Inspirational Scale-up night

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Inspirational Scale-up night

Is your business growing well and you want to continue expanding?
Do you aspire to take your business to the next level and add innovation?  

Other companies have already been there, so why not talk to them?! Join us for our next scale-up night and listen to our 4 inspiring entrepreneurs. Each has succeeded in his or her own field, but all have different backgrounds and stories. These companies that have managed to scale up will share with you their journeys, the challenges they have faced in their professional careers and in their private lives. 

Scale-up night 31/03/2026

(6 pm - 9 pm)

THE GUESTS:

💥  Amine  Chouikri

Amine Chouikri is a Belgian entrepreneur and investor active in various investment structures and business service companies.​

He serves in particular as manager/director of several Belgian companies, including Reatek Investments, a holding company specialized in head office activities.

He also appears as a former director of other entities, such as Commentag SPRL.

In summary, Amine Chouikri is a Belgian entrepreneur involved in the management of holdings and companies, and active within business networks in Belgium.

💥  Nadia Abbés


Nadia Abbés is a Belgian executive specialized in corporate philanthropy and partnership strategy.​

She was the Chief Executive Officer of Prométhéa, where she has led development, transformation, and partnership strategies. Prométhéa is an association that has been active for over 40 years, promoting corporate philanthropy in support of culture and heritage in Belgium.

This non-profit organization brings together more than 130 member companies convinced that culture, heritage, and societal engagement go hand in hand.


💥  Cédric Gilissen

Cédric Gilissen is a Belgian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Wonka, a company experiencing exceptional growth, tripling its revenue every year for the past two years while remaining entirely self-funded (bootstrapped).

Wonka AI, founded in 2023, is a startup specializing in the integration of generative artificial intelligence for businesses. It offers a scalable system that facilitates the deployment of AI agents capable of managing the operational complexity of large organizations, while providing a secure alternative specifically designed for SMEs and large corporations.

Developed with a strong commitment to offering technology that unleashes human potential, the company quickly established itself in the Belgian market by combining cutting-edge strategic consulting with trusted technological products.

Cédric, who also served as Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Brussels-based medtech company Spentys and former president of the UStart Entrepreneurship Club, regularly speaks as a guest lecturer (notably at PXL University College) and on topics such as artificial intelligence, technological ethics, and innovation.

💥  Axel Kuborn

Axel is a Brussels-based entrepreneur. He founded Silversquare in 2008, one of the leading coworking networks in Belgium and Luxembourg, with a clear ambition: to redefine the workplace as a catalyst for growth, connection, and ambition. In 18 years, Silversquare has grown from an innovative idea to a multi-site platform hosting thousands of entrepreneurs, startups, scale-ups, and corporate innovators..

Axel has led the company since its inception, through a phase of rapid expansion, strategic partnerships, and a successful leadership transition following the completion of the earn-out agreement with a publicly traded real estate group (scheduled for completion in 2025). 

Alongside Silversquare, Axel co-founded Sparks Meeting, driven by a simple conviction: meetings should generate energy, not consume it. Sparks Meeting is currently experiencing rapid growth..

He also launched the Marvelous Marvin Boxing Club in 2017 and Bambino Canteen in 2019..

Axel has navigated the phases of growth, crisis, dilution, negotiation, governance, and exit.



MODERATOR:

💥 Alain Heureux  Business and Training Expert in Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship.

Beci and Virtuology Academy



Registration required

☑️ Free for Beci members

☑️ € 25 excluding VAT for Access members

☑️ € 50 excluding VAT for non-members. Discount code - 100% for the first 10 registrants with the reference "Beciscaleup2026"

Please note that places are limited! 

Debates can be held in English, Dutch and French.  

The talk show will be followed by networking. 


Upcoming dates (last Tuesday of the month, 18.00 - 21.00)
  • 28/04/2026
  • 26/05/2026
  • 30/06/2026

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