AECM Annual Event : Antwerp, 12-15 June 2019
New Technologies

Venue
Hilton Antwerp Old TownGroenplaats 32, 2000 Antwerp – Belgium Special Fee for event participants – visit the registration website to learn more For the Hilton special rate, the fee is pre-selected in the booking form at the link provided as “PMV” |
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Agenda
Wednesday12 June 2019 |
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14h00 – 17h00 |
GNGI Meeting |
17h00 – 19h00 |
AECM-REGAR Task Force on additionality |
19h00 |
Welcome Cocktail |
Thursday13 June 2019 Interpretation will be provided in DE-EN-ES-FR-IT all day long |
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09h00 – 10h45 |
Meeting of the Board of Directors |
11h00 – 13h00 |
Private session of the General Assembly |
13h00 – 14h00 |
Lunch |
14h00 – 18h00 |
Public Session of the General Assembly |
20h00 |
Gala Dinner |
Friday14 June 2019 Interpretation will be provided in DE-EN-ES-FR-IT all day long |
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09h00 – 16h30 |
AECM Annual Seminar: New Technologies |
Saturday
15 June 2019 Tours will be held in English |
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10h00 – 15h30 |
Antwerp Tour: Diamonds and beer |
Seminar program & Speakers’ presentations
Thursday13 June 2019 Public Session of the General AssemblyInterpretation: DE, EN, ES, FR, IT |
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14h00 |
Opening
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14h10 |
Key note address
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14h30 |
“Taking stock of SME policy of the outgoing EU Commission and looking at the challenges ahead ”
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15h00 |
Presentation of the activities of AECM 2018 – 2019
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15h15 |
Networking break |
15h45 |
Business transfers: results of a study from Germany
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16h15 |
Panel on policy drivers of guarantee institutions: Best possible support of SMEs’ access to finance
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18h00 |
Concluding remarks and closing of the meeting
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19h30 |
Gala Dinner |
Friday14 June 2019 Seminar “The impact of digitization on guarantee business – opportunities and challenges”Interpretation: DE, EN, ES, FR, IT |
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08h30 – 09h00 |
Arrival / registration |
09h00 |
Opening statements:
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09h10 |
Key note addresses
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10h10 |
Impulse statement: Insights in the FinTech evolution
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10h30 |
Networking break |
10h45 |
Panel 1: How digitization and especially FinTechs change the financial world (pros and cons): Specific challenges for SMEs
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11h45 |
Panel 2: How will big data and artificial intelligence change the business of guarantee institutions: Management, infrastructure and partnership with FinTechs
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12h45 |
Group photo |
13h00 |
Networking lunch |
14h30 |
Panel 3: How will digitisation change and impact on the processes of guarantee institutions
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16h00 |
Closing Remarks |
16h10 |
AECM annual event 2020 presentation |
16h30 |
End of Seminar |
Fees and registration
AECM Seminar Fee – Member EUR 325,00
AECM Seminar Fee – Non-Member EUR 375,00
**Registration for the annual event is closed from the 6th of June onwards: if you wish to register after this date please get in contact with us by writing to Eleonora Censorii at the AECM Secretariat : eleonora.censorii@aecm.eu
Leisure program
Fashion walk Antwerp
Tour for accompanying partners
Friday 14 June 2019
14h00 – 16h00

Antwerp is the Belgium capital of fashion, the city where it all started for the famous internationally known Antwerp six .
Discover all about the Antwerp six with Tanguy Ottomer, fashion expert who will guide you through the most exclusive shops and surprise you with a visit behind the scene of Essentiel.
SOLD OUT
ATypical Gala dinner
Thursday 13 June 2019
20h00

Enjoy one of Antwerp’s landmark locations in great company. Ando no, we won’t tell you more, you’ll just have to come and see what we have in store for you.
Attention: dress code casual and comfortable shoes are recommended!
EUR 125,00 per participant
A-typical Antwerp Tour
Saturday 16 June 2019
10h00 – 14h30 (short option)
10h00 – 15h30 (full option)

Discover two Antwerp specialties: diamond cutting and beer making! In the morning we will visit DIVA, Antwerp’s diamond museum, where an expert diamond cutter will give us a demonstration live.
Lunch will be held at the Felix Pakhuis with an all Belgian menu and local beers, just to prepare you for the following visit to the Beer Museum.
The tour can be booked for the whole day or there is a short option that ends with the lunch at 14h30.
EUR 100,00 (Short version)
EUR 125,00 (Full version)