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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION UKRAINE 21 – 24 November 2010 The entire version of this brochure is also available on the website of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency: www.abh-ace.be BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION UKRAINE 21 – 24 November 2010 Organised by the regional institutions for Foreign Trade (Brussels Export – Invest in Brussels, Flanders Investment & Trade – FIT, the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency – AWEX), FPS Foreign Affairs and the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency. 1 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSIONS Calendar 2010 - 2012 INDIA March 20 - 27 BRAZIL May 15 - 22 KAZAKHSTAN October 11 - 15 UKRAINE November 21 - 24 2010 RUSSIA April 3 - 8 UNITED STATES June 26 - 30 CHINA October 2011 PERU & CHILE November VIETNAM & THAlLAND March JORDAN & LEBANON / KUWAIT/ SYRIA May / June TURKEY October JAPAN OR LIBYA November 2012 (The dates are subject to change) 3 HRH PRINCE PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM HRH Prince Philippe was born on 15 April 1960 in Brussels, & Hong-Kong and Bahrain & Qatar (2007), USA (Seattle) & Canada Belgium, as first child of HM King Albert II and HM Queen Paola. He is (Vancouver), Egypt, Argentina & Uruguay and Indonesia & Singapore first in the line of succession to the throne of Belgium and, as such, (2008), Mexico & Panama, the Republic of Korea, the Kingdom of he bears the title of Duke of Brabant. Saudi Arabia and Morocco (2009) and just recently India, Brazil and Kazakhstan (2010). On the 4th of December 1999, the Prince married Miss Mathilde d’Udekem d’Acoz. On 3 May 2003, Prince Philippe was appointed Honorary Chairman of the Board of the Foreign Trade Agency, replacing the BFTB. On the 25th of October 2001 Princess Mathilde gave birth to a daughter, Princess Elisabeth. Her brother Prince Gabriel was born On June 21, 1994 he became a member of the Senate. on the 20th of August 2003. On the 4th of October 2005, Princess In addition to his various official duties, Prince Philippe concentrates Mathilde gave birth to Prince Emmanuel. Princess Eléonore, the on gaining more in-depth knowledge of his country, its role and its fourth child, was born on 16 April 2008. image in the world and in international relations. At the end of secondary school, which he attended both in French The Prince is keenly interested in the situation of young people and and in Dutch, the Prince continued his education at the Royal Military their integration in the society of tomorrow. He therefore visits schools Academy from which he graduated in 1981. He then subsequently and universities, but also follows closely various social issues such as qualified as fighter pilot (1982) and as a paratrooper- and commando unemployment and the struggle against poverty and exclusion. officer before assuming command over a paratrooper platoon. The Prince's military career further led him to his current rank of In May 1997, Prince Philippe was appointed Honorary Chairman of Lieutenant General and Vice Admiral in the Armed Forces (as from the Belgian Federal Council for Sustainable Development, created March 2010). after the Conference of Rio. Prince Philippe completed his academic training at Trinity College, In 1998 the Prince Philippe Fund was created, with the aim of University of Oxford (UK) and at the Graduate School of Stanford fostering exchanges between citizens or organisations from all three University (USA) where he took a “Master of Arts Degree” in political Communities of our country. science in 1985. In 2003, Prince Philippe became Honorary Chairman of BIO (Belgian The Prince holds an Honorary Doctorate of the Katholieke Universiteit Investment Company for Developing Countries). Leuven (conferred in 2002). Since 2004, Prince Philippe is also Honorary Chairman of the As a result of the increasing number of commitments, the “Household European Chapter of the Club of Rome and of the International Polar of Prince Philippe” was created in 1992. Foundation. On August 6, 1993, by Government decision, Prince Philippe was In May 2004, Prince Philippe obtained his licence as a civilian appointed Honorary Chairman of the Belgian Foreign Trade Board helicopter pilot. (BFTB). He succeeded to his father, who had been Honorary Chairman of the BFTB since 1962. He spends his rare leisure moments at home with his family and also likes to read, especially on subjects related to the problems In this capacity, Prince Philippe has headed more than forty important and challenges confronting men and women in today's society. He economic missions, of which the most recent are South Africa, the practises sports regularly and is keen to maintain a healthy physical federation of Russia, Canada and Bulgaria & Romania (2006), China condition. 