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LOFOTEN ISLANDS – NORWAY
11.03 > 14.03.2023

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An initiative of

LOFOTEN ISLANDS – NORWAY | 11.03 > 14.03.2023

Program

Saturday 11 March

08h30	Check-in at Brussels Airport Zaventem – Breakfast at the Black Pearl
11h00	Direct flight from Brussels Airport Zaventem to Evenes, Norway (SN1019)
14h20	Arrival in Evenes airport
15h00	Transfer by bus to Hanoy, little fisher village where the group will embark on a boat that will take us through the beautiful Trollfjord all the way to the hotel at Svolvær. A lunch will be served on the boat. Spectacular views – Only reachable by boat – 2 km long – Narrowest part 100 meters wide – Mountains between 600 and 1100 meters high
19h45	Arrival at the hotel Thon Hotel Svolvær & check-in
20h30	Welcome speech, cocktail reception and networking Dinner in Salted salmon Fermented chili mayonnaise and salads from our own garden ** Baked Arctic char from Sigerfjorden Cucumber Pickled chanterelles Mussel veloute ** Yoghurt cake with Yoghurt from Livland Gård Yoghurt sorbetBrasseriet at Thon Hotel Svolvaer. This is a modern restaurant on the quay in Svolvær with breathtaking views

Sunday 12 March

08h00	Breakfast at Brasseriet, Thon Hotel Svolvær
08h50	Walk to Thon Hotel Lofoten (10th floor)
09h00	Opening of the Trends Winter University with Dries Buytaert – Founder and Project Lead of Drupal
10h30	Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor) The challenge of conquering the US and multiple European countries at the same time by Adrien Roose HR, how to seduce international talent and thrive with hybrid working? by Jan Hollez & Danaë Delbeke How to make a successful exit? Reward challenges? by Jeroen De Wit What to do in case of layoffs? by Quentin Colmant & Jürgen Ingels
11h30	Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor) How to raise money in a changed world? by Jürgen Ingels Building a company in the United States by Dries Buytaert How we burned too much cash after funding and how we smartly reacted by Nicolas Brusson
12h30	Lunch at Confit chicken Risotto with vegetables **** Success tart from our patisseriePaleo Arctic in Thon Hotel Lofoten
13h30	Free time
14h30 – 18h00	Activities – meet at the reception of Thon Hotel Svolvaer (14h20)
19h00	Meet at the reception of Thon Hotel Svolvaer for transfer by bus Dinner at Rogn fisk (caviar) Stock fish stew A sweet dessertFull Steam Experience Located above an operational fish farm – Old beach steamer
23h00	Transfer by bus to Thon Hotel Svolvær

Monday 13 March

08h00	Breakfast at Brasseriet, Thon Hotel Svolvær
08h50	Walk to Thon Hotel Lofoten (10th floor)
09h00	Keynote speech by Nicolas Brusson – Co-Founder & CEO BlaBlaCar
10h30	Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor) The challenges of pioneering on a pan-EU basis in a highly regulated business by Quentin Colmant Hiring your own boss & shifting to a new role by Joris Van Der Gucht Hardware, the challenges of creating a new and innovative device by Danaë Delbeke & Adrien Roose
11h30	Round tables at Thon Hotel Lofoten (2nd floor) Selling to SME’s with success by Jeroen De Wit & Joris Van Der Gucht Raising big rounds fast for a risky business by Jürgen Ingels Hypergrowth, how to scale to 500 people? by Jan Hollez Acquisitions as a growth engine by Pierre-Antoine Dusoulier
12h30	Lunch at Braised pork neck Mustard marinated vegetables Mustard vinaigrette **** Chocolate moussePaleo Arctic in Thon hotel Lofoten
13h30	Free time
14h30 – 18h00	Meet at the reception of Thon Hotel Svolvaer (14h20) Lofotfisket fishing tour on a traditional fishing cutter. Modern fish farm at the hotel – instructions by fish farmer for handling & filleting your fish – fish prepared by chef
18h00	Free time
19h00	Walk to Thon Hotel Lofoten (10th floor) 4-course Jerusalem artichoke soup Kamchatka crab Herbal oil and crispy chips ** Self-caught fish Root vegetables Potato cream White wine sauce ** Panna cotta Marinated CloudberryDinner with self caught fish

Tuesday 14 March

08h00	Breakfast at Brasseriet, Thon Hotel Svolvær
10h00	Check-out
10h30	Transfer by bus to Evenes airport
14h00	Lunch
15h20	Departure flight back to Brussels (SN1020)
18h40	Arrival Brussels Airport Zaventem

Program & activities are subject to change due to weather conditions