Belgian Spotlight with WTC “Belgium, Innovative Springboard to Europe”

Many thanks to those who joined us on Thursday night at Burr & Forman for our panel discussion on Belgium. We had the pleasure to learn from industry leaders and officials why Belgium is at the world’s top for innovation. They all pointed the outstanding eduction system, the well educated workforce and its strategic location at the crossroads of the Latin and Germanic worlds and at the heart of Europe. Belgium is the perfect gateway to Europe.

We were thrilled and honored to welcome as guest speakers for our panel discussion:

• William De Baets, Consul General of Belgium in Atlanta
• Nico Reynders, Vice President of HR, UCB
• Shawn Collins, VP Global Architectural Sales, PolyVision
• Brendan Lease, Sr. Marketing Manager, US International District, UPS
• Frank Boykin, CFO, Mohawk
• Yves Dubus, Trade & Investment Commissioner, Wallonia Export-Investment Agency (AWEX)
• Conny Van Wulpen, Trade & Investment Commissioner, Flanders Investment & Trade, (FIT)

The panel discussion was moderated by Anton Mertens, Partner at Burr & Forman, LLP and President of the BACoS.