WAT x Laurens De Poorter

🔐 What if encrypted data could stay encrypted — even while you use it?

Here's the uncomfortable truth about data security: encryption alone isn't enough. The moment you need to actually work with data, you have to expose it. And that window of vulnerability? It happens every single time.

Laurens De Poorter set out to solve exactly this problem. Through Belfort Labs, he's pioneering technology that makes encrypted data fully usable at scale — without ever having to sacrifice privacy or trust. No decryption. No exposure. No compromise.

🚀 Builder. Backer. Founder.

But Laurens isn't only building cutting-edge privacy infrastructure. Through Syndicate One, he's also actively investing in and supporting the next generation of Belgian tech founders.

His career spans an unusually wide spectrum — from management consulting to venture capital to founding both companies and a fund. Few people have seen the startup ecosystem from so many different vantage points.

💬 An Honest Conversation at WAT(beta)

Come join us for an in-depth conversation with Laurens at WAT in Brussels. Whether you're a founder, investor, technologist, or just curious about the intersection of privacy and innovation, this is a rare opportunity to hear from someone who has genuinely navigated it all.

📍 Location: WAT, Brussels
🎟️ Admission: Free — registration required (approval needed)