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Belgian Foreign Trade Agency Update: 12.11.2018 – Programme subject to change
Programme of the Belgian Economic Mission to the Kingdom of Morocco
presided by HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium, Representative of His Majesty the King
in the presence of
HE Didier REYNDERS, Federal Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs HE Geert BOURGEOIS, Minister-President of the Government of Flanders and Flemish Minister for Foreign Policy and Immovable Heritage HE Pierre-Yves JEHOLET, Vice-President and Minister of Economy, Industry, Research, Innovation, New technologies, Employment and Training of the Walloon Government HE Pieter DE CREM, Federal Secretary of State for Foreign Trade HE Cécile JODOGNE, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade & Investment for the Brussels-Capital Region and Minister of the French Community Commission in charge of Civil Service and Health Policy
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Sunday 25 November 2018 Brussels - Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King
and Ministers
Business delegation
11:45
Check-in at Brussels Airport (BRU) at row 10 10:25-11:15
12:25-15:50 Flight from Brussels to Casablanca with Royal Air Maroc flight AT 839 (flight duration 3h25) 12:25-15:50
15:50 Arrival of the delegation with flight AT 839 at Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport 15:50 Welcome of HRH Princess Astrid and the Ministers by
HE Marc Trenteseau, Ambassador of Belgium and TBC
Venue: TBC Salon d’honneur or Salon Royal
16:15-17:00
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from Casablanca Airport to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
16:30-17:15 Motorcade transfer of the VIP luggage and passports from Casablanca Airport to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
Transfer of the delegation from Casablanca Airport to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with buses D1 to D3
16:30-17:30
17:00
Check-in of HRH Princess Astrid and the Ministers at the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
Address: Place des Nations Unies, Casablanca 20000
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Sunday 25 November 2018 Brussels - Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King
and Ministers
Business delegation
Check-in of the delegation at the
Hyatt Regency Casablanca
Address: Place des Nations Unies, Casablanca 20000
17:30
18:30-20:00
Information session for the Belgian delegation followed by a welcome networking drink
18:30 Introductory speeches by HE Marc Trenteseau, Ambassador of Belgium and Anne Vandormael, Consul General in Casablanca 18:40 Information about the business programme and business tips by:
Takis Kakayannis, Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Economic & Commercial Representation in Casablanca for the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region Mieke Pynnaert, Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Economic & Commercial Representation in Casablanca for the Flemish Region
19:00 Welcome networking drink
Lead: Embassy of Belgium Venue: Room Forum on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca Participants: all delegation members
18:15-20:00
20:00-21:30
Dinner organized by the Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce
Lead: Arab-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Venue: Café M on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca Participants: restricted delegation upon invitation
The secretariat of the mission is located in room Oasis on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca and will be operational from 24 November 2018 to 29 November.
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Monday 26 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
09:00-09:30
Belgian-Moroccan Forum in the presence of TBC Moroccan Minister of Finance or Industry
Part 1: Opening session 09:00 Welcome address by HE Didier Reynders 09:08 Address by Edwin Sluismans, President of the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Morocco 09:30 Departure of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
Lead: Embassy of Belgium and the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Morocco Venue: Room Forum on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca Participants: all delegation members
08:30-09:30
Transfer on foot for the business delegation attending
the Belgian-Moroccan collaboration in the Mining Sector from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the Sofitel Tour
Blanche
09:00-09:15
Continuation of the Belgian-Moroccan Forum
Part 2: Doing business in Morocco
Lead: Embassy of Belgium and the Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Morocco Venue: Room Forum on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Participants: all delegation members
09:30-10:30
Bus transfer of the business delegation from the Hyatt
Regency Casablanca to the headquarters of OCP with bus “OCP”
09:30-10:00
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Monday 26 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Part 1 of the Belgian-Moroccan collaboration in the
Mining Sector: Scientific & technological approaches in the presence of TBC HE Aziz Rebbah, Minister of
Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development
09:10 Registration & welcome coffee 09:30 Opening remarks and welcoming speech by Jessica Miclotte,
