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| Born | Walter De Brouwer 9 May 1957 |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Samia Lounis |
| Children | 3 |
Walter De Brouwer ([dəˈbʁʌuəʁ]; born May 9, 1957) is a Belgian futurist, semiotician and internet entrepreneur.
Life and career
De Brouwer was born in Aalst, Belgium. Until 1989 he was a lecturer at the University of Antwerp (UFSIA).[citation needed]
De Brouwer set up Riverland Publications in 1990 to publish personal computer magazines.[1] In 1994, De Brouwer sold his titles to VNU. He then published WAVE, edited by Michel Bauwens and designed by Niels Shoe Meulman. In 1996 De Brouwer was one of the founders of PING, later sold to EUnet.[2] In 1999, his electronic employment site Jobscape[2] merged with eight similar sites to make up Stepstone.
In 1996, he set up Starlab.[3][4][5] It specialized in blue skies research,[6] deep future research,[7] and BANG (Bits, Atoms, Neurons and Genes) research. Starlab produced generic patents in intelligent clothing,[8] and worked on time travel.[9] The laboratory closed during the dot-com bubble in 2001.[10][11]
De Brouwer earned a Masters degree in linguistics from the University of Ghent in 2000 and a PhD in Semiotics from Tilburg University in 2005.[12] De Brouwer served as adjunct professor at the International University of Monaco from 2001-2004.[13] He has been an Entrepreneur in Residence with the Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge since 2004.[14]
In 2003 he placed a bid for bankrupt company DataPlay.[15] In 2005 he spoke at the World Spirit Forum.[16] He sits on the editorial advisory board of the Journal for Chinese Entrepreneurship.[17] He is a non-executive board member of Bboxx.[18]
De Brouwer is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and served as President of RSA Europe from 2006 to 2008.[19] In 2008, De Brouwer set up OLPC Europe, the European branch of One Laptop per Child.[20][21][22] He is a member of TED, a Founding Member of TEDGlobal, and curator of TEDxBrussels and TEDxKids Brussels. He is a Knight in the Order of Leopold and a member of the Education Board of the Lifeboat Foundation.[23] Since 2009 De Brouwer is Facilitator for Founder Institute Brussels.[24] He has guest posted on Quantified Self,[25] and he advises Tau Zero Foundation.[26] De Brouwer has two children with his current wife and a daughter from a previous marriage.
Bibliography
- De Brouwer, Walter; Ayris, Stephen (1985). Computer Buzz words : Teacher's guide. Wolters Leuven, ISBN 9030908157
- De Brouwer, Walter (1985). Cybercrud : computer terminology for advanced students of informatics and industrial engineering. Wolters Leuven, ISBN 903090819X
- Vanneste, Alex; Geens D, De Brouwer, Walter (1987). Het Nieuwe Landschap, Wolters Leuven, ISBN 9030908254
- De Brouwer, Walter (2004). Echelon: Three can keep a Secret, if Two of them are Dead. Delaware, ASIN B004J3UHGG
- Surhone, Lambert M.; Tennoe, Mariam T.; Henssonow, Susan F. (Ed.). Walter De Brouwer. Betascript Publishing, ISBN 978-6132033482
- De Brouwer, Walter (2004). The biology of language: the post-modern deconstruction and denarration of modern and pre-modern grand narratives. Universiteit van Tilburg, ISBN 9789081002219
References
- ^ BELGIUM Major Manufacturers Directory. Business Information Agency, ISBN 9781418783488
- ^ a b Schroller, Alex; King, Tim (January 4, 2010). Smart ways to improve innovation. European Voice
- ^ Kalia, Kirin (August 9, 2000). Belgium: Europe's Overlooked Diamond-in-the-Rough (Part II). Silicon Alley Daily
- ^ Lane, Frederick S. (2003) The naked employee: how technology is compromising workplace privacy, p. 54. AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, ISBN 9780814471494
- ^ Bilefsky, Dan (April 2, 2001). Where the deep future is familiar territory The Financial Times
- ^ Geary, James (November 22, 2000). The Web site that wants your spit. CNN
- ^ Discovery Channel (September 2000). StarLab segment via YouTube
- ^ ‘Fashion at the Edge: Spectacle, Modernity, and Deathliness’, C. Evans, pg. 276
- ^ D'Amico, Mary Lisbeth (July 2, 2001). Tornado Insider: Lights Out at Starlab Tornado Insider
- ^ Giles, Jim (2001). Utopian dream in tatters as Starlab falls to earth. In D. Butler, Ed. Nature Yearbook of Science and Technology, p. 412 Palgrave Macmillan (2002) ISBN 978-0333971475
- ^ Casonato, Regina; Jones, Nick (2002) How will enterprises achieve a return on investment in knowledge management? Gartner, Inc.
- ^ De Brouwer, Walter (2004). The biology of language: the post-modern deconstruction and denarration of modern and pre-modern grand narratives. Universiteit van Tilburg, ISBN 9789081002219
- ^ International University of Monaco Faculty: Walter De Brouwer (Adjunct)
- ^ Entrepreneur in Residence Walter De Brouwer via University of Cambridge Judge Business School
- ^ Branaugh, Matt (January 28, 2003). European Entrepreneur Bids for Boulder, Colo., Firm's Intellectual Property. Boulder Daily Camera
- ^ Staff report (January 21, 2005). Conference Role for City-based Interfaith Expert. St Albans & Harpenden Review
- ^ Journal for Chinese Entrepreneurship
- ^ Bboxx: About us
- ^ Chairman of RSA Europe Fellowship
- ^ Fildes, Jonathan (December 23, 2009). OLPC Unveils slimline tablet PC. BBC News
- ^ Hartley, Adam (May 1, 2010). How OLPC plans to give 30 million kids in Africa a laptop by 2015. TechRadar
- ^ Curtis, Sophie (January 11, 2010). Poor Families to get Government Laptops. eWeek Europe
- ^ Lifeboat Foundation Advisory Board: Dr. Walter De Brouwer
- ^ Facilitator - Walter De Brouwer via Founder Institute Brussels
- ^ Carmichael, Alexandra (February 14, 2011). HIT – Health Internet of Things. Quantified Self
- ^ Walter de Brouwer: Fundraising and Entrepreneurial Advisor & 1st Benefactor via Tau Zero Foundation