EYnovation™ EY Mass Expertise Week Day 3 - 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.

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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.
Can’t make it to Antwerp? Join us in Hasselt or Kortrijk!
Too busy that week? Send us an email mentioning the type of expert you need and we’ll connect you!
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
CEDRIC TEYSSEN
SENIOR CONSULTANT - INNOVATION ENABLER
The Factory, ex-Sales EMEIA Showpad
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Foundations of a SaaS sales engine
Inbound & Outbound Prospecting
Managing the Sales Funnel
When and how to go international
Which commercial profiles to hire and how to compensate/retain them?
MELANIE CAPOCCIUTI
CONSULTANT
The Factory, EYnovation - Graphic Designer
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Corporate Identity & Branding
Design & Conceptualization
Story Telling & Customer Experience
BRUIN BOURGOIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
EY
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Build your organization (design, organize, transition)
Leadership (yourself, lead people, do the right things, achieve results)
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;
MICHAEL POLLET & SEPP BRANT
LAWYERS
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;
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
GLENN GEZELS
CONSULTANT EYNOVATION
The Factory - Business Development EYnovation
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Investor Readiness
Lean Startup Methodology
Connecting to other Entrepreneurs
SOPHIE BLIECK
MANAGER & SHAUNI TAILDEMAN - SENIOR TAX CONSULTANT
People Advisory Services
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Tax Effective Compensation Mechanisms
IP Remuneration for developers
Hiring employees
Withholding tax exemptions
GLORIA MATHYS
CONSULTANT
The Factory - Marketing - Former Googler
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Marketing & Communications (Digital, Multilingual)
Community Management (Social Media & Strategy)
Content Curation (Copywriting, Site Management)
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
LIZE VANHOUDT & KATRIEN VAN BELLEGHEM
MANAGER & TRUSTED BUSINESS ADVISOR & SENIOR MANAGER
ACR - Accounting, Compliance & Reporting
QUESTIONS ABOUT?
Figures, from accounting till reporting
How to optimize your financial administration
How to digitalize your financial administration
P.S.: Can't find the expert you need? Shoot us an email or provide feedback in the registration form so we can invite the right experts next time!
P.P.S: In case of a no show, we will have to charge 75 EUR per session booked.
This event is part of our program execution for VLAIO (Vlaams Agentschap voor Innoveren en Ondernemen) and is as such open to all Flanders-registered start-ups.
https://thefactory.works/start-ups-scale-ups/
For more information feel free to contact the EYnovation team