With the support of the Ministry of Defense, the FPS Economy is organizing an information day to inform Belgian entities about the possibilities offered by the European Defense Fund (EDF).

The information session will take place prior to the publication of the EDF work programme. 

Programme:

• 08.30 – 09.00 Reception / Registration
• 09.00 – 09.15 Welcome word and general introduction
  Séverine WATERBLEY, President of the FOD Economy
• 09.15 – 10.15 European context of EDF and its operation
  Erno VANDEWEERT, Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission
  Specific Belgian context of EDF:
  • Autonomy guarantees
    Lisa MASHINI, Attaché, FOD Economy
  • National Focal Point
    Xavier HAEZEBROUCK, Advisor, FOD Economy
• 10.15 – 10.45 Break
• 10.45 – 11.45 The experience of two Belgian companies with EDF:
  • Testimonial I:
    Koen WILLEMS, VP Global Government, Strategy & EU Relations, ST Engineering iDirect
  • Testimony II:
    TBC
• 11.45 – 13.15 Lunch
• 13.15 – 14.15 The view of Defense on EDF
  Colonel Jean-Albert LEGROS, Colonel Dirk VANDERREYDT, Lieutenant Colonel Thierry DAUGE, National Armaments Directorate
• 14.15 - 15.15 EDF – The security aspects
  Ministry of Defence, General Intelligence and Security Service
• 15.15 - 15.30 Closing

Participation is free but registration is mandatory, at the latest on 03.03.2023.
The number of participants is limited.

Link to register

For more information, please contact the National Focal Point via the e-mail address: nfp-edf@economie.fgov.be