Seminar: Belgium – Flanders – World leader in the automotive sector – 25 August 2010 at 14h00 – Shanghai World Expo 2010
August 30, 2010 Category Past events, Weekly
On 25 August 2010, the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC), the Province of East Flanders and Agoria, organized a seminar on the Automotive Industry in the Belgian pavilion at Shanghai Expo, with the support of Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). The aim of the seminar was twofold: attract investment to Flanders and promote new and existing cooperative ventures with Chinese partners. Speakers included, the Vice Governor of the Province of East Flanders, Mr Marc De Buck; Mrs Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director FCCC; Mr Bert Mons, Advisor Agoria. The seminar – covering the unique strengths of our automotive industry, and featuring testimonials from Mr Zhong Zhang, General Manager of Bekaert Steel Cord North Asia; Mr Arjang Roshan, Senior Vice President, Umicore Automotive Catalysts (Asia Pacific); Mr Danny Martens, Group Business Unit Manager Technical Foams Automotive and Mr Stéphane De Rycke, General Manager, Recticel Interiors Solutions China, was attended mainly by Chinese businesses active in the sector. Two Chinese testimonials, which have both invested in Belgium were delivered by Mr Michael Ning, Assistant to the Chairman of Geely; and Mr Zhang Wanyou, Vice General Manager, Double Coin Tire Co. Mr Jason Lee, General Manager & CEO, KBC Bank, Shanghai Branch gave a lecture on the gateway to Europe and Mr Marc Hendrik, Associate Director, M&A Transaction Services, Deloitte & Touche gave a speech on “8 Good reasons to invest in Flanders”. The successful seminar was followed by a networking reception and visits to VIP pavilions. Pictures will soon be online.
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