With over 30 years of management experience across diverse sectors, Bart Derre has developed extensive expertise in change management and Learning & Development (L&D). As a senior manager in healthcare and higher education, he has successfully led teams and spearheaded change initiatives, while also working extensively as a consultant for large corporations. Through his consultancy, particularly with The BEE, Bart has helped companies foster entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship, driving transformative change and leadership development.
In the academic realm, dr. Bart Derre holds the chair in ‘Entrepreneurial Learning’ at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where he conducts research on innovative educational strategies. He is also the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship at HOGENT University of Applied Sciences. Dr. Derre earned his PhD from the Eindhoven University of Technology (The Netherlands), where his research applies a data-driven, design science approach to fostering entrepreneurial behavior in higher education. With nearly 25 years of experience as a lecturer and researcher in entrepreneurial education, he is widely recognized as a leader in the field.
In addition to his academic work, Bart regularly shares his insights through opinion pieces in the business newspaper De Tijd, emphasizing the societal importance of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. In 2017, he co-authored The Entrepreneurial Organization (in Dutch), providing valuable insights into building and sustaining entrepreneurial cultures within businesses.