{"id":116213,"date":"2026-09-16T10:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/?p=116213"},"modified":"2026-10-20T16:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T14:21:14","slug":"10-jaar-dries-als-gespreksonderwerp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/community\/10-years-of-dries-at-conversation-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"10 jaar Dries bij Conversation Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-0\"><div class=\"row-background background-element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"background-inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-37.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center center;background-attachment: scroll;background-size: cover;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-bg-overlay style-color-jevc-bg\" style=\"opacity: 0.44;\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"row full-width row-parent\" data-height-ratio=\"full\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-bottom pos-left align_left column_parent col-lg-12 half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-spec style-dark\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-bottom pos-left align_left column_child col-lg-12 col-md-50 half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" style=\" max-width:31%;\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><h1 class=\"font-793133 fontsize-707392 fontheight-203665 font-weight-500\" ><span>10 jaar Dries bij Conversation Starter<\/span><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap justify\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><div class=\"font-189362 fontsize-168927 fontheight-176053 fontspace-128723 font-weight-500\" ><span>Onze member Conversation Starter vierde tien jaar medeoprichter Dries Hendrickx in\nonze eventruimte. Met pingpong, speeches en karaoke.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"empty-space empty-quart\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row detail-page-info row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-bottom pos-left align_left column_child col-lg-12 blog-info col-md-50 one-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" style=\" max-width:29%;\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap heading-inline justify\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text\" ><div class=\"font-853895 fontsize-642098 fontheight-747229 fontspace-128723 font-weight-500 text-uppercase\" ><span>Nieuws   \/<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"uncode-info-box  font-853895 fontsize-642098 fontheight-747229 fontspace-128723 font-weight-500 text-uppercase\" ><span class=\"date-info\">16.09.2026<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-0\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-0\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-0\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-1\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"empty-space empty-double tablet-hidden mobile-hidden\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-1\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-1\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-2\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_center column_parent col-lg-12 double-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell\" ><div class=\"uncont no-block-padding col-custom-width\" style=\" max-width:55%;\" ><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 width-80 mobile-width-85 margin-auto half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text alpha-anim animate_when_almost_visible\" data-delay=\"200\"><h2 class=\"font-122578 fontsize-721341 fontheight-135354\" ><span>Van eerste werknemer tot medeoprichter<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"empty-space empty-half\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap justify\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text alpha-anim animate_when_almost_visible\" data-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"font-189362 fontsize-865542 fontheight-357766 fontspace-128723 font-weight-500\" ><span>In 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conversationstarter.net\/\">was<\/a> Conversation Starter een jonge Antwerpse startup met een groot idee: als je goede\nmensen op grote schaal met elkaar verbindt, wordt de samenleving een pak succesvoller.\nOprichter Rutger Bevers had iemand nodig om dat idee om te zetten in echte handshakes. Hij nam\nDries Hendrickx aan.<\/p><\/span><span><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><span><p>Vier jaar later, in 2020, kocht Dries aandelen in het bedrijf en werd hij medeoprichter. Vandaag is\nhij voor de meeste klanten het gezicht van Conversation Starter: de man die de demo geeft, het\nevent opzet en de telefoon opneemt wanneer een organisator hulp nodig heeft. Zijn LinkedIn-titel\nzegt het het best: Chief Handshaking Officer.<\/p><\/span><span><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><span><p>Voor zijn tienjarig jubileum dook Dries in de cijfers. 38.588 verstuurde e-mails. Meer dan 5.000\ndemo- en supportgesprekken met klanten. En meer dan 275.000 een-op-eengesprekken\ngefaciliteerd op events. Niet slecht voor tien jaar mensen verbinden.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"empty-space empty-quart\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_center column_child col-lg-12 no-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media border-xs text-left animate_when_almost_visible alpha-anim\" data-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-116219\" src=\"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-39.jpg\" width=\"1123\" height=\"794\" alt=\"was\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-39.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-39-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-39-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-39-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-39-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-39-350x247.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1123px) 100vw, 1123px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 width-80 mobile-width-85 margin-auto half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text alpha-anim animate_when_almost_visible\" data-delay=\"200\"><h2 class=\"font-122578 fontsize-721341 fontheight-135354\" ><span>Pingpong, speeches en karaoke<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"empty-space empty-half\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap justify\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text alpha-anim animate_when_almost_visible\" data-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"font-189362 fontsize-865542 fontheight-357766 fontspace-128723 font-weight-500\" ><span>Conversation Starter huurt zijn kantoor bij Brain Embassy, dus het feest vond plaats op een paar\nstappen van hun bureau. <a href=\"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/evenementenruimte\/\">Het team nodigde klanten, partners en vrienden uit in onze eventruimte\nvoor een avond die,<\/a> hoe kan het ook anders, begon met netwerken.