Head of Department Research & Innovation at WBI 09:35 LIEU: un réseau de professionnels du transfert de technologie
au service des collaborations université-entreprise by Pierre Galland, Technology Transfer Advisor, Network
Knowledge Transfer Offices 09:46 Stratégie de la recherche minière à l’ONHYM by Mustapha
Chaib, Mining Exploration Manager National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines
09:57 L’ingénierie des ressources minérales 4.0 by Eric Pirard, Professor University of Liège
10:08 Mise au point et développement de procédés de ‘’métallurgie extractive’’: du laboratoire à la taille pilote industriel by Stéphane Neirynck, CEO Center Earth and Stone
10:19 Managem, un leader minier Régional, Responsable et Diversifié by Lhou Maacha, Exploration General Manager MANAGEM
10:30 Une collaboration active OCP-Solvay by Arnaud Jacquet, Head of Global Exploration & Business Development Support Solvay
10:41 Météorites: Repousser les frontières analytiques au service des autres géomatériaux by Vinciane Debaille, Qualified Reseacher, ULB and Hasnaa Chennaoui, Professor Hassan II University
10:52 Q&A and closing speech by Jessica Miclotte
Lead: Wallonie-Bruxelles International Venue: Room Music Hall on the first floor of Hotel Sofitel Casablanca
09:30-11:00
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Monday 26 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
09:45-10:15 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to OCP
10:15-11:00
Visit of OCP
10:15 Arrival and welcome by Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO 10:20: Photo opportunity 10:22: Presentation of OCP 10:42: Introduction of Belgian CEO’s 10:55: Transfer to the vehicles
Lead: AWEX together with Agoria Participants: 30 Belgians (TBC 15 representatives of Belgian companies) Address: 2 Rue El Abtal, Hay Raha 20200 Casablanca
Coffee break for the Belgian business delegation
Lead: AWEX, BI&E, FIT Venue: Room Foyer on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
10:30-11:30
11:00-11:30 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the headquarters of OCP to the Hotel Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche
Bus transfer of the business delegation from the
headquarters of OCP to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “OCP”
11:10-11:40
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Monday 26 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
11:30-12:00 Part 2 of the Belgian-Moroccan collaboration in the Mining Sector: Scientific & technological approaches in the
presence of TBC HE Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development 11:00 Registration & welcome coffee 11:30 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by Pascale Delcomminette, CEO of AWEX and WBI and Jerôme Lobier,
General Manager of Hotel Sofitel 11:36 Speech by HE Pierre-Yves Jeholet 11:41 Speech by HE Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development 11:46 Introduction words Pascale Delcomminette 11:47 Opening of part 2 “Overview of examples of Belgian-Moroccan collaborations in the mining sector” by Amina Benkhadra, Director
General of ONHYM 11:57 Thanking words by Pascale Delcomminette, CEO of AWEX and WBI Lead: Wallonie-Bruxelles International Venue: Room Music Hall on the first floor of Hotel Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche Participants: 100 guests
11:00-12:00
12:00-12:10 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from Hotel Sofitel to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
Part 3 of the Belgian-Moroccan collaboration in the Mining Sector: Scientific & technological approaches
12:00 Exemple d’une collaboration belgo-marocaine de recherche
et d’expertise dans le domaine des ressources minières du Maroc by Johan Yans, Professor University of Namur
12:06 Le secteur minier marocain et la RSE by Abdellah Mouttaqi, General Secretary at ONHYM
12:12 Pierre Fiasse, General Coordinator at NCP-Wallonie 12:23 Q&A and closing speech by Jessica Miclotte 12:30 Lunch
Lead: Wallonie-Bruxelles International Venue: Room Music Hall on the first floor of Hotel Sofitel Casablanca Tour Blanche Participants: 100 guests
12:00-13:15
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Monday 26 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
B2B meetings
Lead: AWEX, BI&E, FIT Venue: Room Forum on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency
12:00-17:00
12:30-14:00
Chemistry Power Lunch: Belgium, the leading chemical cluster at the heart of Europe In the presence of TBC HE Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development
12:00 Registration of the guests 12:30 Arrival HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome word by Claire Tillekaerts, CEO Flanders Investment & Trade 12:35 Introduction by TBC HE Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development 12:50 "Belgium, a world champion of chemicals" by Yves Verschueren, Managing Director Essenscia 13:00 Testimonials by Belgian companies Prayon, Solvay and Soudal 13:50 Speech by a representative of FCP 13:55 Closing words by Mieke Pynnaert, Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Economic & Commercial Representation in Casablanca for the Flemish Region
Lead: Essenscia in collaboration with FIT Venue: Room Anfa on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca Participants: 55 (30 Belgians) officials and representatives of the chemical and construction industries. Upon invitation only.
