“THERE WILL BE ENOUGH TIME TO SLEEP IN THE GRAVE”
Benjamin Franklin
ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMER SCHOOL BRUSSELS
INDEX CONNECT WITH US 5 WELCOME 6 ABOUT US 7 OUR BATTLES 8 WHAT WILL YOU DO? 9 Entrepreneurship Summer School Brussels Methodology of the school
PROGRAM 12 WHO WILL YOU MEET? 14 Speakers profiles Teams
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WELCOME Benjamin Franklin was one of the
Our aim is to give you the opportunity
Founding
United
to find an answer to all these ques-
States, a leading author, printer, politi-
tions. In the Entrepreneurship Sum-
cal theorist, politician, postmaster, sci-
mer School Brussels, this is done in
entist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic
an innovative and interactive frame-
activist, statesman, and diplomat.
work that will give you the chance to
Fathers
of
the
learn firsthand from successful entreMost of all he was an entrepreneur,
preneurs.
someone who was willing to launch himself into a new venture and accept
At ThinkYoung, we truly believe that
full responsibility for the outcome.
youth is the engine that drives the
Everyone says enthusiasm, capacity
future, and that young entrepreneurs
to overcome failure, and determina-
are the future of the economy.
tion are all necessary elements to become a successful entrepreneur.
Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship and lobby for three key points:
But how to find the right idea, the ac-
access to education and mentorship
cess to finance, the right contacts and
for young entrepreneurs, elimination
do you advertise most effectively?
of the stigma of failure, and less bu-
This is what young people need to
reaucracy for start-ups.
know when starting their journey as an entrepreneur.
Be entrepreneurial.
ThinkYoung team
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ABOUT US What is ThinkYoung ThinkYoung is a think-tank concerned with young people. Why do we exist? Rather simple, we are the next generation. We believe it is imperative to empower and provide a voice for young generations. Through a variety of programs we aim to get our voices heard by decision-makers. ThinkYoung currently boosts a network of more than 250.000 young individuals involved in student organisations, and various corporate and institutional connections in Europe and Asia. We are now based in Brussels and Geneva, aiming to establish an office in Hong Kong to unfold our Asia activities.
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OUR BATTLES Entrepreneurship Because young entrepreneurs are key to innovation and growth, we are acting to inspire young Europeans, boosting confidence levels and encouraging them to pursue entrepreneurial dreams.
Education This is a particularly focal point at ThinkYoung. We invest in young people’s education with a vision to create better citizens for tomorrow. Our goal is to develop an infrastructure where we offer highly beneficial learning programmes.
Enlargement We want to show young Europeans the diverse living conditions and the variety of cultures within our continent. We think that mutual understanding is the first step in improving integration and therefore European strength.
EU/Asia We aim to connect the European young generation with their Asian counterparts. Through this, our goal is to extract best practices in educational, entrepreneurial and environmental cultures from the two environments, highlight similarities and acquire a greater degree of awareness.
Energy and Environment We want to ensure young Europeans have a say and allow them to raise their voice on the matter. We want to improve a network across Europe, whilst sharing and enhancing knowledge on this topic.
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WHAT WILL YOU DO? Entrepreneurship Summer School Brussels Following the success of previous editions, ThinkYoung together with Google and the European Institute for Industrial Leadership are presenting the fourth Entrepreneurship Summer School Brussels. No professors or teachers, only real entrepreneurs, ready to share their ideas, experiences, and knowledge. In Brussels we welcome 100 participants from various cultural, creative, and occupational backgrounds, offering a true international experience. The event will take place at the Science 14 Business Centre. On Thursday July 11th, you will have the opportunity to visit the European Parliament for a panel discussion where current experts and MEPs will share with us their view on young entrepreneurs and their importance in developing Europe. Moreover, Google will host us for a networking cocktail at their Brussels office.
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Methodology of the school The ESS is unlike any other entrepre-
Each workshop output will be gener-
neurship learning program out there.
ated by you, the participants, as it is
This is due to its unique methodology
your task to interview the established
which is driven by the idea that En-
entrepreneurs to seek their views,
trepreneurship goes beyond opening
principles, and (good) practices, on a
a business; it is a life which enables
series of themes relating to entrepre-
people to turn their ideas into action.
neurship. Each interview will be designed and reviewed by teams of nine
Therefore, we believe being a stu-
who will be assigned their themes in
dent of entrepreneurship means you
advance.
should learn in a proactive and direct manner. This is why at the ESS
You will create your own guide.
