cleantechchallengecleantechchallengeWednesday 3 November 19:15h
De Valk 3 01.19
Interested in innovative start-ups and cleantech solutions? Ready to make your mark in the entrepreneurial world? Look no further, as this year Academics for Technology Leuven (AFT) and Academics for Development Leuven (AFD) are again jointly organising the CleanTech Challenge Belgium! Come and join us at our Kick-off Event on the 3rd of November for more information and inspiring stories from our partners as well as insight into the workings of CTC through the stories of previous contestants.
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Interested in innovative start-ups and cleantech solutions? Ready to make your mark in the entrepreneurial world? Look no further, as this year Academics for Technology Leuven (AFT) and Academics for Development Leuven (AFD) are again jointly organising the CleanTech Challenge Belgium! Come and join us at our Kick-off Event on the 8th of November for more information and inspiring stories from our partners as well as insight into the workings of CTC through the stories of previous contestants.
Tuesday 8 November 19:00h
Groep T
Wednesday 16 November 19h
Vlerick Campus Leuven, Vlamingenstraat 83 Leuven
Vlerick Business School is a leading international school, consistently ranked amongst the top business schools in Europe. We practice what we teach, with a big dose of pragmatic insight. That’s why we are offering a workshop on ideation, given by Lecturer and Sr researcher Yannick Dillen. Yannick is active in our Masters and MBA programmes as lecturer and start-up coach and is amongst others involved in the Impulse Centre for Growth Management. In this workshop, Yannick will cover the four essential steps of entrepreneurship. From idea to growth.
Vyncke Clean Energy Technology is a Belgian company that manufactures industrial energy plants that convert biomass waste and sorted industrial waste into green and clean energy.
Hans Fastenaekels, the CTO of Vyncke, will illustrate the challenges that Vyncke faces and the industrial energy sector in general on the road to sustainability.
Thursday 1st of December, 19h
CPR 01.43, Naamsestraat 61 Leuven
Thursday 18 November 19h
Wednesday 7th of December, 19h30
MSI 02.18, Erasmusplein 2 Leuven
VITO is an independent Flemish research organization in the area of cleantech and sustainable development. Their goal is to drive the transition to a sustainable world. This workshop is given by Johan Geysen. Johan is a senior advisor and among other things supports the generation of spin-offs at VITO. In this workshop Johan will elucidate how to set up you initial Business Model Canvas (BMC). A BMC is crucial for startups, it is designed to guide thinking through each of the key components or building blocks for devising a business model.
At PwC, they’re committed to providing quality audit, tax and consulting services to their public and private clients in Belgium and internationally. Their value promise starts with their relationship with you. They aim to start building value from day one. PwC is founded on the principle of creating value through relationships – it’s a principle that lies at the heart of everything they do and everywhere they are.
Wednesday 22nd of February, 19h00
CPR 01.43, Naamsestraat 61 Leuven
Wednesday 23 February
Wednesday 1st of March, 19h00
CPR 01.43, Naamsestraat 61 Leuven
Capricorn Partners wants to create both financial return and strategic value for its clients by investing in innovative companies that have a positive impact on people and the planet. They offer a unique mix of technology and investment expertise, creating an ecosystem where the combination of investable capital, innovative ideas, capable entrepreneurship and business management leads to superior returns. They constantly monitor emerging trends in a rapidly changing world to include them in future investment themes, all the while maintaining their ESG commitment.
Wednesday 16 March
The Bårn is a Leuven-based organization that aims to stimulate and support local (student) entrepreneurship. They attract talent by the principle of inform & inspire while facilitating the growth of projects by providing coaching, a network and infrastructure, following partnerships with seasoned experts and organizations.
Tuesday 7th of March, 19h00
CPR 01.43, Naamsestraat 61 Leuven
Thursday 28th of March, 19h00
Group T
After months of hard work and brainstorming the main event of this year’s CleanTech Challenge is in sight. On the 28th of March the Belgian Finals of the CleanTech Challenge will take place in Groep T. Here, the teams of the CTC 23/24 will pitch their cleantech idea in front of a jury with a chance of getting their ticket to the international finals in London.
The all-round winners will go to London where they will participate in the international finals, organized by LBS and UCL. They will compete for the title of CTC winner of 2023-2024 and earn a £20.000 investment in their idea.
23th and 24th of April
London Business School
