Cresco partners with and& Summit & Festival

and& is a one of a kind summit & festival at the intersection of health, tech & creativity curated for the curious.

and& presents a well-selected worldwide collage of +100 thinkers, inventors, entrepreneurs & artists of all backgrounds who are invited to explore the impact of health, tech & creativity on future city life. Participants should expect 4 days & nights of inspiring talks, avant-garde music acts, a start-up & scale-up forum, a tech expedition & art intervention in public space.

The very first edition of and& takes place from 2 through 5 May in various citywide venues in the intimate city of Leuven, Belgium.

Startup Demo Day

On 3 May 2018 a selection of the cream of the crop of Belgian startups will be presenting their businesses, innovative technologies & services to an impressive audience of investors, CEO’s, media, entrepreneurs & industry experts. This event is dedicated to entrepreneurship & framed by inspiring keynotes.

At the Startup Demo Day, Omar Mohout, currently Entrepreneurship Fellow at Sirris, and Cresco Co-Managing Partner David Dessers, will talk about the Belgian startup and scaleup scene and scaling best practices. The winners take home 50,000 Euro worth of prizes.

Partnership rationale

David Dessers, corporate technology partners at Cresco, explain why the firm is investing in this partnership: “At Cresco, we are passionate about entrepreneurship and contributing to entrepreneurial growth. We are intimately aware that Cresco and its lawyers form an integral part of the broader business community and strongly believe in our duty to contribute to the future and success of such community well beyond our client services.”

Pieter Goiris, curator of and&, outlines the importance of this partnership: “Cresco – which is undoubtedly considered as a thought leader on entrepreneurship and scaling best practices – is uniquely positioned to provide growth companies with solid strategic guidance throughout their entire lifecycle.”

About Cresco

Cresco is a renowned business law firm serving the business and legal needs of entrepreneurs, start-ups and established companies and investors. Cresco’s lawyers combine years of international legal experience with business expertise acquired through extensive in-house experience at leading companies active in a broad range of sectors and industries. Cresco provides innovative legal services to its clients’ advisory, operational, litigation and transactional needs, helping to solve fundamental business issues.

Cresco has market-leading capabilities and thorough experience in private equity and venture capital, emerging and growth companies, general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, technology and innovation counseling, entrepreneur and executive guidance, complex commercial agreements, real estate and dispute resolution, as well as in a large variety of operational legal, contractual and strategic matters.

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