The Case for Doing Business in Belgium

Panel 2: Trade and Investment Opportunities in Belgium

Topics covered: How Belgium stands out; Business-friendly tax benefits; Initial Steps in establishing operations in Belgium; Marketing to Europeans/Belgians and cultural translation; Why Belgium and who can help me get started? Our panelists:

• Brad Considine - Baltimore Aircoil Company (Amsted Industries) - Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing
• Bart Deelen - Embassy of Belgium - Investment Officer and Business Development Manager
• John Lindekens - Brussels Airlines - Senior Advisor, Americas
• Jean-Charles van Heurck - Ernst & Young Belgian Tax Desk - Sr. International Tax Manager
• Cameron Heffernan - Mach Media - Director of North America (Panel Moderator)

Also attending are representatives from:

• Brussels Invest & Export
• Flanders Investment & Trade
• Invest in Wallonia

Who Should Attend:

International business executives and trade policy professionals, economic development and investment promotion professionals; site selectors; members of the diplomatic community; multilateral bank professionals; government sector policy professionals; legal, audit and consulting professionals with explicit international practices; political and economic risk analysts; and the international media. You can see a list of initial registrants on the WNG registration page.

WNG International Roundtable:

This special event is convened under the auspices of the WNG International Roundtable, which supports leaders in the international arena, including the private, public, and independent sectors.

Embassy of Belgium:

We are very pleased to have the Embassy of Belgium in Washington, D.C. as our event partner. Special thanks to Bart Deelen, Business Development Manager at the Embassy, for his assistance in making this event a success. @BelgiumintheUSA

Brussels Airlines:
We are very grateful to have the sponsor support of Brussels Airlines, represented at the event by their Senior Advisor, Americas, John Lindekens. @FlyingBrussels

Arlington Economic Development:

We are very fortunate to have Arlington Economic Development (AED) as our venue partner. This event will take place in the AED conference center. Special thanks to Sindy Yeh, Senior Business Ambassador in the Office of Business Investment at AED, for her support of this event. @AEDBizInvest

Mach Media:

We are very pleased to have Mach Media as our media partner, represented by their Director, North America, Cameron Heffernan, who will moderate Panel 2: "Trade and Investment Opportunities in Belgium" for this event. @MachMedia

Registration:

There is a fee to attend this event:

$20 - WNG Members
$30 - Non-members (The non-member rate will escalate, so register soon!)

Register Now: Click here.

Questions: Contact the WNG Office