Participants brochure Saudi Arabia and Oman

228 Pages·2014·6.78 MB·English

belgian
economic
mission
14 > 21 March 2014
Kingdom of
Saudi
arabia
Sultanate of
Oman
participants
brochure
Publication date: 14 February 2014
This publication contains information on all participants who have registered before its publication date.
The profiles of all participants and companies, including the ones who have registered at a later date, are however
published on the websites of the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency www.abh-ace.be and www.belgianeconomicmission.be
belgian economic
mission to
the Kingdom of
Saudi arabia
&
the Sultanate of
Oman
14 > 21 March 2014
Organised by the regional agencies for the promotion of
Foreign Trade & Investment (Brussels Invest & Export,
Flanders Investment & Trade – FIT, the Wallonia Foreign
Trade and Investment Agency – AWEX), FPS Foreign Affairs
and the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency.
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BELGIAN ECONOMIC
calendar 2014
MISSIONS
14 > 21 march
Kingdom of Saudi arabia & Sultanate of oman
Colombia & Peru 18 > 25 october
malaySia & SingaPore 22 > 28 november
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hrh princess astrid
oF belgium
Representative of
His Majesty the King
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HrH Princess astrid, Princess of belgium the Princess is also active in the fight against Since 22 november 1996, HrH Princess astrid
was born in brussels on 5 June 1962. She is epidemics and pandemics: i.e. as “Special has been a member of the belgian Senate as
the second child of King albert ii and Queen representative” of the roll back malaria senator by right. She also joined the belgian
Paola, and the sister of the King. partnership to fight malaria. armed forces on 22 may 1997. the Princess
is a Colonel in the medical unit.
at the request of Hm the King, HrH Princess HrH Princess astrid is also particularly con-
astrid represented him and presided over the cerned by the plight of victims of violence. She HrH Princess astrid performs her public
economic missions to angola and South af- is therefore fully engaged in the efforts to ban duties as expected within the context of the
rica in october 2013 and to india in november antipersonnel mines. royal family with particular interest for the
2013. it is widely recognised that missions problems of our contemporary society.
such as these have a positive impact on the HrH Princess astrid is also a member of the
development of economic and trade relations international Paralympics Committee Honor- HrH Princess astrid studied art history at
between belgium and its regions and many ary board. She is also the Honorary President leiden in the netherlands. She completed
overseas partners. they also enable bridges of the non-profit association damien action. her education in geneva, at the institute of
to be built between belgian and foreign com- european Studies and in michigan in the
panies as well as between belgian companies HrH Princess astrid is known to be highly united States.
themselves. concerned about persons who - through a va-
riety of circumstances - become marginalised on 22 September 1984, HrH Princess astrid
as Honorary Chairwoman of the Queen elisa- citizens. She visits and encourages in many married in brussels lorenz, arch-duke
beth medical foundation (Qemf), the europe- ways those organisations which offer assis- d’autriche-este, who became Prince of bel-
an organisation on research and treatment tance to those who are in need of help. gium in 1995. the Prince was born in bou-
of Cancer (eortC) Charitable trust and the logne-billancourt on 16 december 1955.
Science and medical funds of the King bau- on June 20th 2013, the Secretariat of the anti-
douin foundation, HrH Princess astrid sup- Personnel mine ban Convention/ottawa Con- the princely couple has five children, all born
ports clinical and fundamental research. vention announced that HrH Princess astrid in belgium: amedeo (21 february 1986), ma-
- as Special envoy of the Convention - has ria laura (26 august 1988), Joachim (9 de-
joined a task force which will undertake dip- cember 1991), luisa maria (11 october 1995)
lomatic efforts to obtain the signature of the and laetitia maria (23 april 2003).
Convention by States not yet party to it.
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he didier reYnders
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Trade and European Affairs
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born in liège on august 6th, 1958 ACADEMICAL FUNCTIONS Chairman of the Prl - fdf group
married - 4 children (1995-1999)
lecturer at the Hautes ecoles
Chairman of the mouvement réformateur
commerciales of liège
(2004-2011)
GOVERNMENT POSITIONS
Staff member of the Public law
member and leader of the mr group of
department at the university of liège
minister of finance (1999-2011) the uccle town Council
guest lecturer at the université (since 3 december 2012)
Chairman of the eurogroup (January -
catholique de louvain (louvain business
december 2001) Chairman of the brussels mr federation
school (uCl))
(since 12 January 2013)
President of the ecofin (July - december
2001 / July 2010 - december 2010)
POLITICAL ACTIVITIES
minister in charge of the belgian PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
buildings agency (2003-2011)
Chief of staff of the deputy Prime
lawyer (1981-1985)
deputy Prime minister since 18 July 2004 minister, minister of Justice and
institutional reforms, mr Jean gol (1987- director general of the local authorities
minister of institutional reforms
1988) department of the ministry of the Walloon
(2004-2011)
region (1985-1988)
member of the liège town Council
minister in charge of the national lottery,
since october 1988 Chairman of the national railway
the federal Holding and investment
Company of belgium (1986-1991)
Company (fHiC) and the insurance leader of the mr group of the liège
companies (2007-2011) town Council since 1995 Chairman of the national Society of
airways (1991-1993)
minister of foreign affairs, foreign trade deputy Chairman of the mr (1992-2004)
and european affairs since 6 december
member of Parliament since 1992
2011
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he Jean-claude marcourt
Vice-President and Minister of Economy,
SMEs, Foreign Trade and
New Technologies of the
Walloon Government and
Minister of Higher Education of the
Wallonia-Brussels Federation