PROGRAMME OF THE BELGIAN ECONOMIC MISSION TO ARGENTINA & URUGUAY IMPORTANT: PROGRAMME SUBJECT TO CHANGES
SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2018 BRUSSELS-MADRID- BUENOS AIRES 18:45 Departure from Brussels to Madrid with flight UX 1174 (Duration of the flight: 2h25) 21:10 Arrival at Madrid Barajas International Airport 23:55 Departure from Madrid to Buenos Aires with flight UX 041 (Duration of the flight: 12h40)
SUNDAY 24 JUNE 2018 BUENOS AIRES 07:35 (- 4h / Brussels) Arrival at Ezeiza International Airport Buenos Aires 08:30 09:30 Transfer from airport to the Alvear Palace hotel (www.alvearpalace.com/en/) 09:30 Arrival at the Alvear Palace hotel and check-in 17:00 19:00 Information session for the Belgian delegation followed by a welcome networking drink 17:00 Introductory speech by HE Peter Maddens, Ambassador of Belgium 17:10 Information about the business programme and business tips by: o Martin Cardoen, Economic and Commercial Counsellor for AWEX in Argentina o Carlos Maria Rodriguez, Economic and Commercial Counsellor for BI&E and FIT in Argentina o Jimena Villar Bouchacourt, Economic and Commercial Counsellor for AWEX, BI&E and FIT in Uruguay 17:35 Panel discussion (45 ) (tbc) 18:20 Distribution of the final individual programmes 18:30 Welcome networking drink
MONDAY 25 JUNE 2018 BUENOS AIRES All day: B2B meetings 08:00 09:15 Success stories breakfast organised by the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB) 09:30 11:30 Seminar on Smart Cities 09:30 11:30 Seminar on Eco-construction 14:30 16:30 Seminar on Biotechnology (tbc) 15:00 17:00 Port Development Seminar 20:00 22:00 Concert of Soledad followed by a reception
TUESDAY 26 JUNE 2018 - BUENOS AIRES All day: B2B meetings 09:00 12:00 Seminar on social dialogue 09:30 13:00 Antwerp Diamond Power Session 12:00 14:00 B2G lunch organised by the Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB) on invitation only 14:00 16:00 GSK Vaccines Activity 15:30 16:45 Signing and Bestowing ceremony (tbc) 20:00 23:00 Cultural activity followed by the Belgian official reception
WEDNESDAY 27 JUNE 2018 - BUENOS AIRES- MONTEVIDEO AM B2B meetings 09:00 11:00 Seminar on nuclear medicine (tbc) 09:00 10:30 CEPANI Noon Check-out of the hotel + luggage transfer 14:10 14:30 Transfer from the Alvear Palace hotel to Puerto Madero 14:30 Boarding of Buquebus ferry at Puerto Madero 16:00 Departure from Buenos Aires to Montevideo by ferry 18:36 Arrival at the Port of Montevideo 19:00 19:20 Transfer from the Port of Montevideo to the Hyatt Centric Montevideo hotel (https://montevideo.centric.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html)
19:30 Arrival at the Hyatt Centric Montevideo hotel and check-in
THURSDAY 28 JUNE 2018 - MONTEVIDEO All day: B2B meetings PM Signing and Bestowing ceremony (tbc) 20:00 22:00 Belgian official reception
FRIDAY 29 JUNE 2018 - MONTEVIDEO All day: B2B meetings 09:00 11:00 Seminar on the audio-visual sector 14:00 16:00 Seminar on Infrastructure and Construction
SATURDAY 30 JUNE 2018 MONTEVIDEO-MADRID- BRUSSELS 09:15 Transfer from the Hyatt Centric Montevideo hotel to the airport 09:55 Check-in at Carrasco International Airport 11:55 Departure from Montevideo to Madrid with flight UX 046 (Duration of the flight: 11h40)
SUNDAY 1 JULY 2018 - MONTEVIDEO-MADRID- BRUSSELS 05:10 Arrival at Madrid Barajas International Airport 07:25 Departure from Madrid to Brussels with flight UX 1171 (Duration of the flight: 2h20) 09:45 Arrival at Brussels National Airport