State Visit to Canada of Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgians

11-17 MARCH 2018 Publication date February 9, 2018 () CONTENT

BIOGRAPHIES OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS 28

His Majesty The King 06 EMBASSY & CONSULATE GENERAL 40 Her Majesty The Queen 10

HE 14 ECONOMIC DELEGATION 44 HE Geert BOURGEOIS 16 HE Rudi VERVOORT 18 ACADEMIC DELEGATION 154 HE Willy BORSUS 20 HE Rudy DEMOTTE 22 REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 180 HE Oliver PAASCH 24 HE Pieter DE CREM 26 CULTURAL ACTORS 188

BIOGRAPHIES HIS MAJESTY THE KING HISTORY

His Majesty the King was born in Brussels on He then left to continue his academic 15 April 1960. He is the eldest son of King Albert II studies abroad. After one term at Trinity College, and Queen Paola and the grandson of King Leopold Oxford (United Kingdom), he spent two years III and Queen Astrid. at Stanford University in the USA, where he graduated with an MA in Political Science. Following the abdication of his father, King Albert, Prince Philippe was sworn in before the combined Returning to Belgium in 1985, he began to learn chambers of parliament on 21 July 2013 as the about his country’s political, social and economic seventh King of the Belgians. realities. Over the next eight years he got to know Belgium and its people through numerous visits, He married Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz in 1999. meetings, conferences and missions. This gave him a thorough understanding of the country and its Prince Philippe was educated bilingually (in workings. Dutch and French) at Belgian state primary and secondary schools, and then at the Belgian Royal Also during this time, the young Prince Philippe Military Academy, a bilingual higher education acquired an in-depth knowledge of areas of establishment. Inspired by a passion for flying and particular personal interest, such as history, space adventure since childhood, he chose to join literature and philosophy. His study tours enabled the Air Force, where he qualified as a fighter pilot. him to meet all kinds of committed people, both He completed his military training with the para- leaders and ordinary citizens. He also closely commando course. followed the European integration process. In addition, he gained various experiences in the Prince Philippe took over the Honorary Presidency humanitarian field. of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency (BFTA) in 1993. In this capacity, he led 85 economic missions The death of King Baudouin in 1993 marked a abroad over the next 20 years. He built bridges turning point in the Prince’s life. Following the between Belgian and foreign companies as well accession of his father King Albert II, Philippe as between Belgian companies. Following his became heir apparent to the throne at the age accession to the throne in 2013, he has remained of 33. Honorary President of the BFTA but has asked his sister Princess Astrid to represent him on From this time on, his public role became economic missions. established. In line with the major issues of the time, his main areas of involvement were Another of Philippe’s primary concerns is international missions to promote the Belgian sustainable development. From 1993 to 2013, he economy and Belgium’s image abroad, sustainable was Honorary Chairman of the Federal Council for development, dialogue between Belgium’s various Sustainable Development, which brings together communities, support for vulnerable people and economic, social, environmental and scientific the nurturing of talent. Prince Philippe engaged bodies from around the country to formulate in close dialogue with politicians, granting them recommendations to the federal government. In audiences and working alongside them on missions the same vein, he also agreed to become Honorary and other activities. President of the International Polar Foundation.

8 He has been active in supporting dialogue King Philippe and Queen Mathilde combine their between Belgium’s three language communities family life with ceremonial and official duties. of French-, Dutch- and German-speakers. The They personally supervise the education of their Prince Philippe Fund was set up in 1998 to four children, Elisabeth, Gabriel, Emmanuel promote dialogue between citizens from the and Eléonore. The children enjoy a multilingual different communities, in order to foster greater upbringing and attend school in Dutch. mutual recognition and respect for their individual identities and cultures. Holidays are spent with family and friends. In their free time, the King and Queen enjoy reading and Aware of the many possible forms of playing sport. The King goes running regularly and marginalization, the King takes every opportunity took part in the Brussels 20km race in May 2013 to meet with its victims. Here too, he experiences and 2014. human frailty at first hand, whether it is caused by illness, social exclusion, accidents or natural disasters.

The King supports Belgian talent in all its manifestations, including sportsmen and women, artists, scientists, explorers and gifted young people, and follows them all with great interest.

9 HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN HISTORY

Her Majesty the Queen was born in on 20 Apart from her activities in the company of the January 1973. She is the daughter of Count and King, the Queen also devotes time to issues that Countess Patrick d’Udekem d’Acoz. are close to her heart. She regularly visits social institutions and medical centers. These contacts She attended primary school in Bastogne and help her to stay in touch with the people and secondary school in Brussels, before studying their needs and requirements and with the many speech therapy and psychology. The Queen worked initiatives undertaken in Belgium to help others. as a speech therapist from 1995 to 1999. The Queen attaches a great deal of importance to close contact with the population. She married Prince Philippe on 4 December 1999 and they have four children: a daughter Elisabeth The Queen deploys the Queen’s Charities to offer (2001), now Duchess of Brabant, two sons Gabriël help to citizens who are struggling to cope with (2003) and Emmanuel (2005), and another daughter financial hardship in their daily lives and often turn Eléonore (2008). As the mother of four young to her as a last resort. She takes part in the social children, the Queen attaches great importance to debate on subjects of relevance to the population. her family. She has a particular concern for vulnerable people. As Honorary President of the Queen Mathilde The Queen assists the King in carrying out Fund, the Queen endeavours to assist the weakest his functions as Head of State. These include members of our society. numerous visits to institutions, contacts with the population, ceremonies in Belgium and abroad, state visits, promoting Belgium’s image abroad, audiences with representatives of various groups in society and countless trips all over the country. The Queen is also concerned with a range of As from 2014 the Queen has given Her High social issues including education, child poverty, Patronage to the International Queen Elisabeth intergenerational poverty, the position of women Music Competition founded in 1937 as an initiative in society and literacy. of Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth and Belgian composer and violinist Eugène Ysaÿe. The Queen is Honorary President of Child Focus, Foundation for Missing and Sexually Exploited In 2016, the Queen was invited by the UN Children. Children’s well-being is for Her a Secretary General to join the Sustainable fundamental principle and she dedicates herself in Development Goals (SDGs) Advocacy Group. This the fight against disappearances and all forms of group of 17 eminent personalities supports the sexual abuse. Organization in mobilizing the international community to take action to achieve The Queen is Honorary President of UNICEF the SDGs by 2030. The Queen received the Belgium and of the Breast International Group (a Honorary National German Sustainability Award non-profit organization for academic breast cancer 2017 for her years of social and humanitarian research groups from around the world). She was commitment as well as her contribution to the World Health Organization Europe’s Special the debate on the implementation of the UN Representative for Immunization. Sustainable Development Goals.

12 The Queen is a member of the Schwab Foundation The Queen is a great believer in lifelong learning Board for Social Entrepreneurship. She was a and as one of the World Economic Forum’s United Nations Emissary for the International Year Young Global Leaders has attended a number of of Microcredit 2005, which focused in particular on leadership courses at the Harvard Kennedy School financial inclusion and financial literacy. The Queen and Yale University. also attends the annual World Economic Forum in Davos. Besides Dutch and French, the Queen speaks English, Italian and some Spanish. Belgian development cooperation is an important issue for the Queen. She has undertaken a The Queen has a broad interest in art and dance. number of humanitarian missions, highlighting She likes modern as well as classical music and areas such as children’s rights, health issues, plays the piano. She also loves literature. She is poverty reduction, education, good governance, a keen cyclist, tennis player and swimmer, and the empowerment of women, HIV/AIDS and enjoys nature and outdoor activities. orphans (UNICEF/UNAIDS), and non-communicable diseases.

13 HE DIDIER REYNDERS DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND EUROPEAN AFFAIRS

Born in Liège on August 6th, 1958 Married – 4 children GOVERNMENT POSITIONS ACADEMICAL FUNCTIONS MR Federation (1995 - 2004) • Member of the Bureau and Deputy • Minister of Finance (1999 - 2011) • Lecturer at the Hautes Ecoles Chairman of the Liberal International • Chairman of the Eurogroup (January - commerciales of Liège (2005 - 2011) December 2001) • Staff member of the Public Law • Chairman of the Mouvement • President of the Ecofin (July - December Department at the University of Liège Réformateur (2004 - 2011) 2001 / July 2010 - December 2010) • Guest lecturer at the Université • Member and Leader of the MR Group • Member of the G7 in 2001 catholique de Louvain (Louvain business of the Uccle Town Council (since 3 • Chairman of the G10, which is the school (UCL)) December 2012) meeting of the main creditor States, in • Chairman of the Brussels MR Federation 2002 POLITICAL ACTIVITIES (since 12 January 2013) • Minister in charge of the Belgian • Chief of staff of the Deputy Prime Buildings Agency (2003 - 2011) Minister, Minister of Justice and PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES • Deputy Prime Minister since 18 July 2004 Institutional Reforms, (1987 - • Minister of Institutional Reforms (2004 - • Lawyer (1981 - 1985) 1988) 2011) • Director General of the Local Authorities • Member of the Liège Town Council • Minister in charge of the National Department of the Ministry of the (1988 - 2012) Lottery, the Federal Holding and Walloon Region (1985 - 1988) • Leader of the MR Group of the Liège Investment Company (FHIC) and the • Chairman of the National Railway Town Council (1995 - 2012) insurance companies (2007- 2011) Company of Belgium (1986 - 1991) • Deputy Chairman of the MR (1992 - • Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade • Chairman of the National Society of 2004) and European Affairs (2011 - 2014) Airways (1991 - 1993) • Member of Parliament since 1992 • Minister of Foreign Affairs and European • Chairman of the PRL-FDF Group (1995 - Affairs, in charge of Beliris and Federal 1999) Cultural Institutions since 11 October • Chairman of the Provincial and District 2014

15 HE GEERT BOURGEOIS MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF FLEMISH MINISTER FOR FOREIGN POLICY AND IMMOVABLE HERITAGE

Born in Roeselare, July 6th, 1951 Master in Law, University POLITICAL CAREER Starting out his professional career as Geert Bourgeois is Minister-President of a lawyer and solicitor, Geert Bourgeois the Government of Flanders, in which he first acceded to politics in 1977, after is also competent for foreign policy and having spent more than ten years at immovable heritage. the service of the ‘Vlaamse Beweging’ Geert Bourgeois has been a minister in (Flemish movement). He was first the Government of Flanders since 2004. elected local councillor for the Volksunie Over the years, his portfolio has included party in Izegem before moving on local and provincial government, to become alderman in this town. In public governance, foreign policy, civic 1995, he entered the Belgian House of integration, media, tourism, immovable Representatives, where he distinguished heritage and the ‘Vlaamse Rand’ (ring himself as a legal specialist. of Flemish municipalities around the In 2000 he came at the helm of the capital Brussels). In 2009, he became Volksunie. After the break-up of this Vice-Minister-President. He has been party, he founded the Nieuw-Vlaamse Minister-president of the Government of Alliantie (N-VA) in 2001 and became the Flanders since 2014. party’s first leader.

17 HE RUDI VERVOORT MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION Born on November 20th, 1958 • Born on 20 November 1958 to a assumed the leadership of the married to Nathalie. Dutch-speaking father and a French- Socialist Party group, which would • Since he arrived at the head of the speaking mother, Rudi Vervoort is drive him to defend and to turn the Government of the Brussels-Capital what is typically called a “zinneke” [a values of the Socialist Party into Region in May 2013, Rudi Vervoort has person of mixed origin]. From a very concrete measures for the benefit of given new impetus to governmental young age, he followed current events our Region and its inhabitants. He was action. Keen to take up the challenges and the political debate with passion also a member of parliament in the faced by the Region, the Minister- thanks to his subscription to the daily -Brussels Federation from President has left his imprint on the Le Soir, which he asked his parents to 2004 to May 2013. Government of Brussels. get for him when he was in his teens. • In 2004, Rudi was elected Vice- • His efforts in the last year of the This enthusiasm for public affairs led President of the Brussels Federation 2009-2014 legislature convinced him in particular to become president of the Socialist Party and succeeded the denizens of Brussels, since they of the “Cercle de Droit” [Law Union] at . placed their trust in him in large the French-speaking Free University • A pragmatic politician, he led the numbers during the elections in May of Brussels (ULB) when he was a municipality in particular with the 2014. Rudi Vervoort will head the student. His political commitment Dutch-speaking liberals. During the Government for the next five years. then came naturally, because “when last municipal elections, he invited The Minister-President plans to you study law, you understand very Guy Vanhengel (Open VLD) to appear continue to see through the projects quickly the left/right stakes.” Rudi alongside him on the Mayor’s List. he identified as taking priority in order became a member of the Socialist • The ever quiet and thoughtful to approve the daily life of the people Party at the age of 22. appearance hides a devotee of the of Brussels. The major stakes for • In 1989, he was elected municipal pleasures of life. A lover of good food the year to come include, by way of councillor in Evere, the municipality and an unconditional fan of classical example, the demographic challenge, where he grew up and where he and contemporary rock music (Rolling urban development, the improvement still lives. An alderman in 1993, Stones, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, of the employment rate for the city’s he exercised his duties in sport, dEUS,…), Rudi attends various inhabitants, the development of education, culture, then finance, festivals every year such as Rock multimodal mobility, the construction before becoming mayor in 1998. Werchter. He is also a nature lover and renovation of housing units and • In 1999, he was elected regional and a touring enthusiast. He climbed the improvement of the Region’s deputy and entered the Brussels Mount Kilimanjaro in 2009. The father image in Belgium and abroad. 19 Parliament. At the same time, he of three children, Rudi Vervoort is HE WILLY BORSUS MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF THE WALLOON GOVERNMENT Born in Pessoux (Ciney) on April 4th, 1962 Married - 3 children EDUCATION AND TRAINING • Head of the MR-group in the Walloon PUBLICATIONS parliament (2009 - 2014) • Higher vocational diploma in legal • “Appel pour le redressement de la • President of the MR-federation in the sciences obtained at the IESN () Wallonie”, work co-written with province of Namur (2004 - 2014) • Extra training in European social law (September 2013) • National executive vice-president of • “The European Charter of Local PROFESSIONAL CAREER the MR (2009 - 2014) Self-Government in domestic law ”, • Federal Minister for Small Business report presented at the 21st session • Parliamentary attaché and employee Owners, SMEs, the Self-Employed, of the Governance Committee of in Belgian French-speaking non-profit Agriculture and Social Integration the Congress of Local and Regional sector (1995 - 1997) responsible for the policy regarding Authorities of the Council of Europe • Secretary-general of a non- the railway system and the regulation (29 September 2011) governmental organisation active of railway and air traffic (2014-2017) • “Pour une politique de la biodiversité in the youth sector and on an • Minister-President of the Walloon en milieu urbain”, report presented at international level (1997 - 2001) Government since 28/07/2017) • Advisor for the office of Mr Michel the spring session of the Sustainable FORET, Walloon Minister for Town and OTHER FUNCTIONS Development Committee of the Country Planning, Urban Development Congress of Local and Regional • Administrator of several hospitals and the Environment (2001 - 2004) Authorities of the Council of Europe (CHR – AISBS – Vivalia (1991 - 2014)) (5 February 2008) ENGAGEMENT AND • Administrator of companies active in POLITICAL FUNCTIONS the energy sector (2010 - 2014) • Administrator of the Union des Villes • Municipal councillor in Somme-Leuze et des Communes de Wallonie (1995 - (from January 1989 until October 2014) 2014) • Mayor of Somme-Leuze • Active member of the Sustainable (from 1995 until 2014) Development Committee and • Provincial councillor in Namur subsequently of the (1994 - 2004) • Governance Committee of the • President of the provincial council of Congress of Local and Regional Namur (1995 - 2000) Authorities of the Council of Europe • Walloon MP and MP of the Fédération (2003 - 2014) Wallonie-Bruxelles (2004 - 2014) 21 HE RUDY DEMOTTE MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF THE WALLONIA- BRUSSELS FEDERATION GOVERNMENT

Born in Renaix, June 3rd, 1963 PROFESSIONAL from 28 January 2008 to 25 March 2011, SKILLS BACKGROUND and since June 2012 • Government policy and communication • Chairman of the EGTC “Eurométropole • General Secretary of the Public Social coordination Lille ” from 25 March Aid Centre of the City of Lessines in • Intra-Belgian relations including 2011 to June 2012 political leave since 1995. proceedings before the Concertation • Chairman of the Picardy Wallonia • Federal representative of the Ath Committee of the Federal Government, Growth Council since June 2006 – Tournai – Mouscron district from Community and Region Governments, • Mayor of the City of Tournai since May 1995 to June 1999 (Agriculture, operation of institutions and relations October 2012 Finances and Budget, Constitution with the Parliament • Vice-Chairman of the EGTC Revision Commission) • International relations including “Eurométropole Lille Kortrijk Tournai” relations with European institutions, POLITICAL AND EXTRA- from july 2016 development aid and cooperation PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS • Coordination of files relating to European structural funds, • National Chairman of the Young • Federal Minister for the Economy and implementation and assessment Socialists from 1986 to 1992 Scientific Research from July 1999 to thereof, including the relations with • Member of the Socialist Party Board April 2000 the European, national and regional since 1988 • Minister for the Budget, Culture and institutions • Political secretary of the Young Sports of the French community from 4 • Assessment, prospective and statistics Socialists of western Hainaut April 2000 to July 2003 • University hospitals and revalidation Federation from 1992 to 1995 • Minister for Culture, Budget, Public agreements entered into with • Chairman from 1993 to 1999 of the Service, Youth and Sports of the French university hospitals Socialist Party Federation of the triple Community from 1 January 2001 to July • The Royal Academy of Medicine district of Ath – Tournai – Mouscron 2003 • Approval and quotas of health care • Chairman of the Social Party Youth • Federal Minister for Public Health and trades Commission from April 1995 to 1999 Social Affairs from July 2003 to July 2007 • General Medicine Scientific Society • City councillor in Flobecq from 1994 • Minister-President of the Walloon • Government policy coordination to 2010 Government from July 2007 to July 2014 relating to child right completion • Mayor of Flobecq until January 2011 • Minister-President of the Wallonia- • Vice-Chairman of the EGTC Brussels Federation (French Community) 23 “Eurométropole Lille Kortrijk Tournai” since March 2008 HE OLIVER PAASCH MINISTER-PRESIDENT OF THE GERMAN- SPEAKING COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM

Born in Malmedy on October 21st, 1971 Married, 2 children STUDIES ACTIVITIES AND MANDATES DECORATIONS AND DISTINCTIONS • 1995: Law degree, University of • 1991-1992: President of the General Namur and Louvain-la-Neuve Student Assembly of Namur (AGE) • Poland: Commander’s Cross with • 1997: Banking training at Crédit • 1993-1994: President of the German- Star of the Order of Merit of the Général (Namur) and ABB (Brussels) speaking students association in Republic of Poland Louvain-la-Neuve (EUMAVIA) • The : Knight Grand PROFESSIONAL CAREER • 1994-1995: Vice-President of the Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau association of Walloon students in • : Knight Commander’s Cross • 1995-1997: Credit analyst at Crédit Louvain-la-Neuve (FEDE) of the Order of Merit of the Federal Général in Liège • 1994: Founding member of the Republic of Germany • 1997-1998: Bank manager at Crédit movement “Youth for Europe” (Jugend • : Officer of the Order of Général in Malmedy für Europa, JUROPA) Academic Palms • 1998-2003: Business relationship • 1997-2004: Member of the Council of manager and assistant branch the German-speaking Community of manager at the Business Centre of Belgium CBC bank in Verviers • Since October 2017: President of • 2003-2004: Manager of the Business the Association of European Border Centre of CBC bank in Verviers Regions (AEBR) • 2004-2009: Minister of Education and Scientific Research • 2009-2014: Minister of Education, Training and Employment • Since June 2014: Minister-President

25 HE PIETER DE CREM SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN TRADE

Born on July 22nd, 1962 in Aalter Married to Caroline Bergez and father of Constantijn, Alicia and Victoria EDUCATION • Commander in the Order of Leopold • Attaché at the private office of Prime • Chairman of the Commission Minister , 1989-1992 • Master of Arts, Romanic Philology at for the Interior at the House of • Chairman of the youth CVP KU – Katholieke Universiteit Representatives between 10 June (Christelijke Volkspartij – Christian Leuven 2007 and 21 December 2007 People’s Party ) section Ghent–Eeklo , • Master of European and international • Chairman of CD&V parliamentary 1989-1995 Law at VUB – Vrije Universiteit party at the House of Representatives Brussel LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY between 31 May 2003 and 21 • Alumnus of Harvard Business School – December 2007 • Pieter De Crem is a Dutch native Advanced Management Program • CD&V Member of Parliament of the speaker. He speaks and writes fluently PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE constituency for Oost-Vlaanderen in French, English, German, Spanish, (East –Flanders) since 2003, Italian and Portuguese. He also has a • Special Envoy of the Federal re-elected in 2007 basic knowledge of Russian. Government for the research project • CVP Member of Parliament of the MYRRHA of the Belgian Nuclear constituency for Ghent-Eeklo, 1995, Research Center (2017 - ) re-elected in 1999 • Secretary of State for Foreign Trade • Mayor of Aalter since 1995, re-elected (Oct 2014 -) in 2000, 2006 and 2012 • Deputy Prime Minister (March 2013 - • Advisor in “De fabrieken van de Oct 2014) Gebroeders De Beukelaar”, 1993-1994 • Minister of Defence (Dec 2007 - Oct • Assistant in Roularta Media Group , 2014) 1987-1989 • Member of the OSCE Parliamentary • Attaché at the private office of Assembly Minister of Defence Leo Delcroix, 1992-1993

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OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS ROYAL PALACE

His Majesty the King of the Belgians heads consisting of five departments: the King’s well as protocol and logistical aspects. the official Belgian delegation. State Cabinet, the General Secretariat, the King’s The Secretary General of the Household Visits are the highest level of diplomatic Military Household, the King’s Civil List and of His Majesty the King is in charge of the representation. His Majesty the King is the Queen’s Secretariat. coordination of the agenda of the Royal actively involved in the preparation and All five departments are represented at Couple’s activities and proposes civil coordination of State Visits. During these this State Visit. The General Secretariat society activities and meetings. He also visits the King represents His country and is in charge of the overall coordination chairs the internal coordination meetings at its citizens. of the activities of Their Majesties the staff level. The King is assisted by a staff, the King and the Queen, both in Belgium and Household of His Majesty the King, abroad, taking care of programming as

POL DE WITTE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING

Rue Brederode 16 1000 Brussels www.monarchie.be/en 30 FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE (FPS) FOREIGN AFFAIRS, FOREIGN TRADE & DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

The Federal Public Service (FPS) the FPS channels its expertise into actions Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and geared towards the following objectives: Development Cooperation manages • - Defending Belgian interests abroad. Belgium’s foreign relations. Belgium’s • - Promoting a stable, fair, and thriving Foreign Affairs network is comprised of 118 world community based on solidarity. embassies, consulates and representations • - Combating global poverty by throughout the world. coordinating a high-level of cooperation. As an organisation with solid and long- standing experience in foreign relations,

DIRK ACHTEN SECRETARY GENERAL

EGMONT I Rue des Petits Carmes 15 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.diplomatie.belgium.be 31 FLANDERS DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (GOVERNMENT OF FLANDERS)

The Flanders Department of Foreign monitoring import, export and transfer of Netherlands, The Hague - Germany, Berlin Affairs is in charge of all of the Government weapons and strategic goods from Flanders. - France, UNESCO, OECD and Council of of Flanders’ international relations. It To execute these tasks, the Department has Europe, Paris - United Kingdom, coordinates Flanders’ international and a budget of around 46 million euros and it - , Madrid - Poland and the Baltic European activities and therefore takes relies on the enthusiasm and dedication of its States, - Austria, Hungary, the lead in Flanders’ relations with foreign personnel, which includes: Slovenia, Slovakia and Czech Republic, governments, the and • around a hundred staff members at its Vienna - United States of America and international organizations. head office in Brussels; Canada, New York - Southern Africa, More specifically, the following tasks have • the interdepartmental Flemish team at Pretoria - the United Nations, Geneva been entrusted to the Department: the the Belgian permanent representation to development of cooperation with foreign the European Union in Brussels, led by a The Flanders Department of Foreign Affairs partners; the rule-making process and General Representative; cooperates with the agencies Flanders transposition of European legislation and the • ten General Representations of the Investment & Trade and VISITFLANDERS conclusion and ratification of international Government of Flanders, accredited to the in order to realize Flanders’’ international treaties; international and European trade governments of neighbouring countries ambitions. policy; Flanders’ development cooperation, and a number of well-chosen countries with a geographical focus on Southern Africa; and international organizations: The

KOEN VERLAECKT SECRETARY GENERAL

Gebouw Herman Teirlinck Havenlaan 88 bus 80 1000 Brussels www.fdfa.be 32 FLANDERS INVESTMENT & TRADE (FIT) (GOVERNMENT OF FLANDERS)

The Flanders Investment & Trade Flanders’ position as the gateway to Europe agency promotes sustainable international for inward investors. The agency identifies, business, in the interest of both informs, advises and supports overseas Flanders-based companies and Canadian enterprises by establishing production enterprises. Whatever sector you are and research facilities, contact centers, involved in, Flanders Investment & Trade headquarters, logistics operations and will help you establish contact with the the like in Flanders, the northern region of Flemish companies you are looking for. This Belgium. Do visit our website and discover includes not only products or services you our worldwide network. With over 100 may be sourcing, but also various types of offices we are bound to be conveniently business relationships, from joint ventures located near you. In Canada you can visit to technology transfers. At another level our office in Montreal. Flanders Investment & Trade enhances

CLAIRE TILLEKAERTS CEO

Koning Albert II-laan 37 1030 Brussels [email protected] www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com 33 WALLONIA EXPORT-INVESTMENT AGENCY (AWEX) WALLONIE-BRUXELLES INTERNATIONAL (WBI)

The Wallonia Export-Investment Wallonia-Brussels International AWEX and WBI rely on a network of Agency (AWEX) is the governmental (WBI) is the public body in charge of representatives on the 5 continents. agency of Wallonia in charge of promoting international relations of Wallonia and the foreign trade and attracting foreign Wallonia-Brussels Federation. It acts as Wallonia-Brussels Campus investment. On the one hand, AWEX the instrument of international policy for (WB Campus) is the agency for promoting provides Wallonia-based companies with a the French-speaking people in Belgium in higher education of Wallonia and Brussels wide range of export-oriented services; on various areas, such as scientific research, abroad. WB Campus works in close the other hand, AWEX is the one-stop shop innovation, economy, environment, collaboration with higher education for foreign investors interested in investing sustainable development, culture, institutions to promote the higher education in Wallonia. education, etc. of French-speaking Belgium on the international stage and support foreign students (www.studyinbelgium.be).

PASCALE DELCOMMINETTE CEO

Place Sainctelette 2 1080 Brussels [email protected] www.investinwallonia.be www.wallonia.be www.wbi.be 34 BRUSSELS INVEST & EXPORT - FOREIGN TRADE AND INVESTMENT SERVICE FOR THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION

Brussels Invest & Export is the foreign matchmaking events, etc. Concrete establishing in the capital, Brussels Invest trade and investment department of the initiatives in Brussels and abroad include & Export offers them a ‘Welcome Package’ Brussels-Capital Region. It aims to promote trade missions, contact days, invitations of which includes an equipped office space the internationalization of the Brussels decision makers and collective stands at at no cost for a three-month period and a economy. international trade fairs. broad range of services.

Brussels Invest & Export assists Brussels- Another mission of Brussels Invest & Since last 1st January, Brussels Invest & based companies operating in foreign Export is to attract foreign investors Export is part of hub.brussels, which is the markets. Almost ninety economic and trade to Brussels and to provide them with result of its merge with two other Brussels commissioners across all continents provide support, should they decide to locate their economic development agencies (Impulse free guidance to SMEs, target potential business in the Brussels-Capital Region. To and Atrium). local prospects and partners, organise enable investors to assess the benefits of

BÉNÉDICTE WILDERS CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Chaussée de 112 1060 Brussels [email protected] www.invest-export.brussels 35 BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY

The Belgian Foreign Trade Agency Government and the Regions. The Agency through the mobile application Trade4U. (BFTA) operates at the service of three organises joint economic missions at the The database containing Belgian exporters Regional bodies for export promotion: request of its partners and contributes is always updated thanks to the regular Flanders Investment & Trade, Brussels since 2015, with the approval of the Board exchanges with the Regions. Invest & Export and the Wallonia Export- of Directors, to the logistical organisation Finally, the BFTA offers also information on Investment Agency (AWEX), as well as at and the economic aspects of Belgian State foreign markets: from studies within the the service of the FPS Foreign Affairs. Visits. framework of economic missions to national The activities of the Agency were The BFTA also runs an information centre and international statistics and legal advice stipulated in the Cooperation Agreement and diffuses international business on regulations regarding foreign trade. of May 24th 2002 between the Federal opportunities for the Regions to companies

FABIENNE L’HOOST DIRECTOR GENERAL

Rue Montoyer 3 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.abh-ace.be www.belgianstatevisit.be www.belgianeconomicmission.be 36 VISIT.BRUSSELS

VISIT.BRUSSELS is the Brussels-Capital These missions are centred on promotion The five pillars are: Region’s agency responsible for the and communication, and fit within the • Destination Management Culture & communication and promotion of tourism framework of an affinity marketing strategy City Life and culture in the capital. Its objective that targets the members of different • Destination Management Convention & is to promote and reinforce the image of communities by focusing on their interests Association the capital of 500 million Europeans and (contemporary art, comic strips, Art • Sales & Marketing increase the number of visitors to the 19 Nouveau and Art Deco, jazz, surrealism, • Events communes of the Brussels-Capital Region. Europe, gastronomy, etc.) or the kind of • Operating & Finance visit.brussels’ activities are based around potential visitor they might be (congress five central pillars, the purpose of each goer, international association, families, being to help visit.brussels achieve its LGBT community, etc.) and showcasing missions. Brussels’ advantages for each of those communities.

PATRICK BONTINCK CEO

Rue Royale 2-4 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.visit.brussels 37 BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL

Brussels International was set up the Brussels-Capital Region has now etc.); to develop a coherent foreign policy at concluded 25 bilateral cooperation • European Affairs, including the the Brussels-Capital Region. Within the agreements, among others with Québec; Delegation of the Brussels-Capital Brussels Regional Public Service, it is • evelopment Cooperation policy of the Region in the Permanent Representation tasked with coordinating the Region’s Brussels-Capital Region; of Belgium to the EU; relations and representation around the • Relations with international networks • Processing applications for import, world. of which the Brussels-Capital Region is export and transit for arms and dual-use The activities of Brussels International are a member (Eurocities, Metropolis and goods to, from and through the Brussels- spread over five areas: the Assembly of European Regions) and Capital Region, in compliance with the • Bilateral Relations of the Brussels- with other international organisations ethical arrangements provided for by Capital Region with cities, provinces in which the Brussels-Capital Region law. and regions around the world, mostly is represented, as a federal entity (the based on a cooperation agreement; Council of Europe, OECD, , UN,

GEOFFROY CLERCKX DEPUTY DIRECTOR

Bd du Jardin Botanique 20 1035 Brussels [email protected] www.international.brussels 38

EMBASSY & CONSULATE GENERAL EMBASSY OF BELGIUM IN OTTAWA

HE RAOUL DELCORDE AMBASSADOR

360 Albert Street, 8th floor - Suite 820 ON - K1R 7X7 Ottawa Canada +1 613 236 72 67 [email protected] http://canada.diplomatie.belgium.be

42 CONSULATE GENERAL OF BELGIUM IN MONTREAL

HUBERT ROISIN CONSUL GENERAL

999, Boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest, #1600 QC - H3A 3L4 Montreal Canada +1 514 849 73 94 [email protected] http://canada.diplomatie.belgium.be

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ECONOMIC DELEGATION 2 BRIDGE

2 Bridge provides multi-disciplinary • Pre-clinical development Services include: services in drug discovery, pre-clinical, • Clinical program and study management • Drug Development Strategy & Project CM&C and clinical development, • CM&C chemical and formulation Management registration and life-cycle management. development and registration • Scientific and Regulatory writing • Due Diligence & Opportunity Scouting The 2 Bridge tiger teams have expertise Through strategic and trusted partnerships • Coaching & Training within three key domains: with expert teams in other domains, we can offer a full ‘drug development service’.

ANN MEULEMANS CEO & MANAGING PARTNER

Rodendijk 60X 2980 Zoersel [email protected] www.2bridge.be 46 2HOUSES

2houses is a web platform and a mobile Products & services: 2houses is a suite of app designed to help divorced and specific tools that help parents to manage separated parents to communicate and get their custody calendar, keep track of shared better organized for the welfare of their expenses and share school and medical children. The 140,000 families registered information. Web, iOS & Android. around the world make it the tool of reference for single-parent or blended families wishing to move towards healthy and stress-free communication.

GILL RUIDANT FOUNDER & CEO

Chaussée de Charleroi 148 6220 Fleurus [email protected] www.2houses.com 47 ACTITO (CITOBI)

ACTITO is a European leading provider more than 70 highly skilled employees and of Cloud-based Marketing Automation serves demanding marketers worldwide to solutions based in Louvain-la-Neuve help them personalize communications with (Belgium) with offices in France, their customers. Netherlands and Canada. ACTITO counts

BENOÎT DE NAYER MANAGING DIRECTOR Avenue Athéna 1 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve [email protected] www.actito.com 48 AD HOC CLINICAL

Ad Hoc Clinical is a privately owned CRO Ad Hoc Clinical assists in the set-up and areas including: oncology, urology, rendering services to pharma, biotech and organisation of clinical research through neurology, dermatology, immunology, medical device companies as well as to staffing solutions, regulatory services, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, other CRO’s. clinical monitoring, site management, orthopaedics, ophthalmology and in vitro project management, planning and GCP diagnostics medical devices. Ad Hoc Clinical has participated in large auditing activities. national and international trials from Based in Belgium, Ad Hoc Clinical has First in Man studies to Post Marketing For the last 8 years, Ad Hoc Clinical operational activities all over Europe. Registries. Through the years Ad Hoc has been a valued partner to dozens of Clinical has acquired a broad experience international clients, having provided in interventional and non-interventional services for more than 175 clinical trials studies. across a number of important therapeutic

NANCY COTTIGNY MANAGING DIRECTOR

Ter Waarde 45 – 1B 8900 Ieper [email protected] www.adhoc-clinical.com 49 AGILEMAKER

AGILEmaker Belgium was founded in collaboration crossing functional and Our approach is also holistic by nature January 2014 with the strong conviction company boundaries. since we strive to identify the best that Agility was the future key driver of We are specialized in change management leverages and ways to optimize results. organizational performance in a “VUCA and the implementation of complex Human-centric, our approach relies on world” (i.e. Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, projects. We orient our approach on human intelligence, inviting everyone in Ambiguous), the world in which companies a “mean-seeking” basis, fostering the organization to identify weak signals of are evolving. We define ourselves as a questioning mindset we engage a trend at play, make sense, and have the organizational architects, leveraging everyone in our culture of discovery and freedom required to act on it. collective intelligence, meaning, autonomy experimentation and strive to position all and collaboration: we foster and facilitate our stakeholders as change actors.

YVES PÉTERS CEO

Chaussée de la Hulpe 166 1170 Brussels [email protected] www.agilemaker.com 50 ALTISSIA INTERNATIONAL

Altissia International is a company that Catholique de Louvain). Altissia’s activities and personalization, and is associated with specializes in the creation, implementation and structural presence extend across the keywords Innovation, Research and and success of customized, contextualized, the world: Belgium, France, Spain, , Development (IRD). Above all, we respect mobile and humanist language projects Morocco, Indonesia, Singapore, Peru, Brazil socio-cultural differences and reflect a for the educational, professional and and Canada. humanistic approach to education. institutional domains. Altissia’s mission is to offer academic, Altissia is recognized worldwide for its Its headquarters is based on the university effective and fun language learning to the linguistic citizens projects, including campus of Louvain-La-Neuve (Belgium), widest possible audience. We want to Erasmus + OLS, OLS for Refugees, and its institutional shareholder is the provide learning that is linked to the ideas Wallangues and Brulingua. CLL (Language Centre of the Université of mobility, immersion, contextualization

NICOLAS-LOUIS BOËL CEO

Place de l’Université 16 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve [email protected] www.altissia.com 51 AMB - ECOSTERYL

Founded in 1947, AMB s.a. is a private AMB-Ecosteryl process consists of the AMB-Ecosteryl offers a unique eco-friendly Belgian company specialized in shredding and gradual heating of medical alternative to incineration and steam-based manufacturing machines for the medical waste up to a temperature of 100°C which treatments without any odors, rejects, and environmental fields. We have is maintained for close to one hour. The pollution and using only electricity. designed four patented devices (Ecosteryl system is designed to work in a continuous Our customers are service providers 75, Ecosteryl 125, Ecosteryl 250 and process and allows large capacities of involved in hazardous waste collection and Ecosteryl 500) which enable the treatment treatment, i.e. up to 100 kg, 150 kg, 300 kg treatment, medium/large size hospitals, of contaminated medical waste without any or 600 kg per hour respectively. municipalities and governments. polluted discharge, through a microwave technology.