Brussels you will find no professors,
The overall goal is for each team to
no books, and no lectures; only real
develop their own outline guide to en-
entrepreneurs passing on real busi-
trepreneurship, gathering information
ness experience directly to you, giving
on all the themes from interviews with
invaluable knowledge you cannot find
each speaker. On the final day the
in books.
twelve teams will give a formal presentation of their guide and outcomes.
Active participation. By concentrating on concrete projects,
How it works: teams, speakers,
you can effectively work in teams to
themes.
develop the necessary skills to estab-
Overall, there are 100 participants
lish and achieve goals, as well as gain
that form 12 teams of 8 or 9 students.
confidence through truly experiencing
There are 4 days of workshops. Every
the satisfaction of building upon your
day is divided into 2 sessions: morn-
own ideas.
ing and afternoon. In total participants will attend 6 workshop sessions.
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What happens in the interview
The workshop format gives you practi-
rooms?
cal first-hand experience of organising
Four of the teams in the room are giv-
a learning event – real entrepreneur-
en 20 minutes each with each speaker
ship in action, not simulated business
to interview him or her about the as-
games.
signed themes. Each time the speaker
The competitive element reflects the
rotates, the interview theme changes
competitive environment in which all
as well. This means, that each team
entrepreneurs must survive.
and each class gets to cover every one of the 4 themes and also two ob-
Themes of the School:
servation sessions.
1. Entrepreneurial idea 2. Marketing and media
It’s all about you!
3. Resourcing your Entreprise
The invited speakers are here to act
4. Networking
as mentors, to inspire and to guide you. However, the success of the workshops relies much more on your own efforts. The workshop output will be generated entirely by you and your fellow participants. You learn to work in a team and to collaborate with other entrepreneurs. Remember, two heads are better than one!
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PROGRAM* MON 8th
TUE 9th
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST
SUMMER SCHOOL INTRODUCTION
PIERRE BUFFET & ANDRADA CALUGARU
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 13:00
RULES OF THE GAME (WITH EIIL)
PIERRE BUFFET & ANDRADA CALUGARU
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH
LUNCH
09:00 - 11:00
14:00 - 17:30
20:00
DAVID GHYSELS & ALEXANDROS KORONAKIS
MADI SHARMA & GEET KHOSLA
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
DAVID GHYSELS & ALEXANDROS KORONAKIS
MADI SHARMA & GEET KHOSLA
NETWORKING DINNER AT GRAPEVINE
*Timetable is subject to changes
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WED 10th
THU 11th
FRI 12th
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST
BREAKFAST
NEIL RAFFERTY & WYTZE RUSSCHEN
TIN HANG LIU & ISABELLE RABIER
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
NEIL RAFFERTY & WYTZE RUSSCHEN
TIN HANG LIU & ISABELLE RABIER
LUNCH
LUNCH
JEAN-BAPTISTE NYSSEN & HARLEY LOVEGROVE
EU PARLIAMENT SESSION FAIL2SUCCEED LAUNCH
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
JEAN-BAPTISTE NYSSEN & HARLEY LOVEGROVE
FINALISING PRESENTATIONS
FINAL TEAM PRESENTATION & AWARD CEREMONY
GOOGLE NETWORKING COCKTAIL
PARTY AT COCO CLUB
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FREE MORNING
LUNCH & MARKETPLACE
WHO WILL YOU MEET? Speakers profiles PIERRE BUFFET /
Managing Director at Domobios Pierre Buffet holds a Master’s Degree in Management Engineering from the Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix of Namur. After working for the commercial development of Nanocyl in Asia, he headed towards entrepreneurship and financing of small and medium enterprises (SME). Within Groupe One, he coached a number of start-up enterprises. Then he started his own consulting firm in financial management for SME. In this entrepreneurial environment, he met Anne-Catherine and joined the Domobios project. Today he is the Managing Director of the company. twitter: @buffet_pierre
MARKO CURAVIC /
Head of Unit “Entrepreneurship”, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission Since May 2009 Marko Curavić has been the Head of the Unit “Entrepreneurship” in DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission. As such he has been engaged in the deregulation of start-up and bankruptcy procedures in the EU Member States, the establishment of the entrepreneurs’ European exchange programme Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, the promotion of entrepreneurial education and the support of female entrepreneurs. Currently, his Unit is working on the Entrepreneurship2020 Action Plan, a EU initiative to boost entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture in Europe. Marko holds a degree in business administration from the Freie Universität Berlin and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
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PHILIPPE DE BACKER /
Member of European Parliament ALDE Group Philippe De Backer is a Flemish Member of the European Parliament for the liberal ALDE group. After having acquired his Ph.D. in biotechnology at the University of Ghent, he worked for an investment fund in Luxembourg. From 2007 to 2010 Philippe De Backer was chairman of the Jong VLD (young wing of the liberal Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten party). In the same period he was councillor in the municipality of Kepellen. Since september 2011 he is Member of European Parliament. twitter: @debackerphil
