The Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) and the Province of East-Flanders are organizing an information session on the opportunities of participating in the Belgian garden at the World Horticulture Expo in Beijing in 2019. The seminar will be held on 23 April 2019 at 17:30 at PAC – Het Zuid, Woodrow Wilsonplein 2, 9000 in Ghent.

The World Horticulture Expo, themed ‘Live Green, Live Better’, will be held from April 29 till October 7, 2019. The Expo covers an area of 503 hectares, of which the Belgian garden will cover 1,500 square meters to promote Belgian horticulture. The organizers expect to welcome 16 million visitors, 20% from outside China. Expo 2019 will be organized for the first time in the vicinity of the Great Wall.

The Expo will focus on green technology, the best available technology and innovative applications, including vertical cultivation, multilayer cultivation and hydroponics.

Programme

17:30 Registration
18:00 Welcome by Martine Verhoeve, Vice Governor Foreign Affairs and Economy, Province of East-Flanders
18:10 – 18:20 Introduction by Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce
18:20 – 18:35 Speech by Pieter Van Oost, Secretary, Belgian Nurserymen and Growers Federation (AVBS)
18:35 – 18:55 “The Belgian garden at the World Horticulture Expo”, by Aldwin Dekkers, Belgian Commissioner General’s Office of International Expositions, FOD Economy
18:55 – 19:10 Testimonial Deroose Plants & Exotic Plant in China, by Reginald Deroose, CEO
19:05 – 19:20 Q&A
19:20 – 20:00 Networking

Practical information

Location: PAC Het Zuid, Woodrow Wilsonplein 2, 9000 Ghent
Starting at 17:30
Participation is free of charge.

Please register before April 20, 2018 GO TO THIS EVENT

Contact: FCCC info@flanders-china.be