SEMINAR CLEANTECH HUNGARY

EU Operational Program Environment & Energy – Business Opportunities

Tuesday 7 September 2010 - Brussels

Venue

Ferraris Building - Koning Albert II-laan/Avenue du Roi Albert II 20 – 1000 Brussels

Zaal OG20-21 – ground flour

Program

13h45 Registration

14h00-14h05 Welcoming

Wim Van Rompay, FITA/Liaison Officer VMDi

14h05-14h20 Doing business in Hungary - Opportunities in the Cleantech sector

Robert Giraud, Flanders’ Economic Representative in Budapest

14h20-14h50 EU Operational Program Environment & Energy :

State of the art - Future business opportunities

Mr Matyas Maksi, Desk Officer Hungary - European Commission - Regional Policy DG – Directorate I

14h50-15h20 Company testimonials

Royal Haskoning – Sjacco de Vos, Project Manager

Royal Haskoning is an independent international consultancy firm, operating worldwide. The company gained interesting experience in the field of waste management and soil remediation in Hungary.Some years ago, it realized a study for a landfill project in Hungary ; since 2003 the company has also been involved in a soil remediation project in Budapest.

K & H Hungary – Guy Libot, Deputy CEO

(As from 1/09/2010: General Manager Banking Central Europe in Brussels) K & H, part of the KBC Group, is the second largest bank in Hungary leading the market in the corporate segment. The bank counts 240 branch offices and employs some 4,000 people. The K & H Group also includes an Insurance and Leasing company.

15h20-15h45 Q & A

Panel discussion with the participation of Mr Kris De Craene

Between 1996 and 2001 Kris De Craene carried out waste management plans for several provinces in Hungary (Jasz-Nagykun-Szolnok) and dealt with application files for European funds from Hungary. From 2001 till 2003 he lived in Hungary and worked as resident twinning advisor (RTA) for a European Phare twinning project Ovam and the Hungarian Ministery of Environment were involved in. Together with other Ovam experts he worked as a consultant for the Hungarian Ministry of Environment regarding the implementation of the European waste legislation. He was also project manager for a Phare emergency planning project. Since 2008 he is working at the Antwerp Port Authority.

15h45-16h30 Networking reception