The Belgian Foreign Trade Agency and its partners: the FPS Foreign Affairs, Flanders Investment & Trade, AWEX and hub.brussels are pleased to invite you to a webinar on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Belgian Foreign Trade and its prospects of recovery.

This event will take place on Thursday, November 19th at 8:30 on ZOOM Webinar and is organized on the occasion of the release of our study: "Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Belgian imports & exports". This study is the result of 3 months of statistical research and interviews with major sector federations of Belgium.

The webinar will be held in Dutch and in French.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PROGRAM:

8:30 Welcome and introduction of the study by Mrs. Fabienne L’Hoost, Director General, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency

8:35 ‘Belgian foreign trade during the period March-May 2020 and presentation of the 10 sectors most affected by the COVID 19 crisis’ by Mrs. Christelle Charlier, Director Studies, Statistics and Communication, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency

8:45 ‘Comparative analysis between Belgian’s trade results during the lockdown and the results of neighbouring countries, followed by a comparison with trade results of countries having a comparable export structure’ by Mr. Dennis Gijsbrechts, International Trade Analyst, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency

8:55 Speech by Mrs. Anick Van Calster, Director General, Bilateral Affairs, FPS Foreign Affairs

9:02 'How the Regional Foreign Trade agencies guide international entrepreneurship in Belgium Beyond the crisis: the Corona Exit-plan and support measures​'
► Mrs. Claire Tillekaerts, CEO, Flanders Investment & Trade
► Mrs. Pascale Delcomminette, CEO, AWEX
► Mrs. Isabelle Laverge, Director of Internationalization Support, hub.brussels

9:25 ‘Presentation on the ‘COVID Economic Recovery Index ‘ with a specific focus on Belgium’, Dr. Margareta Drzeniek, Managing Partner, Think tank Horizon

9:35 Highlights of the 9 interviews of sectoral federations by Mr. Lorenzo Van Elsen, Project Manager and Editor, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency

9:42 Testimonial by Mr. Yves Verschueren, CEO, essenscia

9:50 Testimonial by Mr. Bart Steukers, Director Context & Future CEO, AGORIA

9:58 Closing words by Mrs. Fabienne L’Hoost, Director General, Belgian Foreign Trade Agency

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