MEXICO 16 > 24 February 2019 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION, PRESIDED by HRH PRINCESS ASTRID, REPRESENTATIVE of HIS MAJESTY the KING
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MEXICO 16 > 24 February 2019 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION, PRESIDED BY HRH PRINCESS ASTRID, REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING PARTICIPANTS BROCHURE PUBLICATION DATE: 07 DECEMBER 2018 This publication contains information on all participants who have registered before its publication date. The profiles of all participants and companies, including the ones who have registered at a later date, are however published on the website of the mission www.belgianeconomicmission.be and on the app of the mission “Belgian Economic Mission” in the App Store and Google Play. Besides this participants brochure, other publications, such as economic studies, a useful information guide, etc. are also available on the above-mentioned website and app. 16 > 24 February 2019 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION MEXICO Organized by the regional agencies for the promotion of Foreign Trade & Investment (Brussels Invest & Export by hub.brussels, Flanders Investment & Trade [FIT], Wallonia Export-Investment Agency [AWEX]), FPS Foreign Affairs and the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency. MEXICO 4 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION CALENDAR 2019 CHINA 17 > 23 November 2019 (The dates are subject to change) MEXICO HRH PRINCESS ASTRID OF BELGIUM REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING © FPS Chancery of the Prime Minister-Directorate-General External Communication-Belgium External of the Prime Minister-Directorate-General © FPS Chancery Photographe:Shimera-Ansotte 6 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, Princess In late June 2009, the International Paralympic Princess Astrid joined the Belgian Armed of Belgium, was born in Brussels on 5 June Committee (IPC) Governing Board ratified the Forces on 22 May 1997. She is a colonel in the 1962. She is the second child of King Albert II appointment of Princess Astrid as a member Medical Unit. and Queen Paola. of the IPC Honorary Board. The Princess is involved in the public activities After her secondary education in Brussels, In January 2010, the charity Action Damien/ of the Royal Family. Princess Astrid studied art history for a year Damiaanactie announced that Princess Astrid in Leiden in the Netherlands. She completed had agreed to take over from HM Queen Fabiola Princess Astrid represented the King at his her education in Geneva, at the Institute of as Honorary President of the organisation. request during the trade missions to Angola European Studies and in Michigan in the & South Africa and to India in 2013, to the United States. As Honorary President of the Queen Elisabeth Kingdom of Saudi Arabia & the Sultanate of Medical Foundation (QEMF) and the King Oman, to Colombia & Peru and to Malaysia & In Brussels on 22 September 1984, Princess Baudouin Foundation’s Scientific and Medical Singapore in 2014, to Qatar & the United Arab Astrid married Lorenz, Archduke of Austria- Funds, Princess Astrid lends her support to Emirates and to Western Canada in 2015, to Este, who became Prince of Belgium in 1995. fundamental medical research. She is involved Indonesia and to the United States of America- in the fight against epidemics and pandemics, Texas in 2016 and to the Republic of Korea and The couple has five children, all born in including from 2007 until 2015 as Special to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in 2017, and to Belgium: Amedeo (21 February 1986), Maria Representative of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Argentina and Uruguay and to the Kingdom of Laura (26 August 1988), Joachim (9 December Partnership. The Princess is also committed Morocco in 2018. 1991), Luisa Maria (11 October 1995) and to championing the victims of violence, most Laetitia Maria (23 April 2003). notably in efforts to combat antipersonnel mines. Princess Astrid has always shown particular concern for those in society who risk falling On 20 June 2013, the Secretariat of the through the net. She supports initiatives that Ottawa Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention assist the disadvantaged, in particular single announced that Princess Astrid - as Special mothers and people lacking in education and Envoy of the Convention - would be part of skills. a working group tasked with promoting the treaty at a diplomatic level in states that had not yet joined. BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 7 MEXICO HE KRIS PEETERS FEDERAL DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF EMPLOYMENT, ECONOMY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS IN CHARGE OF FOREIGN TRADE, POVERTY REDUCTION, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, PERSONS WITH A DISABILITY 8 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION Born on May 18th, 1962. Married. • 2004-2007 EDUCATION Minister for Public Works, Energy, • Special degree in Accountancy and Tax Law, POLITICAL CAREER Environment