OLIVIER DUFRASNE PRESIDENT

Avenue Nicolas Copernic 1 7000 [email protected] www.ecosteryl.com 52 ARCO INFORMATION

Arco Information is specialised in digital a back-end application (including big data), Areas we cover: Invoice handling (both transformation of documents/data. and then deliver it again to users in a way paper and EDI) across industries; local and We capture data from all kind of sources, they need it on the platform they want: federal government, banking, insurance, (scanned paper, websites, databases, print, mail, DOCCLE, POM, etc. construction, health care and smart cities. sensors), transform this data to be used in

PAUL VAN COILLIE CEO

Wayenborgstraat 24 2800 Mechelen [email protected]; [email protected] www.arco.be 53 ARDO

Ardo, a family owned company, began its to 58 countries, with a turnover of 868 provide Ardo with a strong North American activities in the world of vegetables in the million euros. Ardo acquired in September platform. From the far north to the deep 1950s, growing and trading vegetables at 2017 a majority stake in VLM Foods, a south, the name of Ardo is synonymous the family farm near the village of Ardooie well-established supplier of processed with exceptional quality and service. in Belgium. Over the following years, food in North America, headquartered in The Ardo product range offers a wide Ardo developed its production and sales Montreal with sales of EUR 129 million variety of frozen vegetables, vegetable of frozen vegetables throughout Europe; (USD 143 million). The combination with mixes, vegetable preparations and fruit. today Ardo has 20 production and packing Ardo’s leadership in sustainable agriculture, Continuous innovation in developing units in 8 European countries. Each year quality processing and product innovation products and production methods hand in the group grows, freezes and sells 780,000 capabilities, will allow VLM Foods to hand with the customer ensures a fruitful tons of fruit, vegetables, pasta and rice accelerate its market penetration, and association.

PHILIPPE HASPESLAGH CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Wezestraat 61 8850 Ardooie [email protected] www.ardo.com 54 ATMOSPHERE ET BOIS

A meeting with a salvager of century-old loft barns in Canada sparked the idea of Atmosphère & Bois and its unique concept: salvaging and restoring old barn wood and using the beauty and charm of its colours, aged over the last century, for construction and decoration.

PHILIPPE AUBOYNEAU CEO

Avenue Pierre Holoffe 3 1342 Limelette [email protected] www.atmosphere-bois.com 55 AVIABEL

Aviabel is an insurer and reinsurer that insurer and reinsurer of the utmost financial Luchtvaartpool) in The Netherlands. In has specialised in aviation insurance since solidity, Aviabel deserves its A-ratings 2017, Aviabel became an AXIS Capital 1935. Aviabel is an important player in from both Standard & Poor’s and A.M. company, opening a new chapter in its the European and global aviation market. Best. It is the undisputed market leader in history, broadening its international reach It is renowned for its expertise, product the Benelux region, under the trade name and opportunities a.o. in Canada. range, service and international focus. An Aviabel in Belgium and NLP (Nederlandse

CÉCILE COUNE CEO

Avenue Louise 54 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.aviabel.com 56 AWDC (ANTWERP WORLD DIAMOND CENTRE)

The World Diamond Centre We do the latter by promoting all kinds of (AWDC), is a private foundation that activities in the jewellery and gemstones wants to further develop Antwerp as a markets in order to optimise knowledge in world diamond centre. On the one hand and about the diamond sector. our organisation tries to fulfil this goal by representing the sector in Belgium and abroad to public governments and professional organizations, and on the other hand by supporting the image of the sector.

ARI EPSTEIN CEO

Hoveniersstraat 22 2018 Antwerp [email protected] www.awdc.be 57 AXXESS PARTNERS

Axxess Partners is an independent entrepreneurial corporate finance boutique specialized in cross-border mergers & acquisitions, and a founding member firm of ICFG International Corporate Finance Group, with 40 affiliated offices around the world. Additionally, the company acts as a private investor in cooperation with institutional and private equity houses.

FRÉDÉRIC AGNEESSENS MANAGING DIRECTOR AXXESS PARTNERS & HONORARY CONSUL OF CANADA FOR FLANDERS

Boerestraat 15 9850 Hansbeke [email protected] www.icfg.net 58 BALTEAU

Customized overall solutions to support • Solid waste treatment: biomass, all sectors, by constantly adapting to the environmental performance: CMI activated carbon (multiple hearth local economic and regulatory constraints. Environment employs its expertise and furnaces and straight furnaces – CMI Environment is able to intervene at any innovative capacity to design complete, The Nesa Solution®); project level, from design to commissioning. customized environmental solutions for • Energy efficiency solutions The solutions apply to existing or new water, air and waste treatment and energy (hydro-electric, biomethanization, facilities. efficiency: support for energy efficiency, reference • Industrial and municipal water treatment; trainers for Afnor). CMI Environment is established in Belgium, • Preventive and curative industrial and France, Hungary and the United States. It tertiary water treatment solutions; The know-how and expertise of relies on the worldwide network of the CMI • Corrosive, harmful and odorous waste CMI Environment across the entire Group to provide its expertise on all five gas treatment; environmental field enable it to meet all the continents. needs of communities and industrialists in

JEAN JOUET PRESIDENT

Rue de la Légende 63 4141 Louveigné [email protected] www.balteau.be 59 BANK DEGROOF PETERCAM

With a history dating back to 1871, Our clients benefit from the best possible Degroof Petercam is a leading offering due to a unique services package independent financial institution offering combining private banking, institutional services to private and institutional asset management, investment investors, as well as to organizations. banking (corporate finance and financial Based in Brussels, we employ 1,400 intermediation) and asset services. seasoned professionals in Belgium, We manage circa €55 billion in assets Luxembourg, France, Spain, Switzerland, on behalf of private investors and the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Hong families, companies, public and corporate Kong. pension funds, insurance companies and government and not-for-profit organizations.

PHILIPPE MASSET CEO

Rue de l’Industrie 44 1040 Brussels [email protected] www.degroofpetercam.com 60 BARRY CALLEBAUT

With annual sales of about CHF 6.7 billion The Group runs more than 50 production to the specific needs of these Gourmet (EUR 6.1 billion / USD 6.8 billion) in fiscal facilities worldwide and employs a diverse customers are Callebaut® and Cacao year 2015/16, the Zurich-based Barry and dedicated global workforce of close to Barry®. Callebaut Group is the world’s leading 10,000 people. manufacturer of high-quality chocolate The Barry Callebaut Group is committed and cocoa products – from sourcing and The Barry Callebaut Group serves the to making sustainable chocolate the norm processing cocoa beans to producing the entire food industry, from industrial food by 2025, helping ensure future supplies of finest chocolates, including chocolate manufacturers to artisanal and professional cocoa and improving farmer livelihoods. It fillings, decorations and compounds. users of chocolate, such as chocolatiers, supports the Cocoa Horizons Foundation in pastry chefs, bakers, hotels, restaurants or its goal to shape a sustainable cocoa and caterers. The two global brands catering chocolate future.

ANTOINE DE SAINT-AFFRIQUE CEO

Pfingstweidstrasse 60 CH-8005 Zurich [email protected] www.barry-callebaut.com 61 BELBAL

Belbal is one of the largest global manufacturers and printers of latex balloons. We sell our products in over 60 countries to clients in the promotional and party industry.

BART VAN NUFFEL CEO

Joseph Cardijnstraat 18 9420 Erpe-Mere [email protected] www.belbal.com 62 BELBERRY PRESERVES

Belberry’ s story began in Courtrai in Today, Belberry is a modern company that’s pharmaceutical industries. The family’s 1956 when André Vandererfven acquired a always looking for innovative food concepts philosophy hasn’t changed in more than small grocery store dating back to the 19th for the gourmet market. We have created 60 years: selecting premium quality raw century. At the same time, André started more than 200 recipes, from jams, to fruit materials and keeping the best possible making fruit preserves for the local market. sauces, ketchups, syrups and chutneys. taste thanks to a high fruit percentage. When his son, Thierry, took over in 1990, he Our products are sold to gourmet stores, started expanding the home-made recipes department stores, premium supermarkets and exporting the delicious jams throughout and luxury hotels. Belberry also produces Europe. semi-products for the meat, chocolate and

THIERRY VANDERERFVEN CEO

Torkonjestraat 21 c 8510 Marke (Kortrijk) [email protected] www.belberry.com 63 BELFIUS BANK

Belfius is the only integrated bank and Belfius aims to be a sustainable and individuals through its physical distribution insurance company that is 100% Belgian profitable financial player, supporting all networks and best-in-class digital and and present everywhere in Belgium. Belfius segments of the Belgian economy. Belfius is mobile solutions. is a solid financial group wholly owned by the undisputed number 1 and strong historic the Belgian federal state, operating through partner for the Public and Social Sector and Belfius has committed to strive for reaching a simple business model, with strong local strongly placed in business-to-government the highest customer satisfaction and put anchoring and decision center in Belgium. matters. Belfius is a leading and trusted sustainability and social engagement at the partners for enterprises, from SME to large core of its values. corporations, and serving over 3 million

JOZEF CLIJSTERS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Boulevard Pacheco 44 1000 Brussels www.belfius.be 64 BELVISION

Belvision is the Belgian production Most of the time, Belvision coproduces company of the publishing group DUPUIS. with foreign companies located mainly in Belvision mainly produces animation, both Europe. Belvision coproduction investments for film and television. However, Belvision in the productions are based both on public also produces live-action films and funds (tax shelter, regional funds) and its television series. own investment.

LÉON PERAHIA CEO

Rue Destrée 52 6001 Marcinelle [email protected] www.belvision.be 65 BESIX GROUP

BESIX Group is the largest private NV BESIX SA, its biggest subsidiary, via Six Construct, in Central Asia and Belgian group operating in construction, is active in practically every field of Australia. concessions and property development construction. In 2016, the Group achieved revenues of sectors. EUR 2.4 billion. In addition to the activities of BESIX and its It profiles itself as a multi-services group. other subsidiaries in Benelux-France, the BESIX has about 15,000 employees active The Group was founded in 1909, since then Group is present in Eastern Europe, North in 22 countries on 4 continents. it has grown steadily and impressively. and Central Africa and the Middle East,

JOHAN BEERLANDT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Avenue des Communautés 100 1200 Brussels [email protected] www.besix.com 66 BIO PHARMA LOGISTICS

Our company is specialised in (bio) network of agents, our customers can of our procedures are in compliance with pharmaceutical shipments & clinical trials, rely on our expertise, global reach and cGxP requirements. warehousing and added-value services and experience. has been a reference for many years in this For more than 20 years, we have served Flexibility and responsiveness: that is what niche market. For more than a decade we our customers thanks to our well-trained the fast-moving (bio)pharmaceutical, life have been the preferred supplier of staff, high quality services and the ability to sciences and chemical industry needs from many high-end (bio) pharma & chemical provide tailored, creative and competitive its suppliers and that is exactly what Bio companies. As an independent, ethical and logistics solutions. Bio Pharma Logistics Pharma Logistics delivers! multimodal company, with a worldwide is ISO 14001 & ISO 9001 certified and all

DIMITRI BETTONI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Granbonpré 11 1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert [email protected] www.biopharmalogistics.com 67 BIOPARK

The Biopark Charleroi is a biotechnology The presence of all these players on the The Biopark has thus become a top location campus located close to the Brussels South same site is a valuable asset, with the for Research, Companies and Partnerships Charleroi Airport in Belgium. interaction between these different entities between universities, private and public Created by the Université Libre de Bruxelles playing a major role in establishing a true institutions. (ULB) in 1999, the Biopark is today the ecosystem. playground of more than one thousand people working in 3 research institutes, 47 companies, an incubator and a training center.

DOMINIQUE DEMONTE MANAGING DIRECTOR

Rue Adrienne Bolland 8 6041 Gosselies [email protected] www.biopark.be 68 BIOWIN

BioWin is the reference player in the BioWin has defined 4 strategic development • Tailor-made training programs which are field of health biotechnology and medical axes aimed to support Wallonia’s academic specific to the needs of bioindustry. technologies in Wallonia (a region located and industrial excellence in the health • Support for the creation of collective south of Brussels, in Belgium). The cluster sector but also to take up the challenges infrastructures and technological federates all the Walloon stakeholders raised by an emerging industry with: platforms. (companies, research centers and • Calls for R&D projects. universities) involved in innovative R&D • International visibility and partnering/ projects and/or training in the development networking activities (in collaboration of new products and services: with AWEX).

SYLVIE PONCHAUT MANAGING DIRECTOR Rue Auguste Piccard 20 6041 Gosselies [email protected] www.biowin.org 69 BMI-SBI

The mission of the Belgian Corporation for interest, (to both Belgium and the host International Investment (BMI-SBI) is to country), financially viable and that offer provide medium or long term co-financing to realistic prospects of profitability whilst business ventures made by Belgian private respecting the principle of sustainable companies abroad. BMI-SBI supports development and social corporate projects that are of general economic responsibility.

JEAN-CLAUDE FONTINOY CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Avenue de Tervueren 168 1150 Brussels [email protected] www.bmi-sbi.be 70 BOENTJE CAFÉ (BANDE À BERNARD SPRL)

Boentje Café is the fruit of a crazy of the packaging that sticks to the skin Finally, at Boentje Café, we love to repair project: the opening of the first zero-waste of products imported from far away. In our waste material, to use it in creative coffeehouse in Brussels! Heaps of love a nutshell, short distribution channels ways, or even to upcycle it, so as not to and local produce, good for you and for the without any ethical shortcuts. throw away anything. If this also appeals planet. Delicious unwrapped, without any to you, come participate in our workshops, needless waste. Prepare your mason jar At Boentje Café, we are also rethinking which will help you introduce the zero- and fall in love with sustainable food that the traditional coffeehouse paradigm by waste lifestyle into your daily life. So… do tastes great! serving our food and drinks in durable, you feel juiced up? reusable, eatable, compostable and By using only local produce from Belgium returnable containers. Say goodbye to or Europe, we are diminishing our carbon disposable cups, plastic straws and paper footprint, while also ridding ourselves towels!

SANDRINE BELGRADO CO-FOUNDER

Place Colignon 16/18 1030 Bruxelles [email protected] www.boentjecafe.be

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BORGinsole, a company in Rotselaar, that for Best Female Entrepreneur in 2. B2C Podiatry Centre: Over the past was founded in 2007 by Gratienne Sioncke Belgium in 2015. BORGinsole works with 17 10 years, the company has enjoyed and Paul Borgions (Master in Podiatry). people and has 3 activities: significant success at the international Over the years they have been developing 1. B2B Production Lab for insoles: at the level with its patented podiatric a product to help people optimize their moment for 80 podiatrists in Belgium, BORGinsole intelligent foot orthotic. body movement pattern which ultimately the Netherlands and France. BORGinsole Clients are (top)athletes, children or led to the development of the patented has also been developing hard- and people with pain of the foot, knee, hip, BORGinsole Insole. Gratienne’s engaged software to offer a total solution chain to back, etc.). management approach has already yielded podiatrists. (3D footscan system and 3D 3. B2B Biomechanica and human movement some awards for the company, including software to design the insole.) analysis Education Centre

GRATIENNE SIONCKE CEO

Torenstraat 89 3110 Rotselaar [email protected] www.borginsole.com 72 BROUWERIJ DE HALVE MAAN

“De Halve Maan” brewery is a well- “Brugse Zot” and “Straffe Hendrik” one of Belgium’s fastest growing breweries known family brewery in , and has are the 2 specialty beers that are with annual double-digit growth figures. been in hands of the Maes and Vanneste brewed by the brewery, the beers are Recently the brewery built a 3.2 km long families since 1856. The brewery is successfully exported to more than 30 underground pipeline in Bruges, to transport currently managed by the 6th generation countries worldwide, and have won its beer from the historical brewery in brewers of this original family, and is still several prestigious prizes in international the center to its bottling plant outside of based on the original site in the city center competitions. Over the last decade, “De town. This project is known to be the first of Bruges. Halve Maan” brewery has probably been underground pipeline in the world.

XAVIER VANNESTE CEO

Walplein 26 8000 Bruges [email protected] www.halvemaan.be 73 BROUWERIJ L. HUYGHE

Brewery Huyghe has been an Tremens, a strong blond beer of 8.5 % ABV, of the brewery. Huyghe is also known for independent family-owned craft- has been voted best beer in the world. the Delirium Café in Brussels that carries brewery since 1654. Apart from the pink elephant they produce more than 3000 beers and is franchised 81% of the yearly production of a wide range of speciality beers such worldwide. 200,000HL is exported to more than 97 as La Guillotine and Abbey of Averbode Huyghe also produces Fruli, an exceptional countries all over the world. Huyghe is and Mongozo gluten-free beers. Quality, strawberry white beer of 4.1 % ABV. known worldwide for its pink elephant, respect for family traditions, sustainability, the symbol of its Delirium beers. Delirium flexibility and innovation are the key values

ALAIN DE LAET CEO Brusselse steenweg 282 9090 Melle www.delirium.be 74 BROUWERIJ THE MUSKETEERS

TALKING BEER The Musketeers Brewery is well-known for The Musketeers Brewery creates its Troubadour range, with the flagship beer specialty beers of outstanding and Troubadour Magma, and the beers from the surprising character. The brewery takes Belgian Legends Series. inspiration from a number of styles and flavours. By doing so, the brewers are able to produce well-balanced and intelligent Belgian quality beers.

