Edition 2015

Hostess & moderator: Anouk Van Hoofstadt, Owner POLYP media

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

Cathy Berx, Governor of Province of Antwerp

9h50 Presentation ‘Euro-China Investment Report 2015-2016’

Dr. Zhang Zhengrong, Postdoc Researcher, Euro-China Competence Center, Antwerp Management School & Associate Professor, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Dora Munteanu, Director Euro-China Center, Antwerp Management School

10h30 Organised networking
11h15 Break
11h30 “From Chinese battery manufacturer to industry leader in the electric vehicle business”

Marco Bos, Deputy Managing Director, BYD Europe

12h00 “Design for experience, in Belgium and China”

Pieter Lesage, Founder, CEO & Designer, Studio Dott.

12h30 Walking lunch
14h00 Panel discussion “Collaborative Innovation”

Introduction:

Prof. Dr. Paul Matthysens, Dean, Antwerp Management School

Panel:

William Gu, Vice President Commercial Department, Volvo Construction Equipment

Wu Yuhua, Senior Executive Vice President, Shanghai Zhangjiang High-tech Park Development Co. Ltd.

André Loesekrug-Pietri, Chairman & Managing Partner, A CAPITAL

Simon Derbaix, Product Manager, ROCKI

15h30 Break and picture moment
16h00 Panel discussion “One Belt, one Road reaching Antwerp”: The role of the government on Chinese-European cooperation

Keynote speech on “One Belt One Road”:

H.E. Mr. Qu Xing, Ambassador of P.R. China to Belgium

Panel:

Frank Geerkens, Port Ambassador, Antwerp Port Authority

Bernard Dewit, Chairman, Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce

Luc Broos, CEO, POM Antwerp

Guido Muelenaer, Project Manager Blue Gate Antwerp, City of Antwerp

17h00 Closing speech

Marc Van Peel, Alderman for the Port of the City of Antwerp

17h20 Cocktail reception
18h30 Gala dinner – optional: presentation of Global Citizen Award organized by Antwerp Management School (*)
22h30 End

* Global Perspective, Societal Consciousness and Self-Awareness are the core values of Antwerp Management School’s Mission Statement. Antwerp Management School presents the Global Citizen Award to an outstanding and inspiring person who dedicates his life to the advancement of society. The Global Citizen is thought leader who has a universal view of the world in which we live today and is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for mankind.

Former Global Citizen Award winners are:

Global Citizen Award 2011: Count Jacques Rogge, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee

Global Citizen Award 2012: Thomas Bergström, CEO Inter IKEA

For more information, please visit the website

Euro-China Investment Report 2015-2016

Executive Summary of the Euro-China Investment Report 2015-2016 by Dr. Zhang Zhengrong and Dora Munteanu

Euro-China-Report—Zhengrond-Zhang—Dorinela-Munteanu.pdf

“From Chinese battery manufacturer to industry leader in the electric vehicle business”

Presentation by Marco Bos, Deputy Managing Director, BYD Europe

BYD—Marco-Bos.pdf

“Design for experience, in Belgium and China”

Presentation by Pieter Lesage, Founder, CEO & Designer, Studio Dott.

Studio-Dott–Pieter-Lesage.pdf

Panel discussion “Collaborative Innovation”

Introduction by Prof. Dr. Paul Matthysens, Dean, Antwerp Management School

Presentation by William Gu, Vice President Commercial Department, Volvo Construction Equipment

Movie presented by Simon Derbaix, Product Manager, ROCKI

Collaborative-Innovation—Paul-Matthyssens.pdf
Volvo-Group—William-Gu.pdf
movie-of-ROCKI.mp4