SWEDISH BUSINESS DELEGATION TO PORT OF ANTWERP

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1 j INVITATION SWEDISH BUSINESS DELEGATION TO PORT OF ANTWERP ANTWERP, 9 DECEMBER 2015 Business Sweden and the Embassy of Sweden in Belgium, in co-operation with the Antwerp Port Authority, hereby invite Swedish companies to participate in a business delegation to the Port of Antwerp on the 9 th of December. The delegation programme will provide the Swedish participants with an opportunity to present their business cases and solutions to potential customers; relevant decision-makers and stakeholders from the Port of Antwerp authority and other port-related companies in the Port of Antwerp community. It will also provide an update on ongoing and future development plans and investments in the port of Antwerp. The overall theme of the event is: Development and solutions for an efficient, sustainable and secure logistical chain. Both the Ambassador of Port of Antwerp and the Swedish Trade Commissioner to the Benelux have confirmed their participation as speakers at the seminar. This is a business-oriented delegation with the goal to strengthen Swedish-Belgium business connections and provide a good opportunity for new business relations to be established; through knowledge exchange, networking and individual meetings. The objectives of the delegation are to: Highlight innovative business solutions developed and presented by Swedish port-related companies Identify concrete opportunities for the Swedish participating suppliers through pre-arranged business meetings with potential clients within the Port of Antwerp community Facilitate for Swedish companies interested in investing or establishing in the port of Antwerp Create a meeting point for knowledge sharing on development and business innovation for ports, and highlight the importance of Port of Antwerp for Belgian-Swedish trade relations A cooperation between: 1/8

2 Business areas in focus for the delegation: - Transport & Logistics Container handling/optimization, logistic systems Shipping, dry bulk and liquid cargo, RoRo, shipyards, ship-owners - Energy & Environment Renewable energy and resource efficiency: biomass, wind and solar power, geothermal energy, bio-fuel, hydro-power LNG: infrastructure, safety, new LNG-related solutions Energy infrastructure: power distribution, electrification, smart grids Oil & Gas / Offshore: decommissioning of platforms, oil storage, refinery, wind power - Security Port surveillance and monitoring Traffic management control systems - ICT Connectivity and communication services and solutions Management and optimization of logistical chain Cyber security Integration of operational technologies - Infrastructure - Other (the Port of Antwerp is open to new ideas and technologies) Participants: Antwerp Port Authority, private companies established in the Port of Antwerp (e.g. terminal operators, forwarding and shipping companies), Authorities, policy-makers and ministries, Swedish and Belgian port-related companies Business meetings: The Swedish delegates will have the opportunity to meet directly with key decision-makers of relevance to their business areas. Business Sweden will actively target positions of interest for the Swedish companies such as: Commercial Managers, Procurement Directors, Sector-specific Purchasers and Technical Engineers/Experts from the Port of Antwerp community will attend the event If you have any questions about the business delegation, please feel free to contact: Kristofer Ziegler, Project Manager, Business Sweden Benelux kristofer.ziegler@business-sweden.se, phone: Marcus Petersson, Consultant, Business Sweden Benelux marcus.petersson@business-sweden.se, phone: /8

3 PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME SWEDISH BUSINESS DELEGATION TO PORT OF ANTWERP ANTWERP, 9 DECEMBER Registration and coffee Welcome note - Mr. Frank Geerkens, Port Ambassador, Antwerp Port Authority - H.E. Maria Christina Lundqvist, Ambassador of Sweden - Mr. Andreas Rentner, Trade Commissioner Benelux, Business Sweden - Mr. Jean-Jacques Westerlund, Honorary Consul General, Consulate General of Sweden in Antwerp (Moderator) Port of Antwerp - Developments and Challenges - Port of Antwerp (projects, investments) - Port community voices (case study) Coffee Break Swedish perspective on port development and collaboration - To be confirmed (Swedish port, industry organization, private or public actor) - Case studies presented by participants of the Swedish delegation Panel discussion How to promote the development of an efficient, sustainable and secure logistical chain? Q&A and Conclusions Presentation of Swedish Delegation - Company presentations by participants of the Swedish delegation 3/8

4 Networking lunch & individual business meetings - Pre-booked one-to-one business meetings and networking Visit to the port - continued business networking opportunity - Guided tour in the port and site visits End of program 4/8

