Graduate
Bieke Claes is the managing director of the Belgian-American Chamber of Commerce (BelCham). Last year, in partnership with Babson San Francisco, BelCham ran a successful pilot of a summer program for student entrepreneurs called the Summer Catalyst Program. This summer, BelCham ran its own version of the Summer Catalyst, guiding promising European startups through marketing, sales, fundraising, and expansion challenges. Bieke emails, “BelCham has been stimulating global business and entrepreneurship for almost a century. This kind of program helps to bridge the American and European markets.”