31st May –1stJune 2017
BLCCA Academy- Where local and bilateral Chambers meet
PROGRAMME
30th May
Arrival at hotel:
Leonardo Hotels Belgium - Wavre
Rue de la Wastinne 45- 1301 Wavre
T +32 (0)10 43 47 57
Each BLCCA books the hotel individually.
Booking code in your reservation email: BLCCA Academy 2017
31st May – Company visits
09.00:Transfer by private bus to IBA
IBA Group
Chemin du Cyclotron, 3
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
IBA is the worldwide leader in protontherapy. This 30 year-old spin-off from the University of Louvain (UCL) develops, manufactures, and supports medical devices and software solutions for cancer treatments.
09.30:Welcome and visit of IBA by Anne Peters, Executive Vice President, EMEA/LATAM/RUSSIA-CIS
11.45:Transfer by private bus to LLN Science Park in Louvain-la-Neuve
12.00: Welcome walking lunch buffet at Aula Magna “Louvain House”:
Boulevard André Oleffe, follow«Quai 10».
To enter the parking: dial the number marked on the barrier and it opens.
13.30:Presentation ofLLN Science ParkLouvain Innovation Network by Philippe Barras, Director
Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park was created by the University of Louvain (#1 French-speaking University of Belgium) in 1971. Home to >275 innovation and R&D companies, it supports regional economic growth and therefore participates in the university’s mission to “serve society”.
Louvain Innovation Network is a special innovation toolbox created by the university to support companies in their growth and integrate them in the local innovation ecosystem.
14.45:Testimonial of Tessares (UCL spin-off) by Denis Périquet, Co-Founder & CEO
This fast-growing university spin-off created in April 2015 is specialised in ICT.Tessares invented a new Internet protocol, Multipath TCP, and embedded it into a software that offers internet users more speed, security, mobility, and resilience. They have reached telecom operators worldwide, and are planning to secure their first commercial contracts and deploy their solution very soon.
15.15: Tour by private bus of the scientific parks of LLN and visit of AGC Glass Europe
15.45: Transfer by private busto FondationFolon in La Hulpe
16.30:Guided visit in English of the exhibition on Peyo at FondationFolon
Drève de la Ramée 1 – 1310 La Hulpe
T +32 02653 34 56 –
18.00: Transfer by private bus to IBA for those who parked their cars there. Then to hotel
19.45: Transfer by private bus from the hotel to the restaurant
20.00: Informal dinner at the restaurant:
Château de Limelette
Rue Charles Dubois 87
1342Limelette
During the dinner, testimonial by a company already working with a BLCCA:
Olivier Delangre, CEO Amoobi (BLCC in Great Britain)
23.00: Transfer by private bus to the hotel
1stJune – Plenary Meetings
09.00: Transfer by private bus from the hotel to
Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Brabant wallon
Parc d’affaires «Les Portes de l’Europe»
Avenue Robert Schuman, 101 - 1401 Nivelles
T +32 (0) 67 89 33 33
Registration
Coffee and softs available in the meeting rooms all day long
09.30:Welcome messages
René Branders, President, Federation of Belgian Chambers & CCI Brabant wallon
Jacques Glorieux, Vice-President, Federation of Belgian Chambers
Philippe Suinen, President, CCI de Wallonie
09.45:Short presentation by each BLCCA: max 2 minutes & 2 slides per Chamber
10.45:FEVIA: “Food2025. An export strategy for the Belgian food industry”with Q&A
by Tine Vandervelden
11.30: “Open innovation in health: how Voka Health Community supports health entrepreneurship”by SofieStaelraeve
12.15: “Connecting all businesses around the world in a trusted environment”, introducing the new online global match-making platform for chamber members
by Joost Visser, TIAO SA,
Testimonial by Glenn Vaughan, CEO British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
13.00-14.00: Walking lunch (ground floor CCI BW)
14.00: Chambers Speed Date
16.00: A new BLCCA member takes the floor:
“Tools for companies looking to the Belgian market” by Tom Vansteenkiste
Dutch Chamber of Commerce for Belgium and Luxembourg-BELUNED
16.45: Conclusions by Wouter Van Gulck, General Manager, Belgian Chambers
17.00: Transfer by private bus to the hotel