EYnovation™ EY Expertise Day - Antwerp
As an entrepreneur, you have a 1000 things to do at the same time: ranging from being a CFO, to recruiting new employees, finding the right product-market fit; and all this on a very tight budget.
Because EY believes in entrepreneurs to be the main driver of long-term economic growth, we developed the EYnovation™ program in order to support and guide you on your journey of growth.
Our experts work together with a large number of startups and scale-ups, and are well connected within the ecosystem ranging from investors, incubators, the governement and other entrepreneurs.
We want to help you become successful and give you quick and easy access to a vast amount of topic experts, a large international network and resources normally only available to corporates with large budgets.
Below you can find the people with whom you can book your meetings with.
Too busy that week? Send us an email mentioning the type of expert you need and we’ll connect you!
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Who are the experts?
JAN DE CLIPPELEER - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - INNOVATION ENABLER
The Factory, ex-imec.istart, ex-Agfa, Serial Entrepreneur, Senior Intrapreneur, Startup Coach/Mentor
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Business Model Innovation and Go2Market Strategy
International Software R&D Management
IT Service Management expertise in High Tech industries (Healthcare IT, Publishing,…)
JOHNNY WATERSCHOOT - SENIOR MANAGER - INNOVATION ENABLER
The Factory, ex-iMinds/imec, ex-Intel Capital, Startup Coach/Mentor
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Business plans & Marketing Strategy
Pitching
Finding funding for your startup
Working with (corporate) investors
VINCENT STOOPS - SENIOR MANAGER
The Factory, Program Manager EYnovation, ex-Bridgestone
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Business Development, Sales & Marketing
Project management, Retail & Network Management
Corporate Structures & Strategic Thinking
Automotive Industry
AISHA SARAF KOTHARI - MANAGER
The Factory - Business Development EYnovation & Founder of AISPI
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Market entry strategy and commercial market positioning
How to create a business plan
Digital marketing
BIRGIT EVERAERT - MANAGER
The Factory - Marketing Mastermind & People Lead
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Marketing
Branding & Conceptualization
Social Media
Value definition & employer branding
GLORIA MATHYS - CONSULTANT
The Factory - Marketing - Former Googler
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Marketing & Communications (Digital, Multilingual)
Community Management (Social Media & Strategy)
Content Curation (Copywriting, Site Management)
WOUTER WENDELEN - MANAGER
EY Subsidia
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Identification of relevant government grants & incentives tailored to the stage you’re in;
Their role in a larger financing scheme;
Planning and scoping grant applications;
Eligibility requirements;
PATRICK WOUTERS - SENIOR MANAGER
EY Subsidia
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Business & financial plan
National and international equity and grants for go-to-market activities
National and international grants & incentives for research, development, and innovation
Grants & incentives roadmap and strategy
Scientific, technological and commercial partner search
Mapping of your company’s activities to grants & incentives support
JASPER BERTHELS - LAWYER
EY Law
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Contract questions (eg. Re: term sheets, NDAs, commercial agreements, shareholders’ agreements, etc.);
General corporate questions (eg. Re: incorporation of companies, corporate structures, corporate advise, etc.);
M&A and restructuring advice;
Co-founder issues;
General legal questions;
GLENN GEZELS - CONSULTANT EYNOVATION
The Factory - Business Development EYnovation
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Investor Readiness
Lean Startup Methodology
Connecting to other Entrepreneurs
WOUT BODVIN - SENIOR CONSULTANT
Private Client Services
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
General wealth and succession planning
Capital structuring
Transfer of family businesses
Purchase of real estate and related notarial matters
Family Governance
Starter Charter
CHERISCH LENAERTS - SENIOR CONSULTANT
ACR - Accounting, Compliance & Reporting
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Figures, from accounting till reporting
How to optimize your financial administration
How to digitalize your financial administration
LUDOVIC DEPREZ - DIRECTOR
FAAS - Financial Accounting Advisory Services & Chartered Auditor (IBR/IRE)
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Treatment of certain specific topic in line with the Belgian accounting framework
Provide servies regarding financial & operational matters (e.g. process mining and/or data analytics)
Issuance of reports on certain transactions (e.g. contribution in kind, interm dividend, scission...)
Support with reporting requirements of investors (financial audit, IFRS/US GAAP conversion...)
HENDRIK BAUDREZ - VLAIO BEDRIJFSADVISEUR
Expert groei en innovatie, subsidies/financiering en partnermatching (kennis)netwerk.
https://thefactory.works/start-ups-scale-ups/
For more information feel free to contact melanie.capocciuti@be.ey.com