Sports &InnovationSummit

November 8th
Tubize, Belgium

Be inspired by the Brightest SportsTech Professionals in Europe !

About the event...

SportsTech Belgium is an Innovation hub where startups, professionals & investors meet, connect, share, grow & develop together the future of the sports industry.

Once a year, the SportsTech Summit ambitions to become the new place to be for all companies and players thinking and breathing sports and technologies on a daily basis.

Hosted at the prestigious new training center of the Belgian Red Devils, the Proximus Basecamp, the second Sportstech Belgium Summit will bring together all key players of the Belgian and International SportsTech landscape on a prestigious showfloor.

250+
Attendees
100+
Brands and Stakeholders
40+
Expert & Speakers
25+
Invests
SportsTech Belgium

Where decisions are made

An event full of experiences!

We offer a 1-day small & Premium event, 100% B2B and rich in experiences. The whole Summit will take place in the RBFA Training center, in Tubize (near Brussels) 

A small event that offers 10+ panels and keynotes that support

  • Skills development,
  • CXO’s level discussions,
  • Network diversification,
  • Trends identification,
  • Conclusive collaborations.

And beyond the carefully selected content, we want you to have a unique experience with the main Stage (offering a series of highly selected keynotes sessions from prestigious and influential personalities of the industry, the SportsTech Village (over 15 exhibitors showcasing their latest innovation in various domain of sports technologies), the Acceleration Program Demo Day (Presenting a series of start-ups selected in the frame of the SportsTech Belgium Acceleration program to present their innovative ideas), the Meet Me Up Corner (a number of convivial activities and area fostering business connections and interactions between Sports organizations and business players

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Schedule

Here is the detailed program :

Welcome

09:00 am
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09:30 am

Introduction

09:30 am
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09:40 am
- Nicolas Bourdon, CMO at EVS Broadcast Equipment (BE)

Interview with Roberto Martinez

09:40 am
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09:50 am
- Roberto Martinez, Belgian National Team Coach at RBFA (ES)
- Host : Manu Leroy, Director Marketing & Communication at Royal Belgian FA (BE)

Investing in SportsTech, What are the opportunities?

09:50 am
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10:30 am
- Xavier Péters, Fund Manager at LeanSquare/Noshaq (BE)
- Alex Chalmers, Managing Partners at Stadia Ventures (USA, NL)
- Alexandre Kandelaft, CMO at LaSource (FR)
- Aswin Steenhof, Co-founder at Sports + Vitality (NL)
- Amir Raveh, HYPE S.I. Founder & CEO (UK)
- Host : Gérôme Vanherf, Managing Director at Wallifornia (BE)

Pitch session #1 (STB Accelerator)

10:40 am
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10:55 am
- Ismail Baran, CEO & Co-founder at HIT COACH (BE)
- Erwan Lompech-Leneveu, COO & Co-founder at E-NANO (UK)
- Tanguy Ongena, CEO & Co-founder at SCARAB SPORTS (BE)

Fans & Content, Live Sports Video from Broadcast to One-to-One Storytelling – Dream or reality ?

11:05 am
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11:45 am
- Floriane Magera, Innovation engineer and PhD Student at EVS (BE)
- Nicolas Deal, CTO chez Orange Sports & Media (FR)
- Peter Symons, Director of Product at Kiswe (BE)
- Jean-Charles Vankerkoven, Live Multi-Camera Director @TF1, Prime Video_HBS, RTL, RTBF (BE)
- Oscar Sanchez, Director Broadcast Operations, EP & Media Distribution at Concacaf (US)
- Host : Nicolas Bourdon, CMO at EVS Broadcast Equipment (BE)

Wellness & Healthcare

11:55 am
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12:30 pm
- Arne Jaspers, Sports Scientist at RBFA (BE)
- Kristien Depluverez, Sports Physio at Team Hit (Olympic Sailing and Rowing Team) (BE)
- Joachim Taelman, Sports Technology Expert at Sport Vlaanderen (BE)
- Kurt Schütte, CEO & Co-founder Runeasi (BE)
- Host : Kristof De Mey, Sports Technology, Innovation & Business developer at Ghent University/SportUp (BE)

Lunch

12:30 pm
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01:30 pm

Technology view from sports players

01:30 pm
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02:10 pm
- Wesley Sonck, ex football player & coach U18 at RBFA (BE)
- Marine Simonis, Freediver (BE)
- Serge Pauwels, Ex-Cyclist and Development Coach at Belgian Cycling (BE)
- Zakaria Bentato, RSCA Esport Player (BE)
- Janice Cayman, Professional football player at Olympique Lyonnais (FR)
- Emma Plaschaert, Elite Sailor (BE)
- Host : Peter Demuynck, Development Officer at Agoria (BE)

Data tracking for results : How data model will drive scouting, teams selection, club performance

02:20 pm
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03:00 pm
- Cédric Vanbranteghem, CEO at Team Belgium (Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee) (BE)
- Roberto Martinez, Belgian National Team Coach at RBFA (ES)
- Chris O'Loughlin, Sports Director at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (BE)
- Erwin Koninckx, Cycling Vlaanderen (BE)
- Host : Alex Chalmers, Managing Partners at Stadia Ventures (USA, NL)

Pitch Session #2 (Stadia Ventures)

03:00 pm
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03:15 pm
- Marco Savino, Founder & CEO at Iterpro (UK)
- Ross O'Dwyer, CEO at Locker (IE)
- Ben Alderton, CEO at Solo60 (UK)
- Host : Alex Chalmers, Managing Partners at Stadia Ventures (USA, NL)

Keynote : "Real use cases of NFT in sport, tools for building a community"

03:25 pm
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03:45 pm
- Amir Raveh, HYPE S.I. Founder & CEO (UK)

NFT in sports : the good, the bad, the opportunity

03:45 pm
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04:20 pm
- Bert Marievoet, CMO & Web3 editor at Moonbag (BE)
- Samuel Eggermont, Co-founder at OG Studio (BE)
- Thomas Rypens, Direct to Consumer Director at Club Brugge (BE)
- Amir Raveh, HYPE S.I. Founder & CEO (UK)
- Host : Manu Leroy, Director Marketing & Communication at Royal Belgian FA (BE)

Sustainability and Tech in the Sports Industry

04:30 pm
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05:00 pm
- Lara van Druten, CEO at The Waste Transformers (NL)
- Mike Laflin : CEO & Founder, Global Sustainable Sport (UK)
- Christian Hartmann : CEO at Global Sustainability Benchmark in Sports (UK)
- Host : Ryan McCumber, Founder & CEO at SportsTech.ai (USA)

How technology is impacting Esports ?

05:10 pm
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05:40 pm
- Ralph Tesselhof, Head coach League of Legends at KRC Genk (NL)
- Freek Borghgraef, Co-Founder & Head of Customer Development at StriveCloud (BE)
- Guillaume Neveux, Business Development Manager / eSports Market Expert at EVS (FR)
- Zakaria Bentato, RSCA Esport Player (BE)
- Greg Carette, Gaming & Esports expert at RTBF (BE)
- Host : Steven Leunens, Co-CEO and Founder (BE)

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