The BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION to the USA (Seattle) and CANADA (Vancouver)

(March 8 • 14, 2008)

Organised by the Belgian Foreign Trade Agency and the Regional Institutions for Foreign Trade (FIT, AWEX & Brussels Export)

ILLUSTRATED PROGRAMME

Sa 8 March Su 9 March Mo 10 March Tu 11 March We 12 March Th 13 March

Seattle / 8 and 9 March 2008 HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers Pm • Arrival of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister of State François-Xavier de Donnea and HE Minister Jean-Claude Marcourt, Walloon Minister of Economy, Employment & Foreign Trade at Seattle Airport. • Welcome by HE Dominicus Struye de Swielande, Ambassador of Belgium. Business programme Pm • Arrival of the business delegation at Seattle Airport. • Welcome by HE Consul General Ronald De Langhe. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers Business programme Pm • Information session on the Seattle Programme for all Belgian participants / Welcome by HE Dominicus Struye de Swielande, Ambassador of Belgium to the United States. • Practical information about the general programme & important business tips by Economic & Commercial Attachés: Mr Frédéric Delbart (AWEX San Francisco), Mr Luc Lippens (Brussels Export New York) and Mr Dirk Verlée (FIT Los Angeles). • Distribution of the final individual programmes by AWEX, Brussels Export and Flanders Investment & Trade - FIT. • Welcome cocktail for all participants.

Seattle / 10 March 2008 HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers Am • Breakfast meeting organised by the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle www.seattletradealliance.com and the Embassy of Belgium in the United States. - Welcome address by HE Sam Fox, US Ambassador to Belgium. - Presentations by Mrs Laura Peterson, Chair of the TDA Board of Directors & Vice President Global Strategy, Boeing and Mr Bill Stafford, Director, TDA. • Departure of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister of State F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister J.-C. Marcourt, HE Minister P. Ceysens and Ambassador D. Struye de Swielande to MICROSOFT. www.microsoft.com - Welcome by Mr Ralph Young, Vice-President Public Sector, Microsoft. - Strategy Briefing on the usage of technologies for modern governments by Mr Ralph Young. - Lunch. - Demo of Flight Simulator. - Private Meeting between HRH Prince Philippe, the Ministers and a selected delegation with Mr Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft. Pm • Arrival of HRH Prince Philippe, the Ministers, the Ambassador of Belgium and an official delegation to STARBUCKS CORPORATION. www.starbucks.com - Meeting with Mr Howard Schultz, CEO, Starbucks - Presentation on Starbucks, coffee tasting. - Private Meeting between Mr H. Schultz and HRH Prince Philippe. • Arrival of HRH Prince Philippe, the Ministers and the Ambassador at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. www.gatesfoundation.org - Meeting with Dr. Tachi Yamada, Executive Director of the Foundation’s Global Health Program & Global health staff (with a selected delegation). • Signing ceremonies (at the hotel): - Electronic Apparatus / Rudolph Technologies - BMT Aerospace - EURAIR / MOOG Inc. - De Kringwinkel Zuiderkempen / SVDP Eugene Oregon • Official reception / Networking dinner offered by the Belgian side. Business programme Am • Breakfast meeting organised by the Trade Development Alliance and the Embassy of Belgium in the United States. • B-2-B contacts. • Departure to Microsoft of selected Belgian ICT companies. - Welcome / Strategy Briefing / Demo / Lunch. - Break-out sessions. Pm • B-2-B contacts. • Signing ceremonies: Electronic Apparatus • BMT Aerospace - EURAIR • De Kringwinkel Zuiderkempen • Official reception / Networking dinner offered by the Belgian side.

Seattle - Vancouver / 11 March 2008 HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers Am • Working Breakfast: "Belgium, more than the EU" organised by the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle in cooperation with the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium. - A briefing on Belgium, its economy and opportunities for the Seattle Business Community. • Arrival of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister of State F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister J.-C. Marcourt, HE Minister P. Ceysens, Ambassador D. Struye de Swielande to BOEING. www.boeing.com - Welcome by Mr Scott Carson, Executive Vice President of The Boeing Company and President & CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. - Meeting between Mr Scott Carson, HRH Prince Philippe, the Ministers, the Ambassador and a selected official Belgian delegation. - Boeing Dreamliner Gallery - tour. - Current market outlook presentation by Mr Andrew Magill, Director of Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group / Q&A. - Visit of Everett Boeing production site. - VIP buffet lunch and networking opportunity / Closing remarks by HE Sam Fox, US Ambassador to Belgium. Pm • Departure to CANADA. • Arrival of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister P. Ceysens and an official delegation at the American-Canadian border (Peace Arch Border Crossing/Land Border Crossing at the Port of Douglas). - Welcome by the Canadian Protocol Authorities and by HE Jean Lint, Ambassador of Belgium to Canada. • Departure to ASCO. - Welcome by Mr Christian BOAS, CEO of ASCO and presentation of the company. - Official opening of the new facilities. - Ribbon cutting by HRH Prince Philippe / Plant tour. • Arrival at Vancouver. • Information session on the Vancouver Programme for all Belgian participants. - Welcome by HE Jean Lint, Ambassador of Belgium to Canada. - Practical information about the programme and important business tips by Mr André Mathieu, Economic & Trade Attaché (AWEX Toronto). - Distribution of the final individual programmes by AWEX, Brussels Export and Flanders Investment & Trade. • Official Belgian reception at the hotel. Business programme Am • B-2-B contacts. • Arrival to Boeing of Belgian aeronautics companies (Production site in Everett) - Welcome / Supplier Management Presentation, Mr Ren Nanstad, Senior Manager, Supplier Management / Q&A. - B-2-B meetings at the company. - Transfer to Dreamliner Gallery Pm • Departure of the Belgian aeronautics companies to CANADA. • Arrival at ASCO. - B-to-B contacts with the aeronautics sector of British Columbia. - Presentation of the company / Official opening of the new facilities / Plant tour. • Arrival at Vancouver. • Information session on the Vancouver Programme for all Belgian participants / Distribution of the final individual programmes by AWEX, Brussels Export and FIT. • Official Belgian reception at the hotel.

