Brown paperbag session

What to expect?

Grab your lunch, join the conversation and forget the traditional conference.

For this lunchtime edition, we're bringing an American start-up tradition to A6K, the Brown Paper Bag Session.

Pick up your lunch in a classic brown paper bag, grab a seat, and join a conversation between founders who have built successful cybersecurity companies from Belgium to the international stage.

No slides marathon, no corporate jargon, just real stories, practical lessons and the decisions that shaped their journey.

The program

12:00 | Welcome & Brown Paperbag lunch 🥪
Pick up your lunch, meet fellow founders and settle in.

12:30 | Opening remarks
Why this conversation matters.

12:35 | Founder talk
Dynamic, podcast-style discussion with Roeland Delrue, Aikido Security and Babette De Decker, Persistent Security, Nemesis.

13:05 | Live Q&A
Your questions, their honest answers.

13:20 | Networking
Continue the conversation over coffee before heading back to work.

Meet the speakers

🙋🏻‍♂️Roeland Delrue, co-founder & CEO, Aikido Security

One of Belgium's fastest-growing cybersecurity companies, helping developers build secure software without slowing down innovation.

🙋🏻‍♀️ Babette De Decker, co-founder, Nemesis (Persistent Security)

Entrepreneur, cybersecurity expert and passionate advocate for making cyber understandable, accessible and impactful.

What we'll explore

• Building a cyber start-up from Belgium
• Growing from first customers to international scale
• Raising investment and earning investor trust
• The importance of timing, networks and the right ecosystem
• Making cybersecurity accessible without losing depth

🔻🔺🔻 Special offer🔻🔺🔻

Don’t want to commute around lunchtime? We’ve got your back! Enjoy a free trial at our offices and work from A6K for the day. Sit back and relax 🧘‍♂️

Seats are limited to keep the discussion interactive. Reserve your spot today.