ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMER
SCHOOL BRUSSELS 2011
What happened
In September 2011 ThinkYoung developed the first installment of the Entrepreneurship Summer School, and we can say with a smile that it was a complete success! All 25 participants came away with a greater understanding of entrepreneurship, the motivation to go ahead and progress with their business ideas and with new friends and contacts from throughout Europe.
In the end we had participants from over 15 countries ranging from 19 years of age to 30, with a fantastic mix of social and cultural backgrounds, there was a great range of theories and questions raised which really kept our speakers on their feet.
Each one of our speakers offered their individual input, through their various backgrounds and stories and really linked practical advice which our participants could relate to.
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Jonathan Friedman
Co Founder and CEO of StudentEvents.com
A second time entrepreneur, Jonathan founded StudentEvents.com; the largest database in the world for student competitions, conferences and seminars. Tens of thousands of students from over 120 countries use StudentEvents.com every month to discover the best professional or academic events.
Olivier Hody
Administrator of Deloitte Belastingconsulenten
In 2001, he actively participated in the launch of a European compliance centre, enabling multinational companies to outsource, in a centralized way, the management of their Pan-European obligations and related issues to a single service provider.
The Deloitte European Compliance center was recognized in 2003 within Deloitte as the European centre of excellence, allowing to render those centralized services covering 27 EU Member States.
Since 2006, Olivier has become the co-head for the VAT Tax Co-sourcing offering/group within this European centre, comprising a large number of international VAT specialists (16 nationalities and 22 languages) dealing with compliance queries and needs throughout Europe.
Michael Uyttersprot
Michael is a 29 year old freelance mobile software engineer.
In his own words, he is "trying to be creative with all possible data. I'm mashing things up, making local mobile applications in order to make peoples lives easier through getting the most out of todays technology. My most famous apps are the official STIB application on Android, iPhone and mobile web as well as an application for Brussels.
I'm also giving Android workshops worldwide, which has taken me as far as China, Jordan and Senegal".
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.
The Speakers
Tiia Rohelsaar
Founder and Creative Director of Inspired Generation
Tiia Rohelsaar is the owner and creative director of the third, Inspired Generation, created with the core conviction that design and business are inextricably connected. Her areas of focus have been mainly interiors of entertainment, hospitality buildings and aircrafts.