Our judging panel

Candidates are selected to present their business to an assessment panel consisting of investors, entrepreneurs, lawyers with experience in investing, and advising scaleups.

Jury

Judging panel 2022

An-Sofie Van Hootegem
An-Sofie Van HootegemLinklaters
M&A / PE
Gauthier van der Elst
Gauthier van der Elst Scalefund
Investment partner
Julie Delforge
Julie DelforgeDeloitte Belgium
Business strategy
Lionel Catala
Lionel CatalaVedihold SA
Investment director
Benoît van den Hove
Benoît van den HoveEuronext
Venture capital
Evita Bassot
Evita BassotLinklaters
Legal
Steven Levecke
Steven LeveckeCapricorn Partners
Investment director
Pieter Oostlander
Pieter OostlanderShaping Impact Group
Investment management
Ines Mertens de Wilmars
Ines Mertens de WilmarsInventures Investment Partners
Venture capital
Koen De Waele
Koen De WaeleVolta Ventures
Venture capital

Judging panel 2021

An-Sofie Van Hootegem
An-Sofie Van HootegemLinklaters
M&A / PE
Benny Sintobin
Benny SintobinNayan
Digital transformation
Claire Munck
Claire MunckScalefund
Venture capital
Georges Caron
Georges CaronPiximate
IT & software industry
Cedric Latessa
Cedric LatessaC.E.L. Conseil
Venture capital
Julie Delforge
Julie DelforgeDeloitte Belgium
Business strategy
Pieter Alliet
Pieter AllietGIMV
Legal counsel
Steven Lambert
Steven LambertCapricorn
Venture capital
Stijn Christiaens
Stijn ChristiaensCollibra
Data intelligence
Steven Vermeire
Steven VermeireVCTS
Business strategy
Evita Bassot
Evita BassotLinklaters
Legal
Jean Van Nuwenborg
Jean Van NuwenborgQbic
Venture capital
Ines Mertens de Wilmars
Ines Mertens de WilmarsInventures Investment Partners
Venture capital

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