{"id":2,"date":"2023-10-23T14:50:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:23:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T09:23:15","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Laurens Devos"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04c4d22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04c4d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;waves&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Embracing limitations as a source of strength, I stand as an example for the Underdog on the path to success, proving that when you embrace your constraints and draw strength from them, no challenge is unreachable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-334bf0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"334bf0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3b8c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa3b8c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b94b753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b94b753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With focus and professionalism, I stay on course, visualize my objectives, and demonstrate that success stems from hard work. I aim to encourage others to embark on a similar journey by sharing what it takes for every underdog to believe in victory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628b8da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"628b8da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bf45f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26bf45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Laurens-halftoneparis-croped.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-693\" alt=\"\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5aba96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5aba96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"762\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Laurens-devos-keynote.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-712\" alt=\"Laurens-devos-keynote\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Laurens-devos-keynote.png 762w, https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Laurens-devos-keynote-229x300.png 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 762px) 100vw, 762px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282c1d9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"282c1d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08682a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b08682a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6f8c2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e6f8c2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"keynote\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b5ce3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49b5ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Inspiring keynote<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-650a0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"650a0b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">by Laurens Devos<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c19407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c19407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Laurens Devos, three-time Paralympic table tennis champion, shares his inspiring story and valuable insights in keynotes for companies, teams, and organizations.<\/p><p>He demonstrates how to turn challenges into opportunities and how perseverance, consistency, and the right mindset lead to success.<\/p><p>Want to book a keynote? Fill out the form and get inspired!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a7d72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c8a7d72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e86c4ba elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e86c4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a keynote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-600c38a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"600c38a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fd51fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fd51fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Numbers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9161d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9161d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">They don't lie<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606933d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"606933d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c986948 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c986948\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1cfb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"cc1cfb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">European champion<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"900\" data-to-value=\"6\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3642dff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3642dff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f747ee7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f747ee7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d8aeb elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c7d8aeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfbb5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cfbb5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Empower Laurens on<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6087c0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6087c0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">His olympic journey<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec861aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec861aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/join-partnership.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/join-partnership.png 672w, https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/join-partnership-300x278.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b989ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b989ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To achieve my dream of competing on the biggest stages, including the Olympic Games, I am actively seeking partners to support me in my journey. Sponsorship is essential to cover the significant costs of participating in international tournaments. These events are crucial for earning points to climb the world rankings, which are key for national team selection and achieving my ultimate goal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ec6b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e7ec6b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9f819 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a9f819\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1978d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1978d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tibhar_site_image-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-346\" alt=\"Tibhar logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tibhar_site_image-removebg-preview.png 666w, https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/tibhar_site_image-removebg-preview-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58ca8da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58ca8da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;TIBHAR is proudly supporting Laurens` table tennis career for multiple years. During this period he became one of the most dominant players in the world of para table tennis.<\/p><p>While being number 1 of the IPTTF world ranking since July 2017 continually and two time Paralympic champion and he is also competing on the highest level in regular sports. Like this he is an example for all people with disabilities to compete in sports and to all of us as an outstanding sportsman.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-525af6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"525af6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4629579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4629579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BBAB50D5-E08F-4750-B125C3D51911B2A1-1024x360.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-347\" alt=\"Sport Vlaanderen logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BBAB50D5-E08F-4750-B125C3D51911B2A1-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BBAB50D5-E08F-4750-B125C3D51911B2A1-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BBAB50D5-E08F-4750-B125C3D51911B2A1-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BBAB50D5-E08F-4750-B125C3D51911B2A1-1536x541.png 1536w, https:\/\/laurensdevos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/BBAB50D5-E08F-4750-B125C3D51911B2A1-2048x721.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f55ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2f55ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;As a three-time Paralympic champion, Laurens Devos is an example for the younger generation of g-athletes. He attended the top sports school together with the regular top athletes.<\/p><p>Laurens thus shows his perseverance in not allowing himself to be stopped despite his disability. 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