Overview
BeCentral opened in 2017 inside the Victor Horta-designed Brussels Central Station building. Established by over 60 entrepreneurs and co-founded with Robin Wauters, the campus sits at the crossroads of Brussels' startup, education, and policy worlds.
The campus spans 10,500 sqm and brings together approximately 1,000 people daily from 72 nationalities. Residents include Google Atelier, Le Wagon (coding bootcamp), BeCode (digital skills training for job seekers), 42 Belgium, FARI (the AI and Robotics Institute for Society, a joint initiative of VUB and ULB), Proximus Ada, an ESA accelerator, and We Are Founders.
BeCentral hosts a consistent program of hackathons, pitch events, and technical workshops, making it one of the most active event venues in the Brussels tech community.
Omar Mohout previously chaired the BeCentral board.
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In the news
- Bold Women in Tech: An exclusive opening night to kick off The Future of Tech is Female 2026! On 19 November, we're kicking off The Future of Tech is Female 2026 with a special evening bringing together inspiring entrepreneurs, bold ideas and powerful conversations. And we've got an exciting lineup! 🔥 🎤 Anna Zeiter, Prof. Dr., CEO & Co-Founder of W Social, is building a social media platform made in Europe, for the world. She'll take the stage to share her vision for a more sovereign European digital future. 💡 Pauline Van
- Digital Day 2026 : comment repenser la formation continue face aux transformations du numérique ? L'intelligence artificielle transforme les pratiques professionnelles, les métiers évoluent et les besoins des entreprises se diversifient. Dans ce contexte, comment faire évoluer les stratégies et les dispositifs de formation pour mieux accompagner ces transformations ? 📅 Le 26 novembre, Digitalcity.brussels réunit experts, entreprises et acteurs de la formation pour une matinée de réflexion et d'échanges autour de cet enjeu. 🔎
- Digital Day 2026 : comment repenser la formation continue face aux transformations du numérique ? L'intelligence artificielle transforme les pratiques professionnelles, les métiers évoluent et les besoins des entreprises se diversifient. Dans ce contexte, comment faire évoluer les stratégies et les dispositifs de formation pour mieux accompagner ces transformations ? 📅 Le 26 novembre, Digitalcity.brussels réunit experts, entreprises et acteurs de la formation pour une matinée de réflexion et d'échanges autour de cet enjeu. 🔎
- Big news: BeCentral is proud to partner with Leexi! Great conversations lead to great ideas. But keeping track of everything discussed? That's another story. Leexi is a Belgian AI-powered solution that helps teams make the most of their meetings, whether online or in person. With Leexi One, teams can: 📝 Automatically capture and summarise meetings 🎯 Keep track of key decisions and next steps 🔗 Connect meeting insights with the tools they already use Through this partnership, BeCentral residents get access to Leexi One on
- November is looking busy at BeCentral! From inspiring talks to hands-on workshops and networking events, our campus has plenty in store this month! 💜 And the highlight? The Future of Tech is Female is coming up, with 20+ events bringing together curious minds, entrepreneurs and tech enthusiasts. Book your spot now! 📅 Swipe through our November agenda, save your dates and join us!
- Nobody has the AI-native playbook yet. So we're writing it together. Last night, the AI-First Engineering Community, organized by TechWolf and ML6, got together at BeCentral in Brussels for its second edition. One question, three levels: where does the human stay in the loop, on the loop, or out of it? Niels Lowie (TechWolf) showed a team where Specto builds full features overnight. Christophe Geudens (Prismos) showed a startup where every engineer runs agents in their own cloud environment. Both landed on the same pattern: simple
- Nobody has the AI-native playbook yet. So we're writing it together. Last night, the AI-First Engineering Community, organized by TechWolf and ML6, got together at BeCentral in Brussels for its second edition. One question, three levels: where does the human stay in the loop, on the loop, or out of it? Niels Lowie (TechWolf) showed a team where Specto builds full features overnight. Christophe Geudens (Prismos) showed a startup where every engineer runs agents in their own cloud environment. Both landed on the same pattern: simple
- 10 women leaders. 2 panels. One evening to explore how AI is transforming business. On 12 November, join us at BeCentral for AI: From Impact to Growth, a special pre-event of The Future of Tech is Female 2026, co-organised with Women in Tech® Belgium. 🎤 Panel 1 — AI & Corporate Transformation How are major companies turning AI into real business impact? Hear from: ⚡ Victoria Sarmiento Herrero — European Government Affairs | Strategic Relations, Campaigns & Partnerships, Microsoft ⚡ Peggy Brione — CEO, Nagelmackers ⚡ Iris De
Alumni 1 went on to found or lead
Karen BoersCo-founder & Board member→Owner & CEO at Boers & Peusens BVBA
Laurent HubletCoFounder & Member of the Board of Directors→Minister for Economy, Employment & Tech at Government of the Brussels-Capital Region
Loubna AzghoudCo-founder & Lead we are founders program→Représentant parlementaire at Mouvement Réformateur (MR)
Omar MohoutChairman of the Board→Non-Executive Director at Verhaert
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