EU-Canada Business Summit 2021
Description
The EU-Canada Business Summit is a oneday event held once a year in Brussels, capital of the European Union, that brings together hundreds of political and business decision-makers from Canada, the EU and the world.
EU and Canada have a common history, common values, a commitment to preserving and promoting the rules-based international order and have common ambitions for the future like collaboration on trade, climate change, technology, security issues, human rights, and others.
This edition’s Summit will include 5 main topics:
- Invest in Canada
- Life Sciences & Health
- Energy & Environment
- Food & Agriculture
- SME’s and Global Growth
The EU-Canada Business Summit is a great way to built business relationships through VIP cocktails, private meetings, interactive debates and several exclusive networking activities.
Number of speakers:
6 panels with a total of 25 speakers
Number of moderator:
2
Number of participants:
250
For more information on visibility opportunities and available speaking slots
please contact us at or at +32.04.93.85.78.04
Confirmed speakers
Mary Ng |
Sara Wilshaw |
Matthias Jorgensen |
Maired Lavery |
Kris De Souter |
Côme de Bagneux |
Frédéric Sallmann |
Florian Chapalain |
Kristof Lowyck |
Luis Carazo Jimenez |
Peggy van de Plassche |
Felix Uedelhoven |
Xavier Van Overmeire |
David Sussmann |
François-Xavier Vauchelle |
Jocelyn Doucet |
Pat Sherlock |
Sushantra Mitra |
Reuben East |
Anthony van den Ven |
Benoit De Nayer |
Melina Howard - Moderator |
Sam Ayoub - Host |
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Register
Closed
Date(s)
Location
In-person event
Price(s)
Free to attend
Detailed program
Brussels Time Zone
08:00 – 08:45 – Welcome networking
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 – 09:30 - Opening Remarks
- Matthias Jorgenson – Head of Unit for USA & Canada – European Union – Brussels
09:30 – 10:30 – Life Sciences & Health
- Felix Uedelhoven – Head of Govt. Affairs & Policy, Europe – GE Healthcare – Brussels
- Frederic Sallmann – Innovation Management Expert – Rixensart
- Sam Ayoub – Moderator – Canada-Europe Economic Chamber – EU - Brussels
10:30 – 11:30 – SMEs & Global Growth (Panel en français)
- Xavier Van Overmeire – Partner – Dentons – Montreal
- Côme de Bagneux – Manager of Business Services – Desjardins – Paris
- Kris De Souter – Head of Private Banking - Degroof Petercam – Luxembourg
- Benoit De Nayer – Co-founder & co-CEO – Actito – Louvain-la-Neuve
- Melina Howard – Moderator – Lexfield – Luxembourg
11:30 – 12:30 – Food & Agriculture
- David Sussmann – President – Seafoodia – Marseille
- Francois-Xavier Vauchelle – Senior Dir. Gvt & Ext. Aff. – McCain Foods Ltd - Brussels
- Luis Carazo Jimenez – Head of Unit DG Agri. & Rural Dev. – European Union – Brussels
- Melina Howard – Moderator – Lexfield – Luxembourg
12:30 - 13:45 – Lunch Networking
13:45 – 14:00 – On stage exclusive update
- With Pat Sherlock – President – Canada Goose International – Zurich
14:00 – 15:00 – On stage exclusive interview
“EU-Canada Partnership Success Story”
- Sushanta Mitra – Founder & CEO – SLE Enterprises B.V. – Waterloo
- Anthony Van de Ven – Head of EU Affairs – Brainport Eindhoven – Eindhoven
- Sam Ayoub – Moderator - Canada-Europe Economic Chamber – EU - Brussels
15:00 – 16:00 – Energy & Environment
- Florian Chapalain – VP General Manager Europe – Ballard Europe – Brussels
- Mairead Lavery – President & CEO – EDC – Ottawa
- Jocelyn Doucet – CEO - Pyrowave - Montreal
- Krystof Lowyck – Deputy Director Inward Inv. Canada - Flanders Trade & Inv - Brussels
- Melina Howard – Moderator – Lexfield – Luxembourg
16:00 – 17:00 – Invest in Canada
- Dr. Antoine Sautenet – Gov. Affairs Director – Michelin Canada – Montreal
- Reuben East – Chief of Investor Services – Government of Canada – Brussels
- Peggy van de Plassche – Board Mber & Audit Comm. Mber – Invest in Canada – Toronto
- Melina Howard – Moderator – Lexfield – Luxembourg
17:00 – 18:30 – Closing Remarks
- With Sara Wilshaw – Chief Trade Commissioner – Government of Canada – Ottawa
Date(s)
Location
In-person event
Price(s)
Free to attend
Register
Closed
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