STEFAAN SOETEMANS CEO

Tramstraat 8 9910 Ursel [email protected] www.themusketeers.be 75 BROUWERIJ VERHAEGHE VICHTE

Brewery Verhaeghe Vichte is a small ales in oak casks. Its most well-known (Belgium). After the first and the second family company in West-Flanders, Belgium. beer is Duchesse de Bourgogne. Duchesse fermentation, the beer intended for The Verhaeghe family have been brewers de Bourgogne is a sweet, fruity tasting further maturation goes on to lager for for centuries. Brewery Verhaeghe is still beer with a pleasant sour, oakiness and several months in oak casks. Duchesse de brewing its red-brown ales, the traditional a refreshing aftertaste. Duchesse de Bourgogne is a refined reddish-brown beer beer of West-Flanders, following the Bourgogne is brewed with reddish barley typical of the region of West-Flanders, a authentic procedure of maturing these malts and spicy hops from Poperinge ruby red jewel of 6.2 % alc./vol.

KARL VERHAEGHE CEO & ADMINISTRATOR

Sint-Dierikserf 1 8570 Vichte [email protected] www.brouwerijverhaeghe.be 76 BRUSSELS ENTREPRISES COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

BECI (Brussels Enterprises Commerce and funded by its members. As a natural helps companies in Brussels to develop & Industry) is a partnership between the partner of all active companies in Brussels, their international activities, as well as Chamber of Commerce and the Union of BECI offers them three lines of support: it assisting foreign companies wanting Enterprises in Brussels. BECI represents represents their individual and collective to invest in Brussels. BECI regularly two thirds of jobs in Brussels and over interests, provides advice and assistance participates in economic missions and is 35,000 companies. It is a non-profit through a wide range of services, and helps part of the Enterprise Europe Network association, which is private, impartial and them to build and maintain their networks (EEN). It also helps businesses handle bilingual (French and Dutch). It is managed of contacts. Among other services, BECI international formalities.

OLIVIER WILLOCX CEO Avenue Louise 500 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.beci.be 77 CANCHAM BELUX

Since its foundation in 1945, the long-term operators active on the Canadian, Belgian, other professionals interested in the mission of CanCham BeLux (Chamber of Luxembourg and also international markets. countries covered, useful contacts for legal, Commerce Canada-Belgium-Luxembourg) Networking is the key goal of the events economic and investment information, has been and still is (1) the promotion and organized by CanCham BeLux through research for grants or other public financial development of the economic relationship high-level professional meetings with the support. It also helps its members to find between Canada, Belgium and Luxembourg business community and the public sector. interesting business partners in various and (2) the development of a professional In close cooperation with its partners, fields. and relational network of various economic CanCham BeLux offers its members and

JEAN PIERRE TANGHE CHAIRMAN

Louizalaan 500 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.canchambelux.org 78 CAPRION BIOSCIENCES

Caprion Biosciences is a contract R&D, pre-clinical, and clinical development. to the development and deployment of research organization that provides Working with its large and medium-sized bioanalytical assays for the measurement specialized analytical services to the pharma partners, Caprion deploys its of biologics and biomarkers in a variety biopharmaceutical industry. With its immune monitoring expertise to support of sample types. Caprion operates under head office in Montreal (Canada) and a development of cancer immune therapies applicable GLP/GCP/GCLP regulations/ subsidiary in Gosselies (Belgium), Caprion and vaccines. Caprion also specializes guidelines, and is accredited by CAP/CLIA offers a menu of assays to characterize in mass spectrometry analysis, with an (Montreal) and ISO 17025 (Gosselies). and monitor the immune response during expertise ranging from proteomic studies

BENOIT HOULE GENERAL MANAGER

Rue Adrienne Bolland 8 6041 Gosselies [email protected] www.caprion.com 79 CERTI-FED

Since its recapitalization in 2015 (25 million Certi-Fed has already provided Certi-Fed can offer financial products like EUR), Certi-Fed, subsidiary of SFPI-FPIM, subordinated loans / equity to 5 Belgian equity, quasi-equity and medium- and is active in the co-financing of business SMEs for an amount of 12 million EUR in long-term loans to Belgian SMEs (up to 5 ventures by Belgian private companies order to help them to expand their activities million EUR). abroad in cooperation with the Belgian abroad. Corporation for International Investment (SBI-BMI).

DENIS RONDAY CEO

Avenue Louise 32 b4 1050 Brussels [email protected] 80 CHOCOLATERIE GUYLIAN

Guylian is one of the best-selling Belgian The Sea Shell chocolates are Guylian’s star Around the world, Guylian is synonymous chocolate brands. Founded in 1967, today product. Their in-house roasted hazelnut with high quality Belgian chocolates. Guylian has a team of 250 employees, praliné filling is still produced according to A unique blend of West-African cocoa and produces a wide range of Belgian the unique recipe in the traditional manner, beans forms the basis of its premium chocolates in a state-of-the-art facility in homage to the company’s founding Belgian chocolate, made with 100% pure in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. It continues to father. The secret method of roasting cocoa butter. respect its traditional chocolate-making and caramelising hazelnuts gives Guylian Guylian exports to more than 120 countries heritage whilst also remaining at the chocolates their signature taste. and is available in supermarkets, speciality forefront of innovation. Recent innovations stores and 75% of travel retail shops include the launch of a premium assortment globally. Turnover is €80 million. Guylian Master’s Selection in 2017.

MARIE-PAULE CALLEBAUT MANAGING DIRECTOR

Europark Oost 1 9100 Sint-Niklaas [email protected] www.guylian.com 81 CLEW SYSTEMS & SOFTWARE

We offer ICT total-solutions, soft- and We are mainly active in the following hardware, so our clients only have one point sectors: food, production, construction, of contact. We believe in customer intimacy trade and services. Our clientele consists of and make it our priority to be available liberal professionals, SMEs, but also multi for our clients 24/7/365. We are literally nationals. always only a phone call away!

JONAS VERMEULEN CEO

Kwadestraat 151B 8800 Roeselare [email protected] www.clew.be 82 COSMO GROUP

Cosmofarma is an innovative family We love and believe in what we do - In addition, we are specialized in producing business that produces natural health producing the highest quality nutritional supplements suitable for vegetarians and supplements and nutraceuticals. We are supplements. It is our goal to deliver a vegans. specialised in producing supplements product which really makes a difference to for different sport disciplines, weight a person’s health. management and lifestyle.

PETRA VAN GUCHT FOUNDER - MASTER OF BIOCHEMISTRY

Grote baan 9 9930 Zomergem [email protected] www.cosmofarma.be; www.bsfood.eu 83 COSUCRA GROUPE WARCOING

We think food better. Naturally. the technical and nutritional development improve it and make it better able to meet At Cosucra, we want to think about more of their recipes. We experiment with their consumer expectations. than just producing food components. To product composition in our own laboratory. think with our customers by helping them in We also want to think about food to

JACQUES CRAHAY CEO

Rue de la Sucrerie 1 7740 Warcoing [email protected] www.cosucra.com 84 DESOBRY

Since 1947, the Desobry biscuiterie has same principle and we still bake biscuits country of biscuits and chocolate, as well produced some of the best cookies in the with the best ingredients creating more as abroad, where the company sells 80% of world. Taste, delicacy and character built than 35 sumptuous varieties. A family its production. We offer the “best of both the reputation of the Belgian “Maître owned business, Desobry’s quality is worlds” – real Belgian chocolate and top- Biscuitier”. Today, we continue to follow the unanimously recognized in Belgium, the quality biscuits.

THIERRY HUET CEO

Rue du Vieux Colombier 1 7500 Tournai [email protected] www.desobry.be 85 DHOLLANDIA

The company was founded in 1968, in It is now lead by his 2 children Jan We are a niche player, and in this niche, we Belsele, by Omer Dhollander and his wife. Dhollander and Nancy Dhollander, second are one of the biggest world players. He started first with installing tail lifts from generation, who are expanding the Our intention is to grow the company a German brand, then quickly moved on to company with service and selling points organically by investing more in the North- assembling his own tail lift brand which he in 65 countries and production facilities American market over the coming years. baptised “DHOLLANDIA” – as he saw this in 5 countries. Besides tail lifts for trucks We started distributing our tail lifts in market was growing. and vans, we also make lifts for disabled Canada through our fully owned distribution people. company in 2013, based in Montreal. Today we have service points all over Canada with main distributing bases in Montreal and Toronto.

NANCY DHOLLANDER CEO

Zoomstraat 9 9160 Lokeren [email protected] www.dhollandia.com 86 DOGSTUDIO

Dogstudio is a multi-award-winning, We are designers, developers, toy benders, We proudly work with Microsoft, beer-loving Belgian digital agency. Our music fanatics, party harders, moms, dads, The Museum of Science and Industry middle-sized team of passionate individuals freaks and nerds. We respect a quality- in Chicago, The Kennedy Center in are quality-driven. driven approach. Washington, Dragone, Quanta Magazine, KIKK Festival, etc. We have offices in Belgium and Chicago.

GILLES BAZELAIRE CEO

Rue de l’Évêché 10 5000 Namur [email protected] www.dogstudio.be 87 D-TEACH

D-Teach stands for Digital Teaching and All you need is a webcam, a device and the offers personalized online learning via Internet. D-Teach is a bridge organization virtual classes and experienced teachers. between Belgium and abroad and enables rapid integration into the local or foreign life for families who move.

LIESELOT DECLERCQ FOUNDER/OWNER

Franklin Rooseveltlaan 347 G 9000 Ghent [email protected] www.d-teach.com 88 DUGARDYN & PARTNERS LAW FIRM

Dugardyn & Partners is a Brussels-based large variety of industries. As traditionally to handle the challenges or opportunities law firm which offers legal advice and the Belgian market very much relies on of doing business in foreign markets. In services in business law and related areas, international trade, we have for a long that context we can rely on a longstanding at national, European and global level, for time now been focusing our services on network of partner firms in all key markets. companies and organizations active in a export-related matters and helping clients

OLIVIER DUGARDYN PARTNER

Boulevard Brand Withlock 132 1200 Brussels [email protected] www.d-lawfirm.be 89 EDPO (EUROPEAN DATA PROTECTION OFFICE)

EDPO’s mission is to enable non- behaviour of persons in the EU. The GDPR representation services to non-European European companies to comply with the also requires that non-European companies companies that have to comply with the new European Union (EU) General Data appoint a representative in the EU to act GDPR. EDPO’s team of experts creates Protection Regulation (GDPR) which will as a point of contact for customers in the value for non-European companies by come into effect on 25 May 2018. The EU and for EU data protection authorities. ensuring legal certainty and by protecting GDPR extends to non-European companies EDPO was established in Brussels to them from sanctions that can reach up to that regularly provide goods or services respond to this new legal framework 20 million EUR or 4% of worldwide turnover, to persons in the EU or that monitor the and to provide advice, assessment and whichever is highest.

JANE MURPHY FOUNDER

Avenue Huart Hamoir 71 1030 Brussels [email protected] www.edpo.brussels 90 EPOINT e-Point strives to create a clear, is collected both by wireless devices recently started a project with the Faculty understandable and unique visualization and patient-reported through online of Medicine of King Abdulaziz University, of data from point of care devices. e-Point questionnaires. Functionalities also include Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specializes in back-end services (cloud interfaces for professional clinicians’ monitoring 125 pregnant women with services) and clinical data visualization feedback, so the tele-monitoring processes diabetes. for chronic disease management. Data can be adjusted and refined. e-Point has

RONALD BROEKX CEO

Koleneind 24 3930 Hamont [email protected] www.epoint.be 91 EUROPEAN BUSINESS SUMMIT

Fifteen years after its creation, the tanks, civil society and academics where The EBS is proud to acknowledge European Business Summit (EBS) has key issues for economic growth and the the distinguished patronage of His Majesty become a key meeting place for business wellbeing of society are debated. EBS the King of the Belgians as well as the leaders and decision-makers in the EU. puts influencers and policy-makers from support of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign EBS puts Europe’s top priorities into the contrasting perspectives together, giving a Affairs, the FEB (Federation of Enterprises spotlight, by providing a platform for voice to all sides of the debate. in Belgium) and BusinessEurope. business leaders, policy-makers, think

ARNAUD THYSEN DIRECTOR GENERAL

Rue du Belvédère 28 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.ebsummit.eu 92 FEDERAL HOLDING AND INVESTMENT COMPANY (SFPI-FPIM)

The Federal Holding and Investment The core business of the SFPI-FPIM, on the For the 2016 business year, the partitioning Company (SFPI-FPIM) centrally manages one hand as an investment company and on of the different segments has led to the the federal government’s shareholdings, the other hand as a holding company, is as following results: cooperates with the government on specific follows: investment company 317 million € projects and pursues its own investment • investing in companies with an attractive holding company 1.090 million € policy in the interests of the Belgian social value in one of the priority sectors, delegated assignments 15,8 billion € economy. which the SFPI-FPIM has set itself as an objective; • acquiring equity in companies that are of strategic importance as far as federal policy is concerned, either making use of their own funds or by using funds that the State provides per project. In the latter case, the SFPI-FPIM acts “on a delegated assignment”.

KOENRAAD VAN LOO CEO

Avenue Louise 32 b4 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.sfpi-fpim.be 93 FEDERATION OF ENTERPRISES IN BELGIUM (FEB)

The Federation of Enterprises in FEB promotes and defends the interests FEB’s activities are underpinned by its Belgium (FEB) is the only multisector of those companies in nearly 150 federal, thorough knowledge of the sector – thanks employer organisation representing European and international bodies, with a to the expertise of its member federations companies in Belgium’s three regions. FEB view to creating an optimum business and – and by key values such as the social represents more than 50,000 companies, investment environment. market economy, sustainable development, accounting for 75% of employment in the business ethics, good governance, dialogue private sector. and self-regulation.

BERNARD GILLIOT PRESIDENT

Rue Ravenstein 4 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.vbo-feb.be 94 FEVIA

FEVIA is the federation of the Belgian interests of the Belgian food industry and and its members position Belgian food and food & drinks industry. FEVIA represents acts as interlocutor for political and socio- drinks internationally with the collective companies and industry associations economic institutions, in economic and promotional brand “Food.be – Small active in the production and processing of environmental matters, labour relations, Country. Great Food”, which highlights the food and beverages. FEVIA numbers 650 nutritional policy and international diversity, quality and innovative character member companies, including both large business. Half of the Belgian food industry’s of Belgian food and drinks. companies and SMEs. FEVIA defends the turnover is generated through export. FEVIA

JEAN EYLENBOSCH PRESIDENT

Wetenschapsstraat 14 1040 Brussels [email protected] www.fevia.be 95 FLUXYS

Fluxys is a Belgium-based, fully market expectations and creating long-term the Dunkirk LNG terminal in France, the independent gas infrastructure group. The value for its shareholders. NEL and TENP pipelines in Germany, the company is a major gas transit operator, Besides its pipeline, storage and LNG Transitgas pipeline in Switzerland, the offering gas transmission, gas storage terminalling assets in Belgium (owned Swedegas infrastructure in Sweden and and terminalling of liquefied natural gas and operated by Fluxys Belgium), Fluxys’ the TAP pipeline from Turkey to Italy under (LNG). Present across Europe, the company partnerships include ownership in construction to bring gas coming from focuses on safe, efficient and sustainable the Interconnector and BBL pipelines Azerbaijan and potentially other sources to operations, quality services in line with linking the UK with mainland Europe, Europe.

PASCAL DE BUCK CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Avenue des Arts 31 1040 Brussels [email protected] www.fluxys.com 96 FOR GOOD

For Good is an impact driven enterprise active in the growing For Good community CO2-reduction targets but their employees striving to improve the ecological in a fun and easy way. are also actively involved in this ecological footprint of its users, once and for good. mission. The employees take action and The founders of For Good developed an In addition, For Good also developed determine the ecological footprint of the automated service (smartphone app and Challenges so cities, schools, companies company. online platform) that helps users evolve and organisations can also start working towards a more sustainable way of living on their footprint. The Challenge is like a (short movie: http://fast.wistia.net/embed/ by tracking and adjusting their behaviour sustainability game in which several teams iframe/nrnsznroyr) in terms of transport, food and energy compete with one another to save as much consumption. The users become more CO2 as possible. Not only can they achieve

MAARTEN DESMET FOUNDER

Ruytenburgstraat 58 2600 Antwerp [email protected] www.for-good.be 97 HAPPY BAGS

Happy Bags was founded 2 years ago by The first Happy Bags product is out now: The second product range, named after the Isabelle Moussiaux and wants to fill the MiniMarieTea - World’s Finest Family Tea - company - Happy Bags – are healthy and big gap between water and unhealthy soft is a true love brand, named after Isabelle’s fun fruit powder bags with happy faces drinks with healthy, tasty and fun additives first daughter Marie. that kids can collect or swap. You can take for water. We offer an assortment of four organic Happy Bags with you everywhere (purse, Isabelle develops these products simply herbal infusions specially developed for lunchbox, fitness bag), and this delicious because she misses them on the market. children; you can also drink it cold or warm. soluble powder can be added to your water Together with her long-time friend and The colors are magical. whenever you fancy, spicing up your water managing partner, Mikis Putseys, they have This ensures the whole family can drink in a healthy and fun way. a clear vision for the company: tea together. MiniMarieTea wants This product is still in development and will Happy Bags wants to make children look at to highlight this unique moment of only be available later this year. water differently. relaxation in our busy and hectic lives and The mission of Happy Bags is to make drink- reinforces that purpose with the baseline More information can be found here: ing water fun and to fight obesity, one of “Make Moments”. The mission is clear: www.minimarietea.com the fastest growing Western world issues. #lessobesity #moreteatime! www.happybags.be

ISABELLE MOUSSIAUX CEO, FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

Van Rodestraat 18 3010 Kessel-Lo [email protected] www.happybags.be 98 ICE-WATCH

Since its launch in early 2007, the Belgian In 10 years, Ice-Watch has become a In March 2018, Ice-Watch will enter in a brand Ice-Watch has brought a breath reference on the market, perfectly in line partnership with Moulinsart S.A. for the of fresh air into the watchmaking world. with the trend in consumption and the design, the production and the distribution Imagining colourful and quality watches, social phenomenon of change. of TINTIN® brand watches. both stylish and affordable presented in a The brand pursues its development with packaging with an innovative design that a dual credo: innovation and quality (more matches the watch. than 500 references all 10 ATM, unique designs, remarkable collaborations with BMW Motorsport and Swarovski, as well as with international designers).

