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1/ CCBLR General Assembly, Conference & cocktail on April 24, 2018 evening
Dear Members of the Belgian Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce for Russia & Belarus, dear Friends,
We invite you at our CCBLR Annual General Assembly.
Programme :
18:30 – 19:00: CCBLR yearly General Assembly. Agenda:
a) Welcome words by the CCBLR President and Senior Executive Vice President Region Europe at Solvay, Mr Alexis Brouhns, opening and designation of the president and secretary of the Assembly
b) Approval of the minutes of the General Assembly of May 29, 2017 (see Annex 1)
c) Report of the board of directors on the Chamber’s activity during the year 2017, and project report for 2018
d) Presentation of the 2017 financial report (balance sheet, P & L account)
e) Approval of the 2018 budget
f) Discharge of the treasurer, board members and supervisors (if any) concerning the accounts, budget, management and mandate
g) Proposal for the amount of the annual fee for 2019
h) Composition of the Board of Directors: Dismissals. Candidates. Election of new directors.
i) Miscellaneous / Questions and Answers
19:00: Conference on business mentality in Russia
Key speakers :
- Ines Pires, PhD Researcher, Founder of the International School of Protocol and Diplomacy (ISPD) group, Development Strategist, International Consultant and Expert in International Communication, Soft Diplomacy & Protocol,
- Daniel Stevens, Vice President of CCBLR Brussels, Invited Professor at ISPD, Founder of the Foundation for Preservation of the Russian Heritage in the EU
Key topics:
- I. Pires: How to make Diplomacy a tool for negotiations and resolutions: International Protocol, Soft Diplomacy, Business Protocol, Official Events, Cross Cultural Intelligence and Corporate Diplomacy.
- D. Stevens: How to approach Russians: cultural gaps between Russia and the West, Russian elite's mentality, official and private contacts, notion of trust, femininity, standing, etiquette, tips for behaviour and negotiations in Russia, Russian soul.
19:40 - 21.00: Networking Cocktail