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BRIEFING 31 May BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO the REPUBLIC OF KOREA 10 ˃17 June Marc Bogaerts, Director General, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency
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PROGRAMME OF THE BRIEFING
17:20 WELCOME Mr Yvan De Cock, Advisor to the Chairman of the Executive Board of BNP PARIBAS FORTIS 17:25 INTRODUCTION AND PROGRAMME OUTLINE Mr Marc Bogaerts, Director General of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency Mrs Chantal De Bleu, General Manager of the Wallonia Export-Investment Agency Mrs Bénédicte Wilders, Chief Executive Director of Brussels Invest & Export Mrs Michèle Surinx, Area Manager East Asia of Flanders Investment & Trade Mrs Régine Vandriessche, Director Asia Pacific of FPS Foreign Affairs
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PROGRAMME OF THE BRIEFING
18:15 THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AT A GLANCE “Introduction” by HE Hyoung-Zhin KIM, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Kingdom of Belgium “Korea-Belgium economic Cooperation beyond the Korea-EU FTA” by Mr Insang HWANG, Economic Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Brussels “Doing business in Korea: What investors need to know” by Mrs Jiyoung CHOI, Commercial Attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Brussels 18:50 NETWORKING COCKTAIL
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Organization
The economic mission is co-organized by : Belgian Foreign Trade Agency Flanders Investment & Trade Brussels Invest & Export Wallonia Export-Investment Agency Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Official delegation
The mission will be presided over by HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Representative of His Majesty the King
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Official delegation
HE DIDIER REYNDERS HE JEAN-CLAUDE MARCOURT HE PHILIPPE MUYTERS HE PIETER DE CREM HE CÉCILE JODOGNE
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258 PARTICIPANTS IN TOTAL
171 participants from the private sector (representing 109 companies) 43 participants from the public sector (representing 19 public institutions) 17 representatives of Federations and Chambers of Commerce (representing 13 institutions) 15 journalists (representing 8 media agencies) 10 representatives of higher education institutions (representing 5 academic institutions) Support staff PARTICIPANTS IN TOTAL
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Key activities
SEOUL Food & Gastronomy, including a showcooking event, a Korean BBQ with Belgian pork meat and a Taste Award Activities related to ICT & digital industries and life sciences Seminars on ‘Innovation ‘ , on ‘Research Valorization and Economic Development’ and on ‘Atoms for Sustainability’ Doing business in Korea for SME’s: BE & KR cies sharing experience Business to Government & Attracting Korean Investments in Belgium
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Key activities
SEOUL Promotion of tourism Fashion Culture with a concert performed by the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Visits
Visit of the Solvay Ewha Research and Innovation Center, including a visit of the well known women university Visit of the Hyundai Research and Development Center Namyang Visit of the Ghent University Global Campus Visit of the Lotte World Tower and Barco-Lotte Superplex G Theatre Visit of Pangyo Techno Valley
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Key activities
BUSAN Investment Power lunch Cooperation between the Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge with the Busan Port Authority
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA Website and App
Website and App (Android & iOS) dedicated to each mission Background information on the various activities The latest programme CV of the VIP’s, company profiles and participants contact details A few handy tools: weather, time difference Various documents related to the mission: country studies, the participant’s brochure, practical information, … News alerts with useful information Pictures Press releases
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We wish you a successful mission!
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