and Nature, Government of Vlerick School of Management, Ghent • 2014 - Flanders (Belgium) • M.A. in Law, University of Antwerp, Antwerp Deputy Prime Minister, federal Government • B.A. in Philosophy, University of Antwerp, (Belgium) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Antwerp • 2014 - • 1999-2004 Minister of Employment, Economy and Managing Director, UNIZO (Organisation of HONORARY TITLES Consumer Affairs, in charge of Foreign Self-Employed and SMEs) • 2008 Trade, federal Government (Belgium) • 1994-1999 Honorary Degree, Moscow Sate Institute of • 2009-2014 Secretary General, UNIZO, Brussels International Relations Minister-President, Government of Flanders • 1991-1994 • 2005 (Belgium) Director Research Department, UNIZO, Honorary Managing Director, UNIZO • 2009-2014 Brussels • 2005 Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, • 1989-1991 Honorary Secretary-General, FVIB Agriculture and Rural Policy, Government of Lecturer, Limburg University Centre, Hasselt (Federation of self-employed professionals) Flanders (Belgium) • 1988-1991 • 2005 • 2007-2009 Counsellor fiscal matters, UNIZO, Brussels Honorary President, FBS (Flanders Minister-President, Government of Flanders • 1986-1988 Business School) (Belgium) Lawyer, Storme, Leroy, Van Parys and • 2007-2009 Doolaege, Ghent Minister for Institutional Reform, Administrative Affairs, Foreign Policy, Media, Tourism, Ports, Agriculture, Sea Fisheries and Rural Policy, Government of Flanders (Belgium) BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 9 MEXICO HE DIDIER REYNDERS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND DEFENCE, IN CHARGE OF BELIRIS AND FEDERAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 10 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION Born in Liège on August 6th, 1958 ACADEMICAL FUNCTIONS • Chairman of the PRL-FDF Group (1995 - Married - 4 children • Lecturer / Visiting Professor at the Hautes 1999) Etudes commerciales of Liège (1989-2004) • Chairman of the Provincial and District MR GOVERNMENT POSITIONS • Minister of Finance (1999 - 2011) • Visiting Professor – HEC Management Federation (1995-2004) • Chairman of the Eurogroup (January - School of the University of Liège (2005-2017) • Member of the Bureau and Deputy Chairman December 2001) • Staff member of the Public Law Department of the Liberal International (2005 - 2011) • President of the Ecofin (July - December at the University of Liège • Chairman of the Mouvement Réformateur 2001 / July 2010 - December 2010) • Visiting Lecturer at the Louvain School of (2004 - 2011) • Member of the G7 in 2001 Management – Université catholique de • Member and Leader of the MR Group of the • Chairman of the G10, which is the meeting of Louvain (2007 – to this day) Uccle Town Council (since 3 December 2012) the main creditor States, in 2002 • Lecturer at the Université libre de Bruxelles • Chairman of the Brussels MR Federation • Minister in charge of the Belgian Buildings (2017- to this day) (since 12 January 2013) Agency (2003 - 2011) • Deputy Prime Minister since 18 July 2004 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES • Minister of Institutional Reforms (2004 - • Chief of staff of the Deputy Prime Minister, • Lawyer (1981 - 1985) 2011) • Minister in charge of the National Lottery, the Minister of Justice and Institutional Reforms, • Director General of the Local Authorities Federal Holding and Investment Company Jean Gol (1987 - 1988) Department of the Ministry of the Walloon (FHIC) and the insurance companies (2007 • Member of the Liège Town Council (1988 - Region (1985 - 1988) - 2011) 2012) • Chairman of the National Railway Company • Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and • Leader of the MR Group of the Liège Town of Belgium (1986 - 1991) European Affairs (2011 - 2014) Council (1995 - 2012) • Chairman of the National Society of Airways • Minister of Foreign Affairs and European • Deputy Chairman of the MR (1992 - 2004) (1991 - 1993) Affairs, in charge of Beliris and Federal • Member of Parliament since 1992 Cultural Institutions since 11 October 2014 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 11 MEXICO HE PIERRE-YVES JEHOLET VICE-PRESIDENT AND MINISTER OF ECONOMY, INDUSTRY, RESEARCH, INNOVATION, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING OF THE WALLOON GOVERNMENT 12 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION Born in Verviers on October 6th, 1968 PREVIOUS POLITICAL ACTIVITIES PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Married, 2 children • Minority Leader (MR) – Walloon Parliament • Deputy chief of staff and spokesman to the – from 22nd October 2014 to 27th July 2017; Minister of Finance from July 1999 to July EDUCATION • Walloon and community Deputy from 23rd 2003; • Msc in Communication (UCL, Louvain-la- June 2009 to 27th July 2017; • Editor-in-chief in charge of communication Neuve). • Federal Deputy from 26th June 2007 to 23rd at « Réseau Radio Ciel » from January 1993 • Bachelor in Law (ULiège). June 2009; to December 1995; • Secondary school - Collège Marie-Thérèse in • Walloon Deputy from 29th June 2004 to 26th • Press Officer to the PRL-FDF political group Herve