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Agoria
Agoria, previously known as Fabrimetal, is a Belgian employers' organization and member of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises. Description Agoria connects over 1900 technologically inspired companies active in Belgium (2019) that strive for progress based on the development or application of innovations. Their goal is to increase the success of their member companies and assure their environmental sustainability. History Fabrimetal, short for the Federation of Enterprises in the Metal Industry (Dutch: Federatie van de ondernemingen der metaalwerkende nijverheid, French: Fédération des entreprises de l'industrie des fabrications métalliques, Fabrimétal), was established in 1946 on the foundations of the Federation of Manufacturers (Dutch: Federatie van Fabrikanten, French: Fédération des constructeurs), founded in 1906. At its peak, Fabrimetal represented 1200 enterprises in the metalworking industry, electronic construction and the processing of plastics. The nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christ'l Joris
Christ'l Joris (born Antwerp, Belgium, 17 July 1954) is a Belgian businesswoman. She is the President of the Board of ETAP Lighting, president of Agoria Flanders and of Flanders Investment and Trade. Christ'l Joris is a daughter of Norbert Joris, founder of the ETAP group of companies. Christ'l Joris obtained a master's degree in psychology and a PhD in social and cultural anthropology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...). She started her career in Academia and the non-profit sector in mental healthcare. She also worked for the King Baudouin Foundation on programs for environmental care and economics. In 1994 she joined ETAP Lighting, and in 2005 she became president of Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT). She i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cordier
John Cordier (Oudenburg, 1 September 1941-Bonheiden, 22 January 2002) was a Belgian businessman. He founded Telindus in 1969, a modem and network component company. In October 1999 he succeeded Julien De Wilde as President of the board of directors of Agoria. John Cordier was also very active in supporting sports, he served as President of the Belgian football club K.V. Mechelen for eleven years from 1982 to 1993. Under his management and thanks to his financial support the club became an important player in Belgian soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ... during that period, and beat AFC Ajax in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1988. Sources John Cordier overledenJohn Cordier overleden 20th-century Belgian businesspeople 1942 births 2002 deaths Peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interdisciplinary Institute For BroadBand Technology
iMinds (formerly IBBT) was a Flemish non-profit organization, founded by the Flemish Government. It was founded as a research institute, with a focus on information & communication technology (ICT) in general, and applications of broadband technology in particular. iMinds offers companies and organizations active support in research and development. It brings together companies, authorities, and non-profit organizations to join forces on research projects. In September 2016, iMinds merged with international research and development center IMEC. Organization The central staff of iMinds consists of 29 full-time employees. They are responsible for operational support and external communication. Wim De Waele is Director of iMinds. iMinds has an extended network of partners. Some of these partners are actively involved in determining the long-term vision and strategy of iMinds. iMinds unites more than 1000 researchers from 5 research departments specialized in one or more of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Of Belgian Enterprises
The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium ( nl, Verbond van Belgische Ondernemingen, VBO, french: Fédération des Entreprises de Belgique, FEB) is the only Belgian non-profit organization representing companies in all three regions of Belgium. Its members, the different Belgian sectorial employers' organizations, represent companies in key industrial and service sectors. All in all, it represents more than 30,000 businesses, of which 25,000 are small or medium-sized enterprises. Since May 2012, Pieter Timmermans is CEO of the Federation of Belgian Enterprises, and since March 2017, Bernard Gilliot of Tractebel is the President. The VBO/FEB aims to help create jobs for the future and ensure that these jobs complement each other, especially in the service, industrial and construction sectors. In terms of jobs, the VBO/FEB represents approximately 1.5 million workers in the private sector. History It was founded in 1973 after a merger of the ''Federation of Belgian Industries'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flanders Institute For Logistics
The Flanders Institute for Logistics ( nl, Vlaams Instituut voor de Logistiek; VIL) is a Flemish non-profit organization, founded in 2003 by the Flemish government. The VIL supports and enhances the competitiveness of the logistics sector in Flanders. See also * Agoria * Walloon Transport & Logistics Cluster * Brussels Airport * Enterprise resource planning (ERP) * Logistic engineering * Port of Antwerp * Supply chain management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services including all processes that transform raw materials into final products between businesses and locations. This can include the movement and stor ... * Transport in Belgium * Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp * Science and technology in Flanders External links Flanders Institute for Logistics(VIL) Non-profit organisations based in Belgium Science and technology in Belgium Flanders {{Europe-org-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flanders DRIVE
