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10h00 Opening of the trade fair

10h30 - 12h00 Opening Symposium: Future Vision 2030 – The development of the dynamic of clusters and their support initiatives for the industry &

innovation in the Greater Region Moderation: Mr Camille Ney, IP Luxembourg Welcome addresses: Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg H.E.Ms Corinne Cahen, Minister for Family Affairs, Integration & the Greater Region Panel discussion: Mr Uwe Hüser, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Climate Protection, Energy and Regional Planning of the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate Ms Helma Kuhn-Theis, Appointed Representative of Saarland in charge of European Affairs Mr Roger Cayzelle, President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council of Lorraine Mr Philippe Suinen, CEO, AWEX - Wallonia Export and Foreign Investment Agency Mr Raymond Schadeck, President of Luxinnovation and Luxexpo12h00 - 13h00 Official Networking Reception13h15 - 18h30 Bilateral b2fair Business Meetings(in parallel) Exhibitors’ workshops, GR e-Business Planet & BMR programme13h15 - 14h15 Interactive Conference: (52 mn) Referencing, marketing automation and CRM: a must for the success of your web strategy Moderation: Mr Marc-Lionel Gatto, CEO, MLG Events Panel discussion: Mr Olivier Andrieu, SEO Consultant , Abondance Mr Jerome Dillard, Director General, Téléshopping TF1 Mr Eric Hobein, Head of Digial Marketing, Europages Mr Guillaume Tournand, Marketing Director, Editus Mr Gérald Claessens, Managing Director & Founder, Knewledge Digital Performance14h30 - 15h30 Round Table:(52 mn) Innovation in the heart of the BENELUX countries Moderation: Mr Camille Ney, IP Luxembourg Panel discussion: H.E. Mr Alain De Muyser, Deputy Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Benelux Union H.E. Mr Pierre-Louis Lorenz, Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the Kingdom of the Netherlands H.E. Mr Petrus Wouterus Kok, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Luxembourg H.E. Mr Thomas Antoine, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Luxembourg Mr Raymond Schadeck, President of Luxinnovation A representative of BOIP - Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Mr Geert Verachtert, Country Manager, Philips Belgium-Luxembourg Mr Frédéric Rolland, VP Business Development, The Smart Company15h45 - 16h45 Interactive Conference: 52 mn) Crossborder VAT and electronic services: Which changes expected in 2015? Moderation: Mr Marc-Lionel Gatto, CEO, MLG Events Panel discussion: Ms Joanna Denton, PwC Director, Tax Department, PwC Luxembourg Mr Alessio Nardi, Policy Officer, VAT Unit, DG Taxation & Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels Ms Ewa Wdowczyk-Szpytma, Policy Officer, VAT Unit, DG Taxation & Customs Union, European Commission, Brussels Ms Viviane Ries, Inspector of Directorate in 1st rank, VAT Division – Services for International Relations, Administration of Registration and Domains Ms Sabrina Sagramola, National Coordinator & Manager of the Enterprise Europe Network-Luxembourg, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce Company testimonial17h00 - 18h00 Interactive Conference: 52 mn) The role of “inter-cluster” cooperation - Innovation strategies to boost competitiveness and encourage entrepreneurial dynamics

Moderation: Dr Simon Lang, Division Environmental Technology & Economy, Resource Efficiency Ministry of Economic Affairs, Climate Protection, Energy and Regional Planning of the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate Panel discussion: Mr Georges Pottecher, Director General, HYDREOS - Alsace / Lorraine Water Cluster Mr Marcel Klesen, Manager, Luxembourg EcoInnovation Cluster Mr Charles Gosselin, Manager f.f., Cluster for Logistics, Luxembourg Ms Sandrine Quoidion, Senior Project Leader, Infopôle Cluster ICT18h30 - 19h30 Round table: Financing solutions & support measures for the international development of SMEs Moderation: Mr Jean-Luc Bertrand, Presenter, Air.tv Welcome Addresses: Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg H.E.Mr Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Panel discussion: Mr Carlo Thill, Chairman of the Management Board, BGL BNP Paribas, Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Mr Arnaldo Abruzzini, General Secretary of Eurochambres, Brussels Mr Matthias Ummenhofer, Head of Venture Capital, European Investment Fund Mr Alain Nadeau, Head of Division - Banks and Corporates, European Investment Bank Mr Serge Rollinger, President of LBAN - Luxembourg Business Angels Network19h30 - 19h45 b2fair Business Award Ceremony19h45 - 22h00 Dining Reception

