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DESCRIPTION:<a href="https://www.treetop.be/event/niet-te-st-r-oppen-54">Ni
 et te st(r)oppen</a>\nStijn Ronsse\, Simon De Corte\, Dieter Somers\, Thom
 as Kindt\, TreeTop\, Wintercircus and Academia Press are delighted to invi
 te you to the book launch of "Niet te st(r)oppen" on Tuesday\, 13 October 
 at De Club\, Wintercircus. About the book Ghent is increasingly being reco
 gnised internationally as Europe’s leading hotspot for innovation. But h
 ow did this come about? In "Niet te st(r)oppen"\, Stijn Ronsse\, Simon De 
 Corte\, Dieter Somers and Thomas Kindt delve into the DNA of a city where 
 knowledge\, culture and entrepreneurship come together seamlessly. From me
 dieval trading traditions to today’s innovation hubs\, the authors draw 
 on data\, history and the testimonies of more than 30 influential voices\,
  including Petra De Sutter\, Louis Jonckheere\, Koen Schoors\, Tim Vanhauw
 ermeiren and Sofie Bracke\, to unravel what makes Ghent’s unique converg
 ence of universities\, businesses and government so powerful. Far from bei
 ng a dry economic report\, the book offers an accessible narrative that we
 aves together historical roots\, cultural identity and hard data. "Niet te
  st(r)oppen" provides a nuanced blueprint for regional development\, offer
 ing concrete lessons for policymakers\, entrepreneurs and anyone fascinate
 d by the economic and cultural dynamics of a city in motion\, with relevan
 ce far beyond Ghent’s city limits. ​​​ About the authors Stijn Ron
 sse is CEO of CAPTURE and a visiting professor of economics at Ghent Unive
 rsity. Simon De Corte is a spin-off advisor at Ghent University and has be
 en involved in several public-private partnerships aimed at implementing i
 nnovative and sustainable technologies. Dieter Somers\, Digital Transforma
 tion expert at Voka National’s Knowledge Centre\, has more than 15 years
  of experience at the intersection of (academic) research\, policymaking a
 nd advisory work. Thomas Kindt has\, through UNIZO East Flanders\, been cl
 osely following for many years how [...]
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LOCATION:Zaal Club\, Lammerstraat 13\, 9000 Gent\, Belgium
SUMMARY:Niet te st(r)oppen
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://www.treetop.be/event/niet-te-
 st-r-oppen-54">Niet te st(r)oppen</a>\nStijn Ronsse\, Simon De Corte\, Die
 ter Somers\, Thomas Kindt\, TreeTop\, Wintercircus and Academia Press are 
 delighted to invite you to the book launch of "Niet te st(r)oppen" on Tues
 day\, 13 October at De Club\, Wintercircus. About the book Ghent is increa
 singly being recognised internationally as Europe’s leading hotspot for 
 innovation. But how did this come about? In "Niet te st(r)oppen"\, Stijn R
 onsse\, Simon De Corte\, Dieter Somers and Thomas Kindt delve into the DNA
  of a city where knowledge\, culture and entrepreneurship come together se
 amlessly. From medieval trading traditions to today’s innovation hubs\, 
 the authors draw on data\, history and the testimonies of more than 30 inf
 luential voices\, including Petra De Sutter\, Louis Jonckheere\, Koen Scho
 ors\, Tim Vanhauwermeiren and Sofie Bracke\, to unravel what makes Ghent
 ’s unique convergence of universities\, businesses and government so pow
 erful. Far from being a dry economic report\, the book offers an accessibl
 e narrative that weaves together historical roots\, cultural identity and 
 hard data. "Niet te st(r)oppen" provides a nuanced blueprint for regional 
 development\, offering concrete lessons for policymakers\, entrepreneurs a
 nd anyone fascinated by the economic and cultural dynamics of a city in mo
 tion\, with relevance far beyond Ghent’s city limits. ​​​ About th
 e authors Stijn Ronsse is CEO of CAPTURE and a visiting professor of econo
 mics at Ghent University. Simon De Corte is a spin-off advisor at Ghent Un
 iversity and has been involved in several public-private partnerships aime
 d at implementing innovative and sustainable technologies. Dieter Somers\,
  Digital Transformation expert at Voka National’s Knowledge Centre\, has
  more than 15 years of experience at the intersection of (academic) resear
 ch\, policymaking and advisory work. Thomas Kindt has\, through UNIZO East
  Flanders\, been closely following for many years how [...]
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