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Dear Member, Dear Madam, Dear Sir,
We have the honor to invite you and your colleagues to join us during our traditional New Year Reception, during which you will have the opportunity to network with both officials and representatives of Belgian and Luxembourg companies doing business in Russia and Belarus. The event will take place on 6 February 2018 from 18.30h to 20.00h at the Solvay Brussels premises. Exact venue will be provided upon the receiptof your registration form. We expect about 100 attendees.
Before, bringing a toast to the New Year, we will have following key speeches :
18.30 – Welcome words by Alexis Brouhns, CCBLR President, Senior Executive Vice President Europe of Solvay
18.40 – H.E. Alexander Tokovinin, Ambassador of Russia to Belgium
18.50 – Maxim Seleznev, Head of the Consular Section, Counselor, on special formalities for preparation of the electronic / papers visa for the participants of the Football World Cup in Russia in 2018
18.55 – H.E. Aleksandr Mikhnevich, Ambassador of Belarus to Belgium and Luxembourg
19.05 – Presentation of the Novgorod Region by the Deputy Governor of the Novgorod Region Evgeny Bogdanov and Director of the State Regional Autonomous Agency "Novgorod Region Development Agency" Alla Zavodina
19.25 – LUKOIL’s experience in the Benelux, by Bulat Subaev, Managing Director at LUKOIL Western Europe
19.35 – 20.35 – New Year Cocktail