Recently I was very honored to receive a letter asking me to join Flanders DC as Board Member. Why is this so special and important to me? Well, it is quite simple: I will get the chance to help guiding Flanders on the way to innovation & entrepreneurship at home and abroad. A very crucial challenge! As innovative e-commerce pioneer since 1999, I feel lucky to transmit some little parts of our Bivolino.com experience. I will be able to give my personal micro SME touch in this “multicultural” Board which is for the first time mixing people coming from 3 different worlds: Politics, Academia & Business.
Born in 2004, Flanders DC was launched by the Flemish Government as independent non-profit association. Till now, it has achieved quite a tremendous job with a small team of people. From big international events like the Creativity World Forum to local events like The Future Summit, from International Flanders DC Networks, to research studies on topics like e-Business, downstream innovation, index of creative economy, … to some special initiatives like Flanders DC Fellows or online training modules…. with different target groups like schools pupils, SME’s, …It has been a good 5 years start but now that the project comes into a more mature position, some measures need to be taken:
“Een grote vereniging zal eerder sterven van een indigestie van te veel opportuniteiten, dan uitgehongerd te zijn van te weinig, zo aub focus, focus en focus !!!“
My personal dream is: “Let Flanders DC be the Iphone of the Flemish Creativity”!