JEAN-PIERRE LUTGEN CEO

Place Mc Auliffe 34 6600 Bastogne [email protected] www.ice-watch.com

99 IMAGE MATTERS

Image Matters develops innovative high- (HEVC, JPEG 2000, TICO, …) and easy modular approach, Image Matters’ Origami performance hardware and software tools image transport over internet. Image product range splits the electronics into for extreme imaging applications. Matters provides electronics and software pre-validated subsystems and provides In order to support all audio-visual platforms to help audio-visual equipment an easy-to-use software environment to challenges, Image Matters paves the manufacturers to jump faster and more customize and build complete systems. way toward efficient image compression easily into new video dimensions. Using a

JEAN-FRANÇOIS NIVART CEO & FOUNDER

Rue des Eburons 34 4000 Liege [email protected] image.matters.pro/ 100 IMAGILYS

Imagilys brings the most advanced brain imaging techniques from bench to bedside. Through our neuroimaging software suite, BrainMagix, we help our customers to improve the diagnosis and to optimize the treatment of the most severe neurological diseases.

LAURENT HERMOYE CEO

Av. Louise 523 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.imagilys.com 101 KINEPOLIS GROUP

Kinepolis Group NV was formed in 1997 2017, the Group announced the acquisition event organization, screen advertising as a result of the merger of two family- of the Canadian cinema group ‘Landmark and property management. Approximately run cinema groups and was first listed Cinemas’, which operates 44 Canadian 2,300 employees are committed to on the stock exchange in 1998. Kinepolis cinema complexes. Upon completion of the providing millions of cinema visitors with an offers an innovative cinema concept which acquisition, Kinepolis Group will operate unforgettable movie experience. serves as a pioneering model within the 92 cinemas (42 of which it owns), with a Link to corporate movie industry. Today, Kinepolis Group NV has total of 802 screens and more than 180,000 48 multiplexes spread across Belgium, the seats. For more information: Netherlands, France, Spain, Luxembourg, In addition to its cinema business, Kinepolis www.kinepolis.com/corporate Switzerland and Poland. In September Group is also active in film distribution,

EDDY DUQUENNE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Schelde I - Moutstraat 132-146 9000 Ghent [email protected] https://www.kinepolis.com 102 KING BAUDOUIN FOUNDATION

King Baudouin Foundation Europe and internationally. We seek to set up in 1976 on the occasion of the 25th Working together for a better society maximize our impact by strengthening the anniversary of King Baudouin’s reign. The King Baudouin Foundation’s mission is capacity of organizations and individuals. The Foundation has an office in Brussels, to contribute to a better society. We also stimulate effective philanthropy by New-York and since 2016 in Canada (KBF The Foundation is an actor for change and individuals and corporations. CANADA). innovation, serving the public interest and The King Baudouin Foundation is a public increasing social cohesion in Belgium, benefit foundation. The Foundation was

LUC TAYART DE BORMS MANAGING DIRECTOR

Rue Brederode 21 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.kbs-frb.be 103 KITOZYME

KitoZyme, which is based in Liège, These products are now distributed in more Belgium, is active in the sectors of than 20 countries all around the world and Biochemistry and Health. The company is are all based on patented biopolymers. the global leader in non-animal chitosan production and designs, manufactures and markets medical devices, food supplements and oenological ingredients.

FRANÇOIS BLONDEL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Rue de Milmort 680 4040 Herstal [email protected] www.kitozyme.com 104 KWEB

KWEB is a transmedia consulting company working with both corporate and entertainment oriented clients. The focus is on transmedia storytelling but we also have experience in non-narrative architectures.

DOMENICO LA PORTA CEO

Quai du Roi Albert 94 4020 Liège [email protected] 105 LAPAUW INTERNATIONAL

Lapauw International is the European Lapauw International offers a wide range of With our worldwide presence we can count manufacturer of ecological laundry washer extractors, washing tunnels, dryers, on a strong client portfolio which constantly machinery and provides a total laundry tunnel finishers and is known worldwide inspires the R&D department of Lapauw to solution for all kinds of entities: hotels, for its full range of flatwork ironers (gas- or come up with new eco-friendly innovations. hospitals, automated laundry business, steam heated), complete with feeders and cruise ships, railways, airlines, prisons etc. folders.

PHILIPPE D’HEYGERE PRESIDENT

Oude Ieperseweg 139 8501 Kortrijk (Heule) [email protected] www.lapauw.be 106 LEX.BE

Lex.be is an award-winning legaltech quality legal advice with added value at the RISE Innovative Starters Awards, an pioneer in Belgium and helps legal an affordable price. Hence, the efficiency innovation price awarded by Innoviris, professionals respond to the major of the lawyer becomes indispensable. Lex. the R&D partner of the Brussels region, challenges they face in today’s digital be provides access to publicly available a finalist selected by Trends Legal world. The lex.be team combines years legal information using a fast search engine Awards in the category “legaltech”, and of experience in the field of artificial that allows for full text searches across a finalist for the “prix d’innovation” in the intelligence (especially Natural Language multiple databases. In addition, knowledge category legaltech by the incubator of Processing and data mining) with a management is supported by artificial the French-speaking bar association in thorough understanding of the lawyers’ intelligence as well as easy-to-use tools to Belgium. Lex.be is regularly mentioned in market. facilitate collaboration between colleagues. the Belgian press and is also co-founding The challenges in today’s legal services Innovation lies in the unique combination partner of LegalTech Belgium, a grass market are enormous: knowledge of linking private and public data with roots community of the legaltech sector management is sub-optimal and access the latest knowledge management and in Belgium. The company also maintains to legal data is largely fragmented. collaboration technology. excellent relationships with the legaltech Customers are increasingly looking for Lex.be is proud of being the finalist of community throughout Europe.

ERIC RODRIGUEZ CO-FOUNDER

Rue des Pères Blancs 4 1040 Brussels [email protected] www.lex.be 107 LICQUID

Licquid is a cloud-based Enterprise App necessary time to produce functionalities the role of the developer in the software Store with an integrated development for the business to an absolute minimum. development process. Licquid puts the environment. The platform enables non- Non-technical business users can produce business and the customer in charge of the technical users to produce highly graphical, results 10 times faster than their technical development process! complex business applications without any development counterparts. It is the first technical knowledge. Licquid reduces the solution on the market that really eliminates

FRANK MEYERS CHIEF LICQUIFIER

Van Montfortstraat 29 a 2.3 2140 Borgerhout [email protected] www.licquid.com 108 LIEGE AIRPORT

Liege Airport provides specialized express and e-commerce, perishables Airport is the third passenger airport in services and dedicated infrastructure and pharmaceuticals, outsize cargo and Belgium. TUI fly is its biggest operator and for freighter operators. The flexibility live animals. In 2016, 660k tons of cargo serves many Mediterranean destinations. of the airport (24/7, no curfew, no slot was handled in Liege. Daily freighter Ideally located in Western Europe, Liege limitations) and the location ensure that connections to Asia, the Middle East, Africa Airport has also welcomed over 100,000 cargo arrives at final destination faster. and the Americas, and a European air and Chinese passengers in the past 2 years. We assist our partners in competing with road network have made Liege a global Its modern terminal can handle 1.5 million minimum dwelling time for general cargo crossroads for airfreight. In addition, with passengers per year. and providing specialized services for over 300,000 passengers annually, Liege

LUC PARTOUNE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Building 50 4460 Grâce-Hollogne [email protected] www.liegeairport.com 109 LIFE IS WONDERPOULE (UP! ASBL)

Life is Wonderpoule is an innovative dwellers to nature with this simple idea! This project has been created by our NGO project of social entrepreneurship. Our We propose an all-inclusive package with a which is an incubator of social companies. mission is to promote the raising of chicken coop, the chickens, food and litter, We develop new projects each year to chickens in cities as a solution to the and our book to tell you all you need to tackle social issues in Belgium. treatment of organic waste and to provide know about raising chickens. delicious eggs daily. We reconnect city

MARTIN FRANÇOIS CEO

Rue François Roffiaen 26 1050 Ixelles [email protected] www.lifeiswonderpoule.be 110 LOGISTICS IN WALLONIA

Logistics in Wallonia is the cluster operators, research & training centers and Logistics in Wallonia facilitates the export organization of the Walloon Government for logistics service providers. programs of its members – more than 300 - Transport and Logistics. Logistics in Wallonia actively supports the as well as foreign investments in Wallonia Logistics in Wallonia drives innovation with various multi modal logistics platforms in close collaboration with the Wallonia major players of the transport & logistics located in Wallonia (road-rail-waterways- Export-Investment Agency. industry, universities, infrastructure ports-airports).

BERNARD PIETTE GENERAL MANAGER

Rue de l’Aéroport 52 box 13 4460 Grâce-Hollogne [email protected] www.logisticsinwallonia.be 111 MERCURA INDUSTRIES

Located in Brussels, at the heart of and communities as well as cruise ships, In May 2008, Mercura® Industries Europe, on a 5000 m2 site, our company restaurants and airports. S.A. was sold to Paul Coupez a Belgian has developed and produced high-quality Mercura® Industries S.A. is currently entrepreneur who has extensive experience aluminium trolleys for more than 60 years; established in more than 45 countries in the medical sector as well as in various its broad product range adapts to multiple throughout the world. industrial sectors. uses in hotels, hospitals, retirement homes

PAUL COUPEZ CEO

Rue bois des îles 15 1082 Brussels [email protected] Mercura.com 112 MEYVAERT GLASS ENGINEERING

Meyvaert was established in Belgium order to provide our clients with the latest In summation, Meyvaert’s unceasing in 1826 and has been producing museum innovative exhibition possibilities that pursuit of perfection, its unwavering client display cases since 1946. Serving our revolve around the optimal presentation, support and service-minded approach form worldwide customers for many decades security and conservation of artefacts. the core of our business, in conjunction has meant that our teams can draw upon with our excellent technical know-how and a successful combination of technical Meyvaert’s diverse team of project state-of-the-art craftsmanship. proficiency, creative flair and awareness to managers can rely on many years of create products where structural quality experience in project management. For more info visit our websites: meets aesthetic beauty. Our flexibility, communication skills www.meyvaertmuseum.be and international expertise allow us to www.meyvaertfire.be Subsequently, our multidisciplinary effortlessly liaise and collaborate with our staff continuously develop cutting-edge project partners across the globe. engineering and manufacturing solutions, in

STEVEN DE TOLLENAERE CEO Dok Noord 3 9000 Ghent [email protected] www.meyvaert.be 113 MITHRA PHARMACEUTICALS

Mithra (Euronext: MITRA) is dedicated to and a next generation hormone therapy, Mithra was founded in 1999 as a spin-off providing innovation and choice in women’s Donesta®- are built on Mithra’s unique of the University of Liège by Mr. François health, with a particular focus on fertility, natural estrogen platform, E4 (Estetrol). Fornieri and Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Foidart. contraception and menopause. Mithra’s Mithra also develops, manufactures and Mithra has an approximate headcount of goal is to develop new and improved markets complex therapeutics and offers 140 staff members and is headquartered in products that meet women’s needs for partners a complete spectrum of research, Liège, Belgium. better safety and convenience. Its two development and specialist manufacturing lead development candidates - a fifth at its Mithra CDMO. generation oral contraceptive, Estelle®,

FRANCESCO FORNIERI CEO

Rue Saint-Georges 5/7 4000 Liège [email protected] www.mithra.com 114 NEXUS FACTORY

Founded by Sylvain Goldberg and Serge The two producers complement each other unit with executive producers and de Poucques, Nexus Factory is an perfectly and combine multiple talents. production directors within the company. independent production company which has The company’s strategy is based on Nexus Factory provides hands-on expertise quickly established itself as a key player on strong partnerships built over the years, in and ensures control cost throughout each the Belgian market (active in feature film, Belgium and abroad, with public investment project. animation, TV series and documentaries). funds, the Tax Shelter financial partners, At Nexus Factory, every film is treated The company has earned an undisputed TV channels and distributors. as a special and unique project in which reputation in the film industry, both in One of the strengths of Nexus Factory is we bring creativity, enthusiasm and Belgium and abroad. that it has set up an efficient production professionalism.

SYLVAIN GOLDBERG CO & CO-FOUNDER

Rue Marguerite Bervoets 62 1190 Brussels [email protected] www.nexus-factory.com 115 NORTH SEA PORT

North Sea Port is the company resulting North Sea Port manages the unified cross- billion) and number 10 in terms of tonnage from the merger between Ghent Port border port area stretching from Vlissingen (62.3 million). This area is good for 96,750 Company of Flanders and Zeeland Seaports in the Netherlands to Ghent in Flanders. jobs across some 525 companies and has of the Netherlands (with the ports of North Sea Port manages, operates and almost 1,000 hectares of land available for Vlissingen and Terneuzen). On Friday 8 develops this 60-kilometre long area. As a investors. December 2017, the eight Flemish and unified port, North Sea Port is the European The eight shareholders are all public bodies: Dutch shareholders signed the merger. number 3 in terms of added value (EUR 13 cities, municipalities and provinces.

DAAN SCHALCK CEO

John Kennedylaan 32 9042 Ghent [email protected] www.northseaport.com 116 NOVADIP BIOSCIENCES

Founded in 2013, Novadip Biosciences is derived stem cells, to regenerate hard and used to develop the second family product a regenerative medicine spin-off company soft tissues. The flagship of the company’s in the portfolio, NVD-002, a biological from Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) product family is NVD-001, a revolutionary, bandage for skin tissue applications, and St. Luc University Hospital. Novadip ready-to-use and biological 3D osteogenic designed to avoid formation of painful Biosciences pioneers the growth of structure that can be modelled to fill any scars. 3-dimensional biologics based on adipose- bone defects. The technology has also been

JEAN-FRANÇOIS POLLET CEO

Rue Granbonpré 11 1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert [email protected] www.novadip.com 117 NOVELAS ASBL

Novelas asbl promote artists and the of text (book or school work), improvement French language. Its members, throughout or learning (fle). All our projects are the French-speaking countries, benefit from cultural but also social because people are many different services: books, movies, as important as culture. Art is a tool for theatre, music but also services in relation the well-being of the author but also for to the French language, such as rewriting everyone who benefits.

STEPHAN VAN PUYVELDE PRESIDENT

Rue des Confédérés 89 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.novelasasbl.eu 118 ONTOFORCE

ONTOFORCE was founded in 2011 to everyone to mine vast amounts of data simple to use interface (users start in 5-10 help find the right data for children with faster, smarter and simpler, integrating minutes, no long trainings are needed) learning disorders and disabilities. In 2013, unlimited amounts of internal, external and and (3) saving companies millions as users this technology got directed towards the third-party data bringing simplicity to the find insights fast and easily, including Healthcare and Life sciences industry, growing ‘Big Data’ complexity. information they didn’t even know existed. bringing data from patients and research DISQOVER brings information at everyone’s ONTOFORCE is recognized and rewarded together. Now it enters new markets as fingertips enabling faster and smarter many times for its open data strategy, its finance, cleantech, education, food … The decision-making: (1) saving companies time top-notch technology and its vision in how fast-growing company has a pioneering in data integration with instant results data is changing lives. semantic data integration, AI and analytics (hours instead of months), (2) exceling in online platform, DISQOVER, that allows fast uptake because of the compelling and

HANS CONSTANDT FOUNDING CEO

Ottergemsesteenweg 808 9000 Ghent [email protected] www.ontoforce.com 119 POPPIES INTERNATIONAL

In the city centre of 20th-century Ypres to offer his customers the maximum in and innovative flavours. By selecting the (Belgium), Master Baker Popelier laid the taste, quality and - above all - togetherness. best quality ingredients and guaranteeing foundations for a truly authentic artisan The Poppies International group now freshness, Poppies manufactures excellent bakery tradition. But it really took off when consists of 850 employees, has 11 bakery products with added value for all the the next generation started experimenting production sites and sells to 57 countries stakeholders, including employees and their with traditional cookies on a larger scale. worldwide. Respect for the tradition families. Today, Poppies International still of the artisan bakery craft has always At Poppies, we strive to bring joy and manufactures delicacies with the same remained a staple throughout our history. happiness to people all over the world by spirit Master Baker Popelier did in 1935. His It is combined with the drive to constantly offering them quality desserts and snack philosophy: selecting the finest ingredients surprise the markets with new creations products.

FRANS CASTELEIN CEO

Kasteelstraat 29 8980 Zonnebeke [email protected] www.poppies.com 120 PORT OF BRUSSELS

Brussels is the second largest Belgian two locks between Brussels and Antwerp. of promoting water transport (the most inland port and enjoys an ideal location The Port of Brussels offers 5.5 km of environment-friendly mode of transport), in the centre of Europe. It is a seaport quays along the waterway which crosses the development of employment, and the accessible 24/7, 5 hours’ sailing from the the Brussels Region from north to south. fight against global warming and for better Port of Antwerp via a canal that has only The Port of Brussels has the objective urban distribution.

MOHAMMED JABOUR CHAIRMAN

Place des Armateurs 6 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.port.brussels 121 PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE (M.B.Z.)

Port of Zeebrugge is one of Europe’s convey box cargoes to all major European The sheer multitude of transport links by prime RoRo and container ports and destinations. RoRo, container carrier, feeder ship, inland handles approximately 40 million tons of navigation barge, rail and road makes cargo every year. The short sea network offers over 20 daily the port an ideal spot to set up European links to destinations in the UK, Scandinavia, distribution centers. The port is a global leading port for the Ireland, the Baltic and Southern Europe. handling of new cars, and also handles Zeebrugge is more than a mere maritime container cargoes on the Europe – Middle Other core businesses in Zeebrugge include crossroads: it is foremost an ultramodern East – Far East route. liquefied natural gas, conventional cargoes, logistic platform to serve with excellence In addition, Zeebrugge has developed a agro bulk commodities, cruises and last but the European and intercontinental markets. European network for feeder traffic to not least perishable products.