12:00-14:00
Transfer on foot for the business delegation from the
Sofitel Tour Blanche to the Hyatt Regency 13:15-13:30
Bus transfer of the business delegation from the Hyatt
Regency Casablanca to OCP with bus “OCP” 14:00-15:30
14:15-15:00
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to SABCA
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Monday 26 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
15:00-16:00 Visit of Sabca Maroc
15:00 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by
Thibauld Jongen, CEO SABCA and Raphaël Samson, Plant Manager SABCA Maroc
15:05 Presentation of Sabca Maroc including speech by HE Cecile Jodogne 15:25 Signing of MOU between Sabca Maroc and Sabena Aerospace 15:35 Visit of the site 15:55 Transfer to the vehicles
Technology visit to OCP
TBC B2B meetings for present companies
Lead: AWEX/Agoria (Energy Technology Club) Venue: Maroc Phosphore 3 & 4, BP 118 Jorf Lasfar, El Jadida
TBC 15:30-17:30
16:00-16:45
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from SABCA to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
17:00-17:30 Decoration Ceremony with bestowing of decorations
upon Mr Faress and Mr Alj Lead: Embassy of Belgium Venue: Anfa on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Participants: TBC
Bus transfer of the business delegation from OCP to the
Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “OCP” 17:30-19:00
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Monday 26 November 2018 Casablanca-Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the business delegation
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the Residence of Mr Said Alj with bus “FEB”
18:30-19:00
19:10-19:30 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Hyatt Regency to the Residence of Mr Said Alj
19:30-21:00
FEB B2G dinner
19:30 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers 19:32 Welcome words by Said Alj, President Saham Assurance 19:35 Words of introduction by Bernard Gilliot, President of the FEB 19:45 Dinner
20:15 Speech by Salaheddine Mezouar, President of CGEM on « The economic perspectives of Morocco up to 2030 » 20:50 Conclusions by HE Pieter De Crem
Lead: Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (VBO-FEB) & CGEM Venue: Residence of Mr Said Alj Participants: 25 Belgians upon invitation
19:00-21:00
21:00-21:20 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Residence of Said Alj to the Hyatt Regency
TBC Bus transfer of the business delegation
from the Residence of Said Alj to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “FEB”
21:10-21:40
22:20 Arrival of HE Geert Bourgeois
with flight AT 831 at Rabat-Salé Airport
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Casablanca-Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the breakfast Construction and Infrastructure
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to The View Hotel with bus “the view 1”
07:30-09:00
08:30-09:30
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to The View Hotel
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
seminar Construction and Infrastructure from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to The View Hotel
with bus “the view 2” and “the view 3”
08:30-10:00
B2B meetings
Lead: AWEX, BI&E, FIT Venue: Room Forum I and II on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
09:00-17:00
09:30-09:55 Breakfast B2G Construction & Infrastructure
09:00 Opening speech by HE Cécile Jodogne 09:10 B2G breakfast between Belgian CEOs and Moroccan authorities 09:30 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by HE Cecile Jodogne
Lead: BI&E-HUB together with the Construction Confederation, ABLCC and CLB-ACP Venue: The Legend Club on the 14th floor of The View Hotel Address: Avenue Annakhil, Rabat Participants: 40 guests upon invitation
09:00-10:00
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Casablanca-Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the business delegation
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the Port of Casablanca by a bus provided by the Port
09:00-09:15
Visit to the Port of Casablanca
09:15 Arrival and welcome by Anouar Harrak, General Director of
the Port of Casablanca (tbc), Said Hassani, Director of Cooperation (tbc) or Said Kaltoumi, Director of Development & Regulation (tbc)
Presentation of the Port of Antwerp, the North Sea Port and the Port of Zeebrugge as well as the Belgian delegation
Presentation on the Port of Casablanca and its several ongoing constructions projects
Q&A followed by a coffee break 11:00 Terminal visit (tbc container terminal east of Marsa Maroc
and construction sites at the fishing, cruise and naval terminals)
Lead: FIT Venue: Port of Casablanca Participants: For delegation members only (max. 40 persons)
09:15-12:00
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Casablanca-Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
10:00-10:15 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from The View Hotel to the Mausoleum of Mohammed V
Business Opportunities in the Construction and Infrastructure Sectors in Morocco
10:00 Welcome by HE Cecile Jodogne 10:10 Business opportunities in the construction and infrastructure
sectors in Morocco by HE Abdelahad Fassi, Minister of National Planning, Housing and Urban Policy or HE Abdelkader Amara, Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water
10:20 Presentation of Infrastructure and Construction projects in the coming years in Morocco (speaker TBD)
11:00 Testimonials from Belgian companies 11:30 Questions & Answers
