A uniquely intimate event by and for business support experts and skilled innovation practitioners.
EBN Techcamp goes to Nivelles, Belgium, where innovation drives change.
Co-hosted by EU|BIC CAP Innove, EBN Techcamp 2025 offers an immersive learning and networking experience through expert insights, practitioner testimonials, peer exchange, and field visits.
Over a 2-day programme, incubation programme managers and entrepreneurship & innovation support practitioners will be exposed to the latest technological trends in:
Meet our host
CAP Innove - ID2Move and ID2Food
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Travel to Nivelles
Practical
Where to stay
Van der Valk hotel Nivelles-Sud
Van der Valk hotel Nivelles-Sud is 4-star hotel offering 155 rooms and suites. Renewed recently, it offers cosy premises with a bar, restaurant, gym and spa. It is situated along the highway Charleroi-Brussels and 1,5km from the city center of Nivelles.
Shuttle buses are planned every morning and every afternoon from the hotel to CAP Innove and back.
Access
By plane
Nivelle is easlily accessible via Charleroi airport (Brussels-South) or Brussels Airport (Zaventem). A Taxi from Charleroi airport takes 20min and 1h from Brussels Airport.
By train
From the Brussels Airport, there is one direct train (1h) and 4 trains with a change at Bruxelles Midi.
From Charleroi airport, there are 2 buses per hour to the Charleroi Central Station (20min). From there, 3 trains per hour bring you to Nivelles in 20min.
Visit www.belgiantrain.be for live train schedules. Combo tickets train+bus can be are available in the same website.
By car
Highway E19 Exit 19 Nivelles Sud
Nivelles
Nivelles is a town of 30.000 inhabitants in the French-speaking part of Belgium. Its strategic geographical position between Brussels and Charleroi influenced its history.
The first monastery was built in the 7th century and was then under the authority of the Spanish, the Austrians, and the French throughout the years. Unfortunately, only one tower remains from the Roman fortification.
The main church “collégiale Sainte-Gertrude” celebrated its 975th anniversary in 2022 and proudly sits on the main square.
The region around Nivelles is very green and dedicated to agriculture. However, the suburbs of the city are dedicated to industries. The industrial area in the north was a former F1 racing track that hosted 2 Grand Prix in 1972 and 1974.
The culinary specialty of Nivelles is called Tarte al-djote. It’s a kind of cheese & butter pie. Delicious. Sparingly.
CAP Innove
CAP Innove was created in 1983 by the Free University of Brussels (ULB). They were looking for a place to help university startups grow. A piece of land 30km south of Brussels was available to host the first incubator in Wallonia.
In 2019, CAP Innove developed 3 sectorial “niches”: ID2Move dedicated to autonomous systems, ID2Food for agrofood and agritechnologies and ID2Green to help companies with their sustainable development goals.
Nowadays, CAP Innove hosts 70+ companies in 3 buildings. Shared kitchen, test zones for drones and a restaurant are also part of the 10.000m².