17 & 18 OCT. 2018DIGITALFIRST.BE

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Thanks to more than 10 years of experience, Digital First has evolved and recognized as the leading digital event in Belgium that connects digital leaders. As the market continues to grow and disruption arrives from all angles, and to stay ahead of the game, Digital First will now evolve towards 2 days!

2 days of conferences, international networking, opportunity to meet the actors, experts, leaders & innovators of the digital sector.

Digital First aims to explore the very latest technologies, the new wave of technology adoption, the market evolution, new solutions, innovative technology, new opportunities and trends.

DIGITAL FIRST, YOUR BUSINESS DIGITAL ROADMAP

“!Digital First helps you understanding how digital changed the way businesses, governments and consumers interact with the physical and digital world.”

The 13th edition will take place on the 17th and 18th of October. With a powerful 2-day agenda, Digital First is more than ever the leading digital event in Belgium.17 & 18 OCTOBER

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100 CONFERENCES AND 80 EXHIBITORS

A program of renowned national and international speakers presenting about all the aspects of the digital industry ; IoT (Smart Things, Intelligent Things, Intelligent Apps), Artificial intelligence & Machine learning, Virtual & Augmented reality, Digital Transformation, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Ecommerce, Marketing Automation, Programmatic Advertising, Cyber Security, Data, Cloud Computing, GDPR and many more!

1-DAY EVENTA one day event allowing you to meet up with more than 3700 digital professionals, +80 exhibitors, 100 Startups and 100 inspiring conferences. Digital First has consolidated its position as the leading gathering of the Belgian digital market. All the players of the digital sector were represented. With a powerful 2 -day agenda, Digital First is more than ever the leading digital event in Belgium.

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Last october, all aspects of the Digital industry were represented such as IoT (Smart Things, Intelligent Things, Intelligent Apps), Artificial Intelligence & Machine learning, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Digital Marketing, Digital Transformation, Ecommerce, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Adaptive Security Architecture, Data growth and storage capacities and many more.

THIS 12TH EDITION WAS HELD ON THE 19TH OF OCTOBER AT TOUR&TAXIS IN BRUSSELS. OUR AIM WAS TO ;

• Make you discover the Belgian digital market and what it has to offer ;

• Present all the players of the digital sector & present new technologies ;

• Share experiences and best practices, challenge ideas and meet new partners ;

• Get inspired from success stories shared by renowned speakers ;

• Create new business & networking opportunities ;

• Explore a wide range of topics within the digital world and bring together industry leaders, experts, marketers, advertisers, out of the box thinkers and many more.

Of course, Digital First would not have been possible without the support of our sponsors: Accenture Digital, Vaimo, 87 Seconds, Contraste Europe and Flexmail.

THE 2017 EDITION IN FACTS

Last year Digital First presented the 100 best startups of Belgium. Following a selection made by a jury of well-knowned personalities of the digital sector, they were invited to show to the audience the potential that we have in Belgium. Networking, funding, pitch were the main topics of this dedicated area. Thanks to 2 years of success, the Start-up Village will evolve towards the STARTUP LAB. More than 200 startups will be represented.

START-UP VILLAGE

Of specialized exhibitors from the digital sector presenting the very latest technologies, the new wave of technology adoption, the market evolution, new solutions, innovative technology, new opportunities and trends. Digital First helps you to understand how digital changed the way businesses, governments and consumers interact with the physical and digital world.

+ 5,000 M2

17 & 18 OCTOBER

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WHO VISITS DIGITAL FIRST ?To register for the fair, every professional has to fill in a questionnaire to identify its profile: advertisers, entrepreneurs, agencies, investors, … They all define their area of interest and reasons for attending the fair. Based on these profiles we can announce that 42% of the visitors were advertisers, 38% entrepreneurs and 20% agencies.

20%Agencies

42%Large accounts

38%Entrepreneurs

Digital First brings industry leaders, innovators, investors and enterprises from all sectors together. They will discover new technology trends, explore new concepts, create new leads and attend a rich and innovative program of conferences and workshops. Discover the impact of the digitalization.

You will be part of the leading B2B event that will bring together providers of services, hardware and software solutions covering the entire digital sector (including devices, connectivity, platforms, applications, security, big data and analytics, Intelligent Apps, Data & Cloud, …).

Our aim is to bring decision-makers together to ensure the best business opportunities for exhibitors.

PARTICIPANTSPROFILE

3,700 UNIQUE VISITORS !

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

Advertisers 42% Agencies 20% Entrepreneurs 38%38%

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Advisor 20% Co-decision 30% Decision-maker 45% Other 5%

JOB TITLE OF ATTENDEES 

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2017

2010

2.840

2.840

3.270

3.540

3.750

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3.700 visitors*

2016 4.000

44%

52%

4%

VISITOR LANGUAGE

FR 52% NL 44% UK 4%

17 & 18 OCTOBER* The number of participants has slightly decreased this year, this can be explained by the amount of students that were not allowed to participate at Digital First. Digital First has been recognized as the leading B2B event in Belgium, strictly reserved to professionals.

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The Startup Village has grown into a global gathering of the Belgian’s best entrepreneurs, founders, investors and mentors. Entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to learn from digital leaders, to grow their connections through a variety of networking moments. Startups will also have the opportunity to attend pitch sessions to present ideas and discuss strategies to build a successful business.

Last year Digital First presented the 100 best startups of Belgium. Following a selection made by a jury of well-knowned personalities of the digital sector, they were invited to show to the audience the potential that we have in Belgium. Networking, funding, pitch were the main topics of this dedicated area.

WHAT’S NEXT IN 2018 ?

Thanks to 2 years of success, the Start-up Village will evolve towards the STARTUP LAB. More than 200 startups will be selected by a well known jury and presented to the Digital First audience. Digital First will gather entrepreneurs, investors, incubators and corporations in the same place. With over 200 startups, workshops, real-life testimonials, Innovative solutions and networking, Digital First 2018 is one of the must attended event of Startups in Belgium. Join us and meet promising startups as the Belgian startups ecosystem.

STARTUP LAB

PITCH SESSIONS & FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

A selection of those 200 Startups will have the honor to present their business in front of potential investors, incubators and corporations. The best way to meet corporate decision makers and investors looking for promising startups and to meet to Belgian startups ecosystem.

100 INNOVATIVE START-UPS

The 100 best startups of Belgium were selected by a jury of well-knowned personalities of the digital sector. For this 13th edition of Digital First, the Startup Village is evolving to the STARTUP LAB, where the 200 best startups of the digital sector will be reunited.

17 & 18 OCTOBER