ANDREA GEROSA /
Founder of ThinkYoung and Entrepreneur Working with and for young people since 2002, andrea started his career at university joining the junior enterprise network. Today he is the founder of ThinkYoung, a non profit think tank for youth, and Kefren, a consulting company focused mainly on student housing. He also created a series of summer schools for young entrepreneurs and Tunnel15, a coworking space for start-ups. Recently andrea has been appointed to the executive board of Rentxpress SA, an agency that enables travellers to rent plug&play accommodation all around the world (www.rentxpress.com). twitter: @andreagerosa
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DAVID GHYSELS /
Founder of Events in the sky After founding Hakuna Matata in 2002, a communication agency specialised in gastronomy , David founded Events in the Sky in 2006 with Stefan Kerkhofs. The company organises events (dinners) in the sky and in only 5 years it managed to be available in 40 countries. Incredible and unique dinners are organised around the world, gathering renowned chefs in magical settings like Las Vegas Strip, Duba誰 Marina, Copacabana beach. The concept was born from the idea of promoting young promising Belgian chefs. To make it feasible, David partnered with Stefan Kerkhofs, specialist in fairground structures. Prior to this, David worked at Equator (advertising agency), where he was general manager from 1999 to 2002. David holds a degree in communication, with a specialisation in advertising, and also received additional trainings in marketing and entrepreneurship at Solvay Brussels School of Management.
GEET KHOSLA /
Interim-CEO of PressDoc In 2011 Geet Khosla participated in the ThinkYoung Entrepreneurship Summer School. He studied French in Paris and worked a little while at LVMH. He then went on to study German in D端sseldorf, and shortly after that started studying at the Rotterdam School of Management in The Netherlands. In his second year as a Bachelor student he started GVK Internships, that later became G Va Khosla and Associates - specialised in international short term employment projects and contracts. In December 2012, he finished his masters degree in Business Psychology from LSE, selling his company in the same week. Currently Geet is the interim-CEO of PressDoc. Its an online PR toolkit that helps companies create, manage, and spread their news at Starbucks prices. twitter: @GeetKhosla
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ALEXANDROS KORONAKIS / Director of New Europe
Alexandros Koronakis is the Director of New Europe Group. He spearheads the digital development of the New Europe Group, heading up the different development projects for the various media outlets of the company. He also advises governmental, commercial, and civil society bodies on media, internet, and political strategy and development. Alexandros holds an MSc in Cognitive and Decision Sciences from University College London, and an MA in Political Strategy and Communication from the University of Kent. He earned a BA in communications from Vesalius College - Vrije Universiteit Brussel. twitter: @akoronakis
TIN HANG LIU /
Founder of SEOLAB and Cityfan Tin Hang Liu is the founder of SEOLAB (SocialMedia division), an italian company with top clients like the Benetton Group Worldwide (United Colors of Benetton, Sisley, Playlife), Fox (Fox, National Geographic, History Channel), Kimberly Clark (Scottex, Teresita, Kleenex) and CEO/founder of Cityfun, a startup company that focuses on reviews of local business in partnership with the biggest media group in Italy, Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso. Previously, he was the director of Italchina, an international company concerned with mergers & acquisitions, consultancy and corporate management. Here he worked with top clients such as: The Cagiva Group (Cagiva, Ducati, Moto Morini, Husqvarna, Mini Moke) and Giugiaro Design. He is also a teacher at IULM University where he lectures about Social Media Marketing and Online Strategies for students at a Master Level. twitter: @TinHangLiu
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HARLEY LOVEGROVE /
Chairman of The Bayard Partnership Harley Lovegrove formed his first company at the age of 21 while working as a junior marketing assistant for an industrial company in London. In 1995 Harley moved to Belgium where he earned a living importing UK building products onto the Belgian market. Twelve months later he joined a very small Belgian high technology software company (Eonic Systems) where he was taken on in the position of office manager. Working alongside the CEO, the company grew rapidly and Harley took on the responsibility of COO. Within a period of less than four years the company opened development and satellite sales offices in the US, Germany, Korea, India, Brazil, China, and the UK. Since 2000, Harley has taken up numerous interim management posts working for a variety of businesses from high technology and software to petrochemical, transport, mobile telecommunications, banking and apparel. Today Harley is the Chairman of The Bayard Partnership, a highly successful outsourcing supply business. Harley has also published two books ‘Making a Difference’ and ‘Inspirational Leadership’. twitter: @harleylovegrove