JOACHIM COENS PRESIDENT-CEO

Isabellalaan 1 8380 Zeebrugge [email protected] www.portofzeebrugge.be 122 PREFAMAC CHOCOLATE MACHINES

PREFAMAC CHOCOLATE MACHINES machines designed to cover sweets with and reaches more than 100 countries produces “sweet” machines, with particular chocolate as well as machinery for flaking, worldwide. emphasis on the world of chocolate and the adding flakes or decoration to enrobed Featuring among Prefamac’s customers are industry of biscuits, cookies, waffles and products. famous chocolate brands like Marcolini, cakes. Since its foundation 30 years ago, we have Neuhaus and Hersheys, and Mondelez Prefamac manufactures cooling tunnels, supplied both industrial installations as (Cadbury/Kraft/Lu) and General Biscuits for chocolate tempering and moulding well as small scale machinery for bakeries cookies and biscuit lines. machines, chocolate, butter and cream and chocolate manufacturers. Up to 98 % melting kettles, pumps and piping, enrobing of Prefamac’s output is destined for export

MYRIAM SCHEPERS MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dellestraat 11/11A 3560 Lummen [email protected] www.prefamac.com 123 PROMETHERA BIOSCIENCES

Promethera Biosciences is a global clinical program, derived from our patented We are a team of international experts innovator in liver cell-based medicines cell technology platform HepaStem, is operating out of R&D and GMP facilities in whose mission is to help patients overcome designed to benefit from its immune- Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, and Durham, acute and chronic liver diseases. Our lead modulatory and anti-fibrotic properties. NC, USA.

JOHN TCHELINGERIAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Watson & Crick Hill, Rue Grandbonpré 11 1435 Mont-Saint-Guibert [email protected] www.promethera.com 124 PROXIMUS

Proximus Group is a telecommunication interconnected fixed and mobile networks everything we do. Our aim is to deliver the & ICT company operating in the Belgian and offer access anywhere and anytime to best customer experience and to simplify international markets, providing services digital services and data, as well as to a the customer journey by offering accessible to residential, enterprise and public broad offering of multimedia content. We and easy-to-use solutions. customers. We are the leading provider of are investing in future-proof networks We contribute to the economic, social and telephony, internet, television and network- and innovative solutions, creating the environmental development of the society based ICT services in Belgium through our foundations for sustainable growth. in which we operate. Proximus and Scarlet brands. Our advanced We put the customer at the heart of

DOMINIQUE LEROY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Koning Albert II laan 27 1030 Brussels [email protected] www.proximus.com 125 QUALITY ASSISTANCE

Quality Assistance S.A. is a The company holds a unique position For each customer and each project, leading European CRO (Contract on the market thanks to having all its we design customized solutions, Research Organization) providing laboratories on one site, 155 highly qualified define analytical protocols, develop the pharmaceutical industry with all professionals and 35 years’ expertise at the and validate specific new analytical the analytical services required forefront of analytical sciences. methods and perform characterization, by EMA and FDA regulations for the We assist our clients from candidate stability, pharmacokinetic, biomarker and development and marketing of innovative selection, through non-clinical and clinical immunogenicity studies as well as batch human medicinal products. studies, to marketing authorization, using release testing, to evaluate the Quality, our state-of-the-art, product-dedicated Safety and Efficacy of the given drugs. expertise in drug analysis.

PHILIPPE DRAUX CEO

Technoparc de Thudinie 2 6536 Donstiennes www.quality-assistance.com 126 ROADFOUR

Roadfour s.a. is an aerospace engineering company. Our main development is the Hydrone, the next generation of scooper and water bomber aircraft specially dedicated to aerial wildfire fighting.

GAËTAN DU FOUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Avenue de la Chasse 111 1040 Brussels [email protected] www.roadfour.com 127 ROAM TECHNOLOGY

Roam Technology designs efficient drink industries, swimming pools, and Roam Technology always goes the extra and sustainable disinfection solutions for domestic use. Hygiene is key in almost mile for a cleaner future. Both for your own for a diverse range of applications. Take every environment. And that’s exactly company as well as for the world around for example the disinfection of surfaces where we would like to make a difference you. and water in the horticultural and with our innovative knowledge, superior veterinary field, the cosmetics, food and quality products and customised service.

JOS ROEBBEN CEO Geleelaan 24 3600 Genk [email protected] www.huwasan.com 128 ROBOVISION

Robovision develops deep learning based We currently focus on 3 verticals: AI solutions. We excel at reducing training Agriculture, Manufacturing and Media/ times of large datasets, and industrializing Security. academic state of the art knowledge, while designing the right deep architecture.

JONATHAN BERTE CEO

Isabella Brantstraat 31 2018 Antwerp [email protected] www.robovision.be 129 SCK.CEN

65 years of experience in nuclear science revenues. It has more than 750 employees waste and protecting the population and and technology who devote themselves every day to the environment against ionising radiation. The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre developing peaceful applications of SCK•CEN is recognised worldwide and (SCK•CEN) is one of Belgium’s largest nuclear energy. The Centre develops shares its knowledge through numerous research centres. As a public charitable lasting technologies with a great deal training courses in order to keep up this foundation, SCK•CEN receives a grant of added value for society. The research exceptional pool of talent. from the federal government covering activities of SCK•CEN relate to three main 40% of its running costs and investments; themes: the safety of nuclear facilities, More info: www.sckcen.be the remaining 60% come from its own sustainable management of radioactive

DERRICK GOSSELIN PRESIDENT

Avenue Herrmann-Debrouxlaan 40 1160 Brussels [email protected] www.sckcen.be 130 SITRA INVEST

Sitra group is a national and international Romania and Russia. satisfaction with a perfect service. Sitra transport company with extensive Sitra specializes in the food market. We is 100% family-owned. We thus proudly specialization in the transportation of food transport products in powder, liquid or combine our West-Flemish flexibility with products. packaged form. We can organize both the the advantages of a large company. Sitra We transport and unload goods to and inflow and outflow. If certain goods are to has enough capacity to accommodate from all over Europe. In addition to our be stocked for a short or longer period, we your production during peak moments. main office in Ypres, we have offices in can also be of service to you. Our driven and motivated employees are the Netherlands, Germany, France, Italy, We maintain a strict quality policy at Sitra committed to be of the best possible England, Poland, , Moldova, and we strive for an optimal customer service to you.

DAVID SAELENS CEO

Pilkemseweg 113 8900 Ieper [email protected] www.sitra-group.com 131 SMET CHOCOLATERIE

Smet Chocolaterie is a family- but also consumer products and transfer customers. We have facilities in Belgium, owned Belgian company with a very sheets. For over 50 years, Smet has been The Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Canada, comprehensive range. We are expert known as a decoration supplier and problem UAE and Indonesia. This allows us to be in high-quality chocolate products and solver for the industry. We strive to supply customer-oriented, reliable and ensure fast sweets, we manufacture semi-finished the best finished products that meet the deliveries. products such as inclusions and toppings highest quality requirements to satisfy our

JOHAN SMET CEO Onderzeel 1 2920 Kalmthout [email protected] www.smet.be 132 SOLUTION

Solution is a creative technical solution or together. We combine all types of Our marquee clients are Bayer, Philip provider. We have four divisions: Concept material with graphics, audio-visual Morris, Delvaux, Hermes, Katoennatie, & Design, Translation of Design into equipment and custom control systems. Rubenshuis, MoMU, Landesmusee Zurich, feasible technical solutions, Production and We mainly construct trade show exhibits, Dries van Noten, BMW etc. Logistics. museum exhibits, pop up shops, prototypes All divisions can be called upon separately and enhance office interiors.

FRANK VAN GOETHEM CEO

Kernenergiestraat 53 2610 Wilrijk [email protected] www.solutiongroup.eu 133 SONACA

A leading tier-1 player in aerospace, It employs 2,500 people and has production Sonaca recently, in July 2017, took over Sonaca is a global Belgian company facilities in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China an American company, LMI, active in active in the development, manufacture and Romania. the same field of activities but working and assembly of integrated structures essentially for American companies; after for civil, military and space applications. this operation the Sonaca Group will nearly Sonaca Group is also the world leader in double its size and become an important the slats systems and supplies engineering supplier of all the big manufacturers active services, wing panels, composite on the world market. structures, forming parts and machined parts.

PIERRE SONVEAUX CHAIRMAN

Route Nationale 5 6041 Charleroi www.sonaca.com 134 STIBBE

Stibbe is a Benelux law firm with main Stibbe consists of more than 390 lawyers. In addition to our own international offices in , Brussels, and Stibbe’s Brussels office comprises close presence, we work closely with other top- Luxembourg and branch offices in Dubai, to 150 lawyers, of whom 30 are partners. tier firms for cross-border matters outside London, Hong Kong and New York. Stibbe As a full-service firm, our lawyers work our home jurisdictions. These relations are offers full legal service, both advisory work in multidisciplinary teams with the aim of non-exclusive and enable us to assemble and litigation, in all areas of law, such as delivering pragmatic advice. We build close a tailor-made, integrated team of lawyers administrative law, banking & finance, business relationships with our clients with the best expertise and contacts for corporate / M&A, employment & pensions, that range from local and multinational each specific matter. This guarantees energy, EU, competition & regulated corporations to state organisations efficient coordination on cross-border markets, insolvency & restructuring, and public authorities. We realise that transactions, whatever their complexity and intellectual property, litigation & understanding their commercial objectives, nature. arbitration, planning & environment, real their position in the market and their sector estate & construction, tax, and TMT. or industry, allows us to render suitable and effective advice.

JAN PEETERS MANAGING PARTNER & LAWYER

Central Plaza – Loksumstraat 25 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.stibbe.com 135 SYNGULON

Syngulon is developing original genetic genetic engineering (also called Synthetic yeast or algae for controlled growth of technologies to improve the efficiency of Biology) of microbial genomes to achieve microorganisms. microorganisms involved in bioproduction. high production yield. This issued patent is part of a new During recent years, the development of On May 10, 2016 the USPTO issued a US worldwide patent portfolio developed by microbial bio-based products has emerged. Patent 9,333,227 to Syngulon for the use Syngulon and available for licensing in all These new applications require deep of bacteriocin/immunity in any bacteria, fields of use on a non-exclusive basis.

GUY HÉLIN CEO

Rue des Chasseurs Ardennais 3 4031 Liège [email protected] https://syngulon.com/ 136 THE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE GROUP

The Belgian Chocolate Group NV was “The Belgian” brand reflects the traditional founded in 1956. It is a well-established chocolate-making expertise from Belgium manufacturer and exporter of premium and has built up a strong reputation chocolate products. The products are 100 % amongst chocolate lovers throughout the made and packed in our 3 modern Belgian world. production sites.

MARC PAUWELS MANAGING DIRECTOR Geelseweg 72 2250 Olen [email protected] www.thebelgian.com 137 THEJURISTS EUROPE theJurists Europe is a contemporary legal boutique office and has been a pioneer in digital law for eight years. theJurists believes in digital transformation and artificial intelligence, and works hard on projects that aim at making the law accessible to all. theJurists stands for open, transparent and innovative law.

MATTHIAS DOBBELAERE-WELVAERT MANAGING PARTNER & CEO Heernislaan 19 9000 Ghent [email protected] www.thejurists.eu 138 TRIAS

Trias is a development organisation which Working in collaboration with the Trias entrepreneurs with access to professional supports entrepreneurial people in 14 head office in Brussels, the 10 overseas training, affordable credit and profitable countries across Latin America, Africa and offices manage our programmes which are markets. We teach them to speak with one Asia. We work to improve sustainably the focused on supporting a total of 140 local voice. living conditions of over 3 million small- partner organisations. These programmes scale farmers and entrepreneurs. mainly involve the strengthening of farmers Trias generates the conditions and entrepreneurial groups. Working with entrepreneurial people need to stand on member-based organisations ensures that their own feet, in their own region. We turn structural, socio-economic changes are their dreams into opportunities. achieved. Trias provides disadvantaged

LODE DELBARE GENERAL DIRECTOR

Wetstraat 23 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.trias.ngo 139 TROTEC

Trotec has developed a unique technology The European Commission works hard Trotec is the market leader due to its that allows the transformation of former on programs to prevent food waste. The constant innovation. Over the years, it foodstuffs into a raw material for the activity of Trotec gives a clear answer to developed a unique process with the main compound feed industry. This technology this challenge. Trotec gives new life to focus on food safety and sustainability. prevents food waste and keeps ingredients food waste by making a new ingredient for in the food chain. animal feed.

SIGRID PAUWELYN CEO

Albert I laan 21 8630 Veurne [email protected] www.trotec.be 140 UCB

UCB, Brussels, Belgium (www.ucb.com) the central nervous system. With more than is a global biopharmaceutical company 7 500 people in approximately 40 countries, focused on the discovery and development the company generated revenue of € 4.2 of innovative medicines and solutions to billion in 2016. UCB is listed on Euronext transform the lives of people living with Brussels (symbol: UCB). severe diseases of the immune system or of

DIDIER MALHERBE CEO BELGIUM

Allée de la Recherche 60 1070 Brussels [email protected] www.ucb.com 141 UNION WALLONNE DES ENTREPRISES

The mission of this private organisation The Walloon Business Federation is It is solely funded by contributions from is “to promote and support business, the the official representative of industrial, its 6,000-member businesses of all sizes motor driving the Region’s economic and commercial and service-sector businesses from all sectors, and employs a permanent social well-being”. of all sizes established in Wallonia. All multidisciplinary staff based in Wavre. types of businesses are represented, from the small family concern to the large multinational.

OLIVIER DE WASSEIGE CEO Chemin du Stocquoy 3 1300 Wavre [email protected] www.uwe.be 142 UNIZO

UNIZO, the organization for independent The main activities of UNIZO are: defending UNIZO is also responsible for stimulating entrepreneurs and SMEs is a non-profit and the interests of the entrepreneurs, international trade of Flemish SMEs and interprofessional employers’ organization providing information and advice and cooperation in European and international and social partner. stimulating networking. They are aimed projects. UNIZO is a member of UEAPME, at five specific categories: start-ups, the European SME organization. With 118 cooperating professional sectorial young companies, growing companies, organizations and over 110,000 members, international active companies and UNIZO is the largest organization for business transfer. entrepreneurs in Flanders & Brussels.

KARL VERLINDEN PRESIDENT

Willebroekkaai 37 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.unizo.be 143 VELVET FILMS / AMENIC FILMS

Velvet Films was created in 2011 under Becker. In 2016 the company was bought Velvet Films focusses on the development the name ED Productions by Earl Esterházy up by Sebastian Schelenz, producer, and and the production of international feature von Galantha. The company produced, as Christophe Jouret, managing director, and films and perceives itself as a hub of Belgian delegate producer, the films “The Velvet Films was born. In May 2017 André exchange between talents and cultures. Girl with Nine Wigs” by Marc Rothemund Sommerlatte joined the team as producer and “Me & Kaminski” by Wolfgang and associate partner.

ANDRÉ SOMMERLATTE PRODUCER

Feldstraße 6a 4701 Eupen [email protected] www.velvetfilms.be 144 VERIMPEX MATTING

Technological innovation, craftsmanship Verimpex boasts an international network With over 35 years of experience, Verimpex and great aesthetic added value. Verimpex of sales outlets which covers Europe, but has always strived to achieve technological offers customised floor mats, adapted to stretches as far as the USA, Canada and excellence in both its products and its any preference and functional needs of the Middle East. With its broad range of floor production process, resulting in swift designated area. Each individual mat is the mats, Verimpex can handle any challenge lead times for even the most demanding result of intensive precision labour and a from coarse to very fine dirt and from home projects! highly optimized production process. entrances to high-traffic areas such as hospitals and shopping centres.

BRUNO D’HONT CEO

Monnikenwerve 72 8000 Bruges [email protected] www.verimpex.eu 145 VLAAMS AUDIOVISUEEL FONDS - VAF

The Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF) 2) The VAF/Media Fund focuses on the In addition, VAF has a promotional is the cultural public funding body of co-financing of high-quality television series department, known as Flanders Image, Belgium’s Flemish Community. It includes developed in co-production with a Flemish along with a wide range of accompanying three specialized funds: TV broadcaster. This includes fiction, activities and support measures in the 1) The VAF/Film Fund co-finances the animation, documentary and cross-media area of talent development, research, production of individual films in various developments of TV series. film culture and sustainability - the latter genres: fiction, animation, documentary and 3) The VAF/Game Fund co-finances the known as ‘e-Mission’. “Screen Flanders” experimental film. Feature films, medium- development of video games by games is furthermore an economic fund operated length and short films are all eligible. companies in Flanders and Brussels. by VAF

ERWIN PROVOOST CEO

Huis van de Vlaamse Film, Bischoffsheimlaan 38 1000 Brussels [email protected] VAF.be 146 VOKA

Voka is the biggest Flemish network a network Voka unites more than 18,000 fields, Voka members form a representative of enterprises and was established in businesses representing 65% of the private sample of the economy of the Flemish 2004 as an alliance of the eight Flemish employment and 70% of the added value region. Chambers of Commerce and Industry. As in Flanders. With 18,000 members in all

HANS MAERTENS CEO

Koningsstraat 154-158 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.voka.be 147 WAGRALIM

Founded in 2006, Wagralim is the The shared objectives consist of creating Competitive Cluster for the Agro-Food value, boosting performances and industry in Wallonia. Located at the heart positioning on international markets, while of Europe, the Cluster aims to support relying on innovation. industries, universities and research Major areas covered by the Cluster are: or training centers in their partnership Nutrition and Health, Industrial Efficiency projects. and Sustainable Agro-Food Networks.

FRANÇOIS HEROUFOSSE GENERAL MANAGER

Rue Auguste Piccard 20 6041 Gosselies [email protected] www.wagralim.be 148 WALLIMAGE

Wallimage Ltd and its subsidiaries Their aim: to help structure the fledgling also finance TransMedia, VR and AR. Wallimage Coproductions Ltd and audiovisual industry in the Walloon Region. With Wallimage Entreprises we also Wallimage Entreprises Ltd, were set up Their Strategy: to act as co-producers for support the set up and development of in Mons (Wallonia) in February 2001. full-length feature films or series that use audiovisual service companies, with capital Together, they act as the Walloon regional Walloon talent and technicians, during investments or conditional loans. body for the audiovisual industry. either production or post production. We Their tools: Wallimage Coproductions has support either live fiction, animation or a yearly budget of €5.5 million to invest in documentaries. Through an incentive co-productions. Wallimage Enterprises has program called Creative Wallonia, we can capital of 16 M€.