Lead: BI&E-HUB together with the Construction Confederation, Agoria Building and Technology Club Venue: Imperial Room on the 1st floor of The View Hotel Participants: 80 guests upon invitation
10:00-12:00
10:15-10:45 Wreath laying ceremony
at the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
Power lunch from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the Residence of the Ambassador of Belgium
with bus “healthcare”
10:30-12:00
10:45-11:00 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Mausoleum of Mohammed V to TBC
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Casablanca-Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
11:00-11:30 TBC Official meeting with HE Saadeddine Othmani, Prime Minister of Morocco
11:30-11:45 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from TBC to TBC
11:45-12:15 TBC Official meeting with HE Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
breakfast Construction and Infrastructure from The View Hotel to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
with bus “the view”
12:00-13:15
Bus transfer of the business delegation
from the Port of Casablanca to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca by a bus provided by the Port
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:25 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from TBC to the Residence of the Ambassador
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
12:30-13:45 Power Lunch: Belgium, leader in cancer diagnostic and treatment
TBC in the presence of HE Anas Doukkali, Minister of Health
12:00 Arrival of the business delegation and networking cocktail 12:30 Arrival of the official delegation and welcome by Pascale Delcomminette and Yves Verschueren 12:32 Welcome word by HE Marc Trenteseau, Ambassador of Belgium 12:35 Belgium, leader in cancer diagnostic & treatment by HE Pierre-Yves Jeholet 12:45 Speech by HE Anas Doukkali Minister of Health of Morocco 13:10 Strengths of the Belgian Industry by essenscia & Agoria 13:25 Value chain in cancer diagnostic & treatment – presentation of companies: SCK-CEN, Bioncise, Ion Beam Applications, Siemens
Healthineers, Medic Clean Air and Intersysto
Lead: Essenscia and Agoria in collaboration with AWEX Venue: Residence of the Ambassador of Belgium in Rabat Participants: 65 guests (40 Belgians) upon invitation
12:00-15:00
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
activity “Women’s entrepreneurship” from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the National Library of the
Kingdom of Morocco with bus “Bibliotheque 1”
12:30-14:00
Transfer for the officials not joining the Power lunch
from the Residence to TBC with the press bus 13:00-TBC
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Transfer for the officials not joining the Power lunch
from TBC to the Belgian School in Rabat with the press bus
14:00-14:20
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
Construction and Infrastructure seminar from The View Hotel to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
with bus “the view 1”
14:00-15:30
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
activity “Women’s entrepreneurship” from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the National Library of the
Kingdom of Morocco with bus “Bibliotheque 2”
14:00-15:30
14:15-14:30 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from the Belgian Residence to the Belgian school in Rabat
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Rabat
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
14:30-15:30 Visit of the Belgian School of Rabat and opening of the exhibition "Art and Math"
14:30 Arrival of the official delegation and welcome by HE Rudi Demotte, Minister-President of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and Mr Vincent Lorcel, Director of the Foundation Department of the Belgian School in Rabat
14:40 Welcome word by Mr Vincent Lorcel 14:43 Speech by HE Rudy Demotte 14:48 Unveiling of the plaque by HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers 14:50 Visit of the school 15:21 Visit of the exhibition “Art and Math” in the reception area
Lead: Embassy of Belgium and WBI Venue: Hay Riad, 10110 Rabat Participants: 40 guests (20 Belgians)
Part 1 of Women's entrepreneurship, vector of economic growth between Morocco and Belgium
« Les femmes entrepreneures actrices du développement Humain et Economique »
14:30 Thematic workshops on Gender Equality, Digitalisation, Finance and Cooperation EU - Africa
15:30 Transfer of the participants to the plenary session
Lead: M3 and hub.brussels together with WBI Venue: National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco
14:30-15:30
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
seminar Construction and Infrastructure from the The View Hotel to CGI with bus “the view 2”
14:40-TBC
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
Power lunch from the Residence of the Ambassador of Belgium to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus
“healthcare”
15:00-16:30
15:30-15:45 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Belgian school in Rabat to the National Library
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Rabat- Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
15:45-16:45 Part 2 of Women's entrepreneurship, vector of economic growth between Morocco and Belgium « Les femmes entrepreneures actrices du développement Humain et Economique »
in the presence of TBC HE Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital economy
