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ANTWERP STARTUP CITY 
when city innovation & business development collide 
Evert Bulcke, Barcelona, City Innovation Summit, 18/11/2014
ANTWERP 
Top 5 largest ports in 
the world 
Strategic industrial 
cluster
ANTWERP 
70% of world diamond 
trade passes through 
Antwerp
ANTWERP 
World class 
creative hub: 
Fashion!
ANTWERP 
World class 
creative hub: 
Tomorrowland
ANTWERP 
Corporate: yes! 
Creative: yes! 
Innovative: not so much! 
* thats the year 2012 we are talking about
ANTWERP INNOVATION HUB 
Spot the gap: 
1.  
2. Primary School 
ideation, business model, acceleration 
3.  
4. College / University 
international growth, VC and M&A
STUDENT BUSINESS CENTRE 
Gate 15 
Stimulating ideation 
and entrepreneurship
STARTUP VILLAGE 
Affordable growth space 
for mature startups. 
Linking with corporate.
WHERE? 
CITY CENTRE! 
Tapping in to vibrant 
city communities
ANTWERP INNOVATION HUB 
 
 MakerSpace: state of the art machinery 
open to students, creatives and tech startups 
 Skill-focused education: non-academic courses 
open to students and older professionals 
 BlueChem: sustainable chemistry incubator
VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE 
Antwerp Operating System 
(aOS) 
Living Lab City of Things
ANTWERP OPERATING SYSTEM 
When the rate of 
change on the outside 
exceeds the rate of 
change on the inside, 
the end is near 
Jack Welch
ANTWERP OPERATING SYSTEM 
Physical World Virtual World
ANTWERP OPERATING SYSTEM 
... a platform where 
programming students 
meet knowledgeable 
pensioners.
LIVING LAB CITY OF THINGS
LIVING LAB CITY OF THINGS 
 Europes Largest Urban Infrastructure for 
Data-Driven Mobile Service Experimentation 
and Innovation 
 200k users total, 50k users in Antwerp 
 Sensor infrastructure 
 Focus on mobile services
LIVING LAB CITY OF THINGS 
 Sandbox and data infrastructure 
for startups, SMEs, and researchers 
to test new services, concepts, ideas, 
business models 
 Methodological and financial support 
advice on new products, services, 
and business models.
IN CLOSING  
Evert Bulcke 
@EBulcke 
evert.bulcke@stad.antwerpen.be 
www.businessinantwerp.eu

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  • 1. ANTWERP STARTUP CITY when city innovation & business development collide Evert Bulcke, Barcelona, City Innovation Summit, 18/11/2014
  • 2. ANTWERP Top 5 largest ports in the world Strategic industrial cluster
  • 3. ANTWERP 70% of world diamond trade passes through Antwerp
  • 4. ANTWERP World class creative hub: Fashion!
  • 5. ANTWERP World class creative hub: Tomorrowland
  • 6. ANTWERP Corporate: yes! Creative: yes! Innovative: not so much! * thats the year 2012 we are talking about
  • 7. ANTWERP INNOVATION HUB Spot the gap: 1. 2. Primary School ideation, business model, acceleration 3. 4. College / University international growth, VC and M&A
  • 8. STUDENT BUSINESS CENTRE Gate 15 Stimulating ideation and entrepreneurship
  • 9. STARTUP VILLAGE Affordable growth space for mature startups. Linking with corporate.
  • 10. WHERE? CITY CENTRE! Tapping in to vibrant city communities
  • 11. ANTWERP INNOVATION HUB MakerSpace: state of the art machinery open to students, creatives and tech startups Skill-focused education: non-academic courses open to students and older professionals BlueChem: sustainable chemistry incubator
  • 12. VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE Antwerp Operating System (aOS) Living Lab City of Things
  • 13. ANTWERP OPERATING SYSTEM When the rate of change on the outside exceeds the rate of change on the inside, the end is near Jack Welch
  • 14. ANTWERP OPERATING SYSTEM Physical World Virtual World
  • 15. ANTWERP OPERATING SYSTEM ... a platform where programming students meet knowledgeable pensioners.
  • 16. LIVING LAB CITY OF THINGS
  • 17. LIVING LAB CITY OF THINGS Europes Largest Urban Infrastructure for Data-Driven Mobile Service Experimentation and Innovation 200k users total, 50k users in Antwerp Sensor infrastructure Focus on mobile services
  • 18. LIVING LAB CITY OF THINGS Sandbox and data infrastructure for startups, SMEs, and researchers to test new services, concepts, ideas, business models Methodological and financial support advice on new products, services, and business models.
  • 19. IN CLOSING Evert Bulcke @EBulcke evert.bulcke@stad.antwerpen.be www.businessinantwerp.eu

Editor's Notes

  1. 2012. No clear vision on future economic development on digital transformation and disruption on supporting startups 2014. Facilitating on a large number of levels
  2. There was not enough talent developing new business ideas, not nearly enough entrepreneurs. We dont have any high schools.
  3. Rol van de stad. Samen met associatie investeren in Gate 15: studentenstarters. Matchen met elkaar: KDG, AP en UA. Takeoff Antwerpen.
  4. Rol van de stad. Samen met associatie investeren in Gate 15: studentenstarters. Matchen met elkaar: KDG, AP en UA. Takeoff Antwerpen.
  5. Why is innovation so important Equally true for governments (cities) as for corporates
  6. Its a platform where programming students can meet knowledgeable pensioners
  7. The city as a laboratory for everything to do with the internet of things
  8. Koepel startups.be