Flanders’ DRIVE is a Flemish non-profit organization. The aim of the organization is to support the vehicle suppliers with know-how through the Flanders’ DRIVE Network, and to provide infrastructure for the automotive industry through the Flanders’ DRIVE Engineering Centre. In 2014, Flanders DRIVE, Flanders' Mechatronics Technology Centre (FMTC) and laboratories of the 5 Flemish universities merged into Flanders Make. See also * Agoria * Automotive Cluster of Wallonia External links Flanders’ DRIVE {{Euro-org-stub Organisations based in Belgium [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien De Wilde
Julien, Baron De Wilde (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1944) is a Belgian businessman. He is Chairman of Nyrstar, Chairman of the Prince Albert Fund Foundation, honorary chairman of Agoria and a member of the board of Bekaert, Telenet and Agfa-Gevaert. He was made a Baron by H.M. King Albert II in 2012. Education He graduated as Master of Science in Chemical Engineering at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Leuven) in 1967. Career In 1969, he started his career as an engineer at Texaco Belgium (1969–1972). He was head of technical product management for Texaco Europe from 1972 until 1977. From 1977 until 1983, he was manager information systems for Texaco Belgium, the Netherlands and France. From 1983 until 1986, he was a member of the board of directors of Texaco Belgium and from 1986 until 1988 Texaco Europe. From 1988 until 1989, he was head of the research and business development centre of Recticel, Belgium. From 1993 until 1994, Julien De Wilde was General manager of Alcatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Verheughe
Francis may refer to: People * Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Francis (surname) Places *Rural Municipality of Francis No. 127, Saskatchewan, Canada *Francis, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Francis (electoral district) *Francis, Nebraska * Francis Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Francis, Oklahoma * Francis, Utah Other uses * ''Francis'' (film), the first of a series of comedies featuring Francis the Talking Mule, voiced by Chill Wills *''Francis'', a 1983 play by Julian Mitchell *FRANCIS, a bibliographic database * ''Francis'' (1793), a colonial schooner in Australia *Francis turbine, a type of water turbine *Francis (band), a Sweden-based folk band * Francis, a character played by YouTuber Boogie2988 See also *Saint Francis (other) *Francies, a surname, including a list of people with the name *Francisco (other) Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) is an international research & development organization, active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies, with headquarters in Belgium. Luc Van den hove has served as President and CEO since 2009. In September 2016, imec merged with the Flemish digital research center, iMinds. Overview Imec employs around 4,000 researchers from more than 90 countries; it has numerous facilities dedicated to research and development around the world, including 12,000 square meters of cleanroom capacity for semiconductor processing. The imec headquarters are located in Leuven. History In 1982, the Flemish Government set up a program to strengthen the microelectronics industry in Flanders. This program included setting up a laboratory for advanced research in microelectronics (imec), a semiconductor foundry (former Alcatel Microelectronics, now STMicroelectronics and AMI Semiconductor,) and a training program for VLSI design engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Soete
Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (other), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (other), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul" Roman and Byzantine empire * Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general * Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary * Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon Royals *Paul I of Russia (1754–1801), Tsar of Russia * Paul of Greece (1901–1964), King of Greece Other people *Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk * Paul (father of Maurice), the father of Mau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe De Buck Van Overstraeten
Philippe is a masculine sometimes feminin given name, cognate to Philip. It may refer to: * Philippe of Belgium (born 1960), King of the Belgians (2013–present) * Philippe (footballer) (born 2000), Brazilian footballer * Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium * Philippe d'Orléans (other), multiple people * Philippe A. Autexier (1954–1998), French music historian * Philippe Blain, French volleyball player and coach * Philippe Najib Boulos (1902–1979), Lebanese lawyer and politician * Philippe Coutinho, Brazilian footballer * Philippe Daverio (1949–2020), Italian art historian * Philippe Dubuisson-Lebon, Canadian football player * Philippe Ginestet (born 1954), French billionaire businessman, founder of GiFi * Philippe Gilbert, Belgian bicycle racer * Philippe Petit, French performer and tightrope artist * Philippe Petitcolin (born 1952/53), French businessman, CEO of Safran * Philippe Russo, French singer * Philippe Sella, French r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques De Staercke
Baron Jacques De Staercke (19272017) was a Belgian businessman and politician. He was a member of the Coudenberg group The Coudenberg group ( nl, Coudenberggroep, french: Groupe Coudenberg) was a Belgian federalist think-tank, it was named after the place where the members met, the Coudenberg, one of the seven hillocks on which the centre of Brussels has been built ..., a Belgian federalist think tank. He was a politician for the ''Christelijke Volkspartij'' / ''Parti Social Chrétien'' (CVP-PSC) from 1945 until 1972 and of the ''Nationaal Comité voor Vrijheid en Democratie'' from 1954 onward. Sources * Claude Carboneel, ''Jacques De Staercke, opdracht: ondernemen, vijftien jaar Fabrimetal-beleid'', Lannoo, Tielt, 1987 Jacques De Staercke Belgian businesspeople 1927 births 2017 deaths {{Belgium-business-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
