Brussels Local Business Lounge 2014 Introduction

Opening Up 2014 Business Lounge

We (Co)Organise and Support Hackathons

During those hackathons we see a lot of amazing applications

And most of the time, they just stop (being amazing).

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Lack of time

Lack of knowledgeLack of funding

Lack of interestRebellious applications

Playthings

On one hand, a lot of creativity and know-how exists in Europe to develop smart applications based on open data sets.

On the other hand, solid business models to bring these apps to the market and make them viable are often lacking.

— Raf Buyle

Remember what the estimated economic value for Open Data in Europe was?

Source: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/kroes/en/blog/opendata

70.000.000.000

turning data into business

• European support network of organisations and individuals • Tools for data based business • 19 partners in 10 different countries.

Turning Data Into Business

BikeCityGuideRecognition:- Won the Eurobike award- Won the Fiets Innovation award

Limitations:- A seasonal based business- Need in terms of user activation

Successes:- More than 200 thousand downloads- Increased the number of available cities from

around 30 close to 50

There are 2 ways to get a ticket to the i n t e r n a t i o n a l business lounge 2015 in Manchester

Win a local business lounge1

4 Teams 4 Members of the jury

5 Minute pitch 5 Minutes of Q&A

1 Winner and finalist for the international Business Lounge

1 Audience award winner

Submit your application online2

http://www.appsforeurope.eu/content/submit-your-application ontent/submit-your-application

Deadline december 31st 20142 http://www.appsforeurope.eu/

content/submit-your-application

And now for the local business lounge let’s meet the jury.

Lisa Pattyn - iMinds

International relations and Student Programs

Ides Bauwens - Nazka Mapps

Managing Partner and winner of the iBL 2014

Audience Award

Wouter Degadt - Leiedal

Host of Opening Up Conference and Open

Data Expert

Philip Hellemans - Start It KBC

General Manager at KBC / Start It KBC

You - the audience

Present at the Opening - Conference

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1. We Open Data 2. Open Sports 3. Publi-City 4. Want-ed