This event focuses on what the Arctic region has to offer the Belgian business community and what the Belgian business community has to offer the Arctic. It explores key sectors of interest through interactions with stakeholders who are already engaged in the region and offers networking opportunities. Mads Frederiksen, Executive Director of the Arctic Economic Council will deliver a keynote speech
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:05 Welcome: Pieter Timmermans, CEO of Enterprises in Belgium VBO FEB
10:05 – 10: 15 Opening remarks by H.E. Per Strand Sjaastad, Norway’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium
10:15 – 10: 50 Keynote speech by Mads Frederiksen, Executive Director of the Arctic Economic Council
10:50 – 11:30 Panel 1: What the Arctic has to offer Belgium + Q&A
Moderator: Nils Kristian Sørheim Nilsen, Director of the North Norway European Office
- Equinor: Luisa de Castro, Principal Consultant on EU Affairs
- Terma: Séverin Schnepp, Manager of European Affairs, Head of European Office
- Québec Government Office in Brussels: Stéphanie Roy, European Affairs Attaché
11:30 – 11:40 Health break
11:40 – 12:20 Panel 2: What Belgium has to offer the Arctic + Q&A
Moderator: Yves Verschueren, CEO of essenscia
- Blue Cluster: Ann Overmeire, COO
- Belgian Offshore Platform: Hugo Canière, Technical Advisor
- Umicore: Kurt Vandeputte, SVP Battery Recycling Solutions
12:20 – 12:30 Closing remarks: Pol De Witte, Director General at EGMONT – Royal Institute for International Relations
12:30 – 13:30 Network lunch