Ekke van Vliet
Investment Coordinator
EIC
Belgium
EIC
Belgium
Ekke is a business economist and auditor by education and experience, with a career spanning more than two decades in various financial roles in the European Administration.
Since 2019 Ekke has been involved in the set-up and operations of Europe’s 10 billion flagship programme to support deep tech innovation in Europe: the European Innovation Council (EIC). It’s venture investment arm, the EIC Fund, started operations in 2020 and has already invested in more than 280 start-ups with a total commitment of €2.4bn set to grow to €4bn by 2027.
His focus at this moment is supporting the start-ups in the EIC portfolio with fundraising and commercial development maintaining relations with a wide range of investors and corporates.
Since 2019 Ekke has been involved in the set-up and operations of Europe’s 10 billion flagship programme to support deep tech innovation in Europe: the European Innovation Council (EIC). It’s venture investment arm, the EIC Fund, started operations in 2020 and has already invested in more than 280 start-ups with a total commitment of €2.4bn set to grow to €4bn by 2027.
His focus at this moment is supporting the start-ups in the EIC portfolio with fundraising and commercial development maintaining relations with a wide range of investors and corporates.
Sessions
8 Sep 2025 – 16:15
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
30 min
Electronics, Innovation & Creativity
This session brings together leading voices from investment, startups, and technology including Ekke Van Vliet, Marc Funk, Mali M Baum, Mario Orgis, and Kristján Einarsson moderated by Sascha Quade. Together they will explore how creativity and innovation are reshaping the electronics industry, driving growth, and opening new opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Speakers K. Einarsson (Treble Technologies), M. Funk (Frontnow), M. M. Baum (WLOUNGE), M. Orgis (Last Mile Semiconductor), E. van Vliet (EIC)