Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the China Platform: Panel discussion “Innovation and R&D: Future Prospects with China” - 22 November 2021 – Het Pand, Ghent

The year 2021 marks the 15th Anniversary of the China Platform in Ghent University. So this calls for a big festivity!

On 22 November, the China Platform will to host a festive 1-day event in the Convention Center Het Pand. During this event, the China Platform will also present its third book about the Ghent University–China cooperation of the past 15 years, since the establishment of the China Platform.

The programme of this “Celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the China Platform” consists of a morning part with two panel sessions, focusing respectively on education and research; and an afternoon part, that will start with a panel session about Innovation and R&D, followed by the plenary session with keynote speeches by some of the distinguished guests. The programme will be officially concluded with a presentation by Prof. Luc Taerwe, Director of the China Platform, of the new book of the China Platform. This 1-day programme will be concluded with a networking reception that will allow the participants to “mix and mingle”.

The programme starts at 9:00 am sharp and will end at 6:00 pm.

As part of the celebration of the 15thAnniversary of the China Platform, the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and Ghent University are organizing a panel discussion on “Innovation and R&D: future prospects with China” with the following participants:

Mr Kurt Vandeputte, Chairman of the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce and Senior Vice-President Government Affairs, Umicore

Mr Luc Semeese, Vice-President Manufacturing Engineering, Volvo Cars

Mrs Veerle Van Wassenhove, Vice-President Research & Innovation, Bekaert

Mr Wim Van Camp, General Manager, Ghent University Tech Transfer Office

Mr Birk Vanderweeën, General Manager Europe, Legend Biotech

Moderator: Ms Gwenn Sonck, Executive Director, Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce

Full program of the celebration:

Morning

09:00 – 09:15 Welcome by Prof. Guido Van Huylenbroeck, Director of Internationalization, Ghent University

09:15 – 10:45 Panel session: “Research: what opportunities for future sustainable collaborations?”

10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break with poster session

11:15 – 12:30 Panel session: “Vision on the developments in education: an internationalization for all strategy”

12:30 – 13:30 Walking lunch with poster session

Afternoon

13:30 – 15:00 Panel session: “Innovation and R&D: future prospects with China”

15:00 – 15:25 Coffee break with poster session

15:30 – 16:25 Plenary session in the presence of:

H.E. Mrs Sophie Wilmès, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and the Federal Cultural Institutions (TBC)

Prof. Rik Van de Walle, Rector of Ghent University

Mrs Carina Van Cauter, Governor of the Province of East-Flanders

Mr Mathias De Clercq, Mayor of the City of Ghent

Mr Daan Schalk, CEO of the North Sea Port

16:25 – 16:55 Presentation of the third publication of the China Platform by Prof. Luc Taerwe, Director China Platform, Ghent University

17:00 – 18:00 Reception

Website: www.ugent.be/chinaplatform

Email: chinaplatform@ugent.be

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