15:50 Opening of the Forum by HE Didier Reynders 15:55 Speech by TBC HE Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital economy 16:00 Speech by Mrs Isabelle Grippa, CEO hub.brussels 16:05 First Panel: Presentation of the conclusion of the 4 workshops moderated by Loubna Azgoud, Coordinator Women in business 16:15 Second panel: Women entrepreneurs, Enablers of human and economic development, moderated by Manal El Abboubi, Professor at
the University Mohamed V in Rabat 16:35 Closing Speech by HE Cécile Jodogne 16:40 MoU Signing ceremony between CGEM & Women in Business + photo opportunity 16:45 Closing of the Forum and networking
Lead: M3 and hub.brussels together with WBI and the support of the Embassy of Belgium Venue: National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco
15:45-17:00
Bus transfer of the business delegation
CGI to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “the view 2”
16:30-18:00
16:45-17:00 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco to
the future Embassy
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Rabat- Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
17:00-17:30
Ceremonial placement of the cornerstone of the future Embassy of Belgium in Rabat
in the presence of TBC HE Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
17:00 Arrival of the official delegation and welcome by Christophe de Nijs, Counsellor for political and economic affairs
17:02 Explanation of the project by the contractor 17:10 Speech by HE Didier Reynders 17:15 Stone laying by HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers 17:18 TBC Remarks by HE Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs
and International Cooperation
Lead: Embassy of Belgium Venue: Corner between Meijat street and Boulevard Akrach Participants: 50 guests (30 Belgians)
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the activity “Women’s entrepreneurship” from the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “Bibliotheque 1” via The View Hotel
17:00-18:45
17:30-17:45 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from the future Embassy to CME
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Rabat- Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
17:45-18:15 Presentation Windvision and CME
17:45 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and the Ministers. Welcome by Hassan Nadir, CEO of CME, who presents HE Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Energy, MIning and Sustainable Development, the Board of Directors of WindVision CME and Simon Neerinckx, CEO WindVision
17:50 Presentation of the maquette of the Safi project and the CME team
Transfer to the conference room 17:55 Introduction speech by Hassan Nadir and presentation of the
project movie 18:00 Film with past projects, projects in development and
sustainable development projects in Morocco 18:05 Signing of MOU’s beween CME WindVision and Enable and
CME WindVision and TBC financial partners Photo opportunity
18:10 Closing remarks by Hassan Nadir Venue: CME Address: Building les Patios, Angle of Ennakhil and Mehdi Ben Barka Avenues, Hay Ryad
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the activity “Women’s entrepreneurship” from the National Library of the Kingdom of Morocco to the Hyatt Regency
Casablanca with bus “Bibliotheque 2”
17:45-19:15
18:15-18:30 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from CME to the Residence Transfer for the officials not joining the Official Dinner from CME to the Residence of Christophe de NIjs with
bus “O”
18:15-TBC
TBC 19:45-20:00 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Residence to TBC
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Tuesday 27 November 2018 Rabat- Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
19:30-20:00 TBC Official meeting with HE Mr. Mohamed Benchaaboun, Minister of Economy and Finance
TBC 20:00-22:00 Official dinner
Lead: Embassy of Belgium Venue: TBC Rabat Participants: 60 guests (TBC 40 Belgians) Dress code : Dark suit and evening dress
19:30-22:00
Transfer for the officials not joining the Official Dinner
from the Residence of Christophe de NIjs to TBC or to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “O”
21:30-22:00
TBC 22:00-23:15 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from TBC to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
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Wednesday 28 November 2018
Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
tech visit of La Factory from the Hyatt to La Factory with buses “La Factory 1 and 2”
07:45-08:15
Tech visit to innovation hub La Factory
in the presence of HE Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital economy
08:00 Registration of the participants with welcome tea & coffee 09:00 Arrival of HE Geert Bourgeois and TBC HE Moulay Hafid
Elalamy. Welcome by Mehdi Alaoui, Founder and CEO of La Factory Opening by Emmanuel Exposito, COO Afineety & moderator
09:02 Viewing of 2 short videos with an overview of the innovation ecosystem in Morocco and Belgium TBC
09:20 Panel discussion, moderated by Emmanuel Exposito, with the Ministers on innovation policy
10:00 Panorama of the 2 tech ecosystems by Mehdi Alaoui and Pieter-Jan Provoost, Agoria
10:30 Speed dating between Moroccan and Belgian companies 11:00 Networking Drink
Lead: FIT Venue: La Factory on the 8th floor of TechnoPark Casablanca Participants: 140 guests (100 Belgians)
08:00-13:00
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Wednesday 28 November 2018
Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
08:30-09:20 FEB success stories Breakfast
