The Partnership CollectiveBelgium

Where partnership people come together

Agenda

What's coming

  1. 22 OctThu · 18:30
    Meet-up 05 · Free

    Partnerships in the agentic era

    Introw, Ghent. How can AI help you build, run and grow your partnerships? Food and drinks included.

  2. 21 Jan2027
    Meet-up 06 · Free

    Meet-up at Peliqan

    Peliqan, Ghent. Speaker to be announced.

  3. 25 Feb2027
    Certification · Wintercircus

    Partnership Manager Certification with Martin Scholz

    Wintercircus, Ghent. Partnership strategy with Martin Scholz, plus an interactive group session.

  4. Mar2027 · Half day
    Workshop · With Sofie Boon & Jolien Clauwaert

    How to build a strong partnership program

    Find your ideal partner and build a program that lasts. Date and location follow soon.

  5. TBA2027
    Workshop · With Anton Aerts

    Community building with your partners

    How to kick off and build a real sense of belonging with your partners. Date and location follow soon.

  6. More2027
    Coming soon

    More to be announced

    More meet-ups, trainings and workshops are in the making. Get in touch to hear it first.

Past sessions

Where we've been

Four meet-ups, a first training and 30+ partnership people. Every edition picks up where the last one stopped.

Meet-ups

01 · Oct 2025 · Ghent

Kick-off at Introw

10 ambitious partnership managers, 3 topics to openly discuss and 1 beautiful office at Introw. People came from art, automotive, banking and SaaS, all with that familiar feeling of building on a well-connected island.

Discussions ranged from “should you break up with a partner when results aren't there?” to “how do you define goodwill partners?”

The first Partnership Collective opening at Introw Partnership managers around the table during the kick-off at Introw Group photo at the end of the first Partnership Collective
Hosted by Introw
02 · Dec 2025 · Ghent

End of year at Teamleader

Twice the people. Vincent Blommaert opened with a look inside Teamleader's partner ecosystem: 200 partners, a team of 9, built over 8 years.

Sofie Boon followed with a session on how partnership teams can use AI to get more done. We closed with how to end the year strong and start the next one stronger.

Talk on Teamleader's partner ecosystem Sofie Boon presenting Running Partnerships at Teamleader The group waving at the end of the Partnership Collective meet-up at Teamleader
Hosted by Teamleader
03 · Mar 2026 · Ghent

The legal deep dive at JOULE

Karlien Cloet showed how JOULE structures partnerships internally.

Justine Simal, Legal Counsel at Intigriti, broke down when to start contracting, which clauses truly matter and how to balance commercial and legal priorities.

The JOULE space set up for The Legal Deep Dive Talk on why to enter into a contract at JOULE Drinks and conversations after the session at JOULE
Hosted by JOULE
04 · May 2026 · Antwerp

Partnership strategy at iO

Our first Antwerp edition, co-hosted with The Partnerships Meetup from Germany. Martin Scholz kicked off with the three most common mistakes in partnership strategy.

Roel Van Aelst, Strategic Partnership Director at iO, shared how one of Belgium's largest digital agencies builds and scales its partner ecosystem.

Sign for the Partnership Meet-up at iO Antwerp Talk on partnership strategy at iO Antwerp Attendees listening during the meet-up at iO Antwerp
Hosted by iO · Co-hosted with The Partnerships Meetup

Trainings & workshops

22 Sep 2026 · Ghent

Partnership Manager Certification with Martin Scholz

Our first Partnership Manager Certification, together with Martin Scholz of CEG Consult from Germany. 15 partnership people dove into partnership strategy, in a small group with room for everyone's own case.

Hosted at Tribune in the Wintercircus. A fantastic place, and everyone went home with their certificate.

Training participants with their certificates on the rooftop of the Wintercircus The training room at Tribune overlooking the Wintercircus Martin Scholz teaching the Partnership Manager Certification
Hosted at Tribune, Wintercircus Ghent
About

The community I once missed

A community in Belgium for partnership managers, founders and heads of sales who take partnerships seriously.

Free meet-ups every quarter in Ghent and Antwerp, hosted by companies like Introw, Teamleader, JOULE and iO. No panels and no pitch decks, just people sharing what works when you build an ecosystem.

I'm Jolien Clauwaert. I built partnerships at Intigriti and Payflip, and started the Partnership Collective to create the community I was looking for myself. Because you stand out through relationships.

FAQ

Good to know

What is the Partnership Collective?

A community in Belgium for people who build partnerships: partnership managers, founders and heads of sales. We run free meet-ups where people share what actually works.

Who can join?

Anyone working on partnerships, channels or ecosystems, from start-ups to scale-ups. Partnership and alliance managers, founders, heads of sales and business development are all welcome.

What does it cost?

Meet-ups will always stay low barrier. We're also growing the community with paid trainings, workshops and more to come.

Where do events take place?

Mostly in Ghent and Antwerp, at the offices of companies that host us.

Can my company host a session?

Yes, we're always looking for places to host our sessions. For more info, get in touch at hello@partnershipcollective.be.

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