Finance.Brussels

Béatrice de Mahieu is Deputy CEO at Finance & Invest Brussels, which supports financing for growth-oriented companies in the Brussels Region. She has held leadership positions including CEO of Co.Station Belgium and BeCode, and previously worked in digital transformation roles at telecommunications, technology, and media companies including Telenet and Microsoft. She serves as a non-executive director at several organizations, holds investment committee memberships, and has co-authored publications on business planning and leadership.

Board observer representing Finance & Invest. Brussels.

Martin Bragard is an Investment Manager at finance&invest.brussels with a background in consulting and M&A across multiple sectors including telecommunications, tourism, construction, chemistry, FMCG, banking, healthcare, public services, and infrastructure. He has held startup positions that contributed to his knowledge of the Belgian entrepreneurial and retail landscapes.

Nawfal Jorio is an Investment Manager at finance&invest.brussels, where he focuses on credit analysis and investment management. His work centers on impact investing and microfinance initiatives in Brussels.

Ellen Hansen serves as Head of the Automated Products and Guarantees Unit at finance&invest.brussels, where she oversees the implementation and management of automated loan and guarantee products designed to support the financing chain for Brussels-based companies. Her responsibilities include conducting audits with financial institutions to ensure product compliance, managing the Proxi loan program in the Brussels-Capital Region, and administering custom guarantee portfolios and related disputes. She also manages budgets, develops regulatory documentation and procedures, and leads her unit's team.

A 33-year-old management engineer from ULB's Solvay Business School who began his career in venture capital at SemCap (now Spreds), later became an entrepreneur in Vietnam and Belgium, served as a member of the Flemish Parliament representing the Brussels Region, and led 'Customer Centricity' at consultancy Nova Reperta before joining finance&invest.brussels as Deputy CEO.

Ines Chentouf is an Auditor at finance&invest.brussels with expertise in financial auditing, analysis, and business process improvement. Her professional background includes work in budgeting, internal controls implementation, process digitalization, and project coordination. She has developed proficiency in Excel, time management, and project management through her audit and analytical roles.

Marius Brebant holds a Master's degree in Business Management from ICHEC Brussels, where he specialized in sustainable business models and financial markets sustainability, and a Bachelor's degree in marketing and commerce from IESN Henallux. He has completed internships in impact investment at Citizenfund and as an economic advisor assistant at AWEX in Lyon, along with study periods in Berlin and Seville. He currently works as a financial analyst at finance&invest.brussels, with professional interests in sustainable finance, impact investing, ESG, and data management.

CEO of finance&invest.brussels.

Nguyễn Duy Hưng handles business development at Zone Startups Vietnam. He previously worked as a market analyst covering Southeast Asia at the Innox-Cons Corporation in Thailand. He focuses on organizing and supporting startup activities within the Vietnamese startup ecosystem.