08:15 Arrival of the invited Belgian business delegation and their local partner 08:30 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by Bernard Gilliot, President of the FEB 08:35 Words of welcome by Bernard Gilliot 08:40 Testimonial by each invited Belgian business leader 09:15 Conclusions by Bernard Gilliot
Lead: Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (VBO-FEB) Venue: Beau Sejour on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca Participants: 30 guests upon invitation
08:15-09:20
B2B meetings Lead: AWEX, BI&E, FIT Venue: Room Forum I and II on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
09:00-17:00
09:30-09:45 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to Vigan Engineering
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the Seminar on Energy from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the Palais de la Présidence du Conseil régional with
buses “Tweed 1” and “Tweed 2”
09:30-10:00
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
09:45-10:30 Visit of a new ship unloader supplied by Vigan Engineering
09:45 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by Mohamed Hassan Bensalah, CEO Holmarcom 09:50 Presentation of the site by Mohamed Hassan Bensalah 10:10 Presentation Vigan by Mohamed El Khattabi, Sales Director 10:25 Photo opportunity
Lead: AWEX Venue: Mass-Cereales Site at the Port of Casablanca Participants: 30 guests (20 Belgians)
Part 1: Seminar renewable energy and energy efficiency
10:00 Welcome and registration 10:30 Joint presentation on the assets of the Belgian industry in
Sustainable Energy by TWEED & Flux50 10:50 Energy Planification & RES integration session 11:20 Energy Performance in Industry Session (3J-Consult, Sirris) 12:20 Lunch & Networking 13:40 Energy Production, Solar PV, CSP & Storage
Session (Testimonials by Belgian & Moroccan companies with CMI, Azteq for Belgian companies)
14:25 Energy Performance in Buildings/Cities Session (Testimonials by Belgian & Moroccan companies with Renowatt for Belgian companies)
Lead: Lead: TWEED/AWEX, Flux50 Venue: Palais de la Présidence du Conseil régional Participants: 150 guests (90 Belgians) upon invitation
10:00-15:00
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
Conference Debate from the Hyatt to Most Events with buses “ASMEX 1” and “ASMEX 2”
10:20-10:40
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
10:30-10:45 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from Vigan Engineering to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
Conference-debate: Together towards Africa 11:00 Welcoming words by Hassan Sentissi El Idrissi, President of
ASMEX 11:05 Introduction speech by HE Didier Reynders 11:10 (TBC) Speech by HE Mohcine Jazouli, Moroccan Deputy
Minister in charge of African Cooperation TBC Speech by HE Cecile Jodogne 11:15 Presentations by representatives of the African Development
Bank, the Islamic Development Bank (BID) and Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries (BIO)
11:45 Experience-sharing by the CEO of AMDIE (Association Marocaine de Développement des investissements et des exportations) and by Vice Presidents of ASMEX
12:05 Questions and answers session 12:50 Bus transfer of the business delegation from Most Events to
the Residence of Mr. Sentissi 13:00 Networking lunch at the Residence of Mr. Sentissi Venue: Headquarters of Moroccan Association of Exporters (ASMEX) Address: 2 Jbel El Aroui, corner Bd. Sidi Abderrahmane, Hay Essalam Participants: 80 guests (TBC Belgians)
11:00-14:30
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the business delegation from the Hyatt
Regency Casablanca to the Residence of the Consul General with bus “Banking”
11:15-11:45
Bus transfer of the business delegation from La Factory
to the Residence of the Consul General with bus “Agoria”
11:15-11:45
11:40-12:00 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the Residence of the Consul General
12:00-13:15 Power Lunch Banking Sector
in the presence of TBC HE Mohamed Benchaaboun, Minister of Economy and Finance
12:00 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by Anne Vandormael, Consul General of Belgium and TBC 12:05 Belgium and its Financial Services Industry by HE Didier Reynders
The Moroccan Financial Services Industry by TBC Moroccan Minister of Finance Trends and Challenges in the FSI and how technology is an enabler (Financial Services Technology Club) Testimonials by Belgian IT companies
12:55 Closing words by HE Cecile Jodogne 13:00 Dessert buffet with photo opportunity
Lead: Agoria (Financial Services Technology Club) Venue: Residence of the Belgian Consul General in Casablanca Participants: 40 guests upon invitation
11:45-14:00
Bus transfer of the business delegation from La Factory
to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “La Factory 1” 12:00-12:30
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
12:30 Departure of HE Pieter De Crem
with flight TBC at Casablanca Mohammed V Airport
Bus transfer of the business delegation from the Hyatt
Regency Casablanca to Silver Food with bus “Silver Food”
12:45-13:30
Bus transfer of the business delegation from La Factory
to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “La Factory 2” 13:00-13:30
13:15- 13:45 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Residence of the Consul General to Silver Food
13:45-14:30 Inauguration of the solar panel project provided by EnergyVision at Silver Food
in the presence of TBC HE Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development
13:45 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by Maarten Michielssens, CEO EnergyVision and Robin Moody, CEO Silver Food and transfer to podium
