Info Day for SME Support Organisations (Belgium)
On Wednesday, 25 November, Belgium went live to kick off the fifth EU Open for Business 2020 Info Day!
Connecting over 100 local SME experts, business owners and entrepreneurs, the digital event format provided a prime opportunity to address how Belgian SMEs can access finance, find new business partners and adapt for the future.
The video livestream and session recordings from the Info Day can be found here, and the presentations are available for download below.
09:30 – 10:20
Barbara Andreani, Coordinator Enterprise Europe Network Belgium, hub.brussels
Kristin Schreiber, Director for SME Policy, European Commission
Didier Kinet, SME Envoy
Lutgart Spaepen, Enterprise Europe Network Flanders
Barbara Andreani, Enterprise Europe Network Brussels
Vincent Van Breusegem, Enterprise Europe Network Wallonia
10:50 – 11:35
Entrepreneurs and experts present their success stories
SME: Benoit Quevrin, Director, FAAST
Expert: Sabrina Bijlsma, Advisor, hub.brussels
SME: Anne-Christine Gouder, CEO, Wild&Run
Expert: Florine Eloy, Relationship Advisor, CAP Innove
Expert: Pierre Herfurth, Advisor Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs, hub.brussels
Q&A
11:35 – 12:05
National experts and entrepreneurs will answer questions and provide first-hand insights on EU partnering support.
13:00 – 14:00
Entrepreneurs and experts present their success stories
SME: Marine André, CEO, Bee Nature
Expert: Florine Eloy, Relationship Advisor, CAP Innove
SME: Tom Seger, Business Development Manager, Indigo Diabetes
Expert: Lutgart Spaepen, Director, Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen
IPR Expert: Annemarie Hautekiet, Account Manager and European IP Helpdesk Ambassador, Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen
SOLVIT Expert: Lore Aerts, Attaché DG Europese Zaken en Coördinatie
Q&A
14:00 – 14:30
National experts and entrepreneurs will answer questions and provide first-hand insights on EU advisory services.
15:00 – 16:00
Entrepreneurs and experts present their success stories
SME:Guy Hendrickx, CEO, Avia GIS
Expert: Lutgart Spaepen, Director, Agentschap Innoveren & Ondernemen
SME:Gaël Van Weyenbergh & Maxime Bouillard, Directors, MEOH
Expert: Benjamin Carnec, Innovation and Scale-Up Advisor, hub.brussels
SME: Alain Pajot, Managing Director, Conceptexpo
COSME Expert: Jean-Pierre Di Bartolomeo, CEO, Sowalfin
European Investment Project Portal (EIPP) Expert: Ramona Ocak, Policy Officer, European Commission
Patrick De Smedt, Deputy Head of Unit - Business Support Networks, DG GROW, European Commission
16:00 – 16:30
National experts and entrepreneurs will answer questions and provide first-hand insights on EU finance support.
EU Support for SMEs
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Email: events@euopen4business.eu
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