TheTalk at FTI Brussels: One Company for One Market
TheTalk at FTI Brussels: One Company for One Market
Business, Finance & Economy

Mon. October 19, 1:00PM

TheTalk at FTI Brussels: One Company for One Market

What does it take for a European company to grow across borders? Join NORM Partners and TheMerode for a lunchtime conversation on EU Inc and the barriers facing European businesses, opening the FinTech and GovTech day of Flanders Technology & Innovation Brussels.

Event details

As Brussels develops its ambitions as a FinTech and GovTech hub, this session explores a practical question: how can its companies win deals, attract investment and secure contracts beyond Belgium?

Robin Wauters, co-driver of the EU-INC initiative and co-founder of Tech.eu, will open with a keynote exploring the case for a single European company framework.

An interactive discussion will follow, with investor insights from Justine Janssen, Partner at RDY Ventures, and an institutional perspective from Hugo Ortiz Dubón, Global Managing Partner of NORM Partners and former Ambassador of El Salvador to the EU. Philip Herd, Head of Media Relations at SEC Newgate EU and former Editor in Chief of The Brussels Times, will moderate.

Everyone in the room is invited to contribute questions and perspectives.


speaker

Robin Wauters

Robin Wauters is a tech entrepreneur, former journalist and startup investor focused on strengthening Europe’s startup ecosystem and innovation policy. Through EU-INC and Startups for Europe, he advocates for better conditions to start, scale and invest in European companies. He also invests in Belgian technology startups through Syndicate One

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Justine Janssen

Justine Janssen is co-founder and partner of RDY Ventures, a venture capital fund backing Belgian tech founders at the pre-seed stage. RDY combines fast, early investment with structured support to help founders be ready for the next step of growth. Before joining RDY, Justine worked at McKinsey and Antler. She trained as a psychiatrist and holds a master’s degree in education from Harvard

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Hugo Ortiz Dubon

Global Managing Partner of NORM Partners and former Ambassador of El Salvador to the EU, Belgium and Luxembourg. His work connects technology, investment and public policy.

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Philip Herd

Philip Herd is the Senior Adviser Media, SEC Newgate EU: Previously Editor in Chief of The Brussels Times, Belgium's leading English language general news publication. He has over 25 years experience as a journalist - most of it at the BBC in broadcasting - covering major stories and breaking news all over the world. He has managed teams, news coverage, and bureaus across the globe, including Westminster, Belfast, Glasgow, Brussels, Paris and Washington D.C.
Start
Mon. October 19, 1:00PM
End
Mon. October 19, 2:00PM
Format
TheMerode Talks
Language
English (US)
Guest allowed?
No

Address

Event
Pl. Poelaert 6
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Parking
Parking Poelaert, Place Poelaert 1000 Brussels

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