Speakers
 
Charlotte Delaruelle
City of Ghent

Charlotte Delaruelle

Economic Advisor
City of Ghent (Belgium)
Dirk Carrez
Bio-based Industries Consortium

Dirk Carrez

Executive Director
Bio-based Industries Consortium (Belgium)
Els Pandelaere
City of Ghent

Els Pandelaere

Policy advisor Biotech at city of Ghent
City of Ghent (Belgium)
Frank Heessels
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Frank Heessels

Senior Technology Manager
SABIC Ventures B.V. (Netherlands)
Johan Keppens
PMV

Johan Keppens

Senior Investment Manager
PMV (Belgium)
Koen Mols
ArcelorMittal

Koen Mols

Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
Kristof Verbeeck
ArcelorMittal

Kristof Verbeeck

Support Manager Steelanol | Coking plant
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
Maarten Den Dekker
North Sea Port

Maarten Den Dekker

chief sustainability oficer
North Sea Port (Belgium)
Maarten Lambert
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT)

Maarten Lambert

Science & Technology Counselor
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) (Belgium)
Marc Leduc
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Marc Leduc

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Mridul Pareek
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)

Mridul Pareek

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) (Germany)
Olivier Van Orshoven
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT)

Olivier Van Orshoven

Director Global Startup Acquisitions
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) (Belgium)
Olivier Van Raemdonck
Cresco

Olivier Van Raemdonck

Managing Partner
Cresco (Belgium)
Peter van Gelderen
Icos Capital

Peter van Gelderen

General Partner
Icos Capital (Netherlands)
Pieter Nachtergaele
Ghent University

Pieter Nachtergaele

Ghent University (Belgium)
Sofie Bracke
City of Ghent

Sofie Bracke

Alderman for Economy, Trade, Port, Sport, Digitalisation and Public Affairs
City of Ghent (Belgium)
Sophie Manigart
Vlerick Business School

Sophie Manigart

Professor in Entrepreneurial Finance
Vlerick Business School (Belgium)
Stuart Askew
Procter & Gamble

Stuart Askew

Senior Director Open Innovation
Procter & Gamble (Belgium)
William Stevens
Tech Tour Europe

William Stevens

Group Managing Director
Tech Tour Europe (Belgium)
Wim Soetaert
Ghent University

Wim Soetaert

Professor Industrial Biotechnology
Ghent University (Belgium)