13:50 Welcome speech by Robin Moody, CEO Silver Food 13:55 Speech by Maarten Michielssens, CEO EnergyVision 14:00 Speech by HE Geert Bourgeois, Minister-president of the Government of Flanders 14:05 TBC Speech by HE Aziz Rebbah, Moroccan Minister of Mining, Energy & Sustainable Development 14:10 Robin Moody, CEO Silver Food invites HRH Princess Astrid and HE Geert Bourgeois and TBC HE Aziz Rebbah to the podium for the
official activation of the solar park 14:15 HRH Princess Astrid and the Ministers walk to administrative building to start the factory visit over the viewing platform
14:25 Photo opportunity with HRH Princess Astrid and the Ministers with the EnergyVision staff in front of the factory
Lead: FIT Venue: Silverfood Factory Participants: 50 Belgians, 100 employees from all EnergyVision sites worldwide and 30 guests
13:45-15:00
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the business delegation from the
Residence of the Consul General to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “Banking”
14:00-14:30
Continuation of the Silver food activity
14:25 Factory visit
Lead: FIT Venue: Silverfood Factory
14:15-15:00
TBC 14:30-15:00 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from Silver Food to the Palais de la Présidence du Conseil Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
Conference Debate from the residence of Mr Sentissi to the Hyatt with buses “ASMEX 1” and “ASMEX 2”
14:30-14:45
Bus transfer of the business delegation from Silver Food
to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with bus “Silver Food” 15:00-15:45
15:00-15:30 Part 2 of Seminar renewable energy and energy efficiency
15:00 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by TBC 15:05 Closing speeches of the seminar by HE Minister Pierre-Yves Jeholet, by Mustapha Bakkoury, President of the Casablanca-Settat region
& President of the Moroccan Agency For Sustainable Energy (MASEN) and by Saïd Mouline, Director General of the National Agency for Energy Efficiency (AMEE)
15:25 Closing Words by Cluster TWEED & Flux50
Lead: Lead: TWEED/AWEX, Flux50 Venue: Palais de la Présidence du Conseil régional Participants: 150 guests (90 Belgians) upon invitation
15:00-16:30
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
15:30-15:40 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Palais de la Présidence du Conseil régional to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
16:15-17:15 Belgian Moroccan football activity
16:15 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid of Belgium and Ministers. Welcome by TBC 16:20 Opening ceremony 16:22 Speeches by HE Didier Reynders and TBC Moroccan Minister 16:32 Video interviews of Nacer Chadli and Marouane Fellaini (TBC) 16:35 Presentation of the football teams with national anthems 16:45 Kick-off of the match by HRH Princess Astrid and Mbo Mpenza 17:05 Closing medal ceremony by HE Pierre-Yves Jeholet
Lead: Agoria Sports Technology club together with AWEX and the Embassy of Belgium Venue: Marquee on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca Participants: all delegation members and invited Moroccan guests
16:00-17:15
Bus transfer of the business delegation attending the
Seminar on Energy from the Palais de la Présidence du Conseil régional to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with
buses “Tweed 1” and “Tweed 2”
16:30-17:00
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
17:15-17:45 Signing ceremony
Actiris - Anapec Astel Medica - Sovimed AWEX – Imanor Boeckmans België - Babmarsa CBL-ACP – Federation Internationale de la Diaspora Marocaine TBC CBL ACP– Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Casablanca Division CRI CECOTEPE- Private jobs and Training Center Walloon Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services Casablanca SETTAT EnergyVision – Group El Eulj Intix - Maroclear Laboratoires Pharmaceutiques Trenker – Pharma Diffusion TBC NIXXIS – IINEXT TBC Port of Zeebrugge – Port of Tanger Prayon Technologies – Jacobs Engineering Rodschinson Investment – Swanchar SCE – Alf Sahel SCE – Grands Moulin de Berdai Stoopen & Meeûs – Procia THT – Vitamins Minerals Supplements Healthcare Company TBC Waterleau - OCP Zingametall – Chimiplex
Lead: Belgian Foreign Trade Agency Venue: Room Forum I on the ground floor of the Hyatt Regency Casablanca Participants: signees and their guests
17:00-17:45
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Wednesday 28 November 2018 Casablanca
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the delegation attending the concert
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to the Studio Des Arts Vivants with buses D1, D2, D3, D4 and D5
18:15-19:00
19:00-19:25 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Hyatt Regency to the Studio Des Arts Vivants
19:25-21:30 Belgian official reception with a cultural highlight
19:25 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers, welcome by HE Marc Trenteseau and Anne Vandormael 19:30 Speech by HE Didier Reynders 19:35 Start of the concert 20:30 End of the concert and start of the Belgian official reception 20:45 Speech by HRH Princess Astrid
Lead: Embassy of Belgium Venue: Studio Des Arts Vivants Casablanca
19:00-21:30
Bus transfer of the delegation from the Hyatt Regency
Casablanca to Studio Des Arts Vivants attending the reception with buses D6, D7, D8 and D9
19:15-20:00
21:30-21:55 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from the Studio Des Arts Vivants to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
Bus transfer of the delegation from the Studio Des Arts
Vivants to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with buses D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8 and D9
