Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (BCECC)

Workshops on cross border E-commerce by Alibaba

Tmall Global, the international online market of the giant Chinese e-commerce Alibaba, is setting up in Belgium. This platform enables worldwide enterprises to take advantage of the Chinese massive demand for foreign products without having to be physically present in China.

Come to participate at the exclusive workshops on Wednesday September 21, 2016 in Antwerp or on Thursday September 22, 2016 in Brussels and learn how you can , as a Belgian company, take advantage of opportunities that Alibaba can offer you with Tmall Global. The purpose of the workshops is to introduce ‘cross border’ e-commerce as the new way of doing international trade to Belgian companies, and to further explain how Tmall Global/Alibaba can help in this perspective.

Agenda:

Wednesday 21st Sept 2016:

Venue : Antwerp City Hall (Grote Markt 1, 2000 Antwerpen)
– 09:30: Registration
– 10:00: Welcome – International trade mission to China by Mr. Luc Muylaert, Senior Advisor External Relations and Finance, City of Antwerp
– 10:10: Introduction of Alibaba Group, Mr. Roland Palmer, Managing Director of Benelux Region
– 10:30: Introduction of Tmall Global – gateway to the Chinese consumer market through Alibaba’s ecommerce platform by Mr. Vincent Zhou, Director of France and Benelux region of Tmall Global
– 11:00: Q & A session by Mr. Jack Peters, Director of Business Development, Alibaba
– 11:30: Speech by Flanders Investment and Trade “Business opportunities, trade mission China”, Ms. Michèle Surinx, Area Manager East China, Flanders Investment & Trade
– 12:00: Network lunch
– 13:00: Introduction of Tmall Partners – the path to sell in the Chinese market, by Mr. Jack Peters, Director of Business Development, Alibaba
– 14:00: Q&A session by Director of Business Development, Mr. Jack Peters, Alibaba
– 14:30: Closing speech by Mr. Koen Kennis, Vice Mayor, City of Antwerp
– 14:45: Network & Drinking provided by the City of Antwerp

Thursday 22nd Sept 2016:
Venue: The Hotel (Waterloolaan 38, 1000 Brussel)
– 13:30: Registration. Coffee & Tea
– 14:00: Welcome speeches by Brussels Invest & Export – Ms. Bénédicte Wilders, Chief Executive Director of Brussels Invest & Export
– 14:10: Introduction of Alibaba Group, Mr. Roland Palmer, Managing Director of Alibaba Benelux Region
– 14:30: Introduction of Tmall Global – gateway to the Chinese consumer market through Alibaba’s ecommerceplatform by Mr. Vincent Zhou, Director of France and Benelux region of Tmall Global
– 15:00: Introduction of Tmall Partners – the path to sell in the Chinese market, by Mr. Jack Peters, Director of Business Development, Alibaba
– 16:00: Q & A, Networking, Coffee and Tea

Looking forward to meeting you there!