Regularly, BRASCAM receives the visit of Brazilian Entrepreneurs and Belgian Expats in Brazil. Their share of experience is extremely valuable for companies developing activities in Brazil.

By meeting peoples from the field, you will receive updated economic news; business tips and you will develop your business network with Brazil.

The 21^st of April 2016, we will receive a group of entrepreneurs arriving from the State of Minas Gerais, the second largest state of Brazil.

Our guests are the following:

Mr Henrique RABELO, Belgian Honorary Consul to Minas Gerais. Mr. Rabelo is the Founding Partner of Machado Rabelo Advogados Associados, Legal Director of Belgalux (Brazilian Belgium Chamber in Sao Paulo) and Port of Antwerp Representative. Mr Rabelo installed several Belgian companies in Brazil and last year, he was appointed Honorary Consul by the Belgian Government.

Mr Piet Van Riet, Executive Vice President Industrial and Speciality Products Platform for Bekaert. Beakert if a world market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. From 2004 to 2014, Mr Van Riet was heading Bekaert’s activities in Brazil with headquarters in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

Mr Jacques Parlongue, CEO of N-Side. Management consulting firm specialized in operation research. N-Side is developing activities in Brazil with clients active in the steel sector. N-Side is headquarted in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

Mr  Pedro Gabarra Teixeira, Partner of BelMinas Coffee Trading. Mr Gabara is the owner of several Coffee Farms in the State of Minas Gerais being a traditional and reliable exporter of coffee beans.

The program is the following:

- 5 pm. Registration and welcome

- 5.30 pm. Presentation of Belgian activities in Minas Gerais, by Mr Henrique Rabelo, Honorary Consul

- 5.45 pm. Testimonies by Bekaert, N-Side and BelMinas

- 6.15. Presentation of the tool “TRADE4U” by the Belgian Trade Foreign Agency. This tools help exporters to find buyers in the world

- 6.30 pm. Networking drink

Venue: Avenue Louise 500 - 1050 Brussels

Fee: BRASCAM and BECI members: 20 € HVAT - Non members : 50 € HVAT

Please click on the email adress info@brascam.be and complete the information.

Full program here.