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INFORMATION SESSION BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSIONS Fabienne LHOOST Deputy Director General Friday, February 7 th 2014 SUMMARY 1. Belgian Foreign Trade Agency 2. Overview of the economic missions 2009- 2013 3. Action plan 2014 4.

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INFORMATION SESSION

BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSIONS

Fabienne L’HOOST

Deputy Director General

Friday, February 7th 2014

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SUMMARY

1. Belgian Foreign Trade Agency 2. Overview of the economic missions 2009- 2013 3. Action plan 2014 4. Organization of an economic mission 5. www.belgianeconomicmission.be 6. Conclusion

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  • The Belgian Foreign Trade Agency (BFTA) was set up by the Cooperation

Agreement of May 24th 2002 between the Belgian Federal government and the Regions.

  • The Honorary Chairman of the Board is

His Majesty the King.

  • 1. BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY
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16 members appointed by the Regions and the federal government with equal representation from the public and private sectors

  • Chairman: Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck

 Minister of State  Member of the European Parliament

  • Vice-Chairman: Pierre Rion

 President of Cercle de Wallonie  Business Angel

  • 1. BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY

Board of Directors

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  • 1. BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY

Board of Directors

  • 12 out of 16 members coming from the Regions

 4 representatives from the Federal Government  4 representatives from the Brussels-Capital Region  4 representatives from Flanders  4 representatives from the Walloon Region

  • Every Region has a government commissioner with a right of veto
  • 6th state reform provides for strenghtening the role of the Regions within the

Agency

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€ % Federal government

2.730.000 51,38

Flanders

1.615.000 30,40

Walloon Region

734.000 13,82

Brussels-Capital Region

233.784 4,40 51,38 % 4,40 % 13,82 % 30,40 %

  • 1. BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY

Subventions 2014

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Mission Statement:

  • Organization of trade missions on the request of the Region(s) or the Federal

Government

  • Information centre:

 Economic and sector studies  Market regulations  National and international trade statistics  Selective Distribution of Information (SDI)

  • Exporters database
  • Business proposals, international projects,

tenders

  • Welcoming foreign VIP delegations
  • 1. BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY
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  • 1. BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY
  • The economic missions are co-organized by :

Belgian Foreign Trade Agency

and the three regional export promotion organizations

AWEX Brussels Invest & Export Flanders Investment & Trade

  • The political aspects of the programme are coordinated by

Federal Public Service of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, and Development Cooperation

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 4355 businessmen and 2779 companies participated in the cumulated economic missions

659 706 1081 901 1008 431 480 690 542 636

200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total businessmen Total companies

  • 2. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC MISSIONS (2009-2013)

Participation of the private sector

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NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS PER REGION

  • 2. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC MISSIONS (2009-2013)

Number of businessmen per region

100 200 300 400 500 600

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Awex Brussels Invest & Export FIT

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SME PARTICIPATION

NUMBER OF SME’S

  • 2. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC MISSIONS (2009-2013)

155 199 422 278 315

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

35,96% 41,46% 61,16% 51,29% 49,50%

30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 65% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

IN % OF THE TOTAL PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

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COMPANY

FREQUENCE OF PARTICIPATION

(Total : 20 economic missions)

BNP PARIBAS 19 JAN DE NUL 16 WATERLEAU 14 DEME 13 IBA, PORT AUTHORITY ZEEBRUGGE, PORT OF GHENT 12 UCB 11 BESIX, TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING, GSK, OTN SYSTEMS 9 SCK CEN, BARCO, DELOITTE, ING BELGIUM, AHLERS 8

LARGE COMPANIES

  • 2. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC MISSIONS (2009-2013)
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SME FREQUENCE OF PARTICIPATION

(Total : 20 economic missions)

SCHREDER 15 APPLITEK NV, RODSCHINSON INVESTMENT GROUP, MITHRA PHARMACEUTICALS 12 SEPTENTRIO, LINGUITEX, HAMON & CIE, BMI-SBI 10 GUY MAGERMANS ET CIE 9 ORFIT INDUSTRIES, LAPAUW INTERNATIONAL 8 VASCO DATA SECURITY, AMOS 7

SME’s

  • 2. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC MISSIONS (2009-2013)
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NUMBER OF CONTRACTS

  • 2. OVERVIEW OF THE ECONOMIC MISSIONS 2009-2013

27 64 95 87 67 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 6,26% 13,33% 13,77% 16,05% 10,53% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

IN % OF THE TOTAL PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

SIGNED CONTRACTS

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  • 3. ACTION PLAN 2014
  • 14 – 21 March, Saudi Arabia & Oman

 Coordinators of the mission: Marc Bogaerts and Patrick Gillard  Press Officer: Rose Donck  Secretariat: Wouter Decoster

  • 18 – 25 October, Colombia & Peru

 Coordinators of the mission: Fabienne L’Hoost and Julie Derwa  Press Officer: Rose Donck

 Secretariat: Christine Marchand

  • 22 – 28 November, Malaysia & Singapore

 Coordinators of the mission: Marc Bogaerts and Céline Vandermeersch  Press Officer: Rose Donck  Secretariat: Nancy Willems

2014

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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

4.1 Key players

BFTA BELGIAN FOREIGN TRADE AGENCY ROYAL PALACE FEDERAL & REGIONAL CABINETS AUTHORITIES OF HOST COUNTRY BRUSSELS INVEST & EXPORT AWEX FIT BELGIAN EMBASSY FPS FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Official key players:

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The next mission will be presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King

  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION
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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Ministers