PHILIPPE REYNAERT CEO

Rue du Onze Novembre 6 7000 Mons [email protected] www.wallimage.be 149 WBC INCUBATOR

WBC finances and guides healthcare applications. These emerging companies independent directors, as well as to a companies through their phases of creation can be either academic spin-offs, large network of experts, investors and and industrial maturation over a period of entrepreneurial start-ups or corporate incubation - acceleration partners. In ten six years in the French-speaking region of spin-outs (including those from foreign years, WBC has contributed to the creation Wallonia. Products and services developed companies). Financial support provided and expansion of fifty companies with the by these companies are mostly innovative by WBC to companies is primarily in the dual objective of building a new industry therapeutics, diagnostics or devices form of a reimbursable or convertible loan in Wallonia and to move as many products (biotech and medtech). WBC support is (around 300 k€ per company). WBC also and services from Wallonia to the world also available for e-health solutions as well gives access to a pool of pre-qualified healthcare market. as for selected nutrition and environment managers, business developers and

SERGE PAMPFER CEO

Avenue de l’Hopital 11 B34 4000 Liège [email protected] www.wbc-incubator.be 150 WEWATT

WeWatt was launched in a bid to address to charge their mobile communication concept. WeWatt products can be found today’s largely sedentary lifestyle and a devices, maintaining their connection to around the globe. The concept is simple: growing concern about climate change, the outside world. That’s why we decided pedaling at an easy speed on the integrated renewable energy and a social impact- to design furniture you can sit on and pedal bikes generates ‘green’ energy for charging driven business model. Around the globe, while you work or socialize, and generate smart phones, tablets and laptops. “Doing people are increasingly aware that sitting your own reward in the form of healthy your bit and generating your own electricity still for hours at a time is unhealthy: energy. Airports, train stations, universities, is both fun and healthy. Because our “Sitting is the new smoking”. Equally hotels, conference centers, shopping products are in public spaces, they also topical is the fact that travelers, visitors centers and companies are among the many generate plenty of social contacts” says and passers-by in public places are eager clients that have embraced this innovative Patricia Ceysens.

PATRICIA CEYSENS FOUNDER-MANAGER

Geldenaaksevest 80 3000 Leuven [email protected] www.wewatt.com 151 ZINGAMETALL

Zingametall is the manufacturer of As the ZINGA® oxidizes, a layer of zinc almost unlimited pot & shelf life, it will not ZINGA, a one component zinc rich coating salts slowly builds up on the ZINGA® peel off or crack and it can be indefinitely or “Film Galvanizing System” containing surface, closing the film and enhancing recharged / reloaded. 96% atomized zinc (powder) in its dry film. the barrier effect of the coating. Next to Furthermore, a dry layer of ZINGA does This high content of zinc allows a galvanic this, a supplementary barrier protection not contain any toxic elements, allowing couple to be formed between the steel is provided by the binder in ZINGA®. The contact with potable water. substrate and ZINGA, which ensures an binder reduces the depletion of the zinc, ZINGA is used as a stand-alone system active galvanic anticorrosion protection of providing long-lasting protection. (two layers of ZINGA) for excellent the steel. But, in contrast to hot dip galvanization and corrosion protection on normal or cast iron, The zinc in ZINGA® (anode) sacrifices metallization, ZINGA can be easily applied - steel, on (old) hot-dipped structures, rebars, itself, protecting the steel beneath in a like a traditional paint - using a brush, roller for a wide variety of projects (bridges, comparable way to hot-dip galvanizing. or paint pistol on a clean steel surface. pylons, wind turbines, barriers, pipelines, While ZINGA looks like a paint, it has etc.) or as a duplex system with a colored some distinct characteristics: it has an topcoat.

BRUNO SAVERYS CEO

Rozenstraat 4 9810 Eke [email protected] www.zinga.eu 152 153

ACADEMIC DELEGATION ACADEMY FOR RESEARCH AND HIGH EDUCATION (ARES)

The Academy for Research and Higher global coordination for the higher education regarding lifelong learning, student success Education (Académie de Recherche et sector in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation, promotion or development cooperation. d’Enseignement supérieur – ARES) is the it organizes the dialogue between the federation of the French-speaking higher institutions and promotes collaborations In the field of international relations, education institutions (HEIs) of Belgium. nationally and internationally. It particularly ARES aims at fostering further As a public interest body, it is responsible ensures the consistency of the provision of internationalization of HEIs. It specifically for supporting these institutions regarding training and its labour market relevance; it supports them in developing and their teaching, research and community supports HEIs in their advocacy efforts implementing their internationalization service missions. and international relations and makes strategies, projects and actions. It recommendations about scientific or artistic contributes to the attractiveness, visibility It brings together 6 universities, research policy. ARES provides information and promotion of HEIs abroad. Finally, ARES 19 university colleges, 16 colleges of arts about higher education in the Wallonia- provides systematic expertise related to and 86 adult higher education colleges. Brussels Federation. It also coordinates internationalization to its members. As a unique platform, ARES carries out the the commitments made by the institutions

JULIEN NICAISE ADMINISTRATOR

Rue Royale 180 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.ares-ac.be 156 ARTEVELDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT

Artevelde University College strategic partners work together in a The university college aims for excellence Ghent, member of the stimulating environment and develop their and sustainability and honours its Association, offers a wide variety of talents into competences in a forward- social commitment and emphasises the study programmes in the fields of teacher looking and internationally oriented importance of intercultural dialogue. It training, economic and graphic education, university college. Artevelde University focuses on enhancing the international healthcare and social work. It is a centre College educates professionals who dimension in education, mobility, research of expertise for education, research and push their boundaries through creativity, and innovation in order to ensure the best development where students, staff and innovative thinking and entrepreneurship. quality within the organisation.

TOMAS LEGRAND CEO/RECTOR

Hoogpoort 15 9000 Ghent [email protected] www.arteveldeuniversitycollege.be/ 157 FLEMISH INTERUNIVERSITY COUNCIL (VLIR)

VLIR represents the Flemish universities VLIR is the forum where the universities education institutes in Flanders and the and was established in 1976. VLIR serves debate, learn from each other, join forces South, looking for innovative responses as a platform to facilitate interuniversity and formulate shared solutions. to global and local challenges. VLIR-UOS cooperation and interaction with the funds around 170 projects and 1,300 in all matters The Interuniversity Development scholarships. concerning higher education policy. Topics Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) is part of VLIR such as education and research policy, and receives funding from the Belgian university management and administration Development Cooperation (DGD). VLIR-UOS are addressed. supports partnerships between higher

ROSETTE S’JEGERS SECRETARY GENERAL

Ravensteingalerij 27 bus 6 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.vlir.be 158 FUND FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH F.R.S.-FNRS

Key player in Belgian basic research, the The F.R.S.-FNRS supports researchers Projects are bottom-up and research- Fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.- in basic research in all scientific fields driven. Selection is based on scientific FNRS) has supported and promoted free through 3 instruments categories: individual excellence. The ex-ante evaluation is a scientific research in the Wallonia Brussels researcher mandate, research projects transparent two-step procedure based Federation for almost 90 years. Building on (including equipment, personnel and on international standards among which expertise and partnerships, the F.R.S.- operating costs) and exchange networks international scientific commissions. FNRS fosters innovation and knowledge (researchers’ short-term mobility, congress, Flagship in Belgium, the F.R.S.-FNRS is a development by evaluating, selecting and scientific meetings, symposium, contact driving force behind the competitiveness of funding researchers and research projects groups, publications, doctoral schools,…). Belgian research in Europe and worldwide. within university laboratories.

VÉRONIQUE HALLOIN SECRETARY GENERAL

Rue d’Egmont 5 1000 Brussels www.fnrs.be 159 GHENT UNIVERSITY

Ghent University consists of 117 The motto of the university is “Dare to the years, becoming world-renowned departments across 11 faculties and offers think”. The university’s appeal is growing in disciplines such as biotechnology, high-quality research-based educational every year, with about 44,000 students aquaculture and micro-electronics. Ghent programmes in virtually every scientific in 2017, of which 12% are international University is a Dutch-speaking university discipline. Ghent University distinguishes (students, PhD students, exchange but English is widely spoken by both itself as a socially committed and pluralistic students). students and staff. Moreover, international university with a broad international Numerous research groups, centres students can choose a wide variety of perspective. and institutes have been founded over English courses and programmes.

RIK VAN DE WALLE RECTOR Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25 9000 Ghent [email protected] www.ugent.be 160 HASSELT UNIVERSITY

Hasselt University (Dutch: Universiteit technologies for the region. The university biomedical, environmental, statistical, Hasselt, UHasselt) is a university with has six faculties (Law, Sciences, Business material, transportation research and media campuses in Hasselt and Diepenbeek, Economics, Medicine & Life Sciences, technology research). Hasselt University Belgium. True to its baseline ‘Knowledge Architecture & Arts and Engineering is home to about 6,000 students and in action’, Hasselt University provides Technology), one School (Transportation almost 1,400 academic, administrative and for a qualified workforce, locally adapted Sciences) and six research institutes (which technical staff members. research, appropriate services and cover a wide range of research areas:

LUC DE SCHEPPER RECTOR

Martelarenlaan 42 3500 Hasselt [email protected] www.uhasselt.be 161 HAUTE ÉCOLE DE NAMUR-LIÈGE-LUXEMBOURG (HENALLUX)

The University College HENALLUX The University College HENALLUX offers Political and Social Sciences, Legal numbers around 6,700 students working on Bachelor, specialization and Master studies Sciences, Economics and Management ten campuses, in the provinces of Namur, in higher education, in the fields of Public Sciences, Sciences and Engineer and Liège and Luxembourg. Health Sciences, Psychological Sciences of Technology Sciences. Education, Information and Communication,

MARYLÈNE PIERRET PRINCIPAL

Siège central - Rue Saint Donat 130 5002 Namur [email protected] www.henallux.be 162 HAUTE ÉCOLE EN HAINAUT (HEH)

The Haute École en Hainaut (HEH) is a public institution of higher education (university college) organized by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles and proposing curricula of Bachelors’ and Masters’ degrees in the economic, social, teacher training and technical engineering fields.

DENIS DUFRANE CHAIRMAN CEO

Rue Pierre-Joseph Duménil 4 7000 Mons [email protected] www.heh.be 163 HAUTE ÉCOLE FRANCISCO FERRER

Presentation of the Haute École There were 3,217 students at Francisco Francisco Ferrer University College is Francisco Ferrer (Francisco Ferrer Ferrer University College during the 2016- particularly committed to convey its University College): 2017 academic year. democratic values such as commitment In Belgium, a University College is a non- Francisco Ferrer University College offers and equal chances, to lead the students university higher education institution. curricula of two types, to success through a number of support Francisco Ferrer University College, based • the “shorter curriculum”, with its 3-or-4- services and interactive pedagogy, and in Brussels, in the very heart of the capital year vocational Bachelors, in study fields to promote their integration into the of the European Union, is affiliated with as diverse as Design and Applied Arts, professional world. the City of Brussels educational system. Business, Healthcare, Teacher Training, Its sites are open to the city, therefore Human Resources and Technical Studies; enabling the student population to benefit • the “longer curriculum”, with its 3-or-4- from the assets offered by a cosmopolitan year Bachelors leading to 1-or-2-year capital, yet still with a human dimension. Masters in Business, more particularly in management and public administration.

DOMINIQUE DAEMS HEAD OF FRANCISCO FERRER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (ALL DEPARTMENTS)

Rue de la Fontaine 4 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.he-ferrer.eu 164 HAUTE ÉCOLE LÉONARD DE VINCI

The Haute École Léonard de Vinci School, Ecole Normale Catholique du tailored training programme that aims (HE Vinci) is a University College based Brabant Wallon, Institut libre Marie Haps, at excellence through applied research in Brussels and Louvain-la-Neuve. With Institut Paul Lambin, Parnasse-ISEI. projects, continuous education and service more than 8,000 students, it is one of the One of HE Vinci’s priorities is to train the to society, with the collective support and largest institutions in French-speaking students to become professionals. HE Vinci expertise of the teaching teams. Belgium. It grants 25 bachelor’s degrees, provides programmes that integrate the 8 master’s degrees and 9 specialization professional component of the curricula, Through its active policy of fostering degrees covering five fields of training: and offers students placements in firms, international partnerships, HE Vinci paramedical, pedagogical, social, economic hospitals, schools, industry and NGOs. enhances learning opportunities by and technological. It is composed of five The pedagogical vision of the institution integrating cross-border mobility for institutes: ECAM – Brussels Engineering focuses on the learning process with a students and teachers in all programmes.

DAMIEN HUVELLE DIRECTOR-PRESIDENT

Place de l’Alma 2 1200 Brussels [email protected] www.vinci.be 165 HOGESCHOOL PXL

PXL University College in its current Apart from education, PXL also performs The name PXL stands for Professionals & form was established in 2013 as a sui applied research driven by the needs of the Excellence, and represents the institute’s generis institute, and has a history going region and is intended to create innovation mission. PXL professionalises people back to 1837. for companies, non-profit organizations and organisations and contributes to and governments. At the same time PXL welfare and well-being. By intertwining Situated in Hasselt, Diepenbeek and Genk is dedicated to providing consultancy and education, research, provision of services (Flemish Region, province of Limburg), programs for continuing education for and the practice of the arts, PXL allows its PXL offers bachelor and master programs professionals. students, contributors and organisations to for over 8,200 students, and employs develop into excellent professionals. over 1,000 members of staff. PXL offers As a main asset, PXL University College has professional bachelor programs in Business, its own Congress Centre, hosting events Education, Healthcare, IT, Media & Tourism, and lifelong learning programs for over Music, Social Work and Technology, and 100,000 annual visitors. bachelor and master programs in Arts.

BEN LAMBRECHTS PRESIDENT

Elfde-Liniestraat 24 3500 Hasselt [email protected] www.pxl.be 166 HOWEST

A University of Applied Sciences, we generate practice-based, state of the art West-Flanders. We offer our students like to describe ourselves as atypical, curricula in close collaboration with the an interesting portfolio of 23 bachelor creative, innovative and entrepreneurial. labour field. In a multidisciplinary setting, programmes, ranging from management Anticipating the future and exploring the we integrate education, research and studies, health care and nursing, energy talents and motivation of each student, we community service in each curriculum, thus management and product development coach our students to become competent, creating an added value for its students, to teaching, journalism and tourism. We highly employable, team-oriented young staff and society as a whole. are very proud that Howest is the largest professionals. We aim to set the mark for Howest University of Applied Sciences University of Applied Sciences in West- socially relevant, practice-based education has 6,000 students and 600 staff. We Flanders, as far as programmes in computer and valorisation-oriented research and are a partner of the University of Ghent technology, cybercrime, new media community service for the broad regional Association, which is the second largest in and digital arts and entertainment are and international labour market. Flanders with nearly 70,000 students. concerned. Anticipating new trends and needs, we We have campuses in Bruges and Kortrijk, design new profiles. In order to do so, we two historical towns in the province of

LODE DE GEYTER RECTOR

Marksesteenweg 58 8500 Kortrijk [email protected] www.howest.be 167 ICHEC BRUSSELS MANAGEMENT SCHOOL

ICHEC BRUSSELS MANAGEMENT educates them to become responsible as embark on a lifelong learning process. SCHOOL is a university college. It offers well as open-minded managers. In order The ICHEC spirit is founded on the values of day and evening management programmes, to accomplish this mission, ICHEC adopts respect, solidarity and integrity. both as initial training and continuous a rigorous approach to its academic ICHEC has more than 2,300 students, more education. programmes informed by research with than 12,000 alumni and a faculty of 200 an emphasis on business practice. Our academically qualified or professionally ICHEC, revealer of talents, enables its graduates gain the knowledge, skills and qualified members. students to develop their talents and competences which are necessary to

BRIGITTE CHANOINE RECTOR

Boulevard Brand Whitlock 2 1150 Brussels [email protected] www.ichec.be/ 168 KU LEUVEN

Situated in the heart of Western Europe, KU Leuven offers its students an academic its research partners at home and abroad. KU Leuven has been a centre of learning education based on high-level research, KU Leuven encourages personal initiative for nearly six centuries. Today, it is with the aim of preparing students to and critical reflection in a culture of Belgium’s largest university and one of the assume their social responsibilities. exchange of ideas, cooperation, solidarity oldest and most renowned universities in KU Leuven is a research-intensive, and academic freedom. It pursues a Europe. As a leading European research internationally oriented university proactive diversity policy for its students university, KU Leuven offers a wide variety that carries out both fundamental and and staff. KU Leuven aims to actively of international master’s programmes, applied research. It is strongly inter- and participate in public and cultural debate and all supported by high-quality, innovative multidisciplinary in focus and strives in the advancement of a knowledge-based research. for international excellence (QS World society. The university also offers degree University Ranking: 71 - Times Higher programmes at campuses in 11 Belgian Education World Ranking: 40). To this end cities, including Brussels, Ghent and KU Leuven works together actively with Antwerp.

LUC SELS RECTOR

Oude Markt 13 box 5500 3000 Leuven www.kuleuven.be 169 LIEU (LIAISON ENTREPRISES UNIVERSITÉS)

LIEU is the network of Knowledge Transfer involved in the network, which is active researchers of the academic community Offices of the universities and high in two main areas, having a common and being the contact point for poles of education schools of the Wallonia-Brussels approach with industry sectors, and competitiveness and clusters. On the other Federation. LIEU aims at being a one stop developing common tools for managing hand, the task is to detect, to protect, to shop system for the relationships between projects and involving the academic mature and to find appropriate funding for industry and academia. community in the innovation process. Thus, transferring results and innovations into the KTOs are responsible for the Open 5 thematic working groups (Biohealth, market. LIEU is an active member of ASTP- Innovation activities in academic Materials, Agrifood, Energy/environment, Proton and the NAAC on the European institutions, this means collaborative NanoTIC, Humanities) are in charge of level. Lieu has also active cooperation with research, IP management, licensing and consolidating in a common catalogue the the KT community in Québec Province. spin-offing. About 100 professionals are competences and resources of the 10,000

MICHEL MORANT PRESIDENT OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

c/o Interface Entreprises-Université de Liège - Avenue Pré-Aily 4 4031 Liège [email protected] www.reseaulieu.be 170 RESEARCH FOUNDATION – FLANDERS (FWO)

The FWO supports fundamental and university competition. The evaluation is international mobility by giving researchers strategic scientific research, stimulates carried out by national and international the opportunity to gain experience or work international cooperation and promotes experts. The selection follows the as members of international research equal opportunity. The FWO funds excellent bottom-up principle and is conducted on an groups or by attracting researchers from and promising researchers, as well as inter-university basis. The FWO stimulates abroad. The sole criterion is the outstanding research projects, following an inter- international cooperation and encourages quality of researcher and research proposal.