<\/p><\/span><span><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><span><p>Daarna kwam de pingpongtafel tevoorschijn. Dankzij de keuken in de eventruimte stonden de\nhapjes zo op tafel, de pintjes waren koud en de speeches kort. De ingebouwde muziekinstallatie\nbleek een uitstekende investering zodra de karaoke begon. Een vrij perfecte manier om tien jaar te\nvieren, als je het ons vraagt.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"empty-space empty-quart\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-2\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-2\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-2\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-3\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_center column_parent col-lg-12 double-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell\" ><div class=\"uncont no-block-padding col-custom-width\" style=\" max-width:55%;\" ><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_center column_child col-lg-12 no-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"uncode-single-media border-xs text-left animate_when_almost_visible alpha-anim\" data-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"single-wrapper\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"><div class=\"tmb tmb-light  tmb-media-first tmb-media-last tmb-content-overlay tmb-no-bg\"><div class=\"t-inside\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual\"><div class=\"t-entry-visual-tc\"><div class=\"uncode-single-media-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-116220\" src=\"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-38.jpg\" width=\"1123\" height=\"794\" alt=\"was\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-38.jpg 1123w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-38-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-38-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-38-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-38-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/website-fotos-38-350x247.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1123px) 100vw, 1123px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row row-internal row-container\"><div class=\"row row-child\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_child col-lg-12 width-80 mobile-width-85 margin-auto half-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\" ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text alpha-anim animate_when_almost_visible\" data-delay=\"200\"><h2 class=\"font-122578 fontsize-721341 fontheight-135354\" ><span>Wie is Conversation Starter?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"empty-space empty-half\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_custom_heading_wrap justify\"><div class=\"heading-text el-text alpha-anim animate_when_almost_visible\" data-delay=\"200\"><div class=\"font-189362 fontsize-865542 fontheight-357766 fontspace-128723 font-weight-500\" ><span>Conversation Starter bouwt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conversationstarter.net\/\">event matchmaking software:<\/a>: een netwerkapp die ervoor zorgt dat deelnemers daadwerkelijk de mensen ontmoeten waarvoor ze zijn gekomen. Deelnemers maken een profiel aan met ijsbrekers, zoals verzoeken en aanbiedingen; een door AI aangestuurde aanbevelingsengine stelt voor wie ze zouden moeten ontmoeten, en een slimme afsprakenplanner plant \u00e9\u00e9n-op-\u00e9\u00e9n-afspraken op genummerde ontmoetingspunten. Je hoeft geen app te downloaden: deelnemers krijgen een sms met een link en ze kunnen meteen aan de slag. Je kunt zien <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conversationstarter.net\/how-it-works-in-person-networking\">hoe de event matchmaking werkt<\/a> op hun website.<\/p><\/span><span><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><span><p>Het platform wordt gebruikt door incubators en accelerators zoals imec.istart en Techstars, door\nconferenties zoals Work Smarter, door businesscommunity's en techhubs zoals Voka, Agoria,\nBelCham en Wintercircus, door bedrijven als EY en Infrabel, door universiteiten zoals KU Leuven\nen door overheden zoals Stad Antwerpen. In tien jaar plande het meer dan 275.000 meetings in\nmeer dan 60 landen, met een gemiddelde engagement rate van 95,2 procent, en het werd\ngeshortlist voor de Event Technology Awards. Wij noemen het graag de beste event matchmaking\nsoftware van Belgi\u00eb, en de cijfers geven ons gelijk.<\/p><\/span><span><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><span><p>Op zoek naar een netwerk-app voor events of een B2B matchmaking platform voor je conferentie,\njobbeurs, investeerdersdag of community-event? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conversationstarter.net\/\">Boek een productdemonstratie<\/a> bij Dries. Hij heeft er al een paar gegeven.<\/p><\/span><span><p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/span><span><p>En mocht je zelf een mijlpaal te vieren hebben: onze evenementenruimte ligt hier vlakbij. Gefeliciteerd, Dries, en op naar de komende tien jaar.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"clear\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"empty-space empty-quart\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-3\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-3\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-3\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-parent=\"true\" class=\"vc_row row-container\" id=\"row-unique-4\"><div class=\"row limit-width row-parent\"><div class=\"wpb_row row-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_column pos-top pos-center align_left column_parent col-lg-12 single-internal-gutter\"><div class=\"uncol style-light\"  ><div class=\"uncoltable\"><div class=\"uncell no-block-padding\" ><div class=\"uncont\" ><div class=\"empty-space empty-double tablet-hidden mobile-hidden\" ><span class=\"empty-space-inner\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><script id=\"script-row-unique-4\" data-row=\"script-row-unique-4\" type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"vc_controls\">UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById(\"row-unique-4\"));<\/script><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conversation Starter vierde het tienjarig jubileum van medeoprichter Dries Hendrickx.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":116216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[183,210],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116213"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116222,"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116213\/revisions\/116222"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brainembassy.be\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}