Webinar: The US and You
July 8, 2020
| Date | Time | Activity | Speaker | Organization | |
| May 20, Monday | 8:30- 9:00 | Registration | Ministry of Economic Development | ||
| 9:00- 10:30 | Seminar: Introduction to Registered Exporter System (REX) in the European Union | Mr. Fontaine Christophe
Preferential origin (Asian countries and GSP) |
Directorate-General Taxation & Customs Union. (European Commission) | ||
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | ||||
| 10:45-12:00 | Workshop: Presenting your Business Internationally: Market Intelligence, How to identify promising markets | Ms Elske Muijs
Int. Marketing Consultant Mr. Alfons van Duijvenbode Managing Partner |
Globally Cool
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| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch | ||||
| 13:15-14:00 | Presentation: Doing business in USA | Ms Mariane Rowden
President & CEO |
American Association of Exporters and Importers | ||
| 14:30-16:30 | Presentation: Doing business in Colombia | Mr. Wilson Rojas Vanegas
Governor of La Guajira |
Government of Colombia | ||
| 13:55-16:30 | B2B Meetings between local and International companies | Ministry of Economic Development in Curaçao | |||
| Trade Fair Colombia | |||||
| 14:45-15:00 | Break | ||||
| 15:00-15:45 | Presentation: Doing business in Trinidad & Tobago | Ms. Nicole Ramdhanie
Director |
MetrIQs Solutions in Trinidad & Tobago | ||
| 15:45-16:30 | Presentation: Doing business in Dominican Republic | Ms. Taiana Mora-Ramis
Curaçao Desk in the Dominican Republic |
Nex Consulting in the Dominican Republic | ||
| 16:30-17:15 | Presentation: Doing business in Suriname | Ms. Sherida Mormon
Director of Mets LTD
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Mets LTD | ||
| 8:00- 22:00 | Export Info Mart | Variety of Export partners | |||
| 19:30-20:00 | Registration | Ministry of Economic Development | |||
| 20:00-20:05 | Word of Welcome & opening | Mr. Kenneth Gijsbertha
Minister of Economic Development |
Ministry of Economic Development | ||
| 20:05-20:10 | Speech Governor of La Guajira | Mr. Wilson Rojas Vanegas
Governor of La Guajira Colombia |
Government of Colombia | ||
| Speech CEO of BTP | Mr. Franklin Sluis
CEO of Bureau Telecommunication & Post |
Bureau Telecommunication & Post | |||
| 20:10-20:35 | Presentation: Curaçao Export Nation | Mr. Caryl Monte
Chairman |
Permanent Commission International Trade and Foreign Economic Relations | ||
| 20:35-20:45 | Speech Chamber of Commerce | Mr. Marcos Cova
Vice president |
Chamber of Commerce and Industry | ||
| 20:45-20:55 | Presentation: The Netherlands: this small nation is one of the largest Exporter in the world | Mr. Erwin Arkenbout
Representative of the Netherlands in Aruba, Curacao & St. Maarten |
Vertegenwoordiging van Nederland in Willemstad (VNW) | ||
| 20:55-21:10 | Presentation: St Lucia successful export Island | Mrs. Emmanuel-Flood
Head, Competitive Business Unit |
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Commission | ||
| 21:10-21:15 | Signing ceremony between Government of Curaçao and International Trade Centre of an Agreement for a National Export Strategy for Curaçao | Mr. Anton Said & Mr. Jasmeer Virdee
International Trade Centre Mr. Kenneth Gijsbertha Minister of Economic Development Ms. Vanessa Toré Director of Foreign Economic cooperation Division |
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| 21:15-22:30 | Networking Cocktail & Cultural exchange Colombia and Curaçao | ||||
| Date | Time | Activity | Speaker | Organization | |
| May 21, Tuesday | 8:30- 9:00 | Registration | Ministry of Economic Development | ||
| 9:00- 10:30 | Workshop: Doing business in the European Union | Ms Elske Muijs
Int. Marketing Consultant Mr. Alfons van Duijvenbode Managing Partner |
Globally Cool
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| 10:30-10:45 | Break | ||||
| 10:45-15:00 | B2B Meetings between local and international companies | Ministry of Economic Development
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| Bilateral consultations with EU/ Colombia/ Dominican Republic/ Surinam/ Trinidad &Tobago | |||||
| Trade Fair Colombia | |||||
| 12:00-14:00 | Lunch | ||||
| 9:00-17:00 | Workshop: Management Consultants training on ISO20700; How to use the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI) ISO 20700 Project Self-Declaration Checklist through case study work and role play | Mrs. Geraldine Lendore
Mr. Ronny Antonius |
Caribbean Export Development Agency | ||
| 18:30-19:00 | Registration | Ministry of Economic Development | |||
| 19:00-19:18 | Presentation: Policy: WTO, Bilateral trade agreements and National Export Strategy Framework | Caryl Monte
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Permanent Commission International Trade & Foreign Economic Relations
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| 19:18-19:36 | Presentation: Tax Incentives for Export | Terrence Melendez
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Ernst & young
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| 19:36-19:54 | Presentation: Business and Financial Advisory Services | Rochelle Monte | Ernst & young
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| 19:54-20:12 | Presentation: DCSX in relation to export | Frank Lammers
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DCSX | ||
| 20:12-20:30 | Presentation: Legal aspects when exporting | Rogier van de Heuvel | VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne | ||
| 20:30-20:48 | Presentation: Export incentives | RVO | RVO | ||
| 20:48-21:00 | Break | ||||
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21:00- 22:00 |
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Tamira La Cruz
A private sector and international export advisor |
Markstra | ||
| Rochelle Monte
Consultant and developer “Business Brainer” |
Excellency BV | ||||
| Chamber of Commerce
Representative Private Sector |