5 HE STEVEN VANACKERE Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Institutional Reform ACADEMIC CAREER • Latin-Mathematics Saint-Albertus College of Carmelite Fathers, Haasrode • Bachelor in Political Sciences Catholic University of Leuven, 1985 • Master in Law Catholic University of Leuven, 1987 • Master in Economics Catholic University of Leuven, 1988 PROFESSIONAL CAREER • 1987-1988 • 2000-2005 Attaché at KREDIETBANK n.v./s.a. Deputy Director General of MIVB/STIB (urban public transport company of Brussels), Belgium • 1988 -1989 Advisor to the Board of BAC-COB and Advisor at CEPESS • 2004-2007 (Centre of Economical, Political and Social Studies of the Belgian Member of the Flemish Regional Parliament Christian Democratic Party) • since 2006 • 1990 -1991 Alderman in the Brussels City Council (Economics, Trade, Port, Advisor to Herman Van Rompuy, President of the Flemish Chris- Flemish Affairs) tian Democratic Party CVP • 2007-2008 • 1991-1993 Minister of Welfare, Public Health and Family Affairs in the Flemish Deputy Head of Cabinet of Jos Chabert, Minister of the Budget, Regional Government Finance, Civil Service and External Relations of the Brussels Capi- tal Region Government • 2008 -2009 Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium and Belgian Minister of the Civil • 1993-2000 Service, Public Enterprise and Institutional Reform. Managing Director of the Port of Brussels, Belgium • 1995-1999 Head of Cabinet of Jos Chabert, Minister of Economic Affairs, Budget, Finance and External Relations of the Brussels Capital Region Government 8 SUMMARY Private & Public Organisations, Chambers 11 of Commerce and Federations Financial Institutions 23 Ports 29 Industrial & Service Companies 33 Public Sector 121 9 Private & Public Organisations, Chambers of Commerce and Federations 11 AGORIA AGORIA is Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade as- A substantial number of companies with world-leading know-how sociation representing more than 1,600 members active in the tech- and experience in a particular market are joining forces in AGORIA's nology industry in Belgium, more specifically in following markets: international business development clubs such as the Agoria Carbon Aerospace - Automotive - Construction products - Contracting & Energy Club, the Belgian Sports Technology Club, the Agoria Infra- Maintenance - Electrical engineering - Industrial automation - In- structure Club, the Agoria Renewable Energy Club, the Agoria Bank- formation and Communication Technologies (ICT) - Mechatronical ing Club etc. engineering - Metals & Materials - Metal processing - Mounting & Cranes - Plastics - Security & Defence. AGORIA’s member companies supply goods and provide services for many international projects abroad: equipment for large-scale infrastructure works, oil, gas and petrochemical plants, international sports events, environmental infrastructure, construction, renewable energy, ICT solutions for the financial sector, equipment & services for the medical and paramedical sectors, textile machinery etc. Diamant Building Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80 1030 Brussels T: +32 2 706 78 13 F: +32 2 706 79 43 [email protected] www.agoria.be Sylvie KEDZIERSKI Manager Greater Europe & Latin America 12 BELGIAN-UKRAINIAN BUSINESS CLUB The Belgian-Ukrainian Business Club (BUBC) is a non-lucrative Furthermore, the BUBC can also act as a partner for Belgian com- association that aims to promote the development, support and con- panies already active in Ukraine. Besides supporting and promoting solidation of all commercial, economic, financial, human and/or tech- business interests, the necessary attention will also be given to cultur- nological relations between Belgium and Ukraine. In view of this goal, al, humanitarian, scientific and sporting events. This is done through the association acts as an important link in setting up, developing, sup- the redaction of a monthly newsletter addressed to its members. porting and consolidating the necessary commercial and economic Business opportunities between the two countries will also consti- relations between both private and public companies as well as be- tute as one of the main items of this newsletter. tween cultural associations and/or other non-profit institutions. It should be noted that the BUBC has been set up with the necessary The BUBC is the “blue print” for the future and first official Cham- endorsement and support of the Ukrainian diplomatic representation ber of Commerce, promoting both countries’ values and expertise. in Belgium. Sint-Jansstraat 35 1000 Brussels T: +32 473 85 09 00 F: +32 13 35 02 15 [email protected] www.ubcc.eu Olga BUKAVYN Werner WILLEMOONS Adnan VANDENBROUCKE Chairwoman Secretary Treasurer 13 CIVA The CIVA (the International Centre for Urbanism, Architecture and The CIVA carries out its various tasks by means of exhibitions and Landscape)