Frederik Tibau 's Linkedin Analytics

As 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, I assist Belgian startups and scale-ups in their development by offering practical tools and expertise, with an emphasis on internationalization. I collect data on the Belgian tech ecosystem to better understand and support its dynamics and growth. I manage several key projects at 𝗔𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮, including: • 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗽 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: A comprehensive guidance program for scale-ups, organized by Agoria, Vlerick Business School and Sirris, supported by the Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Agency (VLAIO). • 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘂𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹: An EFRO project designed to help scale-ups develop global strategies. • 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘀: A program focused on the internationalization of Brussels-based scale-ups, in close collaboration with hub.brussels. • 𝗙𝗜𝗧 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀: An international CV program in partnership with Startup Flanders (FIT) and Plug & Play, that involves corporates launching biannual open calls for specific challenges. I spearhead open innovation and business development initiatives, recognizing the growing importance of collaborations between established and young companies. I also organize international inspiration missions for Agoria and advocate for positioning Belgium as a tech hotspot. Before joining Agoria, I served as the Director of International Relations at 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀.𝗯𝗲 and 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲-𝗨𝗽𝘀.𝗲𝘂. In these roles, I focused on creating global connections for Belgian startups and promoting the #betech message internationally. I led Go Global economic missions to various markets (USA, UK, China, Singapore, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Portugal, France, Sweden, Estonia, Rwanda, etc.) and managed European Horizon 2020 projects, including MyGateway and Speed/Interreg. As Content Director, I developed a content strategy for Startups.be, gathered insights about the #betech ecosystem, and built a strong brand for the non-profit both in Belgium and abroad. My career began as a journalist for the Belgian financial daily 𝗗𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗷𝗱, where I covered the media sector and later tech, marketing, and management. Concurrently, I wrote for 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, a local HR-oriented weekly. From 2007 to 2016, I worked as an editor and later as the coordinating editor for 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀, Belgium’s leading ICT mag, focusing on business topics, start-ups, domain name news, IoT, mobile, AI, and data. I also contributed tech-related articles to Knack and Trends, Belgium's foremost news magazines.