Edition 2013

8h30 Registration
9h00 Opening of THE ANTWERP FORUM – Linking business between China and Europe

Cathy Berx, Governor of Province of Antwerp Wang Jinzhen, Vice-Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

9h30 Presentation ‘Euro-China Investment Report 2013-2014’

Prof. dr. Zhang Haiyan, Academic Director Euro-China Center at Antwerp Management School (AMS)

10h00 Company testimonials: Chinese investments in Europe

Steven Chen, President of League Co., Ltd.

10h30 Break
11h00 Round table: Opportunities for foreign investors coming from the governmental New Industrial Policy

Moderated by: Em. Prof. dr. Danny Van Den Bulcke, Euro-China Center at AMS Introduction by: Wouter De Geest, President of Flanders Industrial Council and CEO BASF Antwerp
Reflection: Chris Morel, Honorary Citizen of Shanghai and Beijing, Chairman of ChESS NV Marc Van Gastel, Head of Department Invest at Flanders Investment & Trade Guo Jianjun, Economic and Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Belgium

12h00 Walking lunch with information booths of Chinese companies
13h30 Inspirational session “Cross Cultural Leadership”

Moderated by: Francis Laleman, Founder Dunya – Executive Trainer Intercultural Management and Communication
Keynote speech: Jacques Rogge, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee
Panel: Geert Roelens, CEO Beaulieu International Group, Herman Van de Velde, CEO Van de Velde NV, Zheng Zeng, Expert Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine Ministry of Agriculture of China

14h45 Break and picture moment
15h15 Inspirational session “Creativity driving innovation”

Honorary speech: Luo Zhongli, President of Sichuan Fine Arts Institute
Moderated by: Jamie Anderson, Executive Professor at AMS
Keynote speech: Matthew Jessner, Production Artistic Director at Franco Dragone Entertainment Group
Panel: Koen Elsen, Founder Achilles Design Christine Conix, CEO Conix Architects

16h30 Closing speech by Paul Matthyssens, Dean of AMS
16h50 Closing reception
18h00 End

Hosts of the event: Bernard Dewit (BCECC) and Luc Broos (POM Antwerp)

Opening Ceremony

Speech by Mr. WANG Jinzhen, Vice-Chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)

Speech-by-WANG-Jinzhen–Vice-Chairman-of-CCPIT.pdf

Euro-China Investement Report 2013-2014

Executive Summary of the Euro-China Investment Report 2013-2014 by Prof. Haiyan Zhang

Executive-Summary-Euro-China-investment-report-2013-2014.pdf

Inspirational session: Cross Cultural Leadership

Moderated by Francis Laleman, Founder Dunya – Executive Trainer Intercultural Management and Communication

PPT-by-Francis-Laleman—Session-on-Crosscultural-Leadership.pdf

Inspirational session: Creativity driving innovation

Keynote speech by Mr. Matthew Jessner, Production Artistic Director at Franco Dragone Entertainment Group

Presentation-by-Matthew-Jessner—Session-on-Creativity-driving-Innovation.pdf

Closing speech

Speech by Paul Matthyssens, Dean of AMS

PPT-by-Paul-Matthyssens–closing-speech.pdf