4,500 participants at the second Love Tomorrow Conference in 2023

The Love Tomorrow Conference was organized by the Love Tomorrow Foundation (Tomorrowland’s sustainability platform) with support from VITO (the Flemish Institute for Technological Research) and G-STIC. More than 35 speakers, experts and industry leaders inspired 4,500 participants at the second Love Tomorrow Conference on 27 July 2023, right before the start of Tomorrowland’s second festival weekend.

Amazing evening show with groundbreaking visions for the future

The extraordinary evening show combined music, art, and groundbreaking visions for the future. Jason Silva, Thomas Ermacora, Barbara Belvisi and Louie Schwartzberg opened the audience's eyes to unimaginable new paradigms. Zach Bush closed them again with a soul-searching meditation, while Jasna Rok made everyone see emotions in full color. Inge Neven (CEO at VITO) concluded with a compassionate and hopeful message. Rewatch show >

Role of technology by Inge Neven (CEO at VITO)

Inge Neven (CEO at VITO) delivered an inspiring talk on the role of technology in driving change. With her enthusiasm, she inspired young people who have lost hope. She sees VITO and Tomorrowland as two sides of the same coin. VITO, coming from science, Tomorrowland, coming from fun, meeting in the middle at the Love Tomorrow Conference.

Her final words were: “Stay a radish, believe in ‘us’ and love tomorrow!”. What radishes have to do with anything, you’ll find out in her talk.

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UZE: winner of the VITO4STARTERS competition

With the VITO4STARTERS competition, VITO supports young companies with a strong project or idea committed to sustainability. Six finalists pitched their idea: Companion.energy (software reducing industrial energy costs), W’Ice (protein biomaterial reducing weather damage in fruit farming), Clean Water Global (sustainable paint rinse water cleaning), VONKT (digital platform for energy sharing), CatOlyst Chemtech (catalytic technologies for carbon-neutral industry) and UZE (transforming parking spots into virtual charging stations). UZE won the prize of €25,000 in VITO support.

Job fair in the iconic Tomorrowland Ferris Wheel

The first job fair, in collaboration with VDAB, was a huge success: 217 job opportunities with visionary companies like Loop Earplugs, Tomorrowland, BMW, VRT, Ethias, VITO, etc. More than 700 people registered on the job platform, resulting in 631 applications. The selected applicants discussed their potential future roles aboard the iconic Tomorrowland Ferris Wheel.

The success of this job fair highlights the commitment of both companies and job seekers to building a sustainable and innovative future.