Posted by: Gabor Grenczer, Counsellor, Economy and Trade Posted on: Wednesday 10 March 2010, 15:00

The Chamber of Commerce Brabant in cooperation with the Office of Economic Affairs of the Embassy of Hungary and ITD Hungary, the Hungarian investment promotion and trade development agency are organizing an investment seminar with the title: Co-operating in technology and innovation - Region meets Region in Eindhoven, 15th April 2010.

 

Industries in focus: machine and metal industries, information technology, material science, electronics, life science, logistics

Regions in focus: North Hungary and North-Great Plain Region – Brabant Region

 

The event is bringing into focus business opportunities for potential Dutch investors and trading companies in Northern and North-Eastern Hungary, promoting industrial sectors, such as technology (machinery, electronics, metal, material science), information technology (ICT), life science (pharma, biotechnology, medical devices) and logistics. The event should promote and stimulate cooperation between Dutch and Hungarian companies in the field of R&D and innovation thanks to special contribution of Hungarian universities and regional innovation agencies. Visitors of the seminar during the networking section will have the opportunity to meet with several organisations and service providers of the Dutch-Hungarian business community.

 

Programme Region meets Region

13:30-14:00 Registration

Moderator of the event - Mr. Mark Herman, Head of Department, Member of

the Management Team, Chamber of Commerce Brabant

14:00-14:05 Welcome Address - Mr. Mark Herman, Head of Department, Member of the

Management Team, Chamber of Commerce Brabant

14:05-14:25 Presentation: Business and investment opportunities in the North Hungarian

Regions - Mrs. Ágnes Henter, Director Project Management, ITD Hungary

14:25-14:40 Presentation: Trends in global economy, cooperation opportunities in CEE

Region as seen from the Brabant region - Mr. Jeroen Beuken, Senior Project

Manager, BOM Brabant Development Agency

14:40-14:55 Presentation: Financing business ventures - investment environment in

Hungary - Ms. Szilvia Sebestyén, Head of Department Wholesale Banking, ING

Hungary and representative of ING Amsterdam, Commercial Banking European

Business Desk

14:55-15:10 Presentation: Knowledge centres in North Hungary Region. Seeking partners in

science and technology based ventures - Mr. Dániel Kuttor, Assistant Professor of

University Miskolc

15:10-15:25 Presentation: Innovation programs and company spin-offs in the Brabant

Region. Opportunities for international co-operations - Mr. Joep S.G. Brouwers,

Vice-Director, Brabant Brainport Development

 

15:25-15:40 Coffee Break

 

15:40-15:55 Presentation: Knowledge centres in Northern Great Plain Region. Seeking

partners in science and technology based ventures - Mrs. Ágnes Berde, Director,

Innova Észak-Alföld Regional Development Agency

15:55-16:10 Company testimonial/1: Experiences in Hungary - Mr. Peter van Wely,

currently Director, Inforeach BV, and ex-Director, Cognizant

16:10-16:30 Company testimonial/2: Experiences in Hungary - Mr. Carlo Holshuijsen,

Managing Director, European Stone Trade and Mr. Zsolt Keresztúri, Director, DBH

16:30-16:40 Closing remarks - Mr. Michel van der Linden, former director, Caterpillar

16:40-17:00 Questions and Answers

17:00-18:00 Networking (with snacks and drink)

 

 

Date: 15th April 2010, 13.30-18:00h

Location: Chamber of Commerce Brabant (John F. Kennedylaan 2, 5600 AS Eindhoven)

 

For further information please contact: Mr. Frank Boleij (KvK Brabant, International Trade Promotion Officer) (fboleij@brabant.kvk.nl) or Mr. Gábor Grenczer (Counsellor trade and investment, Embassy of Hungary) (gabor.grenczer@itd.hu).

 

You can find updated information on the website of the Embassy of Hungary

 

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