Yonca Braeckman
Co-Founder and CEO
Impact Shakers
Brussels, Belgium
Building & Scaling Inclusive Impact Ventures | Impact Investor | Founder & CEO at Impact Shakers
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About me
Yonca is the founder and CEO of Impact Shakers, an impact ecosystem investor tackling societal and environmental challenges through inclusive entrepreneurship. She is a mission-driven entrepreneur and investor in underrepresented founders. She helped build the Belgian and European tech startup ecosystems and has advised and mentored hundreds of startups and considers herself a misfit champion. She was selected as 'Woman of the Year' in 2024 by ELLE for her role in catalysing capital into impact. She was named as one of the 'Top 100 most influential women in the European startup and VC ecosystem' 3 years in a row.
Speaker sessions (2)
Tuesday, 13 May 2025
15:20 - 16:10
Embedding ESG and Impact into Financial Instruments: Progress, Gaps & What’s Next
From funds to banks and corporates, this session explores how ESG and impact are being embedded into financial instruments — what’s needed next to ensure credibility, alignment, and scale.
15:20 - 16:10