The embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium will host ‘Invest in the gateway to Europe: Belgium’, an investment seminar and networking event to a select high-profile personalities of the Indian business diaspora on November 15, at the residence of Belgian Ambassador to India in New Delhi.
The seminar will provide potential investors with a comprehensive overview of the many opportunities Belgium has on offer.
The event will commence with the opening remarks by HE François Delhaye, Belgian Ambassador to India, followed by a keynote speech and Invest in Belgium Presentation by Renaat Schrooten, Secretary Economy, Belgian Ministry of Economy, who will highlight the prospects of investing in Belgium and European market available to Indian businessmen.
Highlights
The investor presentation will cover topics such as invest incentives and hand-holding services, customs and taxation, work permits and visa, as well as sector-specific assets of Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia.
The keynote presentation will be followed by two round tables. The first will highlight the regulatory framework and invest incentives and the second will discuss the business perspective and showcase success stories.
The Chennai-leg of the event, organised by the Consulate General of Belgium in Chennai, will be held on November 16.
It will have informative and interactive sessions by experts and representatives of the Kingdom of Belgium who will talk about the investment opportunities that Belgium, as a gateway of Europe, has on offer.
The event will begin with opening remarks by Mark Van de Vreken, Consul General of Belgium followed by a keynote speech, ‘Invest in Belgium post Brexit’ by Belgium’s Economy Secretary and host of other insightful sessions.
Chennai session
Akin to the Delhi summit, the Chennai session will also have two panel discussions namely, ‘Regulatory Framework and Investment Incentives’, and ‘Business Perspective and Success Stories’ which will see Belgium custom officials, businessmen, representatives of trade bodies deliberate on topics such as customs, taxation, ports and logistics and other benefits of investing in Belgium. The event, presented by the Hindu BusinessLine has FICCI, SICCI and NASSCOM as the official partners along with trade representatives such as invest-export.brussels, hub.brussels, Flanders Investment & Trade, Wallonia.be and Belgium Luxembourg Business Association.