HANS WILLEMS SECRETARY GENERAL

Egmontstraat 5 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.fwo.be 171 THOMAS MORE

Thomas More is the largest university Thomas More provides trend-setting high Occupational Therapy | Orthopedics | of applied sciences in Flanders, offering quality education as well as innovative Speech Language & Audiology over 30 Dutch-taught and 5 English-taught applied research. 5. Sports & Movement | Nursing & bachelor degree programs. Thomas More offers also exchange Midwifery | Nutrition and Dietetics 16,000 students attend a course in one programmes in English, for students from 6. Chemistry | Laboratory Technology | of our 7 campuses located in the heart partner universities. Agro & Bio of Flanders. Our campuses are close to 7. Interior & Design | Construction | Energy several major cities such as Brussels and 9 FIELDS OF EXPERTISE 8. Mechanical Design & Production | Antwerp. Through this central location we 1. Business & Tourism Electromechanics | maintain a continuous connection with an 2. Media & Entertainment | Automotive Technology ever-changing globalized world. By working Communication | Journalism 9. Electronics | Multimedia | ICT closely with both employers in their 3. Education respective fields and our own students, 4. Social Work | Psychology |

MACHTELD VERBRUGGEN RECTOR

Thomas More Mechelen-Antwerpen -Zandpoortvest 60 2800 Mechelen [email protected] www.thomasmore.be 172 UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Founded in 1425, Université catholique French-speaking university in Europe to (62 spin-offs and more than 250 companies de Louvain (UCL) is one of Europe’s offer open online courses or MOOCs (in in the university’s 3 science parks). oldest universities, with more than 30,000 French and English) on the online platform In the 2017 Times Higher Education students and 6 campuses: Louvain-la- “edX” which offers online courses to Rankings, UCL is ranked 129th, making Neuve, Brussels and four other sites; it is millions of students. it Belgium’s leading French-speaking the largest French-speaking university in With 21 Francqui Prizes (“the Belgian university. UCL educates almost every Belgium. Nobel”), 30 ERC Grants and numerous other French-speaking Belgian, and attracts UCL trains students in all disciplines, from international awards, teaching at UCL is 5,700 international students from around bachelor to doctorate level and on to adult based on solid research and innovation, with the globe every year. A quarter of the continuing education. UCL is also the first numerous practical applications for society teaching staff comes from abroad.

VINCENT BLONDEL RECTOR

Place de l’Université 1 1348 Louvain-La-Neuve [email protected] www.uclouvain.be 173 UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE

Created in 1817 as a State University by ULiège plays an important role as a creator Veterinary Medicine / Psychology, Speech William I, King of the Netherlands, the of activities with high value added and and Language Therapy and Education Université de Liège (ULiège) is now in providing dynamism to technological / HEC Liège School of Management / one of the largest and most international centres uniting business companies and Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech / Social Sciences / universities in Belgium, welcoming public operators (Biotechnologies, Life Architecture. more than 23,000 students, of whom a and Medical Sciences, Space Sciences quarter are of international origin (134 and Industry, Environment). It is the Campus in 3 cities in Wallonia: Liège – nationalities), plus 3,000 teachers and francophone university which creates Gembloux – Arlon researchers. It numbers 10,000 staff the largest number of spin-off companies members (including the university hospital). springing from its laboratories, 100 which Visit us on www.uliege.be ULiège has links with 1,000 institutions represent 1,600 high level new jobs. #ULiège worldwide. It guarantees the quality of 11 Faculties: Philosophy and Letters / the follow-up support given to exchange Law, Political Science and Criminology / students, PhD and Postdoc researchers. Sciences / Medicine / Applied Sciences /

ALBERT CORHAY RECTOR

Place du 20-Août 7 4000 Liège www.uliege.be 174 UNIVERSITÉ DE NAMUR

Founded in 1831 by the Society of Jesus, Situated at the heart of Europe, the from linguistics to computer science, the Université de Namur (UNamur) Université de Namur comprises 6 Faculties, from human rights to veterinary science, carries on the values of the humanistic offering some forty academic programs and so on, with the constant objective to tradition through teaching and research: and welcomes about 6,500 students. Those contribute to knowledge development and universality, quality, ethical commitment programs are embedded in strong research to nurture excellence in higher education. and solidarity. Its priority is to educate capabilities. UNamur carries out research students and researchers as responsible covering the main fields of knowledge, and active members of society. ranging from ethics to nanotechnologies,

NAJI HABRA RECTOR

Rue de Bruxelles 61 5000 Namur [email protected] www.unamur.be 175 UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES

Major university of Brussels’city, with Sao Paulo or Beihang, and has built a teaching and research, it also includes a more than 28,000 students, in the heart special consortium (The G3) with Geneva large scope university hospital (Erasme of Europe, the Université libre de and Montreal. Research driven University, hospital) and a scientific park (Biopark) Bruxelles (ULB) is the most multicultural ULB four scientific Nobel Prizes (out of the dedicated to technological innovation. university in French-speaking Belgium, six awarded to Belgians in total), among Since its foundation in 1834, based on the with one third of students and half of its them the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013, one principle of free enquiry that postulates 1,900 PhD students coming from abroad. Fields Medal, three Wolf Prizes are further independent reasoning and the rejection ULB’s outward-looking position with regard evidence of the university’s longstanding of all dogma, ULB has retained its original to Europe and the world has resulted in tradition of excellence. Since 2013, ULB ideals as a free institution internationally 13 Erasmus Mundus Programmes and awarded 29 ERC grants, one of the most oriented that is firmly engaged in the 345 active partnership with some of the competitive European funding. ULB has defense of democratic and human values. world’s top universities such as Oxford, 12 faculties, schools and institutes that Cambridge, Berkeley, UPMC-Paris, Waseda, cover all the disciplines, closely combining

YVON ENGLERT RECTOR

Roosevelt Avenue 50 - CP130 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.ulb.ac.be/international 176 UNIVERSITÉ SAINT-LOUIS – BRUXELLES

Dating back to 1858, the Université Saint- Letters and Humanities (Degrees in and Sociology and Anthropology), European Louis – Bruxelles is a human and social Philosophy, History, Romance languages Studies (Degrees in European Studies) sciences university located in the centre of and literature, Germanic languages and as well as Translation and Interpreting Brussels, offering education to some 4,000 literature), Law (Degree in Law), Economics, (Degrees in 10 different languages). students in four faculties. Well-known for Social, Political and Communication Overall, the university offers 11 Bachelor its bilingual and trilingual (French-English- Sciences (Degrees in Business Engineering, programmes, 7 Master and Advanced Dutch) programmes at undergraduate level, Economics and Management, Political Master programmes and 8 Doctoral the university specialises in Philosophy, Sciences, Information and Communication, programmes.

PIERRE JADOUL RECTOR

Boulevard du Jardin botanique 43 1000 Brussels [email protected] www.usaintlouis.be 177 UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP

The University of Antwerp is a young, Drug Discovery and Development; and scientific research is seen as a dynamic, internationally renowned Materials Characterisation; Ecology and key condition for achieving quality and research university, with more than 20,000 Sustainable Development; Urban History relevance in today’s globalised society. students and 5,500 staff members in 9 and Contemporary Urban Policy; Social International networking and collaboration faculties and various specialized institutes. Economic Policy and Organisation. The is therefore a strategic priority. A strong It has a particularly strong expertise University of Antwerp is ranked 10th relationship with partner institutions in in the following key areas of research: in the QS worldwide ranking of young Canada is of particular importance for the Harbour, Transport and Logistics; Imaging; research universities, ‘Top 50 under University of Antwerp. Neurosciences; Infectious Diseases; 50’. Internationalisation of education

HERMAN VAN GOETHEM RECTOR

Prinsstraat 13 2000 Antwerp [email protected] www.uantwerp.be 178 VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL

Ranked as one of Europe’s top universities, in their career. More than 20% of our university in the cosmopolitan city of VUB attracts award-winning researchers student population is international, making Brussels, we want to be perceived as an and offers more than 40 English-taught our campus and class rooms a vibrant and open, independent university platform, programs, supported by outstanding truly global environment. VUB incorporates embedded in international networks. VUB, research. In VUB’s eight faculties, students the principle of Free Inquiry in its daily together with the hospital, is the largest can choose to study and explore beyond operation, education, research, community Dutch-speaking employer in the Brussels their own discipline. 15,000 students, engagement and outreach policy. For VUB, Region. representing more than 120 nationalities, humanism is not just a theoretical thought, study at VUB with a view to the next step but a life practice. As a comprehensive

CAROLINE PAUWELS RECTOR

Pleinlaan 2 1050 Brussels [email protected] www.vub.ac.be 179

REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES QUEBEC

BENOIT RUTTEN DELEGATE GENERAL

Délégation Wallonie-Bruxelles au Québec 43 De Buade office 520, Quebec (QC) G1R 4A2 +1 418 692 4148 [email protected] www.wallonie-bruxelles.ca/

182 MONTREAL

MIEKE PYNNAERT HEAD OF THE ECONOMIC MISSION OF FLANDERS

Flanders Investment & Trade p/a Consulate General of Belgium 999 Boulevard de Maisonneuve West - Suite 1600 Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3L4 +1 514 289 9955 [email protected] www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com

183 MONTREAL

MICHEL BRICTEUX TRADE COMMISSIONER FOR THE WALLOON REGION

Wallonia Export-Investment Agency 1250 René-Lévesque West - #4115 Montreal (Quebec) H3B 4W8 +1 514 939 4049 [email protected] www.wallonie-bruxelles.ca

184 MONTREAL

GILLES BRÉDAS TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMISSIONER FOR THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION

Bruxelles Invest & Export Consulate General of Belgium 1010 Sherbrooke Street West, #2404 Montreal (Quebec) H3A 2R7 +1 514 286 1581 [email protected] [email protected] www.brussels-in-canada.com

185 TORONTO

FRANK MURARI TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMISSIONER FOR THE WALLOON REGION & FOR THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION

Wallonia Export-Investment Agency p/a Consulate General of Belgium 2 Bloor Street West - Suite 2508 Toronto, ON M4W 3E2 1 416 515 7777 [email protected] www.wallonie-bruxelles.ca/en www.awex.be

186 VANCOUVER

BART SCHOBBEN TRADE AND INVESTMENT COMMISSIONER FOR THE BRUSSELS-CAPITAL REGION, FOR THE FLEMISH REGION & FOR THE WALLOON REGION

Brussels Invest & Export 221 West Esplanade - Suite 412 North Vancouver, BC, V7M3J3 +1 778 997 3758 +1 604 770 3505 [email protected] www.brussels-in-canada.com

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CULTURAL ACTORS Organisations and Personalities that will contribute to Cultural Events taking place in the framework of the State Visit

For more than 80 years, the Belgian The orchestra has performed with National Orchestra has been presenting world-famous artists such as Janine BELGIAN NATIONAL an inspiring repertoire of symphonic Jansen, Roberto Alagna, Anna Netrebko, ORCHESTRA music from past and present. The Hélène Grimaud, Vadim Repin and Gidon Orchestra strives to enrich its program Kremer. At the same time, a strong through its artistic, educational and bond is developing between the Belgian social projects. National Orchestra and young, promising The Belgian National Orchestra was musicians, through the collaboration founded in 1936. Ever since, the with the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel Orchestra has grown and has deepened and the Queen Elisabeth Competition. its bonds to its public in Belgium and The Belgian National Orchestra has a abroad. It attracts a large audience to number of award-winning CDs to its concert halls all over the world, but name and has toured in Japan, Spain, principally to the prestigious Henry Le Switzerland and - just recently and to Bœuf Hall at the Centre for Fine Arts in great critical acclaim - in Germany and Brussels where the orchestra proposes Central Europe. its own series of concerts.

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As the oldest and biggest art house and exchanges between the disciplines THE CENTRE FOR of Belgium, the Centre for Fine Arts and cultures are becoming increasingly is intended to be the model for the important and BOZAR is becoming an FINE ARTS, BRUSSELS European cultural centre of the 21st agora dedicated to cultural and social BOZAR century. developments. The overarching BOZAR cultural project With multidisciplinary and cross- of the Centre for Fine Arts combines sectorial programmes, BOZAR provides the work of a dynamic concert and a manifold experience and guidance, exhibition venue with the underpinning helping to spread the knowledge of art of multidisciplinary operations. The and culture in interaction with the wider programme revolves around the quality world. of the artistic offer that opens doors The richly filled programme of BOZAR to a diverse audience. Starting from can be found at: www.bozar.be. this central artistic mission, the links

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Throughout history and under various creation and inviting such leading artists regimes, Brussels has built up an identity as Sir Antonio Pappano, Anne Teresa De LA MONNAIE / of its own from the merging of peoples Keersmaeker and Philippe Boesmans. DE MUNT and cultures that rightly reinforces the The current director Peter de Caluwe city in its role as the capital of Europe. arrived in 2007. Whilst remaining Likewise, its main theatre, inaugurated faithful to the importance given bold in 1700 and therefore one of the theatrical approaches during the two continent’s oldest cultural institutions, previous decades, he nonetheless opened its doors to the various European introduced new aesthetics and hired a cultural movements that interwove with new generation of directors and singers. and succeeded each other. This policy has elicited many accolades Being the keystone of Belgian cultural in the international press who keep life and, since the sixties, the heart La Monnaie within the top league of of the international dance scene, La opera houses. Opernwelt, most notably, Monnaie again gained international pronounced La Monnaie ‘Best opera acclaim in the world of opera under house of the year’ in 2011. its director Gerard Mortier (1981- Today, more than ever convinced that 1991). This great increase in appeal a profound experience of opera, dance, was transformed into numerous concerts and recitals broadens the coproductions and tours that only general awareness of human society confirmed the prestige of the Brussels and the human condition, La Monnaie opera. Bernard Foccroulle (1992-2007) is continuing to realise its role as an followed the artistic policies of his inclusive and open place of creation, predecessor, enlarging the repertoire to serving all generations and communities. include Baroque music and contemporary

195 MARIE-NICOLE LEMIEUX CONTRALTO After winning the Concours Reine soon allowed her to take on the French Elisabeth singing contest in Brussels in repertoire of the XIXth century (Les 2000, Quebec contralto Marie-Nicole Troyens, Pelléas et Mélisande, Samson Lemieux built an international career et Dalila, Carmen…), Rossini (Guillaume and now sings on the world’s most Tell, Tancredi, L’Italiana in Algeri…) prestigious stages: La Scala, Royal and also Verdi (Mrs. Quickly in Falstaff, Opera House Covent Garden, Opéra Azucena in Trovatore, Ulrica of Ballo in National de Paris, Théâtre des Champs Maschera…). Elysées, La Monnaie, Staatsoper Berlin, München and Wien, Zürich Opernhaus, She is acclaimed as a peerless recital Theater an der Wien, Teatro Real in artist with an exceptional vocal palette Madrid, Liceu in Barcelona, Salzburg having a special talent for French and Festival, Glyndebourne Festival, Russian songs, as well as German lieder. Canadian Opera Company in Toronto and Montreal Opera. Her rich and varied discography has often been rewarded, and in 2017, Her powerful voice, her superb sense Marie-Nicole Lemieux started a of line and a flawless virtuosity collaboration with Warner Classics. combined with her sense of nuance and drama allows her to triumph in various repertoires. The beginning of her career is marked by baroque music (Orphée by Gluck, Giulio Cesare, Ariodante, Orlando Furioso, Salomon, Theodora…). The evolution of her voice

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Symphonique with the Ghent University that was shown during the 2017 Festival Orquestra. In 2013, he sang in front of d’Avignon. Furthermore he performed or FILIP JORDENS an audience of 13,000 people in the performs with Het Paleis, de Koninklijke CHANSONNIER Marollen area of Brussels during the Vlaamse Schouwburg, Luxemburg, Bal National and in 2017, he opened the Het Toneelhuis, Speeltheater Holland, cultural season with an open air concert Compagnie Marius, Theater Stap and Theater director, singer and actor Filip Jordens (1975) graduated from the together with the Antwerp Symphony many others. Studio Herman Teirlinck in 2000 with Orchestra for 4,500 people. Jordens can be seen in the feature film a master in variety entertainment. He Lijmen/het Been by Robbe De Hert and performed his self composed theater In “Goddam! A Tribute to Dr. Nina in De Laatste Zomer by Joost Wynant, monologue “La Mort de Muriël” at the Simone” (2004), Jordens sings, together as well as in a series of short films and festival Theater Aan Zee in Oostende. In with other vocalists, including Gregory tv shows. He also works as an acting 2002, he plays in Marius-La Trilogie by Frateur and Tutu Puoane, songs by jazz teacher for the Royal Conservatory in De Onderneming. legend Nina Simone. In 2009, he plays Antwerp. with the Nederlands Philharmonisch With his production Hommage à Brel, Kamerorkest in Le Carnaval des Animaux 2018 has a number of exceptional Jordens toured in Belgium, France, / Babar. The same year he collaborates projects in store for Filip Jordens. He the Netherlands, Germany as well as with Björn Schmeltzer from Grain de La will be involved in the multimedia Hong Kong, Dubai and Uganda. In 2004, Voix to create Muntagna Nera. documentary symphonic concert Jordens performed his Brel program in Je m’appelle Jacques Brel in Vorst the prestigious Berlin theater Bar Jeder Filip Jordens belongs to the artistic core Nationaal in Brussels. Furthermore, Vernunft. of the company Bad Van Marie. he will interpret the titel role of Don In 2015, he interpreted Léon Degrelle Quichotte in a production of L’Homme In 2011, he collaborated with composer / in Le sec et l’humide by Guy Cassiers de La Mancha in the Koninlijke Vlaamse arranger Michel Bisceglia to create Brel for Toneelhuis in Antwerp, a production Schouwburg and La Monnaie.

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ARTISTS & COLLABORATORS

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Contralto Filip Jordens, Chansonnier Harold Noben, Composer Gwen Cresens, Composer & Accordionist Maarten Lingier, Pianist Tamako Azuma, Violin Marie-Daniëlle Turner, Violin Katelijne Onsia, Viola Sébastien Walnier, Cello Simon Van Rompay, Video Jacques Peeters, Artistic Production