Programme and speakers
WEDNESDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2024
- 12.00 - 18.00 hrs. Arrival of the participants
- 19.00 - 22.00 hrs. Gathering at Thermae Palace Hotel Ostend & welcome diner buffet and drinks
THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2024
- Professional tour to companies in West-Flanders
- Walking dinner at Fort Napoleon in Ostend
FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2024
- Full day Congress at Thermae Palace Hotel Ostend
- Official dinner in the historic city centre of Bruges at the Brewery “De Halve Maan”
| TIMETABLE | |
| 08:30 - 08:40 | Welcome by the host |
| 08:40 - 08:55 | Bart Tommelein, Mayor of the City of Ostend |
| 08:55 - 09:05 | Introduction to the FEFPEB Congress 2024, Moderator FEFPEB President Rob van Hoesel |
| 09:05 - 09:50 | Koen De Leus - BNP Paribas Fortis |
| 09:50 - 10:30 | Paul Brannen - CEI-Bois |
| 10:30 - 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 - 12:00 | Prof. Stefaan Walgrave – Antwerp University |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Aurélie Maes – Maes Mattress Ticking |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 - 14:00 | Fons Ceelaert & Dominic Weaver - FEFPEB |
| 14:00 - 14:30 | Nikhil Varghese and Olalla Michelena- DGA |
| 14:30 - 15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Luc Van de Vondel - Valipac |
| 15:30 - 16:30 | Thierry Moubax – Strategic expert in International Marketing & Business Development |
| 16:30 | Congress round up and closing remarks by Rob van Hoesel |
PARTNER PROGRAMME
THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 (9 am – 4 pm)
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Guided visit of Bruges incl. chocolate tasting,
a joint lunch and a boat trip on the “Reien”
FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2024
- Visit of Ostend with a focus on James Ensor, ending with lunch in the Royal North Sea Yacht Club. Free afternoon.
PHOTO IMPRESSION
PHOTO GALLERY
BRUGES
OSTEND
