Our must-attend event for impact projects and start-ups!
On 4 December 2025, more than 250 people gathered at BEL in Brussels for the 5th edition of the Future Generations Summit, our must-attend event dedicated to young entrepreneurs and their concrete, positive, 360° solutions.
This unique event was an opportunity to celebrate the young entrepreneurs recognised by the Foundation in 2025, while also reflecting together on the multidimensional challenges of impact entrepreneurship.
Brilliantly hosted by Caroline Veyt (RTBF) and Anne Varenterghem (VRT), the evening captivated the audience and celebrated innovation and impact.
Laureates Shaping the Future
You also had the opportunity to be among the first to meet the 2025 laureates of SE'nSE, SHINJU and Low Carbon Solutions (new in 2025!), as well as reconnect with the 2025 Prototyping the Future laureates. A glimpse into a promising and sustainable future!
(Re)discover the transformative projects that received awards:
- SE'nSE start-ups with a positive environmental impact: eXo Membranes, Ten Lives and Terra Alter
- Sustainable and innovative SHINJU start-ups, active in food, agriculture and forestry: BioFerm'Tech, KIWO and W'Ice
- LOW CARBON SOLUTIONS start-ups reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with a focus on water and ecosystem protection: Bloom Biotech and W'Ice
- Prototyping the Future student entrepreneurs and their sustainable prototypes HERE.
A Start-up Fair to Meet the Entrepreneurs Reinventing Tomorrow
A journey through a series of stands offering an immersive look into the visionary start-ups and projects we already support, reinventing the way we produce, consume and live together to shape tomorrow.
Launching Horizon 2050
A key moment to share the Foundation's long-term vision and set a common direction for the years ahead. Horizon 2050 embodies our ambition to broaden our impact, strengthen the links between education, entrepreneurship and funding, and mobilise an ecosystem of committed partners working for future generations.
On this occasion, Pierre Mottet (founder of the SE'nSE Fund), Luc Lallemand (CEO of the Helios Foundation), Jolien Coenraets (Manager at Gentrepreneur) and Pierre Echard (Professor at ESA Saint-Luc Brussels and co-founder of the Master's in Social Innovation Design) took the floor to share their commitment and explain how these new collaborations will help amplify our impact.
Supporters & Partners
Our support programme for young entrepreneurs and the Future Generations Summit are made possible thanks to the Albert Vanhee Fund for Future Generations, the Aether Fund for Future Generations, the Shinju Fund for Future Generations, the SE'nSE Fund, the Federal Institute for Sustainable Development (FISD), the Flemish Government, SPW Economy, Wallonie Entreprendre, Brussels Environment as part of its Shifting Economy strategy, and Action en Or.
