Ghent Slush'D

🚀 We’re Looking for a Rockstar Content Lead! 🚀 Are you passionate about finding visionary speakers, crafting inspiring sessions, and delivering a program that matters? Join us as Content Lead and shape the narrative of Slush’D! What you’ll do: ✨ Recruit the best speakers in tech, innovation, and entrepreneurship. ✨ Develop a program that balances inspiration, education, and connection. ✨ Collaborate with startups, investors, and thought leaders to create memorable talks, panels, and workshops. ✨ Ensure every session leaves a lasting impact on the audience. Ready to take on the challenge and shape Belgium’s biggest startup stage? This is your moment. 💡 Applications are open—head to the link in the first comment and apply today!

🚀 𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀-𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀! 🚀 Are you a natural at building relationships and closing deals? Do you love the idea of connecting with innovative startups and key players in the ecosystem? Then this role is for you! As part of the Startups & Partnerships team, you’ll: ✨ 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵’𝗗 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲. ✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀. ✨ 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁. This is your chance to make an impact, grow your skills, and work alongside an ambitious team creating the leading startup event in Belgium. 💡 Think you’re up for the challenge? 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. #GhentSlushD #JoinOurTeam #recruiting #Startups #Partnerships

🚀 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻: 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺’𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁! 🚀 We’re looking for ambitious and driven people to help organize the next edition of Slush’D. If you’re ready to challenge yourself, grow your skills, and create something extraordinary, this is your chance. We have both team and lead roles available in: ✨ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ✨ 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ✨ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽-𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 ✨ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 ✨ 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 ✨ 𝗜𝗧 ✨ 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Applications are now open—𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆. #GhentSlushD #Recruitment #JoinOurTeam #StartupEvent #Innovation #recruiting

Relive the energy. Feel the impact. 🚀 The Ghent Slush’D 2024 aftermovie is here. 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗼𝘄. #GhentSlushD #Aftermovie #StartupEcosystem 

🎉 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵! 🎉 Congratulations to Odoo (& Fabien Pinckaers) on their €500M investment at a €5B valuation, led by CapitalG (Google) and Sequoia Capital! 🚀 As one of Belgium’s tech champions, Odoo continues to prove the power of open-source innovation to revolutionize business software globally. We were honored to have Sébastien Bruyr, Odoo’s CCO, on stage at Ghent Slush'D, sharing insights about their incredible journey and success. 🇧🇪✨ And it doesn’t stop there! Belgian tech has yet another reason to celebrate: Lighthouse, a Ghent-based company providing hotel management software, just announced a €350M investment from @kkr, officially becoming Belgium’s fifth tech unicorn. 🦄✨ Belgium is making waves on the global stage, and this is only the beginning. 🌍 #BelgianTech #Odoo #GhentSlushD #Lighthouse #Unicorn #Innovation #TechLeadership

🌟 A huge thank you to our incredible partners! 🌟 Ghent Slush'D wouldn’t have been possible without your support, vision, and collaboration. Your commitment to fostering innovation and supporting Belgium’s startup community helped make this event truly unforgettable. Together, we built something amazing—and this is only the beginning. Here’s to many more inspiring moments! 🚀 Stad Gent | BAN Flanders - Business Angels Network Flanders  | The Harbour | Pitchdrive | Early-stage VC 🚀 | Cambrian | Deloitte Private  Google Cloud | dups | PMV | Mollie | Nuans | CloudNation | imec.istart | Who Owns The Zebra | Entourage | StarApps  #GhentSlushD #ThankYou #Partners #StartupCommunity #Innovation

A special thanks to all student organizations for helping us make Ghent Slush'D this epic ⚡ Your energy, dedication, and hard work played a big part in bringing this event to life. From setup to keeping everything running smoothly, you were essential in making this day unforgettable!  Thank you for helping us build something truly special for Belgium’s startup community. Here’s to the next generation of innovators! 🚀 Academics for Technology  Everest Analytics  WiNA Gent vzw  180 Degrees Consulting Leuven  180 Degrees Consulting Brussels  VTK Gent  The Belgian Leadership Project  #GhentSlushD #studentorganizations #entrepreneurship #innovation #event

𝗧𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵’𝗗, 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂! 💥 From the late nights to the endless planning sessions, we poured everything we had into bringing this event to life. We tackled every challenge, stayed fueled by passion (and way too much coffee), and pushed ourselves to create something unforgettable. This core team is the heart of Ghent Slush’D, and together, we pulled off something truly epic. To everyone who helped bring the vision to reality; here’s to us, the crew that united Belgium’s startup community and brought the concept of Slush'D to life. Let’s celebrate what we’ve built, because it’s pretty big. Cheers to the team that made it all happen! 🚀 🗣️ Shout-out to the whole team Tijl Coenen | Nathan De Troyer | Axel Desmet | Berend Buyle | Cas De Schinkel | Daniel Rey Sparemblek | Emilie Xu | Eunice Mokemba | Garvit Malik | Jarne Verstraete | Hélène P. | Hendrik Vandeput | Ismaël Bawah | Julie Bongaerts | Mehin Abbasova | Mohammed Andiche | Samuel Berton | Roald Parmentier #GhentSlushD #DreamTeam

🏆 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗚𝗘𝗠 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🏆 The excitement from Ghent Slush’D is still in the air, and we want to take a moment to celebrate the winners of our nextGEM Pitching Competition one more time. These startups brought their A-game and truly impressed everyone: 🎓 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: NOX Energy – driving change in sustainable energy. 💡 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: OTIV – pushing boundaries in rail automation. 🤖 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸: Donna – elevating sales to new heights using AI. And a special congratulations to Donna, who took home the title of the ultimate nextGEM 2024 winner! 🎉 We’re incredibly proud of the hard work and vision these teams brought to the stage. Here’s to their continued success! 🚀 Axelle Moortgat | Sam De Smet | Nicolas Christiaen #GhentSlushD #nextGEM #startups #Innovation #PitchingCompetition

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗵’𝗗 𝗨𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 🙌 From the visionary speakers and bold startups to the enthusiastic volunteers and engaged attendees, you are the reason Ghent Slush’D was such an incredible success. Together, we showed what it means to say, “F*ck it, let’s unite Belgique.” From Flanders to Wallonia to Brussels, we built bridges, shared ideas, and brought Belgium’s startup ecosystem closer than ever. Thank you for bringing your energy, your curiosity, and your ambition. Whether you pitched, networked, learned, or simply soaked in the atmosphere, you were part of something special. Here’s to everyone who helped make Ghent Slush’D a day to remember! We can’t wait to see what’s next for this amazing community. Until next time! 🌟 #GhentSlushD #ThankYou