Vancouver / 12 March 2008 HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers Am • Breakfast of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister P. Ceysens, HE Minister of State F.-X. de Donnea, Ambassador J. Lint with The Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia. • Arrival of an official delegation at "Globe 2008", 10th biennal Conference & Trade Fair on Business and the Environment. www.globe2008.ca/ - Meeting with the Globe official authorities prior to the opening of Globe 2008. - HRH Prince Philippe attends the Opening Plenary of Globe 2008 and gives a keynote speech. - Visit of Globe 2008 guided by Dr. John Wiebe, CEO of Globe Foundation. - Opening of the European space in the presence of State Secretary of Environment of Slovenia. - Official opening of the Belgian Pavilion by HRH Prince Philippe / Ribbon cutting & cocktail. • Meeting of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister P. Ceysens, HE Minister of State F.-X. de Donnea, HE Ambassador J. Lint and a restricted delegation with the Honourable Colin Hansen, B.C. Minister of Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Asia-Pacific Gateway and the Olympics. Pm • Arrival at the Terminal City Club of HRH Prince Philippe, the Ministers, the Ambassador and a restricted official delegation. - Luncheon hosted by the Lieutenant Governor, The Honourable Steven L. Point. • Arrival of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister of State F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister P. Ceysens, HE Ambassador J. Lint and an official delegation at ELECTRONICS ARTS - EA www.ea.com - Welcome by Mr Paul Lee, President of EA Sports and Mrs Pauline Moller, Vice President & General Manager of EAC. - Visit of the company / Demonstration of EAC MoCap technology / Presentation on the evolution of video games and EA by Mr Paul Lee. • Arrival at VANOC - Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister P. Ceysens, HE Ambassador J. Lint and an official delegation. - Welcome and presentation by Mr John Furlong, CEO of the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. www.vancouver2010.com/en • Signing ceremony at the hotel (FIT): De Kringwinkel Zuiderkempen / Canam Intl. Kandla • CEO dinner offered by the Belgian side. Business programme Am • B-2-B contacts • Arrival at "Globe 2008" - Businessmen of the environment sector & others attend Opening Plenary. - B-2-B contacts. Pm • B-2-B contacts at Globe 2008. • Signing ceremony De Kringwinkel Zuiderkempen / Canam Intl. Kandla / CEO dinner offered by the Belgian side.

Vancouver / 13 - 14 March 2008 HRH Prince Philippe & Ministers Am • Breakfast with HE Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources (HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister of State F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister P. Ceysens, HE Ambassador J. Lint). • Arrival of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister P. Ceysens, HE Ambassador J. Lint and the official delegation at the University of British Columbia (UBC). www.ubc.ca - Welcome by Mr Anthony Shelton, Director of the Museum of Anthropology and short visit of the museum. - Welcome word for all the delegation by Mr Stephen J. Toope, President of UBC. - Private meeting at the President’s private residence Norman Mackenzie House. - Tour of the "Pacific Centre for Isotopic and Geochemical Research" with Professor Dominique Weiss. - Reception with Belgian and Canadian exchange students. Pm • Lunch of HRH Prince Philippe, HE Minister of State F.-X. de Donnea, HE Minister P. Ceysens, HE Ambassador J. Lint and a restricted official delegation with the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics. • Reception offered by FIT-Unizo-Voka for all the Belgian delegation. • Departure of HRH Prince Philippe, the Ministers and HE Ambassador J. Lint to the International Airport of Vancouver / Arrival in Brussels. Business programme Am • B-2-B contacts & B-2-B contacts at Globe 2008. • Arrival of a restricted businessmen delegation at University of British Columbia (UBC). - Tours of one of following: Computer Science Department / National Research Council of Canada’s Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation and/or Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics - Triumph. - Presentation on technology transfer at UBC by University Industry Liaison Office. Pm - Sauder School of Business / Roundtable hosted by Dr Daniel F. Muzyka, Dean of the School. www.sauder.ubc.ca • Reception offered by FIT-Unizo-Voka for all the Belgian delegation. • Departure to the International Airport of Vancouver / Arrival in Brussels. © BFTA Pictures - All rights reserved