Every year, FIABCI organises a cycle of global meetings. Among them is the Global Business Summit. Its 38th edition will take place from 4th to 7th December, 2019, in Ghent (Belgium). Construction21, as a partner of the event, will recommend experts from its community.  

Discover the programme:

4th of December / Day 0: 

• 8:30am-6pm > Arrival/ Registration
• 9am-4pm > "IESC Board Meeting" ©
• 9am-5:30pm > "EDGE Expert Training" ($)
• 1pm-2pm > "FIABCI Board of Directors Lunch" ©
• 2pm-5pm > "FIABCI Board of Directors Meeting" ©
• 6:30pm-7pm > Promenade to the Welcome Cocktail
• 7pm-10pm > Welcome Cocktail in presence of the Honorary Guest Mayor of Ghent

5th of December / Day 1:

• 9am-9:30am > Reception / Registration
• 9:30-10am > Panorama of Belgian Real Estate Market
• 10am-10:15am > Official Opening Ceremony
• 10:15am-11am > Keynote - "Green Buildings and Innovative Urban Planning"
• 11am-11:15am > Mayor of Ghent's Welcome Remarks
• 11:15am-11:30am > Coffee Break
• 11:30am-12:30pm > "Energy Efficiency for Buildings & Constructions" Presentations followed by panel discussion
• 12:30pm-2pm > Networking Lunch ($)
• 1pm-2pm > Lunch break
• 2pm-2:15pm > Entertainment
• 2:15pm-3:10pm > "FIABCI Regional Division Forum" Green Buildings and Innovative Urban Planning - Geographical Overview
• 3:10pm-3:45pm > "Start up pitching" 10 presentations (10 slides x 20 seconds each)
• 3:45pm-4pm > Coffee Break
• 4pm-5:30pm > Workshops - Energy Efficiency 
  3 options: 1. Greening investment
  2. Digital Solutions
  3. Business cases
  
• 6pm-11pm > Social Tours ($) Boat Trip and Evening at "Il Trovatore"

6th of December / Day 2:

• 8am-9:30am > European Chapter Presidents Breakfast
• 9:30am-11:15am > FIABCI Professional Division Forum

Green Buildings and Innovative Urban Planning: Challenges and opportunities for different real estate professions (8 presentations - 10 minutes each - followed by a 20-mn panel discussion)

• Véronique Pappe, Director Construction21 will host the conference involving: 
  • Pascal Chazal, CEO Campus Hors-site® (member of C21)
  • Marika Frenette, CEO Wigwam Conseil (member of C21)
  • Marc Campesi, Manager of Diagonale Concept, Green Building (member of C21 and 2018 winner of the Green Solutions Awards + mention France 2018)
  • Francis Schwall, Director Neobuild and Construction21 Luxembourg
  • Salma Lasri, Coordinator RénoWatt
  • Sébastien Delpont, Associate Director Greenflex (member of C21)

• 11:15am-11:30am > Coffee Break
• 11:30am-12:15pm > Evolution of companies’ management to meet the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals
• 12:15pm-1pm > "Energy Efficiency" - Report on Workshops
• 1pm-2pm > Lunch break
• 2pm-5pm > Project Tour
• 5pm-9:30pm > Social Tours $

• 7th of December / Day 3:
• 9:30am-11:15am > FIABCI Administrative Division Meetings
• 11:15am-11:30am > Coffee Break
• 11:30am-1pm > FIABCI International Division Meetings
• 1pm-2pm > Lunch break
• 2pm-2:45pm > General Assembly Delegates' Registration
• 2:45pm-4:45pm > FIABCI General Assembly
• 7pm-11pm > Farewell Dinner ($)

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