5 REGISTRATION SWEDISH BUSINESS DELEGATION TO PORT OF ANTWERP ANTWERP, 9 DECEMBER 2015 Participation fee for a large company Participation fee for a small company* Premium SEK SEK Includes: participation in delegation (max. 3 persons), company presentation, active sales support**, case presentation, participation in panel discussion Medium SEK SEK Includes: participation in delegation (max. 3 persons), company presentation, active sales support Basic SEK SEK Includes: participation in delegation (max. 3 persons), company presentation, passive sales support*** * Business Sweden will partly co-finance the attendance for small companies with a turnover of less than 10 million EUR and less than 50 employees ** Business Sweden will prior to the event actively contact up to 15 potential customers and/or partners with the aim to arrange 3-5 business meetings that will take place during the event *** Business Sweden will arrange business meetings solely based on requests from Belgian participants In addition your company can, for any of the three options above, itself also invite existing or potential clients to the event Registration to be sent no later than 6 November 2015 to: kristofer.ziegler@business-sweden.se Business Sweden s General Conditions for Participation in Joint Export Activities (June 2011) are enclosed (page 7-8). 5/8

6 Company: Corporate ID: Invoicing address: Postal Code: City: Phone/Switchboard: Contact Person: /mobile: Date: Name 2: Signature: Title: /Mobile: Name 3: Title: /Mobile: 6/8

7 General Conditions for Participation in Joint Export Activities (exhibitions, delegation travels, etc) 1. General BUSINESS SWEDEN undertakes to carry out the export activity described in the invitation on condition that the necessary number of companies signs up by giving binding notice of participation and no obstacles specified in section 5 below exist in regard to the performance of the activity. 2. Participation fee Companies taking part in the activity undertake to cooperate in order to achieve its aim and facilitate its performance and also to pay the fee specified in the invitation. Participation in the activity may not be made available or assigned to a third party without the prior written consent of BUSINESS SWEDEN. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all prices are exclusive of VAT. The participation fee shall be paid in advance. If the price has been specified in SEK and BUSINESS SWEDEN has to pay certain costs in local currency, the price shall at the time of payment be adjusted if the exchange rate has changed by more than 5% between the date of the invitation and the date of invoicing. In the event of fewer companies signing up for the activity than required in the invitation, the participating companies undertake to pay an increase not exceeding 10% of the participation fee. The term of payment is 30 days from the invoice date. In the event of late payment, penalty interest is payable at the current Swedish reference rate ( referensränta ) plus eight (8) percentage points. Any costs for collection or other measures to obtain payment will be charged to the company. 3. BUSINESS SWEDEN s undertakings BUSINESS SWEDEN s undertakings are limited to what is stated in the invitation and the present conditions. Payments for services that BUSINESS SWEDEN has undertaken to perform by written agreement, over and above what is included in the activity, shall be made as they fall due after invoicing. BUSINESS SWEDEN is entitled to depart from the method specified in the invitation of performing the activity if its performance requires this. 4. Cancellation etc Registration is binding. If not stated otherwise in the invitation, upon cancellation of participation the fee will be charged in full as from the date BUSINESS SWEDEN has received and confirmed the company s binding reservation. 5. Force majeure etc BUSINESS SWEDEN may cancel the activity or postpone carrying it out for a reasonable period if any obstacle to or unreasonable increase in the cost of carrying it out arises or if carrying it out would jeopardise the safety of persons or property affected by the activity, due to an event or circumstance outside BUSINESS SWEDEN s reasonable control (force majeure). Such events or circumstances include acts of violence or a risk of acts of violence of all kinds (including war, hostilities, acts of sabotage etc.), natural phenomena (earthquakes, hurricanes, floods etc.), sudden events which cause injury or damage (fires, explosions etc.), labour conflicts (strike, lockout, blockade, working to rule etc.), events and interventions of an official nature (changes in the law, new legislation, a change in the exchange rate), and other unforeseen events or unforeseen consequences of foreseeable events such as lack of transport, a shortage of skilled workers, power cuts etc. BUSINESS SWEDEN shall inform the participating companies in an appropriate manner as soon as possible after force majeure is deemed to exist. In addition to what is stated in the first paragraph of this section, the effect of invoking force majeure is that BUSINESS SWEDEN will be absolved from economic consequences, including damages for delay in carrying out the activity or for the activity not being carried out at all or not being carried out as agreed. 7/8

8 6. Disputes etc These general conditions shall be governed by and are construed in accordance with Swedish law. Any dispute in connection with these general conditions shall be finally settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules for Expedited Arbitrations of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. 8/8