Startup Day · June 2, 2026 · The Egg, Brussels

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A full-day conference across 4 stages — Founders, Experts, Corporates and Investors — closing with the Belgium Startup Awards Ceremony in the evening.

Line-up subject to changes

Timetable

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 · 08h30 → 23h00

Start it @KBC Hall
FoundersDKV Hall
ExpertsProximus Hall
CorporatesJCDecaux Hall
Investors

08:30 – 09:1545 min

Breakfast & check-in

All halls · Welcome coffee and networking

09:15 – 09:3015 min

Start it @KBC Hall

Welcome Speech

09:30 – 10:0030 min

Start it @KBC Hall

Keynote Fireside Chat

Lorenz Bogaert

Co-founder · StarApps

10:00 – 10:1515 min

Switch room

Coffee break · Move between halls

10:15 – 10:4530 min

Start it @KBC Hall

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Tackling BIG Problems

Thoralf Gutierrez

Sébastien Couet

DKV Hall · Experts

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AI: Rebuilding Product from Scratch

Tanguy Goretti

Marco Amory

Maxime Denuit

Proximus Hall · Corporates

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Growing a leader with partners

Alexis Eggermont

JCDecaux Hall · Investors

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From 100k€ Live Pitch to 1,4M€

Pauline Van Ostaeyen

10:45 – 11:1530 min

Start it @KBC Hall

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Building a community

Ann Broché

Florence Loumaye

DKV Hall · Experts

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Leveraging Outdoor & Influence

Laurence Meeùs

Thomas Angerer

Proximus Hall · Corporates

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Partnering with Corporates

Geert Kelchtermans

JCDecaux Hall · Investors

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Taking big bet early

Claire Munck

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11:15 – 11:3015 min

Switch room

Move between halls

11:30 – 12:0030 min

DKV Hall · Experts

Live Pitch

Proximus Hall · Corporates

Live Pitch

JCDecaux Hall · Investors

Live Pitch

12:00 – 13:1575 min

Lunch

All halls · Walking lunch & networking

13:15 – 13:4530 min

Start it @KBC Hall

Keynote Fireside Chat

Gilles Mattelin

Tech Investor · 100IN

13:45 – 14:0015 min

Switch room

Move between halls

14:00 – 14:3030 min

Start it @KBC Hall

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Geoffroy De Cooman

DKV Hall · Experts

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Proximus Hall · Corporates

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Relentlessly scouting innovation

Clément Yvorra

JCDecaux Hall · Investors

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Serie A Financing Gap?

Cyrille Saint Olive

Justine Janssen

Tanguy Goretti

14:30 – 15:0030 min

Start it @KBC Hall

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From the roof: looking abroad

Julie Dumoulin

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DKV Hall · Experts

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People make or break it

Karen Van der Aa

Wim Audenaert

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Proximus Hall · Corporates

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Aurore Nieuwenhuys

Yohan Botquin

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JCDecaux Hall · Investors

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15:00 – 16:0060 min

Networking

All halls · Open floor & meet-the-speakers

16:00 – 16:3030 min

Start it @KBC Hall

Live Pitch · Semi-Finals

16:30 – 17:0030 min

Start it @KBC Hall

Panel · Policymakers

Frédéric De Gucht

Voorzitter · Anders

Laurent Hublet

Regional Minister

17:00 – 18:0060 min

Networking

All halls · Apéro & connections before the ceremony

18:00 – 20:00120 min

Start it @KBC Hall

Awards Ceremony

20:00 – 23:00180 min

Walking dinner

All halls · Celebration & after-party

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*Line-up and schedule subject to changes. Last update: April 2026.

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