21:45-22:30
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Thursday 29 November 2018 Casablanca - Tangier
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the business and press delegation
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to Casablanca Airport with buses D1, D2 and D3
07:00-08:00
TBC 08:30-09:15
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to Casablanca Airport
B2B meetings
Lead: AWEX, BI&E, FIT Venue: Room Forum I on the ground floor of the Hyatt
09:00-17:00
09:30-10:15 Flight from Casablanca Airport to Tangier with charter flight AT4200 by Royal Air Maroc flight
Arrival and welcome of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers by TBC
09:30-10:15
10:30-11:00
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from Tangier Airport to Tanger Med
Bus transfer of the business delegation from Tangier
Airport to Tanger Med with buses D1 and D2 and to the Hilton Garden Inn Tanger City Centre
with buses D3 and D4
TBC 10:40-11:30
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Thursday 29 November 2018 Tangier
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
11:00-13:30 TBC Part 1 of the Transport and logistics activity
11:00 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers and welcome by TBC 11:05 Meeting with the management of TMSA
11:30 Arrival of the business delegation and welcome by TBC 11:35 Opening of the seminar by TMSA representative (tbc) and HE Geert Bourgeois 11:45 Presentation of the project of Willemen Groep by Bart Van Eenoo, Project Director 12:30 Buffet network lunch
13:30 Departure of the official delegation
Lead: FIT Venue: Tanger Med Participants: Belgian delegation members in the field of Transport and Logistics and guests invited by TMSA
11:30-16:00
Part 1 of “Business Opportunities in Tangier”
11:00 Registration of participants with welcome tea & coffee 11:30 Welcome word by Mrs Pascale Delcominette, CEO of Awex 11:35 Mr Mounir El Bouyoussfi – Director of north’s agency for
promotion and development 11:50 Mr Abdelhak Brahimi- Architecte-Cabinet DIWANE 12:05 Mrs Chaibia Balbzioui Alaoui, President of AFEM Nord 12:20 Q-A 12:40 Coffee- break 13:00 Presentation by Ouassim Bernossi, OBI Conseil 13:10 Presentation of BIO-INVEST by Mr Denis POMIKALA, chief risk
and monitoring officer 13:20 Short presentation by Belgian participants 13:40 Success story by Alain Steyaert (saffron cultivation) 13:50 Presentation by Tanger Med Special Agency (TBC)
Lead: Awex Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Participants: 100 guests upon registration
11:30-13:55
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Thursday 29 November 2018 Casablanca - Tangier
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
13:30-14:00 Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from Tanger Med to the Hilton Garden Inn Part 2 of the Transport and logistics activity
13:35 Programme TBC by Tanger Med
Lead: FIT Venue: Tanger Med Participants: Belgian delegation members in the field of Transport and Logistics and guests invited by TMSA
13:35-16:00
14:00-15:00 Part 2 of “Business Opportunities in Tangier”
14:00 Arrival of HRH Princess Astrid and ministers and welcome by TBC 14:05 Closing word by HE Mohamed Benchaaboun, Minister of finance (TBC) and HE Pierre -Yves Jeholet 14:25 Opening Lunch in presence of HRH Princess Astrid and the Ministers
Lead: Awex Venue: Hilton Garden Inn Participants: 100 guests upon registration
14:00-16:00
15:00-15:30
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and Ministers
from Hilton Garden Inn to Hotel Le Mirage
Bus transfer of the business delegation
From Tanger Med with buses D1 and D2 and the Hilton Garden Inn Tanger City Centre
with buses D3 and D4 to Tangier Airport
16:15-17:00
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Thursday 29 November 2018 Casablanca - Tangier
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
16:30-17:15 Informal press moment with the Belgian journalists
Venue: The lounge and terrace on the ground floor of Hotel Le Mirage Tanger Address: Route des Grottes d'Hercule, Tanger 2198
17:30-17:45
Motorcade transfer for HE Cecile Jodogne from Hotel Le
Mirage to Tangier Airport including press bus
18:00-18:45 Flight from Tangier Airport to Casablanca with charter flight AT 4201 by Royal Air Maroc 18:00-18:45
18:15-18:45
Motorcade transfer of HRH Princess Astrid and the Ministers from Hotel Le Mirage to Tangier Airport
19:00-19:45
Motorcade transfer for HE Cecile Jodogne from
Casablanca Airport to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
Bus transfer of the business and press delegation
from Casablanca Airport to the Hyatt Regency Casablanca with buses D1, D2 and D3
19:10-20:10
19:00-23:00 Flight from Tangier Airport to Melsbroek Airport for
HRH Princess Astrid, HE Didier Reynders, HE Geert Bourgeois and HE Pierre-Yves Jeholet
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Friday 30 November 2018 Casablanca - Brussels
HRH Princess Astrid, Representative of His Majesty the King, and Ministers
Business delegation
Bus transfer of the delegation
from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca to Casablanca Airport with buses D1 to D4
09:30-10:30
Check-in at Casablanca Mohammed V International
Airport 10:30-11:30
TBC 11:00-11:45
Motorcade transfer of HE Cécile Jodogne from the Hyatt Regency Casablanca
to Casablanca Airport
12:30-15:55 Flight from Casablanca to Brussels with flight AT832 (flight duration 3h25) 12:30-15:55
15:55 Arrival of the delegation with flight AT832 at Brussels Airport 15:55