About this event
Thinking about expanding to the US? Or already knee-deep in the process?
Join us for The Big Leap USA, an afternoon built for ambitious Belgian startups and scaleups looking across the Atlantic.
📍 The Beacon, Antwerp
📅 September 10th,
12:30 – 16:30 CET
🍻 Drinks until 18:00 - first round's on us
What to expect:
12:30 - Lunch & networking
13:30 - Catalina Daniels, author of Smart Startups and Venture Partner at ERA (NYC accelerator)
14:15 - Panel discussion with founders and operators who've made the leap and / or are currently in the process:
- Amaury Hellebuyck, Global RevOps @ TechWolf
- Jonathan Bovijn, Chief of Staff @ PolySense
- Andreas Geamanu, Co-founder @ introw.io
15:30 - The No-Nonsense US Expansion Playbook: practical, tactical, no fluff
16:00 - After-work drinks, because the best insights happen off-stage too
Whether the US is still an "American dream" on your roadmap or you're already deep in planning mode, this afternoon is built to give you real, hands-on insights.
Spots are limited.
Looking forward to a room full of ambitious founders and operators. See you in Antwerp!
🚲🚗 HOW TO REACH THE BEACON - Sint-Pietersvliet 7, 2000 Antwerpen
TRAM: take tram 7 to stop Sint-Paulusplaats
- VELO: Velo station 049, Tolhuis / 050, Klapdorp / 058, Noorderterras
- BIKE: park your bike in the bikepark below the building
- CAR: parking Grote Markt - 10-minute walk
- ❗parking Rijnkaai ❗️is closed
- CAR: paid parking at The Beacon - Reserve here
Take note of the fact that The Beacon is located in the LEZ zone and that the rules regarding public parking have been made stricter.
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