The BLCC Collective in Asia proudly presents the latest event in our High-Caliber Speaker Series, featuring the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever. On 30 August, the Mayor will discuss how Antwerp is being positioned as the next future-proof business hub in Europe, focusing on its resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. There will also be a Q&A session after the…
Friend of the BLCC Dantes Leung from the Law Society of Hong Kong invites two of our BLCC members to attend the 2021 In-House Lawyers Training Programme, this year focusing on the risks of multilingual contracts. Multilingual contracts are commonplace in Hong Kong where multinational companies are located and international businesses are conducted. With potential…
Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated Belgian National Day with us! Yesterday, we had our wonderful event at Belgos and achieved full capacity with 70 attendees! Although the event officially began at 6:30 PM, we had some eager attendees who decided to show up around half an hour early! Opening the night was…
What a nice invitation we received the other day from LePetitJournal.com! Together with TV5Monde, LePetitJournal is organizing the Trophées des Français de Hong Kong. Members of our business communities are invited to participate in this special award ceremony to highlight the accomplishments of French speakers in Hong Kong. There are several categories in which someone…
Introduction The Road to Carbon Neutrality Webinar hosted by the BLCC in Japan (BLCCJ) on 13 July 2021 saw approximately 80 attendees. The three speakers from TotalEnergies, Umicore and Solvay explained how their organisations aimed to contribute to Japan’s plan to becoming carbon neutral by 2050. BLCC members from Hong Kong were invited to participate;…
Introduction The Blockchain Webinar hosted by BeLuxCham Malaysia on 7 July 2021 saw approximately 50 attendees. Vincent Borgne – First Speaker Head of Data & Analytics at SWIFT Vincent Borgne, the first speaker, introduced attendees to the potential of blockchain, drawing comparisons to disruptive technologies such as the internet. Vincent referred to blockchain technology as…
On Friday 18 June 3pm, AWEX and partners Liege Airport & EU China Logistics will present a very interesting free webinar on the EU VAT Reform, going into effect on 1 July 2021. Here is the rundown of the program of the webinar: 3.00 pm: Welcome words 3.05 pm: Introduction speech – Werner RENS, Advisor-General…
*This article is under development, updates will follow. During the Winter months of ’20 and early ’21, your BLCC ran a survey for our business communities to share their views. We now have the results, you can download the full presentation here (click), and here is the summary:
The BLCC is pleased to announce that our members are now able to participate in the Future International Talent (FIT) scheme launched by the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau (CEDB) of the HKgov. FIT is a job creation scheme funded by the Anti-Epidemic Fund. It supports members of the participating international chambers of commerce in creating 12-month…
Here is a chance for you to hear how different leaders think and understand the business world from new perspectives! Our Swedish colleagues have arranged a great line up of interesting speakers on 27 May from companies we all know well! Your BLCC is always happy to support our colleague Chambers. The Swedish Chamber holds…
