- Pharmaceuticals

Filippo Baldan and Vanessa Fischer
Filippo and Vanessa are masters in the art of creating great drink and food experiences. They transfer their passion and talent to new and established actors in the industry.
Experience
- Events
- High-end hospitality
- Cocktail design
Industry
- Consulting
- Hospitality
Our Passionate Ideators

Bee Nature
Bee Nature — Support!
Marine is the winner of the ELLE Business Awards 2011. Inspired from bees, Bee Nature is a new cosmetic product line entirely based on honey and essential oils. Natural ingredients, local production and smart packaging will please customers looking for quality and originality. View...
Founder
- Marine André

Gypsy Generation
Gypsy Generation
Jury prize of the ELLE Business Awards 2011, Gypsy Generation is a creative multimedia website working as both a platform and cultural product for today’s young globalized generation. The project aims to bring emerging talent together and create content as an international collective.
Founder
- Lisa Roolant

Versa Versa
Versa Versa — Support!
Versa Versa is a new handbag brand. More than just a handbag, it is a innovative and creative concept that will surprise and delight the fun, elegant, fashionable women of today. Stay tuned. View...
Founder
- Sinead Shannon-Roche

LeanBoard
LeanBoard
LeanBoard is an online platform that helps entrepreneurs improve strategic interactions with their investors and advisors. Take the right decision with your board anytime, anywhere.
Founder
- Antoine Cailliau

Kodesk
Kodesk
Kodesk provides a peer-to-peer marketplace for sharing office space. Their innovative solution answers the needs of mobile workers seeking short term, short notice office space and of small businesses wanting to use their unoccupied office spaces efficiently.
Founders
- Sébastien Arbogast
- Frédéric Navarro

CareSquare
CareSquare — Support!
CareSquare aims at improving the quality of life of patients at home. CareSquare develops and markets innovative technological solutions that will bring new health-related and entertainment services in patients' homes.
Founder
- Sébastien Rousseaux

MyFirstCompany
MyFirstCompany
MyFirstCompany is an investment crowdfunding platform. Its ambition is to professionalise “friend, family and fools” funding for promising startups. The platform offers visibility to entrepreneurs and a simple, transparent process to informal investors.
Founders
- Philippe Hijazin
- Xavier Scheuer

Sticki.es
Sticki.es — www.sticki.es
Sticki.es is developing a mobile application that will bring the good old post-it to the social and connected 21st century in a way never seen before. Stay tuned for more news when they launch...
Founders
- Jérôme Cordiez
- Bruno Dagnelie
