Boosting an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Technology Enhanced Social Care

29-30 April 2026, Hasselt, Belgium

What?

The symposium brings together professionals, researchers, lecturers and students working at the crossroads of technology, social welfare and entrepreneurship. A combination of inspiring keynotes, presentations, hands-on workshops and social gatherings will create opportunities for networking and space for idea-shaping, collaboration and future project development

This two-day symposium will be co-organised by E³UDRES² (European University alliance) and Businet (Associaton of European HEIs) to foster the exchange of best practices, ideas and opportunities. Health, Social Care and technology organisations and SMEs being part of the resonance boards of two major Flemish projects (ALERT and XR4Health) will join on the second day to testify about the needs and existing solutions and how the uptake of VR/XR in Social Care, respectively Health towards successful products best happens.

The venue, the UCLL Social Tech Hub (sorry, Dutch only today) is an innovative initiative that strengthens collaboration between welfare, technology and business. It supports professionals, researchers and students in developing solutions for the growing challenges in the welfare sector.

Why?
To learn the best practices from tech leaders, to meet Flemish and foreign SMEs tackling the introduction and production of new technology that can and will make the difference in Social Care. To extend your (knowledge) network and learn how to best implement technology (change coping amongst others). To start new (research/entrepreneurial) alliances across Europe and beyond.

Entrepreneurs, Researchers, Students, Lecturers (to become) active in the domains of Welfare, Technology and/or Management.

Hotels recommended by their location:

• https://www.hotel-bb.com/nl/hotel/hasselt, https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lo3wM7pLd3AHUC7Q6
• https://www.degroenehendrickx.be/, https://maps.app.goo.gl/K4jWbGMFc8xMUVgS9
• https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/gb/en/hasselt/hslbe/hoteldetail, https://maps.app.goo.gl/fJTjy9Mw7nfQHrnL7
• https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-hasselt, https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZZ3YAU1P9JZRR19Q9
• https://hashotel.be/, https://maps.app.goo.gl/aWSgjP1FqL8W4XYn7

Tentative programme:

Day 1:

• 8h30 > 12h CET: Registration, Welcome and 2 keynotes, complemented with thinking out loud sessions, separate for Businet and E³UDRES² .
• 12h > 13h CET: Lunch
• 13h15 > 17h CET: A keynote on Technology Acceptance Testing, followed by separate workshops and brainstorm sessions.
• 19h CET: Dinner will be served at Corda Campus (1h walking distance from the venue, but 1/2h walking distance from your hotels who are located half-way both places). Corda Campus is an huge incubator containing over 200 startups, scale-ups, SMEs, .. After a short introduction, dinner will be served.

Day 2:

• 8h30 > 12h CET: Plenary presentation of ALERT & XR4Health projects (in English of course), followed by individual sessions for each party.
• 12h > 13h30 CET: Lunch for all with plenty of time to meet and greet project members
• 13h30> 16h30 CET: One plenary keynote by Tietovry on Doing Business in Social Care (TBC), followed by a keynote by an EU officer about the EU view on this topic (TBC). After the pause we will have some wrap-up session and closing of the symposium.

woensdag 29 april 2026 (08:30) ⇾ donderdag 30 april 2026 (17:00)

Einde inschrijvingen: woensdag 22 april 2026 (23:59)
Annulatie mogelijk tot: zondag 19 april 2026 (23:59)

member of Eudres - fee will be covered by E³UDRES²: 200,00 EUR

Membre of Businet: 200,00 EUR

Standaard deelnemer: 200,00 EUR