Prime Minister opens World Incubation Summit in Ghent

Prime Minister Alexander De Croo today opened the World Incubation Summit in Ghent with a keynote speech.

The four-day conference takes place at the Winter Circus: the innovation, technology and entrepreneurship hub of Flanders. In total, about 200 innovation leaders from 30 countries and some 50 representatives from the Belgian startup ecosystem are gathering then to talk about innovation and entrepreneurship.

Ghent wants to be the European capital of technology. A host of startups are based in and around the city.