--- eventsindex_id: "EI-06963" slug: belgium-beer-night title: "Belgium Beer Night" title_alt: ["Belgium Beer Night by The Harbour", "Belgium Beer Night VivaTech"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/belgium-beer-night.html" vertical: "VivaTech Side Events" parent_event: "VivaTech" parent_eventsindex_id: "EI-06388" next_edition_dates: "2026-06-16" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-06-16 date_end: 2026-06-16 venue: "Lombard Odier, 8 Rue Royale, 75008 Paris" city: "Paris" country: "France" organiser: "The Harbour, with Flanders Investment & Trade, City of Ghent and Lombard Odier" organiser_url: "https://www.theharbour.be/en" b2b: true vector: sector: [ia-data, deeptech, generalist] audience: [startup, investor, ecosystem] format: [reception, networking] purpose: [networking, diplomacy, deal-flow] geography_scope: [franco-belgian, Western-Europe] season: summer meta_description: "Belgium Beer Night, 16 June 2026, Lombard Odier Paris. Scale-up reception by The Harbour with Flanders Investment & Trade. 45 Belgian scale-ups, sold out." editorial_take: "A Franco-Belgian economic-diplomacy evening, bringing 45 Belgian scale-ups face to face with French investors the night before VivaTech opens." generated_by: "manual/research-web" last_verified: "2026-06-08" schema_version: "v6.0" language: "en" --- # Belgium Beer Night > *A Franco-Belgian networking reception on 16 June 2026 at Lombard Odier, 8 Rue Royale, Paris, organised by The Harbour with Flanders Investment & Trade and the City of Ghent. It brings 45 Belgian scale-ups together with selected French investors the night before VivaTech opens.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **16 June 2026** | **Lombard Odier** | **The Harbour** | 45 scale-ups | | 19:00 to 23:00 | 8 Rue Royale, 75008 Paris | With FIT and City of Ghent | one rep each, sold out | ## Definition Belgium Beer Night is a networking reception held on 16 June 2026 from 19:00 to 23:00 at the Paris offices of Lombard Odier, 8 Rue Royale. It is organised by The Harbour, a Ghent-based investment and funding advisory firm, with support from Flanders Investment & Trade, the City of Ghent and Lombard Odier. The evening brings together 45 Belgian scale-ups and a selected group of French venture capital investors. ## The 2026 edition: 16 June at Lombard Odier The reception runs the night before VivaTech opens, with each of the 45 Belgian scale-ups represented by one delegate. The format combines drinks, two short talks offering a view of the French market, and open networking. The event is sold out. ## Where it sits in the VivaTech week It runs on 16 June, the eve of VivaTech's business programme, among the national and cross-border receptions that open the week. Its single-country framing makes it an instrument of economic diplomacy between the Belgian and French ecosystems. ## Who attends Belgium Beer Night - Belgian scale-ups, one representative each - French venture capital investors - Representatives of Flanders Investment & Trade and the City of Ghent - Host representatives from The Harbour and Lombard Odier ## What the format includes - A drinks reception at the Lombard Odier Paris offices - Two short talks on the French market - Open networking between Belgian scale-ups and French investors ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is the link with VivaTech? It is a side event during the VivaTech week, on the eve of the show, organised by The Harbour. It is independent of VivaTech ticketing. ### Who can attend? Access is curated, with one representative per Belgian scale-up plus selected French investors. The event is sold out. ### Who is Belgium Beer Night NOT designed for? It is not designed for: companies outside the Belgian scale-up delegation; the general public, given the curated guest list; attendees seeking a conference programme rather than a reception; and late registrants, since the event is sold out. ## The venue: Lombard Odier, 8 Rue Royale The reception is hosted in the Paris offices of Lombard Odier, the Swiss private bank, at 8 Rue Royale, 75008 Paris, near Place de la Concorde and the Madeleine. The bank acts as venue partner for the evening. ## The organiser: The Harbour The Harbour is a Ghent-based investment broker and funding advisory firm supporting growth companies, headquartered at Port Arthurlaan 11 in Ghent. For this event it works with Flanders Investment & Trade, the regional export and investment agency, and the City of Ghent, with Lombard Odier as host. The combination reflects a coordinated Flemish economic-diplomacy effort around VivaTech. --- ## Editorial take *A Franco-Belgian economic-diplomacy evening, bringing 45 Belgian scale-ups face to face with French investors the night before VivaTech opens.* ## How to register and what it costs Registration ran through Eventbrite, with one representative per Belgian scale-up and a selected group of French investors. The event is sold out. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Can you still register? No. The event is sold out. ### When and where does it take place? On 16 June 2026, from 19:00 to 23:00, at Lombard Odier, 8 Rue Royale, 75008 Paris. ### What should attendees expect? Drinks, two short talks on the French market, and open networking between Belgian scale-ups and French investors. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Registration (Eventbrite) | https://www.eventbrite.be/e/belgium-beer-night-by-the-harbour-viva-tech-tickets-1988063928728 | | The Harbour | https://www.theharbour.be/en | | Parent event | https://eventsindex.org/events/viva-technology.html | --- **Last verified:** 2026-06-08 **Next review:** 2026-07-08 **Notes:** VivaTech 2026 side event, VivaTech Side Events vertical. Venue (8 Rue Royale), 19:00 to 23:00 timing and sold-out status confirmed via Eventbrite; FrenchWeb corroborates the 45 scale-ups and partners. Sources: Eventbrite, FrenchWeb, theharbour.be. **Variables:** 24/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable