TUESDAY
12th of March
8.00 – 15.00
13th Edition « Liège the place to build” au Golf de Cannes-Mougins by GRE Liège
Location: Booth of Awex
Access only for sponsors and their guests by prior registration.
For more information: nicole.tassiaux@greliege.be
GOLF de CANNES
1175 Avenue du Golf
06250 Mougins
16.15 – 16.30
Pitch of BVI.EU
“Quantum Biospace : Bringing Biotech and Deep Tech together”
Location: Booth of Awex
Speaker:
- Geoffroy Dumonceau – Chief Development Officer BVI.EU
19.00 – 21.00
Belgian Pavilion – Espace Debussy
BELGIAN OFFICIAL COCKTAIL
Open to everyone
(Mipim accreditation mandatory to access the Belgian pavilion)
16.00 – 16.15
Pitch of AAFH! ARCHITECTE
"Adaptive reuse of the Old Grand Bazar"
Location: Booth of Awex
Speakers:
- Frédéric Haesevoets, Architect at AAFH!
- Claudine Houbart, historian professor at the University of Liège
- Laura Crapanzano, Alderman city of Seraing
17.00 – 19.00
Belgian Pavilion – Espace Debussy
BELGIAN OFFICIAL COCKTAIL - VIP TIME
Only for the Belgian Partners with wristbands
Place: Palais des Festivals – Belgian Pavilion – Espace Debussy
WEDNESDAY
13th of March
9.45 – 10.40
Conference of CITY OF MONS
"Mons 2035- Ambitious projects for a dynamic City"
Location: Booth of Awex
Speaker:
- Mr Pourtois – Urban Planning Councillor
10.30 – 11.00
Belgian Pavilion – Espace Debussy – Stand Brussels-Capital Region
Royale Belge, the reborn of an iconic building Nominated Mipim Awards 2024
Wrapped by a lush beech forest of 11 hectares and surrounded by water ponds, Royale Belge sits on boulevard du Souverain like a contemporary castle. Owed to architects René Stapels and Pierre Dufau, this building is a bold and daring example of the 60’s luxurious corporate architecture. Its unique setting, transparent glass base, cross-shaped tower, Corten structure and bronze-colored glass façades have made Royale Belge a true landmark in Brussels’ architectural landscape and contributed in landing the site on the Safeguarding List in 2019.
Initially designed as Royale Belge’s insurance company headquarters, the 40 000 m2 building is up for a new challenge today: to meet contemporary requirements without losing its heritage value. Following a design competition won by Caruso St John Architects and Bovenbouw Architectuur’s joint efforts, Brussels’ Capital Region granted the owners (Souverain 25 consortium) a permit to renovate the building all while preserving its essence and identity.
Offering a restaurant, a coworking space, a hotel, an auditorium, a health center and offices, the mixed programme supports the building’s reintegration into Brussels’ urban life and fabric. In order to facilitate access and usability, a new vertical hall is created at the junction of the shared spaces from the ground floor to level 2. Mirroring the auditorium in shape and proportion, this new circulation nucleus brings light into a dark part of the building and binds together the glass base (0 and +1) with the cross-shaped tower (+2 to +10). An opportunity to breathe life back into the site, the project rehabilitates the building and improves its energy performance through specific and thoughtful interventions.
11.45 – 12:40
Conference of IGRETEC
“Charleroi Metropole : The circular economy and energy efficiency at the service of our region's development”
Location: Booth of Awex
Speakers:
- Stéphane Sozii – Head of the Mayor’s Office
- Xavier Berto – Project Management and Design Office Director
- Loïc D’Haeyer – Mayor of the town of Fleurus and Chairman of CENEO
- Stéphanie Ameels – Development Officer
- Nathalie Czerniatynski – Director of Economic, Strategic and Territorial Development
14.30 – 15.00
Belgian Pavilion – Espace Debussy – Stand Brussels-Capital Region
Info session federal médiation : Mediation, the efficient and durable way to solve construction disputes
Organized by: hub.brussels
16.00 – 16.55
Conference of GRE LIEGE & SPI
"Circular Liege – New way of building"
Location: Booth of Awex
Speakers:
Jean-Christophe Peterkenne – General Manager of GRE
Professor Jijakli from the Faculty of Agronomy at ULiege
- Panel 1:
- David Eloy Chairman of the CCI
- Fabienne Loiseau Director of Implantations and Spi Services
- Thomas Chevau from Noshaq
- Panel 2:
- Gregory Neys from Karno
- Gil Simon from Resa
- Isabelle Vanderkeulen from Ethias
17.30 – 17.45
Pitch of URBEO/HERSTAL
"Herstal, the metamorphosis continues"
Location: Booth of Awex
Speakers:
- Bojana VISIC – Alderman for Town Planning and Sustainable Development
- Arnaud THONARD – CEO of RCA Urbeo
- Grégory RADISSON – Herstal Green Energy – Coriance Group
10.00 – 10.30
Belgian Pavilion – Espace Debussy – Stand Brussels-Capital Region
Monteco - The ultimate reference for a new generation of SUSTAINABLE office buildings Nominated Mipim Awards 2024
MONTECO: A new-generation sustainable timber-framed office building, unique in Brussels!
The joint venture NEXTENSA – ION has developed a flagship project in the sustainable construction sector in the European Quarter: the first timber-framed high-rise building in Brussels.
MONTECO – a contraction of » Montoyer » and » Ecological » – is the benchmark for a new generation of sustainable office buildings.
MONTECO is a statement: sustainability, technology and ecology can go hand in hand with timeless modern architecture.
Speakers : Jérôme Verdussen – Head of Operations and Development / Philippe Verdussen – CEO
10.45 – 11.40
Conference of AAFH ! ARCHITECTE
"Past simple / Compound future - with/against/on the existing"
Location: Booth of Awex
Speakers:
- Frédéric Haesevoets – Architect at AAFH!
- Claudine Houbart – Historian professor at the University of Liège
- Laura Crapanzano – Alderman city of Seraing
- Architecture student at the University of Liège
Moderator:
- Philippe Coulée – Journalist
11.00 – 12.00
Verrière Californie
50 ans CityDev - La ville productive et inclusive - Du concept à la réalité »
16.00 – 17.00
Belgian Pavilion – Espace Debussy – Stand Brussels-Capital Region
Business Review citydev.brussels – sau-msi.brussels – slrb-bghm.brussels
Speakers :
Benjamin Cadranel, CEO citydev.brussels
Gilles Delforge, CEO sau-msi.brussels
Yves Lemmens, CEO slrb-bghm.brussels
17.15 – 17.30
Pitch of ERIGES/SERAING
"Seraing, what’s next ? "
Location: Booth of Awex
Speaker:
- Laura Crapanzano, Alderman for Territorial Development
- Private/public partners (GehlenImmo, Thomas&Piron, SPI)
THURSDAY
14th of March
09:30 – 11:00
Palais des Festivals – Auditorium K
Brussels Tomorrow- A future for all
A future for all
Join us as we explore concrete actions taken in crucial areas such as social and economic inclusion, urban renewal, energy transition, environmental protection, and sustainable mobility. Our vision is clear: a sustainable, inclusive, and resilient region. Together, we will discuss the necessary commitments from each of us to shape a greener, fairer, and more prosperous city for all.
We need you to make our vision a reality. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute to a better future for Brussels.
To ensure active participation during the conference, we encourage you to send us your question(s) in advance by clicking on this link.
Questions will be randomly selected based on the allotted time.
Introduction Keynote speaker : Bety Waknine – CEO – urban.brussels
Keynote speaker : Caruso St John Architects - Royale Belge (TBC)
Round table :
Moderator : Lilia Poptcheva – DDS+
Participants :
Yves Lemmens – CEO – slrb-bghm.brussels
Alexandre De Cesco – Président – EMBUILD
Isabelle Grippa – CEO – hub.brussels
Stéphan Sonneville – Président- UPSI
Benjamin Cadranel – CEO – citydev.brussels