Three days.
One conversation that matters.

The Impact Circle brings together corporate innovation leaders, investors, startup professionals, and policy makers across three days of strategic sessions, curated networking, and live pitches.

Wednesday22 July

Thursday23 July

Friday24 July

Corporate Innovation Day

Dolce La Hulpe · Brussels

Strategic meetings & networking for corporate innovation leaders, startup professionals, and policy makers. The afternoon runs as three parallel tracks — reverse pitches by hosting corporates, startup pitch sessions, and fifteen deep-dive expert workshops — before the evening programme.

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Opening SpeechMomchil Sabev — Director EISMEA & Kayvan Nikjou — Host of The Impact Circle12:00 – 12:45

All attendees

Consumer Goods — OperationsAB-InBev · Coca-Cola · P&G12:45 – 13:00

Consumer Goods — Ingredients, Biotech & Sustainable PackagingAB-InBev · Coca-Cola · P&G12:45 – 13:00

FoodCargill · Puratos12:45 – 13:00

EnergyGalp12:45 – 13:00

Media & EntertainmentTomorrowland · imec12:45 – 13:00

JapanJETRO · JX Advanced Materials · Ajinomoto · Daikin12:45 – 13:00

Supply Chain & LogisticsPort of Antwerp Bruges12:45 – 13:00

Consumer Goods — OperationsAB-InBev · Coca-Cola · P&G13:00 – 14:30

Consumer Goods — Ingredients, Biotech & Sustainable PackagingAB-InBev · Coca-Cola · P&G13:00 – 14:30

FoodCargill · Puratos13:00 – 14:30

EnergyGalp13:00 – 14:30

Media & EntertainmentTomorrowland · imec13:00 – 14:30

JapanJX Advanced Materials · Ajinomoto · Daikin13:00 – 14:30

Supply Chain & LogisticsPort of Antwerp Bruges13:00 – 14:30

Packaging Innovation14:45 – 15:35

Consumer Goods

The Future Food DilemmaSara de Pelsmaeker · Puratos14:45 – 15:35

Food

Robots to CharactersProf. Jelle Saldien · imec14:45 – 15:10

Media & Entertainment

Virtual Worlds AssociationLaszlo Arnould · Virtual Worlds Association15:10 – 15:35

Media & Entertainment

Large-CAPEX Collaboration14:45 – 15:35

All circles

Predictive Consumer Understanding16:55 – 17:45

All circles

Operational Bottlenecks15:50 – 16:40

Consumer Goods · All circles

Precision Fermentation15:50 – 16:40

Food

Low-Energy Festival DesignDebbie van Dijck · Love Tomorrow15:50 – 16:40

Energy · Media & Entertainment

Bridging Innovation: Japan & EuropeJETRO & Agnieszka Stasiakowska · EIC15:50 – 16:40

Japan

The ESA OpportunityAntonio Rodenas Bosque · European Space Agency15:50 – 16:40

All circles

Automation & Robotics16:55 – 17:45

Consumer Goods · All circles

Breakthrough Ingredients16:55 – 17:45

Food

AI Adoption for Corporates14:45 – 15:35

Energy · All circles

Consortia & Tomorrowland 2035Ben Robaeyst & Dimitri Schuurman · imec16:55 – 17:45

Media & Entertainment

Group Photo17:45 – 18:00

All attendees

Innovation Leaders: Five Levers for Your Innovation SuccessNils Müller · CEO TrendOne19:00 – 19:15

All attendees

EIC Tech Report 2026Stéphane Ouaki · Head of Department EIC, EISMEA19:15 – 19:25

All attendees

Interactive PanelHosted by Kayvan Nikjou19:25 – 19:50

All attendees

* The reverse pitches, pitch sessions and expert workshops all run in parallel across the circle rooms. Each workshop is tagged with the circle it serves; hover any workshop for its full description.

Love Tomorrow Summit

Boom, Belgium

Pitching, 1-on-1 sessions & inspiration for corporate innovation leaders, investors, startup professionals, and policy makers. The Impact Circle takes centre stage at Love Tomorrow Summit — from an AI & Consumer Insight keynote and startup pitches to the Rose Garden investor stage, matchmaking, and the Freedom Stage main programming.

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Love Tomorrow Summit Kick-off9:30

All attendees

The Impact Circle Activities @ Love Tomorrow Summit

Main Programming · Freedom Stage

AI & Consumer Insight to Innovation — KeynoteMasterclass Studio10:00 – 10:15

CorporatesStartups

Capital for the PlanetRose Garden · Andreas Munk Holm (EU.VC)13:10 – 14:40

VC × Corporate

Pitch Sessions by Startups — AI & Consumer Insight to InnovationHosted by Deaflow · Masterclass Studio10:15 – 12:30

CorporatesStartups

Ongoing 1-on-1 Meetings in Matchmaking Areas9:30 – 17:30

CorporatesStartupsInvestors

* This selection of highlights offers a preview of the sessions connected to The Impact Circle. Check out the Love Tomorrow Summit website for the full programme for Thursday.

Investor & Corporate Network Day

Dolce La Hulpe · Brussels

Exclusive and informal networking for corporate innovation leaders, investors, startup professionals, and policy makers. Open innovation roundtables, an investor conversation, networking lunches, and a corporate network lunch hosted by the European Innovation Council — followed by an evening at Tomorrowland's Balcony.

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Innovators & Investors in ConversationAmarante · Hosted by Andreas Munk Holm (EUVC)10:00 – 11:00

InvestorsCorporates

Mastering Corporate–Investor CollaborationCocobolo 1 · Jeppe Høier + Ana Casaca (Galp)11:00 – 12:00

The Next Era of Impact InvestingCocobolo 2 · Rokas Peciulaitis (Contrarian)11:00 – 12:00

Scaling Impact: Niche to GlobalCocobolo 3 · Alex Bakir (Norrsken)11:00 – 12:00

* During the day we also host several side programmes for corporate innovation professionals, VCs, CVCs, and other ecosystem players.

Three days.One conversation that matters.

Schedule

Three days.
One conversation that matters.