Bart Becks
About
Bart Becks is from Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium. Bart is currently Board Director at Multipharma, located in Belgium. Bart also works as Founder at Genisys AI, a job Bart has held since Jan 2026. Another title Bart currently holds is Board Member at Uitgeverij Lannoo. In Bart's previous role as a Executive Chairman > Advisory board at Euractiv, Bart worked in Brussels, Europe until Dec 2025. Prior to joining Euractiv, Bart was a Chairman of the Board of Directors at iMinds (now IMEC) and held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Belgium. Prior to that, Bart was a Senior Vice President New Media and Innovation at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE, based in Amsterdam + Munich from Dec 2006 to Apr 2008. Bart started working as CEO at Belgacom Skynet SA in Sep 1998. From Sep 1995 to Sep 1998, Bart was Head of department at Fnac.
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Bart Becks's current jobs
Founder of Genisys, a European venture studio and advisory platform focused on building technology-driven companies and supporting leaders navigating periods of strategic and technological transformation. Genisys operates across three complementary tracks: STUDIO Building and scaling technology companies, both directly and alongside founders, with a strong focus on data, platforms, digital infrastructure and emerging technologies. ACCELERATOR Supporting founders, CEOs and boards at critical moments of transition involving technology, innovation and growth — including strategy, governance and scaling challenges. LAB Applied research and experimentation at the intersection of technology, infrastructure, policy and digital sovereignty. Current initiatives include AI Polis, a multi-city approach exploring technology as an enabler of better governance, healthier cities and entrepreneurship. Built on 25+ years of company building, board leadership and ecosystem development across internet, media and technology — with European roots and global ambition. Selected experience and exits include: Belgacom Skynet (now Proximus, IPO), EURACTIV (acquired by Mediahuis), Showpad (acquired by Vector Capital), InThePocket (MBO), Storify (acquired by Adobe), Mobile Vikings (acquired byDPG/Proximus), SBS / ProSiebenSat.1 (KKR / Permira), among others.
De Lannoo Uitgeverij Groep is een toonaangevende Belgisch-Nederlandse uitgeverij (hoofdkantoor in Tielt) die bekendstaat om een breed aanbod aan fictie en non-fictie. Het onafhankelijke familiebedrijf focust zich op kwaliteit en geeft onder meer kinderboeken, kookboeken, lifestyle, geschiedenis en reisgidsen uit. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Enkele kernfeiten over de uitgeverij: . Profiel: Opgericht in 1909. Het is inmiddels uitgegroeid tot een grote groep met diverse overnames in België en Nederland. . Omvang: De groep telt circa 350 medewerkers en realiseert een jaaromzet van zo'n 100 miljoen euro.
Board Member of the European Innovation Council (third term, 2022-2028), EIC is Europe's flagship innovation programme with €10.1 billion to support breakthrough technologies from research to scale-up. Focus on industrial policy and regulatory frameworks that enable European deeptech and AI companies to build and scale globally while ensuring responsible innovation. The EIC supports high-risk, high-impact innovations through: - Grants (EIC Pathfinder, EIC Transition) for early-stage research - Equity investment and blended finance (EIC Fund) for growth capital Key areas (deeptech): Quantum, Biotech, Medtech, Energy transition, Spacetech, AI, ...
BeCentral is the digital skills campus located in the Brussels central station. The goal is to create a campus where anyone can learn technologies or build a startup with focus on societal impact. The mission is to enable anyone to become an actor in the digital society, and to be a central tech hub connecting entrepreneurs, researchers and investor to enable impact.
Bart Becks's past jobs
[1] Executive Chairman (2016-2023), leading through growth and acquisition by Mediahuis Group. [2] Advisory Board member (2023-2026), supporting strategic direction post-acquisition. EURACTIV is a leading European media network for EU policy journalism and events.
Chairman of the Board (2011–2016). Oversaw the transformation of iMinds into a leading digital research and innovation hub, later merging into imec. Worked at the intersection of research, startups, industry partnerships, and public funding.
As Senior Vice President, Bart Becks headed the Innovation and New Media International unit, and was responsible for the overall coordination of international new media services (online, mobile, idTV, music, licencing and merchandising) for the Nordics, CEE and the Benelux. In 2007, SBS Broadcasting was acquired by private equity groups KKR and Permira, to merge afterwards with German ProSiebenSat1 to create the second largest pan-European media group
Built Belgium's leading internet service provider and digital media platform during the critical 1998-2006 period when the internet became mainstream. Led the company from startup phase to market leadership, establishing: - National broadband infrastructure roll-out - Belgium's first large-scale consumer internet services - Digital content partnerships with media and entertainment companies - Platform architecture for millions of users This experience shaped my understanding of how to build digital infrastructure, navigate platform economics, and work at the intersection of technology, media, and regulatory frameworks. Skynet was later integrated into Proximus (Belgium's incumbent telco), where the brand and platform architecture continued for over a decade.