visit.brussels named 14 congress organisers as ambassadors of Brussels. The new ambassadors are organisations that have helped put Brussels on the map as an international MICE destination over the past two years.
It was the fifth edition of the Brussels Events Ambassadors Evening, which honours conference organisers. With over 900 international professional events each year, Brussels is Europe's leading city for conference hosting. Brussels aims to maintain this position, in part thanks to the ambassador programme. The ambassadors form a network of business people who are not only passionate about their sector but also about our region. As such, they contribute to Brussels’ image internationally. The network currently counts more than 150 ambassadors from various sectors: medicine, science, technology, art, economy,...
The Ambassadors Programme: a boost for business tourism
The programme laureates met at Forest National, in the presence of Rudi Vervoort, MinisterPresident of the Brussels Capital Region. Brussels Ministers Elke Van den Brandt and Sven Gatz, Brussels State Secretary Pascal Smet and Cécile Jodogne (Chairwoman) and Patrick Bontinck (CEO) of visit.brussels were also in attendance.
The 14 ambassadors:
European Symposium on Calcified Tissues 2021 – ECTS : Jean- Jacques Body
IAH Congress 2021 - International Association of Hydrogeologists : Olivier Lagneau
The Continental European Division of the International Association for Dental Research Meeting CED-IADR 2021 - Hanne Van den Keybus
EU Lesbian Conference 2021 - Leila Lohman
Moving Picture Experts Group Congress 2020 - Gauthier Lafruit
CILANE Congress 2020 - Commission d'information et de liaison des associations nobles d'Europe - Henri de Beauffort
AutoSens 2021 - Sense Media: Robert Stead
Human Brain Project Summit 2021 - France Nivelle
International Congress of Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study Group 2021 - Jan Lerut
React.brussels 2021- Aymen Ben Amor
IIRB 77th congress 2020 – International Institute of Sugar Beet Research: Stephanie Kluth
Brussels Fashion Week 2020 - Melani Barnes-Jaftha
SCIC Child Forum 2020 - 13th European Forum on the rights of the child – Valeria Setti
Junior Enterprises Europe Winter Conference 2020 – Miguel Bernardo
Visit.brussels roept 14 congresorganisatoren uit tot ambassadeur van Brussel. Dat gebeurde tijdens de Brussels Events Ambassadors Evening in Vorst Nationaal. De nieuwe ambassadeurs allemaal experts in hun domein. De afgelopen twee jaar zetten ze Brussel mee op de kaart als internationale MICE-bestemming.
Het was al de vijfde editie van de Brussels Events Ambassadors Evening. Dat is een avond die congresorganisatoren in de bloemetjes zet. Met jaarlijks meer dan 900 internationale professionele evenementen is Brussel de belangrijkste congresstad van Europa. Onder meer dankzij het ambassadeursprogramma tracht Brussel die positie vast te houden. De ambassadeurs vormen een netwerk van zakenmensen die niet alleen een passie voor hun sector hebben maar ook voor onze regio. Op die manier dragen ze bij tot de uitstraling van Brussel in de wereld. Op dit moment telt het netwerk meer dan 150 ambassadeurs die uit verschillende sectoren komen : geneeskunde, wetenschappen, technologie, kunst, economie, ...
##asset-410##
Het Ambassadeursprogramma: een duw in de rug van het zakentoerisme
In Vorst Nationaal kwamen de laureaten van het programma samen in aanwezigheid van Rudi Vervoort, minister-president van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest. De Brusselse ministers Elke Van den Brandt en Sven Gatz , Brussels staatssecretaris Pascal Smet, Cécile Jodogne (voorzitster van visit.brussels) en Patrick Bontinck (CEO van visit.brussels ) waren er ook bij.
De 14 ambassadeurs:
European Symposium on Calcified Tissues 2021 – ECTS : Jean- Jacques Body
IAH Congress 2021 - International Association of Hydrogeologists : Olivier Lagneau
The Continental European Division of the International Association for Dental Research Meeting CED-IADR 2021 - Hanne Van den Keybus
EU Lesbian Conference 2021 - Leila Lohman
Moving Picture Experts Group Congress 2020 - Gauthier Lafruit
CILANE Congress 2020 - Commission d'information et de liaison des associations nobles d'Europe - Henri de Beauffort
AutoSens 2021 - Sense Media: Robert Stead
Human Brain Project Summit 2021 - France Nivelle
International Congress of Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study Group 2021 - Jan Lerut
React.brussels 2021- Aymen Ben Amor
IIRB 77th congress 2020 – International Institute of Sugar Beet Research: Stephanie Kluth
Brussels Fashion Week 2020 - Melani Barnes-Jaftha
SCIC Child Forum 2020 - 13th European Forum on the rights of the child – Valeria Setti
Junior Enterprises Europe Winter Conference 2020 – Miguel Bernardo
Why cookies? They are not only necessary for the functionality of our website and for improving your browser experience, but they are also needed for social media integration and marketing purposes. Click on 'I understand' to accept the cookies, our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Or click on to change your cookie preferences.
