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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 worldStrategic 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!
* that’s 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 15Stimulating ideation and entrepreneurship
STARTUP VILLAGE
Affordable growth space for mature startups.Linking with corporate.
WHERE?
CITY CENTRE!Tapping in to vibrantcity communities
ANTWERP INNOVATION HUB
…
• MakerSpace: state of the art machineryopen to students, creatives and tech startups
• Skill-focused education: non-academic coursesopen 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 whereprogramming studentsmeet knowledgeablepensioners.
LIVING LAB ‘CITY OF THINGS’
LIVING LAB ‘CITY OF THINGS’
• Europe’s 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 researchersto test new services, concepts, ideas, business models
• Methodological and financial supportadvice on new products, services,
and business models.