Chamber of Commerce | ||||
| Frank Lammers
Listing Advisor |
DCSX | ||||
| Rashida
Export Facilitation |
CINEX | ||||
| MCB
Financial Institution |
MCB | ||||
| Rogier van de Heuvel
Lawyer and Partner VanEps & Kunneman VanDoorne |
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne | ||||
| Date | Time | Activity | Speaker | Organization | |
| May 22, Wednesday | 8:30- 9:00 | Registration | Ministry of Economic Development | ||
| 9:00- 10:30 | Workshop: Effective website marketing, as a low cost but powerful instrument in the promotion mix for market entry | Ms Elske Muijs
Int. Marketing Consultant Mr. Alfons van Duijvenbode Managing Partner |
Globally Cool
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| 10:30-10:45 | Break | ||||
| 10:45-12:15 | Seminar: E-commerce, | Ms. Nevita Mezas | |||
| 12:15-14:00 | Lunch | ||||
| 14:00-16:30 | Presentations: Presenting your Business Internationally: How to get a favorable return on investment of a trade fair / mission participation Presentation mission vouchers/PIB/LIOM | Ms Elske Muijs
Int. Marketing Consultant Mr. Alfons van Duijvenbode Managing Partner Mr. Maikel Walker and Ms. Regonda Bierens of Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland |
Globally Cool
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (ROV)
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| 15:30-15:45 | Break | ||||
| 8:00- 17:00 | Export Infomart | Variety of Export partners | |||
| Date | Time | Activity | Speaker | Organization | |
| May,23 , Thursday | 9:00-9:15 | Registration | NEAW desk | Ministry of Economic Development | |
| 9:15-9:20 | Word of Welcome
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Mr. Clifton Wallé
Moderator Social Economy |
MC | ||
| 9:20-9:30 | Opening of ESER 2019
Importance of social entrepreneurship |
The Honorable Mr. Armin Konket
Minister of Governance, Planning and Public Service |
Ministry of Economic Development | ||
| 9:30-9:35 | Social inclusion is Leaving no one behind” | The Honorable Mr. Hensley Koeiman
Minister of Social Development, Labour and Welfare |
Ministry of Economic Development
To be confirmed |
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| 9:35- 10:00 | Social Economy in the EU context | Dr. Ulla Engelmann
Head of Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy Unit, European Commission |
EU desk /European Social Economic Regions | ||
| 10:00-10:15 | Presentation by Skempi
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Mr. Boudinho de Jong
Social entrepreneur |
Skempi
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| 10:15-10:30 | Break | ||||
| 10:30- 10:45 | Presentation by 2nd Life Curaçao | Mr. Andrew Kirchner
Social entrepreneur |
2nd Life Curaçao | ||
| 10:45- 11:00 | Presentation by Grand Hill | Mrs. Kristy Niessen
Social entrepreneur |
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| 11:00- 11:15 | Presentation by Fundashon Alton Paas | Mr. Alton Paas
Social entrepreneur |
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| 11:15- 11:30 | Subsidies and programmes mission/coaching vouchers for export outside the Dutch Kingdom | Mr. Maikel Walker
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland
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Netherlands Enterprise Agency
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| 11:30-11:45 | Subsidy to test your concept abroad
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Mrs. Regonda Bierens
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland |
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
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| 11:45- 12:00 | Presentation from Green Phenix
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Mrs. Sabine Berendse
Social entrepreneur |
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| 12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
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| 13:00 -13:15 | Challenges for social entrepreneurs in the Caribbean | Mrs. Taiana Mora-Ramis | Dominican Republic Desk | ||
| 13:15- 14:15 | EU funding possibilities for Social entrepreneurship in the Caribbean | Dr. Ulla Engelmann
Head of Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy Unit, DG GROW, |
EU desk /European Social Economic Regions
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| 14:15- 15:00
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Panel discussion accessing finance for social entrepreneurs on Curacao | Ulla Engelmann, Qredits -(Raiska Herrera), MEO -(Mariella Olaria), RVO -Maikel Walker, PSB -Daniel Hodge, Active Chance –Charan Bhattal , DR desk-Taiana Mora (Panel chaired by Mr. Wallé) | European Commission
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| 15:00- 15:15 | Establishment Platform for Social Entrepreneurs in Curaçao (P-SEC) | Signing of MoC
Ms. Vanessa Tore |
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| 15:30- 16:30 | Field visit to an event from an social entrepreneur in Sambil | World Turtle Day – (art installation about sea turtles and plastic pollution-includes visuals as well as 3d turtles and plastic curtains made out of bottle caps). | Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao | ||
| Launching of What is Cooking Investment website (19:00-21:00) | |||||
| Date | Time | Activity | Speaker | Organization | |
| May 24, Friday
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8:30- 9:00 | Registration | Ministry of Economic development | ||
| 9:00- 10:30 | Presentation: Development as a Data-Export-product: Curaçao as a worldwide center of excellence for Small Islands States | Mr. Robert Hermans
Director of Development of Regional Datacenter Mr. Sean de Boer Director of Central Bureau of Statistics of Curaçao |
Central Bureau of statistics of The Netherlands and Curaçao | ||
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | ||||
| 10:30-11:00 | Press Conference : closing NEAW 2019 | ||||
| 12:15-14:00 | |||||
