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Young Professionals Networking Night

Wednesday 28 February 2018 (17.30 - 21:30)

VOKA, Rue Royale 154 Koningsstraat, 1000 Brussels

Fee: €45 (VAT included) 

This event is aimed at Young Professionals (<40 years). Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

Link up with other young professionals from no less than thirteen international and local Chambers of Commerce from across Belgium at the fifth edition of its famous cross-chamber speed-networking event.

Join us and learn how to improve your personal branding both online and offline with networking coach Jan Vermeiren, Founder of The Compassionate Leader and author of the books Let’s Connect! How to REALLY use LinkedIn and Life is a Game!,and Laurentine Van Landeghem, Founder of Clouds of Fashion and author of the book From Blog to Brand. This is followed by a networking game, the Be Generous Game, which will show you the power of a network.

Tip for people who want to feel more comfortable at events and get more results: After the Be Generous Game the CD "Let's Connect at an event: 30 immediately applicable network tips to make every event a success" can be purchased for €29.95 (cash only).


Programme

17.30 Registration

18.00 Welcome by Hans Maertens, Chief Executive of VOKA

18.10 How to improve your personal branding online and offline?

Keynote by networking coach Jan Vermeiren, Founder of The Compassionate Leader and author of the books Let’s Connect! How to REALLY use LinkedIn and Life is a Game!

Speech by Laurentine Van Landeghem, Founder of Clouds of Fashion and author of From Blog to Brand

19.00 Be Generous networking game, facilitated by Jan Vermeiren

20.00 Prize Draw and Free Networking

21.30 End of Evening

Don’t hesitate any longer and come expand your network with young professionals from a variety of different nationalities, careers and industries and gain insight into new ways to give your career and your personal brand that extra boost.

We sincerely hope you will be able to join us and the young professionals community in Brussels for what promises to be an outstanding evening!  Don’t forget your business cards.

 

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Speakers

 

Jan Vermeiren

Networking coach Jan Vermeiren is the author of Let’s Connect! How to REALLY use LinkedIn and Life is a Game! After selling his successful company Networking Coach (the first official training partner of LinkedIn in the world and working for over 500 organizations worldwide including 3M, IBM, Nike, ING and Philips), Jan wondered: what is necessary for companies to thrive in this increasingly complex world? The short answer: compassionate leadership.
Get your free e-book “The 4 steps to becoming a Compassionate Leader” at www.thecompassionateleader.org

Laurentine Van Landeghem

Entrepreneur, blogger and vlogger Laurentine Van Landeghem started a blog four years ago and grew it into Clouds of Fashion, a booming business with stores in Antwerp, Knokke and Gent. Laurentine knows everything about building your personal brand and building your business. In 2017, she published her book From Blog to Brand, which recounts the success story of her company Clouds of Fashion, the unfiltered road to success and tips and tricks about turning her personal brand into a strong community and a successful business.