The choice facing Indian companies today is not “should we be in Europe”, but more importantly “where in Europe should we locate our presence”.

With this session we seek to provide information on the ease of doing business in Flanders, the digital ecosystem of the region, and its fiscal landscape. Thus enabling the Indian technolgy start-ups (also other well established organizations), interested in doing business in Europe, to evaluate the region of Flanders as a location for their European activities.

Flanders is  the northern Dutch-speaking and one of the three independently-governed regions of Belgium. The capital of Flanders is Brussels, home to NATO, the EU and other major public and private international decision-making centers. Flanders is the federated region of Belgium with Brussels as its capital. An innovative and knowledge-driven economy, the region presents attractive prospects for Indian start-ups to set up their business here.

Flanders hosts a robust eco-system supporting start-ups not only with the Incubators, Accelerators, Research Centres, and Technology Clusters, but also gives your organization access to markets, funds, and talent. Find out how to unlock your company’s potential in one of Europe’s most innovative regions

Speakers:

Jurgen MAERSCHAND, Trade & Investment Commissioner - Flanders Investment & Trade, Consulate General of Belgium, Mumbai

Jurgen has been a banker, and a professor turned diplomat. With an experience of over 14 years as a Trade and Investment Commissioner, spanning 3 continents, he is dedicated to bringing the right people & businesses together, and always on the look-out for win-win partnerships.

Marc De MIL, International Tax Expert, Federal Public Service Finance - Fiscal Department for Foreign Investments

Marc will speak about impact of the recent tax reforms on the investment climate, Belgian competitiveness, and the future measures planned. 

Ralph MOREAU, Science & Technology Officer, Flanders Investment & Trade, Embassy of Belgium, Singapore

Ralp carries vast professional experience, working with startups, manufacturing, high-tech blue chip multinational corporations, and public sector organizations; and also started own company. 

As a Science & Technology Officer covering the SSEA region (incl. Australia), his focus is on promoting technology, in the areas of IOT / Industry 4.0, smart-city, cleantech, and infocomm/ ICT, supporting the internationalization of high tech companies and research institutes

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