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Participants Brochure South Africa SOUTH AFRICA BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 22 - 27 October 2013 PARTICIPANTS BROCHURE PUBLICATION DATE: 14th August 2013 This publication contains information on all participants who have registered before its publication date. The profiles of all participants and companies, including the ones who have registered at a later date, are however published on the websites of the Belgian ForeignTrade Agency www.abh-ace.be and www.belgianeconomicmission.be Belgian Economic Mission to South Africa 22 - 27 October 2013 Organized by the regional institutions for Foreign Trade (Brussels Invest & Export, Flanders Investment & Trade – FIT, the Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency – AWEX), FPS Foreign Affairs and the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency. HRH PRINCESS ASTRID OF BELGIUM BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 5 HRH Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium was resentative” of the Roll Back Malaria partner- Since 22 November 1996, HRH Princess Astrid born in Brussels on 5 June 1962. She is the sec- ship to fight malaria. has been a member of the Belgian Senate as ond child of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and senator by right. She also joined the Belgian the sister of King Philippe. HRH Princess Astrid is also particularly con- Armed Forces on 22 May 1997. The Princess cerned by the plight of victims of violence. She is a Colonel in the Medical Unit. At King Philippe’s request, HRH Princess Astrid is therefore fully engaged in the efforts to ban will preside over the economic missions to An- antipersonnel mines. HRH Princess Astrid performs her public du- gola and South Africa in October 2013 and to ties as expected within the context of the Royal India in November 2013. It is widely recognised HRH Princess Astrid is also a member of the Family with particular interest for the problems that missions such as these have a positive International Paralympics Committee Honorary of our contemporary society. impact on the development of economic and Board. She is also the Honorary President of trade relations between Belgium and its regions the non-profit association Damien Action. HRH Princess Astrid studied art history at Lei- and many overseas partners. They also enable den in the Netherlands. She completed her edu- bridges to be built between Belgian and foreign HRH Princess Astrid is known to be highly con- cation in Geneva, at the Institute of European companies as well as between Belgian compa- cerned about persons who - through a variety of Studies and in Michigan in the United States. nies themselves. circumstances - become marginalised citizens. She visits and encourages in many ways those On 22 September 1984, HRH Princess As Honorary Chairwoman of the Queen Elisa- Organisations which offer assistance to those Astrid married in Brussels Lorenz, Arch-Duke beth Medical Foundation (QEMF), the Europe- who are in need of help. d’Autriche-Este, who became Prince of Bel- an Organisation on Research and Treatment of gium in 1995. The Prince was born in Bou- Cancer (EORTC) Charitable Trust and the Sci- On June 20th 2013, the Secretariat of the Anti- logne-Billancourt on 16 December 1955. ence and Medical Funds of the King Baudouin Personnel Mine Ban Convention/Ottawa Con- Foundation, HRH Princess Astrid supports clini- vention announced that HRH Princess Astrid - The princely couple has five children, all born cal and fundamental research. as Special Envoy of the Convention - has joined in Belgium: Amedeo (21 February 1986), Maria a task force which will undertake diplomatic ef- Laura (26 August 1988), Joachim (9 December The Princess is also active in the fight against forts to obtain the signature of the Convention 1991), Luisa Maria (11 October 1995) and Laeti- epidemics and pandemics: i.e. as “Special Rep- by States not yet party to it. tia Maria (23 April 2003). HE DIDIER REYNDERS 6 SOUTH AFRICA Deputy Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Foreign Trade and European Affairs BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 7 Born in Liège on August 6th, 1958 ACADEMICAL FUNCTIONS Chairman of the Mouvement Réformateur Married, 4 children (2004 - 2011) Lecturer at the Hautes Ecoles commerciales of Liège GOVERNMENT POSITIONS Staff member of the Public Law PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Minister of Finance (1999 - 2011) Department at the University of Liège Lawyer (1981 - 1985) Chairman of the Eurogroup (January - Guest lecturer at the Université Director General of the Local Authorities December 2001) catholique de Louvain (Louvain business school (UCL)) Department of the Ministry of the Walloon President of the Ecofin (July - December Region (1985 - 1988) 2001 / July 2010 - December 2010) Chairman of the National Railway Minister in charge of the Belgian POLITICAL ACTIVITIES Company of Belgium (1986-1991) Buildings Agency (2003 - 2011) Chief of staff of the Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Society of Deputy Prime Minister since 18 July Minister of Justice and Institutional Airways (1991-1993) 2004 Reforms, Mr Jean Gol (1987 - 1988) Minister of Institutional Reforms (2004 - Member of the Liège Town Council since 2011) October 1988 Minister in charge of the National Lottery, Leader of the MR Group of the Liège the Federal Holding and Investment Town Council since 1995 Company (FHIC) and the insurance Deputy Chairman of the MR (1992 - 2004) companies (2007 - 2011) Member of Parliament since 1992 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs since 6 December Chairman of the PRL-FDF Group (1995 - 2011 1999) HE RUDY DEMOTTE 8 SOUTH AFRICA Minister-President of the Walloon Government and of the Government of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 9 Born in Renaix on June 3rd, 1963 Founding partner (with Paul Ficheroulle) Minister for Economy and Scientific of “Socialism and Liberties” Research (July 1999 to April 2000) EDUCATION President of the communal socialist union Minister for Budget, Culture and Sport in Flobecq (1988-1997) and co-president of the French speaking community (April Master’s degree in Political Sciences and of “Présence et Action Culturelle de la 2000 – July 2003) International Relations, ULB (Free University Région des Collines” of Brussels) Minister for Culture, Budget, Public Political secretary of the Socialist Youth Service, Youth and Sport of the French Federation for Western Hainault (1992- speaking community (1st January 2001 – PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1995) July 2003) Secretary of the Public Social Assistance Secretary in charge of the cultural affairs Minister for Social Affairs and National Centre of Lessines (on political leave of the Socialist Youth Federation for Health of the Federal Government (July since July 1995) Western Hainault 2003 – July 2007) Law teacher (as supplementary President of the Socialist Party Minister-President of the Walloon employment) in the Social Advancement Federation for the triple Ath-Tournai- Government (since July 2007) education system Mouscron (1993-1999) Minister-President of the Government of National secretary in charge of the inner President of the Socialist Party Youth the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (since policy of the Socialist Youth (1985-1986) Commission since April 1995 March 2008) National president of the Socialist Youth Federal representative for the Tournai- (1986-1992) Ath-Mouscron district (May 1995 – June 1999) Member of the Committee of the Socialist Party since 1988 Effective member of the Commissions for the Economy, for Scientific politicy, for Member of Philippe Busquin’s cabinet, Agriculture, for Finance and Budget and Minister for Social Affairs (1988-1990) for the constitution Revision HE INGRID LIETEN 10 SOUTH AFRICA Vice-Minister-President and Minister of Innovation, Public Investment, Media and Poverty Reduction, Government of Flanders (Belgium) Born in Hasselt on April 20th, 1964 Degree in Public Management and Married, two sons Administration, VUB, Faculty of Economics, Social and Political Sciences, 22/09/2000, STUDIES magna cum laude Secondary education CERTIFICATES Mathematics-Sciences-Latin, Koninklijk Different training programmes, including: Lyceum Hasselt, 27/06/1982, First Prize for French, History, Dutch, the School Quality in the public sector (KUL Public Newspaper and the Humanist Union Management Institute) Higher education Contract management in the public sector (KUL Public Management Institute) Licentiate in Law, VUB, 04/07/1987, cum laude Situational management and delegation (Coopers and Lybrand Management Special Licentiate in Corporate Law - Consultants) option Fiscal Law, VUB - Faculty of Law, 11/01/1990 CAREER Master’s Degree in Industrial Location and Development, VUB - Faculty of Economics, 01/12/1987 - 31/10/1988 Social and Political Sciences, 25/09/1992 Professor’s assistant in commercial law and financial economic law, VUB Certificate of Personnel Management in Public Administration, KUL - Completion 01/10/1988 - 14/08/1990 Centre for Government Policy and Trainee at the Bar Council of Hasselt Administration, 01/02/1995 BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION 11 18/08/1990 - 30/04/1991 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION International Association of Public Lawyer’s assistant at the Bar Council of Transport (UITP): Hasselt Representative of the Law students in • member of the Executive Board the Faculty Council from 1983 to 1986 01/05/1991 - 30/04/1993 Committee (policy board) since Executive at the GOM-LER Limburg Opening speaker at the opening of the legal 16/10/2003 (Regional Development Company- year in 1989 at the Bar Council of Hasselt, • member of the Corporate Management Limburg Economic Council), Industrial entitled “The
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