JEAN-BAPTISTE NYSSEN / Founder of Keep on toasting
Jean-Baptiste admits he has always been curious about food trends all around the world and also passionate about the web and the opportunities it offers. He graduated from Ecole Hotelière de Namur, specializing in hotellerie-restauration. After that he worked in the kitchen of several renowned restaurants in Brussels when he finally decided to start his own project. In September 2012, driven by the idea that people could enjoy high-quality food everyday, Jean-Baptiste launched “Keep on toasting” - his own mobile restaurant with an open air kitchen where he is preparing and serving gourmet food...in a food truck. The Foodtruck offering “Gourmet Croque-Monsieur” is geolocated and connected to the social media and each day can be found in different places in Brussels.
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STEVEN PRICE /
Founder & Executive Director of EIIL Steve is an Engineer by profession, and worked for almost 20 years in a variety of international operations and project management roles for chemicals giant ICI plc. After spending 2 years establishing new business ventures in Asia, Steve moved to Brussels, ICI’s European headquarters, to lead the IT function for its speciality chemicals division, a €1bn turnover company. Today, Steve’s consulting business provides services to develop project management skills for multi-national clients in the chemicals and energy sectors. He is also the Executive Director and Principal of the executive development and research organisation, the European Institute for Industrial Leadership.
ISABELLE RABIER / Founder of Dermance
Isabelle Rabier is the founder and CEO of Dermance. Created during her studies at HEC Entrepreneurs in March 2009, the company is the first one dedicated to skincare for women over 45. The company creates and produces 15 skincare products, while also conducting research programmes. The brand has now held 1500 beauty ateliers, selling through 150 advisors who have been specially trained within the group. Isabelle’s objective is to internationalise the company starting in 2016. Isabelle studied economics at Univeristy College London and in Paris. In 2013, she was selected as a member of the French delegation to G20YES of Entrepreneurs in Moscow and spoke in the European Parliament on entrepreneurship in February. She is also a member of several boards and associations interested in entrepreneurship. twitter: @IsabelleRabier
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WYTZE RUSSCHEN /
Founder & Managing Director of Russchen Consultants After completing his thesis on European integration, Wytze Russchen worked as a private secretary for a Member of the European Parliament. Following this experience, Wytze became spokesman and parliamentary lobbyist of BUSINESSEUROPE, the European employers’ organization in Brussels. He was then appointed Senior Secretary of European Affairs in Brussels. In 2005, Wytze founded Russchen Consultants, which continues to advise various large multinationals and (European) federations in the field of EU public affairs, event management, communication strategy and project management. twitter: @wytzerusschen
MADI SHARMA /
Founder of Madi Group Madi is a businesswoman who currently runs the Madi Group - A group of private sector and not for profit companies with a philosophy to create innovative ideas tailored to local action which can achieve global impacts beneficial to society. The group includes an import/export company, “the ethnic trail...” which actively creates entrepreneurs across Europe; MRS Business, a sourcing and resource company providing back office support to SMEs, “Madi Magnesium”, a succesful consultancy which supports SMEs, organisations and Governments to overcome their challenges; and a business brokerage company “I3” which links global corporate companies and governments. twitter: @MadiSharma1
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NEIL RAFFERTY /
Founder & Chief Executive Officer af Portent Neil has spent 25 years in the Telecoms and Technology sectors before setting-up Portent Business Services. As Chief Executive, he ran Easynet Group plc, Priority Telecom and Unisource Carrier Services with other senior sales and marketing roles at Cisco Systems, Global One and AT&T Istel. An articulate, confident, results driven entrepreneurial sales and marketing executive, with a demonstrable track record in driving business growth, Neil’s significant international experience and personal skills have seen him able to get the very best out of a team and achieve exceptional performance. twitter: @Daddynibblr
ANDRADA CALUGARU She graduated Business Administration Faculty from Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest. Two years ago she moved to Bruxelles to continue her studies and now is following a Master degree in Human Resources Management at Université Libre de Bruxelles. During her studies she started her own business in the network marketing field following her parents’ example, who have an expertise of over 15 years of experience. Her business model provides an opportunity for every person who wants to create an extra revenue for themselves. After building the business in Romania whilst she was a student, when she moved to Brussels she decided to develop it to an international level. Now she focuses on helping and coaching other people obtain their own business too.