Official programme10h00 Opening of the trade fair 10h30 - 18h00 Bilateral b2fair Business Meetings (in parallel) Exhibitors’ workshops, Marcom Business Day & BMR programme11h00 - 12h30 Round table: Which role for the European industry in the growth dynamics of the EU? Moderation: Mr Thierry Raizer, Journalist, paperJam Welcome addresses: Mr Robert Dennewald, President of Fedil & Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg H.E. Mr Claude Meisch, Minister for Higher Education & Research Panel discussion: Mr Francisco Caballero Sanz, Head of Unit, Industrial Competitiveness Policy for Growth, DG Entreprise & Industry, European Commission Mr Yves Elsen, Chairman of the Board, National Research Fund Mr Philippe Suinen, CEO, AWEX - Walloon Agency for Exportation and Investments Mr Thierry Pétry, Project Manager, Moselle Development Agency Prof. Ludwig Neyses, Vice President for Research, University of Luxembourg12h30 - 13h15 Networking Reception 13h30 - 14h30 Interactive Conference: (52 mn) Fighting Late Payment Culture - Which rights conferred to SMEs by the EU legislation? Moderation: Ms Olga Barry, Policy Officer, DG Enterprise & Industry, European Commission Panel discussion: Mr Maciej Gorka, Head of Unit, DG Entreprise & Industry, European Commission Me Jacques Wolter, Accredited Mediator at the Mediation Centre of the Luxembourg Bar Association, Wolter Lawyers, Luxembourg Me Jean-Paul Noesen, Attorney at Law, Law Office Jean-Paul Noesen, Luxembourg Mr Georges Bingen, Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Luxembourg Ms Joëlle Benguigui, Advisor - Project Manager, Enterprise Europe Network-Luxembourg, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce14h45 - 15h45 Interactive Conference: (52 mn) Social, Mobile, Big Data, Brand Content and Connected Commerce: 5 key levers to your marketing and communication action plan 2015 Moderation: Mr Marc-Lionel Gatto, CEO, MLG Events Panel discussion: Mr Laurent Turmes, Director General, Villeroy & Boch, Luxembourg Mr Arnaud Bellaire, Director General, Airfield RFID Mr Christian Carbonne, Marketing Manager Airlines, LuxAir S.A. Mr Jerome Drugeon, Brand Content Manager, Electrabel Mr Geoff Thompson, Editor, Chronicle.lu 16h00 - 17h00 Interactive Conference:(52 mn) Developing cooperation projects to facilitate market access for companies in third countries and to offer new business opportunities Moderation: Ms Nathalie Reuter, Journalist-Presenter, RTL Télé Letzebuerg Panel discussion: Mr Manu Tonnar, Attaché of the Government in 1st rank, Directorate of Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Ministry of Foreign & European Affairs Mr Gaston Schwartz, Director General, Lux-Development S.A. Mr Christophe Yvetot, Director, Representative to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg, UNIDO-United Nations & Industrial Development Mr Ibrahima Ndoye, Marketing Consultant, Promosalons Delegate, Senegal Company testimonial17h30 - 18h45 Closing round table: Sustainable economic development models for the Greater Region and European metropolitans - Which are the regions and European cities offering the best assets to successfully achieve the launch and the development of an innovative start-up? Moderation: Les « Bistrots du Jeudi » : Mr Jacques Hillion, Chief Editor of Jeudi & Mr Thierry Nelissen, Journalist, Editpress Welcome Addresses: Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Mr Camille Gira, Secretary of State for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure Panel discussion: Mr Carsten Rasmussen, Head of Geographical Unit France, Belgium and Luxembourg, DG Regional Policy, European Commission Mr Jean-Yves Durance, Vice-President of the CCI Paris-Île de France Mr Christian Wiesenhütter, Deputy Director General of the CCI Berlin Mr Xavier Coronas, Secretary General of the Barcelona Official Chamber of Commerce Mr Roger Cayzelle, President of the IGR - Institute for the Greater Region Overall impact of the 3rd edition of the “GR Business Days” trade fair Mr Carlo Thelen, Director General of the Chamber of Commerce of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Ms Sabrina Sagramola, General Coordinator of the trade fair, Head of European Affairs & Greater Region, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce18h45 - 19h30 Closing Cocktail & end of the show

We would also like to invite you to discover our varied programme of workshops! Workshop rooms: Greater Region, Europe & Innovation.

In addition, do not miss the speed demos of the companies presenting their know-how, case-studies,solutions or innovative products during short 3-minute presentations on our TV Stage N°3 (booth 3A20).