EU-Canada Business Summit 2020

08:45 – 09:00 – Opening keynote

• Sam Ayoub – Founder-President – Canada-Europe Economic Chamber – EU - Brussels
• Mary Ng – Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade – Government of Canada - Ottawa

09:00 – 10:00 - Energy & Environment

• Philippe Couillard – Conseil principale, Affaires – Dentons – Montréal
• Nicolas Wolff – VP General Manager Europe – Boralex – Paris
• Pierre-Luc Desgagné – Delegate General – Québec Government Office – Brussels
• Barbara Cooreman – Head of Sustainability and Intern. Trade – Hanover – Brussels

Moderator:

• Eline Chivot - Moderator – Center for Data Innovation – Brussels

10:00 – 10:30 – Quebec Morning Break

10:30 – 11:30 - Security & Transport

• Johan Diepens – Founder-CEO – Mobycon – The Hague
• Stéphane Feray-Beaumont – VP Innovation & Smart Mobility – Alstom – Brussels

Moderator:

• Eline Chivot - Moderator – Center for Data Innovation – Brussels

11:30 – 12:30 – Manufacturers

• Pat Sherlock – President - Canada Goose International – Zurich
• Olivier Joris – Executive Manager Europe – FEB – Brussels
• Luisa Santos - Deputy Director General, Intern. Relations – Business Europe – Brussels

Moderator:

• Melina Howard - Moderator – Lexfield – Luxembourg

12:30- 14:00 – Canada lunch break

14:00 – 15:00 - International Trade & Mobility

• Chris Cooter – Head of Mission to the EU – Government of Canada - Brussels
• Dominic Boucsein – Head of International Trade - Eurochambres – Brussels

Moderator:

• Melina Howard - Moderator – Lexfield – Luxembourg

15:00 – 16:00 - Artificial Intelligence

• Gohar Sargsyan – Director EU & Innovation – CGI – Amsterdam
• Yves Lostanlen – Strategic Development Director – Cible Solutions – Sherbrooke
• Johannes Nitschke – Director EU & Innovation – Siemens – Brussels

Moderator:

• Eline Chivot - Moderator – Center for Data Innovation – Brussels

16:00 – 17:00 - Financial Services

• Olga Vovk - Senior Regional Manager-Western Europe – EDC – London
• Christine Fayad - Deputy Director General, Intern. Relations – Business Europe – Brussels
• Nadiya Nychay – Partner – Dentons – Brussels

Moderator:

• Melina Howard - Moderator – Lexfield – Luxembourg

17:00 – 18:00 – On stage exclusive interview

“The success story behind Canada Goose in Europe

• Pat Sherlock – President - Canada Goose International – Zurich

Moderator:

• Sam Ayoub – Moderator - Canada-Europe Economic Chamber – EU - Brusselsl

SIDE PANELS

Africa - Guest Side Panel

10:30 – 12:00 – Unlocking business opportunities for EU-Canada collaboration in Africa

• Hirut Zemene - Ambassador & Head of Mission to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU - Government of Ethiopia - Brussels
• Sena Siaw-Boateng - Ambassador & Head of Mission to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU - Government of Ghana – Brussels
• Belachew M Fikr - Business and Invest Component Head – GIZ - Brussels

Moderator:

• Annie Mutamba - Moderator – Brussels Africa Hub – Brussels

Canada - Main Side Panel

15:00 – 16:30 – Invest in Canada

• Olivier Nicoloff - Ambassador of Canada to Belgium - Government of Canada – Brussels
• Jason Myers - Managing Director – Hanover Communications - Brussels
• Nathalie Béchamp - Chief of Investor Services - Invest of Canada - Ottawa
• Stéphane Lambert - Head of Mission to the EU - Government of Canada - Brussels
• Xavier Van Overmeire - Partner – Dentons - Brussels

Moderator:

• Annie Mutamba - Moderator – Brussels Africa Hub – Brussels

Europe - Host Side Panel

16:00 – 17:00 – Opportunities at the interface of life sciences, nano and cognitive technologies. A new era is coming.

• Jan Wauters - Science and Technology Counselor life sciences and nanotechnologies - Flanders Investment & Trade - New York