The BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION to the ARAB REPUBLIC of EGYPT
(May 24 • 28, 2008)
Organised by the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency and the Regional Institutions for Foreign trade (FIT, AWEX & Brussels Export)
ILLUSTRATED PROGRAMME
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The complete mission's file
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Sa 24 May
Su 25 May
Mo 26 May
Th 27 May
We 28 May
Cairo / 24 May 2008
HRH Prince Philippe & Minister
Business programme
• Welcome by
HE Daniel Leroy, Ambassador of Belgium in Cairo
.
• Information session on the programme for all Belgian participants / Welcome by HE Daniel Leroy, Ambassador of Belgium / Practical information about the general programme & important business tips by
Mr François de Maurissens, Economic & Commercial Attaché
/ Q&A.
• Welcome cocktail for all participants / Distribution of the final individual programmes by
AWEX, Brussels Export
and
Flanders Investment & Trade - FIT
.
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Cairo / 25 May 2008
HRH Prince Philippe & Minister
Am
• Meeting for HRH Prince Philippe and a limited delegation with
HE Mohamed Lotfi Mansour, Minister of Transport
.
• Meeting for HRH Prince Philippe and a limited delegation with
HE Sameh Fahmy, Minister of Petroleum
.
Pm
• Meeting for HRH Prince Philippe and a limited delegation with
HE Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister
.
• Official luncheon hosted by HE Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister on the occasion of HRH Prince Philippe’s visit.
• HRH Prince Philippe visits the
Children’s Cancer Hospital
.
www.57357.com
• Meeting for HRH Prince Philippe and a limited delegation with
HE Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Minister of Trade & Industry
.
• Dinner hosted by HE Rachid Mohamed Rachid, Minister of Trade & Industry / Speeches by HE Rachid Mohamed Rachid and by
Minister V. Van Quickenborne, Federal Minister for Enterprise & Administrative Reform
.
Business programme
Am
• Info session on Energy (
Brussels Export
&
Agoria / BOG
).
Am+Pm
• B2B contacts (at the Egyptian companies).
Cairo / 26 May 2008
• Breakfast organised by
FIT
,
Unizo
and
Voka
for all Belgian participants at the mission / Speech by
Minister P. Ceysens, Flemish Minister for Economy, Enterprise, Science, Innovation & Foreign Trade
.
HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers
Am
• Meeting with
HE Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Minister of Investments
.
• General briefing in presence of HRH Prince Philippe organised by the
General Authority for Investment (GAFI)
for the Belgian delegation.
www.gafinet.org
Pm
• Departure of HRH Prince Philippe and a limited official delegation to
Oriental Weavers
/ Welcome by
Mr Farid M. Khamis, CEO and Member of the Shoura Assembly
(Parliament) / Briefing on the activities of Oriental Weavers & its Belgian partners / Award giving ceremony for Mr Farid M. Khamis.
• Luncheon hosted by Mr Farid M. Khamis, CEO Oriental Weavers, in presence of important Egyptian business leaders of the
10th of Ramadan
and the Belgian business delegation / Speech by Mr Farid M. Khamis / Speech by HRH Prince Philippe.
• Official Belgian reception at the residence of the Belgian Ambassador.
Business programme
Am
- Networking possibility between interested Belgian businessmen and
GAFI
.
Am+Pm
- B2B contacts (at the Egyptian companies).
Pm
• Arrival at
Oriental Weavers
and networking possibility between businessmen and
10th of Ramadan
business leaders.
• Luncheon hosted by Mr Farid M. Khamis, CEO Oriental Weavers.
• Working meeting at
Orascom
for some selected Belgian companies with management of Orascom in presence of Minister P. Ceysens.
• Official Belgian reception at the residence of the Ambassador of Belgium.
Alexandria - Cairo / 27 May 2008
HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers
Alexandria
Am
• Private meeting between HRH Prince Philippe, the Ministers and selected delegation with the
Chairmen of the Port of Alexandria, Port Said & Sokhna
.
• Presence of HRH Prince Philippe at the first part of the Seminar "Ports & Logistics" / Two signing ceremonies:
Vigan Engineering
&
Sea Grain
/
APEC
&
Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport.
Pm
• HRH Prince Philippe and selected delegation leave the Port of Alexandria for the Governor’s Office / Minister Ceysens stays at the port and presides the Belgian delegation at the second part of the seminar.
• Meeting between HRH Prince Philippe and a selected delegation with
HE Gen Adel Ali Labib, Governor of Alexandria
.
• Arrival of Minister Ceysens at the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
and welcome by
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library
.
www.bibalex.org
• HRH Prince Philippe meets some selected Egyptian CEO's at the VIP lounge of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
• Luncheon hosted by
Mrs Hosna Rachid, Chairman of the
Confederation of Egyptian European Business Associations (CEEBA)
with Egyptian & Belgian businessmen / Award giving ceremony for Mrs H. Rachid.
www.ceeba.org
• HRH Prince Philippe and a restricted official delegation leave for the
Fort of Alexandria
for a short visit.
• HRH Prince Philippe and a restricted official delegation visit
Schréder
(30th anniversary).
Business programme
Cairo
- B2B contacts (at the Egyptian companies).
Alexandria
Am
• B2B contacts (at the Egyptian companies).
• Presence of HRH Prince Philippe at the first part of the Seminar "Ports & Logistics".
Pm
• Second part of the Seminar "Ports & Logistics" / Speech by
Minister P. Ceysens
/ Belgian presentations.
• Arrival at the
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
.
• Matchmaking with Alexandria business leaders.
Cairo / 28 May 2008
HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers
Am
• Working session between HRH Prince Philippe, selected delegation and
HE Dr. Abdel-Azim Morsi Wazir, Governor of Cairo.
• HRH Prince Philippe and a restricted official delegation visit
Heliopolis
(
Baron Empain Palace
, Basilica and the architecture in the centre of Heliopolis).
Pm
• Cocktail followed by luncheon hosted by the
Egyptian Belgian Business Association (EBBA)
for the whole Belgian delegation.
www.diplomatie.be/cairo/...
• Departure from Cairo International Airport to Brussels International Airport.
Business programme
Am
• Departure by official & business delegation to the Fairmont Towers Hotel.
Pm
• Cocktail followed by luncheon hosted by
EBBA
for the whole Belgian delegation.
• Departure from Cairo International Airport to Brussels International Airport.
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