Kickstart is kicking off.
Get inspired at this launch event during numerous workshops and talks by young ambitious Upkot entrepreneurs.

 October, 2022 | Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 128, Ghent

 

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Kickstart kick-off event

 
Lineup

3.30pm | Workshop Idea Generation with ta focus on sustainable entrepreneurship and tech

4.30pm | Workshop The Kickstart ABC: everything you need to know to get started

5.30pm | Network break with snacks 

 

Ongoing | Between 2pm and 5pm, you can pitch an idea or concept for our Upgrade jury

 

7.10pm | Anniek Snoeijs - Entrepreneur and artist

7.30pm | Egon Gevaert – Everything about student entrepreneurship 

7.50pm | Zoë de Cock - Sustainable entrepreneurship

8.10pm | Michael Wornoo - Tech & entrepreneurship

8.30pm | Panel/Q&A with Upkot founders, Nele & Koenraad 

8.50pm | Official launch Kickstart 

9.00pm | Networking: After(network) party & drinks on our DJ beats

11.00pm | End

 

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Speakers

Anniek Snoeijs Kickstart Kick-off

Anniek Snoeijs

Anniek Snoeijs graduated as a photographer from Narafi in Brussels, where she stayed at Art Upkot. Anniek exhibited her thesis 'Bloom', a photo series about her experience of sexually transgressive behaviour, at Thurn & Taxis and launched a photo book with the same name.
annieksnoeijs.nl

7.30pm | The observer

Egon Gevaert Kickstart Kick-off

Egon Gevaert

Egon Gevaert is a computer science student, Upkot resident and above all entrepreneur of, Storything, his digital agency and Zoomers a platform for freelance digital creators. Curious about what it takes to be a student entrepreneur? Follow the talk with Egon and you will be instantly inspired.
egongevaert.be

7.10pm | The Observer

Wornoo Mikael kickstart kick-off

Mikaël Wornoo

Mikael Wornoo is founder and COO of Techwolf, which helps large organisations better map and track employee skills through HR Technology. Techwolf was founded in 2018 but is already aiming for global market leadership by 2024.
techwolf.ai

8.10pm | The Observer

Zoë De Bock Kickstart Kick-off

Zoë De Cock 

This year, Zoë De Cock was the very first woman to win the Gentrepreneur award, the award for student entrepreneurs in Ghent. With her brand renēe By Zoë, which recycles old clothes into stylish fashion items, Zoë shows how locally produced and ethical fashion can also be a profitable business.
reneebyzoe.com

7.50pm | The Observer

Koenraad Nele Kickstart Kick-off

Nele Van Damme & Koenraad Belsack

Koenraad Belsack and Nele Van Damme are Founders and Co-CEO's of Upgrade Estate, the parent company behind Upkot, Upliving and Upoffiz. In 2000, they launched Upkot with the proceeds from their foodtruck at the Gentse Feesten. 22 years and 27 Upkot projects later, they encourage entrepreneurship within the community of young impact makers living in their projects.
upgrade-estate.be

8.30pm | The observer

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