The Opening Conference is fully booked. If you wish to be put on a reserve list for in case we would receive cancellations or wish to be informed on our future activities, please contact us at bda@vub.ac.be mentioning your name, company/organization and contact details.

Opening Conference of the Brussels Diplomatic Academy, the university’s Knowledge Center for Economic Diplomacy and International Entrepreneurship. The conference will take place at Kasteel Hertoginnedal (Château de Val-Duchesse) on 11 December 2013, from 15.00 until 20.00.

Programme:

15.00 - 16.00 Registration & Welcome drink

16.00 - 16.15 Welcome Address. The Importance of Brussels for Diplomacy, Internationalization and Entrepreneurship. Paul De Knop, Rector Vrije Universiteit Brussel

16.15 – 16.30 Presentation of the Brussels Diplomatic Academy. Jean-Pierre De Greve, President Brussels Diplomatic Academy

16.30 – 17.00 International Entrepreneurship. Rudi Thomaes, Honorary CEO Federation of Enterprises in Belgium, Secretary General ICC Belgium, President Beheersmaatschappij Antwerpen Mobiel (BAM)

17.00 – 17.30 Belgium in the International Economic Diplomatic Scene. Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs

17.30 - 18.00 Most-Favoured-Nations: A Longer Term Perspective on Building Trade Partnerships. Prof. Dr. Kim Van der Borght, Professor of International Economic & Financial Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Reader in Law, University of Westminster (London, England)

18.00 – 20.00 Walking dinner and networking moment

Dear Sir, Madam,

Please note that registrations for the Conference are unfortunately closed, due to overbooking.

If you wish to be put on a reserve list for in case we would receive cancellations or wish to be informed on our future activities, please contact us at bda@vub.ac.be mentioning your name, company/organization and contact details.

Kind regards,

Brussels Diplomatic Academy