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Teams / Pool Europe ROME
LONDON Kerem Alanli
Andreas Pfleger
Jingnan Zhang
Mairead O’ Connor
Jean-René Lebon
Jiabo Wu
Natalia Gomankova
Nensi Lici
Bartlomiej Barwicz
Philippe Trembovelski
Sara Monreal Holgado
Gitte De Block
Etnik Blakaj
Filippo Caracciolo
Mohammed Shana’a
Lory Catinel
ATHENS
BERLIN
Fabio Federici
Valentin Calomme
Nisa Akin
Elisabetta Roncalli
Andreas Partz
Mohamed Alrefaie
Samantha Ball
Katarzyna Wrześniak
Andrea Borg
Patrick Buhagiar
Renata Magdić
Malcolm Bolton
Jürgen Vleminckx
Daniel Fritz
Stefano Suraci
Annerieke Sleurink
MADRID
PRAGUE
Lorenzo Dell’Elce
Marco Calliari
Anna Voitika
Giorgia Chille
Laurent van Eesbeeck
Matthew Morley
Mihaela Boteva
Manuela Codo
David Harris-Burland
Sebastian Mihai Staicu
Nora Suranyi
Alevtyna Pabst
Jiri Vlcek
Ladin Yıldıran
Christoph Schulz
Joris Swinnen
Abhiram Muddu 22
Teams / Pool Asia ASTANA
DOHA
Alessandro Provaggi
Andrea Calliari
Marie Ozanne
Carmen Muley Morales
Flack Pimentel Ribeiro
George Lavorenciuc
Elena Manova
Sinead Maya
Mitja Pasutto
Martin Diatta
Justin Knaven
Alberta Catena
Chris Forrest
Gregory Ruessmann
Luis Florit
Ahmet Burak Nalbantcilar
TOKYO
SEOUL
Nicolo Valigi
Nikolaj Hass
Eva Greco
Monica Dellepiane
Simon Benard
Alexander Polunin
Veronika Ivanova
Nataliya Voytovych
Thijs Buirma
Semen Shchavelev
Sanna Bengtsson
Gabriella Bossman
Dominic Stevens
Cristiano Recchia
Osman Ali Ciftci
Vladimir Vroonen
HONG KONG
JAKARTA
Roberto Mossetto
Jamie MacLeman
Violet Palmer
Florence Cosse
Sergei Krauze
Pavol Toth
Rosalien De Saer
Sofia-Danai Dovletoglou
Fabio Lanzalonga
Dmitry Kozyrin
Alona Sakhnenko
Gigliola Mariella Cielo
Hazem Abdelaal
Nicolò De Benetti
Frank Hamm
Ruben D’Hauwers
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VENUES
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Science14 Atrium
Workshop session 14b, Rue de la Science Tel: +32 (0)2 5880014
Le Grapevine
Networking Dinner 11, Place du Luxembourg Tel: +32(0)2 2800017
European Parliament Conference 60, Rue Wiertz Tel: +32(0)2 284 21 11
Google Headquarter
Networking Cocktail 176 - 180, Chaussée d’Etterbeek
Coco Bar
Party 10, Place du Luxembourg Tel: +32(0)2 2302230
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