HE Didier Reynders, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign

Affairs, Foreign Trade and European Affairs

HE Kris Peeters, Minister-President of the Flemish Government and

Flemish Minister for Economy, Foreign Policy, Agriculture and Rural Policy

HE Jean-Claude Marcourt, Vice-President and Minister of

Economy, SMEs, Foreign Trade and New Technologies of the Walloon Government and Vice-President and Minister of Higher Education of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation

HE Céline Fremault, Minister of Economy, Employment, Scientific

Research, Trade and Foreign Trade of the Brussels-Capital Region

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  • Royal Palace

 Geneviève Renaux

Economic Advisor to His Majesty the King

  • B.3

 Daniel Dargent

Director for Economic Issues

 Annemie Lelie

First Secretary, Direction for Economic Issues

 Thibaut de Kerchove

Expert, Direction for Economic Interests

  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Organizing teams

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  • Belgian Foreign Trade Agency

Management:  Marc Bogaerts

Director General

 Fabienne L’Hoost

Deputy Director General

Mission coordinators:

 Patrick Gillard  Céline Vandermeersch  Julie Derwa  Wouter Decoster

Press officer:

 Rose Donck

Secretariat:

 Christine Marchand  Nancy Willems

  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Organizing teams

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  • The travel agency (selected after tender) and its local partner
  • The Belgian business delegation and the local business community
  • Federations and Chambers of Commerce
  • The Belgian and local press
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Other partners

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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Role of the Embassies / Consulate General

The Embassies are the link with the host country : officials and local business, political, protocol aspects 9 to 4 months prior to the mission

 Obtaining approval on the date and the status (working or official) of the mission  Write the strategic note of the mission  Suggestions to organizers in Belgium on local aspects:

  • Period chosen (official holidays ?, climate?)
  • Ranking of the best hotels (large venues, localization, security…)
  • Venues for the official reception(s)
  • Possible companies visits, activities…
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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Role of the Embassies / Consulate General

4 to 2 months prior to the mission

  • Setting up the BFTA premission programme:

 Appointments with local protocol, airports, companies to visit, all event locations

  • f the mission

 Meetings with regional economic & trade attachés  Visit of hotels (suite for the VIP’s, seminar rooms, … )  Aims of the premission: check the feasibility of the programme (security and logistical aspects, travel times, scenarios, attractiveness of the locations…)

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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Role of the Embassies / Consulate General

2 months to 2 weeks prior the mission

 Setting up & preparing the speaking notes of high level meetings  Communicating the protocol « ranking » list to the local authorities  Organization of the Belgian official receptions (list of local guests, invitations, etc.)  Prepare the individual files for the official participants (including the invitations to the official receptions, maps of the cities, useful address, phone numbers …)  Appointing a « press officer » to assist and support the « federal » Belgian press  Appointing a PR Agency (local media coverage)  Setting up the advance team programme

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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Role of the Embassies / Consulate General

2 weeks prior to the mission

 Support to the advance team (BFTA, Security, Press Officer) = final rehearsal of the mission  Finalize the lists of the guests attending the official receptions

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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Role of the Embassies / Consulate General

During the mission

 Welcoming the delegation upon arrival (often different arrivals of Princess, Ministers and/or business delegation)  Organization of the briefing on the 1st day  Promotion of the mission in the local press  Checking the registration of the local guests during the official receptions  The Ambassador devotes all his time to the Princess & the accompanying Ministers  Assistance to the official delegation and to the business delegation when required  Supervision of protocol issues

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  • 4. ORGANIZATION OF AN ECONOMIC MISSION

Costsharing

Since 2003, a cost sharing agreed up by all organizing partners. For each specific activity, the contribution and the costs paid by each organization is clearly defined: For official receptions (since 2013): I) The costs are now equally borne by the five parties (20% each): 1.FPS Foreign Affairs 2.AWEX 3.FIT 4.BIE 5.BFTA II) Receptions are open to private sponsoring III) The number of guests of the Ambassador/Consul general is restricted upon instructions of B3.  Target : Locals/Belgians who are economically important

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5.www.belgianeconomicmission.be

Website dedicated to each mission

  • Information on the various seminars and

activities

  • Press releases
  • Profiles of the participating companies
  • Presentations of the visited companies during

the mission

  • A few handy tools: weather, time difference
  • Various documents related to the mission:

company profiles and participants contact details, country studies, the latest version of the programme, practical information, …

  • During the mission: News alerts with useful

information, daily reports on the activities, pictures, …

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  • 6. CONCLUSION
  • 9 to 12 months of preparation - about 100 meetings
  • A large number of « organizing parties », of which all wishes have to be taken into

consideration

  • 150 up to … 450 participants
  • Innumerable changes in the programme, until the last minute (day before departure …

and even during the mission!)

  • New challenges with every new mission
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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Management Marc BOGAERTS Director general + 32 2 2 206 35 00 marc.bogaerts@abh-ace.be Fabienne L’HOOST Deputy Director general + 32 2 206 35 01 fabienne.lhoost@abh-ace.be Economic missions Patrick GILLARD Céline VANDERMEERSCH Julie DERWA Wouter DECOSTER patrick.gillard@abh-ace.be celine.vandermeersch@abh-ace.be julie.derwa@abh-ace.be wouter.decoster@abh-ace.ne Press officer Economic missions Rose DONCK + 32 2 2 206 35 45 rosemary.donck@abh-ace.be

CONTACTS

Communication, Studies & Statistics Christelle CHARLIER Deputy Director + 32 2 2 206 35 78 christelle.charlier@abh-ace.be Communication Kathleen DERIDDER + 32 2 2 206 35 75 kathleen.deridder@abh-ace.be

www.abh-ace.be www.belgianeconomicmission.be