Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium
Rebel with a cause - entrepreneur & social innovation catalyst, loving to remove friction in order to make place for system innovation. Béatrice de Mahieu is CEO of BeCode, a social impact school for learning tech and digital skills in Belgium. From 2019 to September 2021, she was CEO of Co.Station Belgium (a co-working space for technology start-ups and an innovation hub), where she created and developed several open innovation ecosystems. Since starting her career in 1999, Béatrice de Mahieu has worked successively for major telecommunications, technology and media companies (Telenet, Microsoft, Elle Belgium, etc.), where she contributed to growth strategies and digital transformation. From 2011, Béatrice de Mahieu began working as a mentor and investor for technology and digital start-ups, guiding them in their search for investors, strategy development and growth. Béatrice de Mahieu is currently a member of the board of Proximus, Fintech Belgium, Slimme Regio Vlaanderen, BeeFounders, a member of the investment committee of Miles Ahead (startup studio in artificial intelligence and deep tech) and a member of the advisory board of Veolia Belux. She has a strong social commitment to digital inclusion, regularly supporting initiatives in this area within the King Baudouin Foundation, and is a member of the board of Les Petits Riens and the United Fund for Belgium. Béatrice de Mahieu has a degree in Applied Communication - Advertising from the Institut des Hautes Etudes en Communication Sociale (IHECS) and is co-author of "Pimento Map: assessing the strength of your business plan" (2014) and "Shiftmakers: The Art of (self)leadership in the 2020s" (2022). Passionate about healthy food and sustainable wine, she obtained a degree at the New York Institute of Integrative Nutrition, and is co-founder of the organic, biodynamic and natural wine concept Chill Living Wines.
Finance & Invest Brussels, a public-interest limited company that facilitates and complements the financing chain for value-creating companies in the Brussels Region.
"We connect everyone and everything so people live better and work smarter" We want to make a world of new possibilities accessible to all, with solutions to answer real needs. In other words, we want to become a digital service provider that offers a superior customer experience and helps our customers reap the benefits of the digital transformation. We are a telecommunication & ICT company operating in Belgium and on the international markets, providing services to consumers, businesses and the public sector. We are the leading Belgian provider of telephony, Internet, television and network-based ICT services through our Proximus and Scarlet brands. Our advanced interconnected fixed and mobile networks offer access anywhere and anytime to digital services and data, as well as to a broad offering of multimedia content. We invest in future-proof networks and innovative solutions, creating the foundations for sustainable growth. We contribute to the economic, social and environmental development of the society in which we operate.
akkanto is an independent consultancy that aims to pro-actively manage organisations’ reputations and relations with all stakeholders through reputation management, employee communications, media relations, social media strategies, public affairs, community management and crisis communications.
Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship - VLAIO for short - is the point of contact of the Flemish Government for all entrepreneurs in Flanders. We stimulate and support innovation and entrepreneurship and contribute to a positive business climate that strengthens sustainable economic growth and job creation. We do this in collaboration with many partners in a strong network. The FIO is a government fund that provides resources for financing innovation and entrepreneurship projects in Flanders. It was formerly known as the Hermes Fund. Through this fund, subsidies and financial support can be granted to companies, research projects, development projects, and other initiatives that promote innovation.
Impact financiering als hefboom voor positieve impact: Trividend wil samen met haar klanten, impact ondernemers, zoveel mogelijk positieve maatschappelijke impact realiseren binnen 3 focusdomeinen: ontwikkelen van talent, circulaire oplossingen en sociale innovatie.