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Customs Professional Award 2023
10 October @ 6:00 am - 8:00 pm
Expertise in customs and trade compliance plays a pivotal role in strategically growing businesses through international trade in normal times, but during this crisis it has become more important than ever in order to maintain the vital flow of goods to everyone in the society.
To recognise the essential nature of their contributions, the International Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (ICC Belgium) will organise this year a second edition of the Customs Professional Award with the sponsoring of, among others, KPMG, General Administration, of Customs & Excises, the Federation of Belgian Enterprises (FEB), and the Belgian Chambers of Commerce. This award highlights and celebrates the achievements of professionals in customs, trade compliance and other import-export departments.
16:00 – 16:10 | Introduction
16:10-16:15 | Mr. Jeroen Gobbin, Partner Indirect Tax at KPMG
16:15-16:25 | Mr. Ricardo Trevino, Deputy Secretary General at the WCO
16:25-16:45 | Keynote by Mr. Pieter Haesaert, CEO at PORTORIUM
16:45-17:05 | Meet the jury
17:05-17:15 | Meet the nominees (part I)
17:20-17:30 | Meet the nominees (part II)
17:30 – 17:55 | Award Ceremony
17:55- 18:00 | Closing Words
18:00 – 20: 00 | Cocktail reception & walking dinner
20:00 | END
CO-CHAIRS:
Jef Hermans, President at FORWARD BELGIUM
Nele Derynck, Head of Non-Fiscal Legislation at Belgian Customs
MEMBERS OF THE JURY:
- Frederik Cappelle, Director in KPMG’s Global Trade & Customs practice
- Isabelle De Clercq, Trade Facilitation Expert Cargo Solutions at PSA Antwerp
- Michel Lequeu, employed at Central Administration – Marketing Department – Team Economic Support working as national customer coordinator and FR coordinator 3C firms
- Walter Van der Meiren, Brokerage Devision Manager at UPS and winner of the first Customs Pro Award in 2020!
- Veerle Dierendonck, employed at Administration Operations – Central Component working as national contact person AEO and e-commerce expert
- Jan Van Wesemael, Senior Advisor Customs & Compliance at VOKA Alfaport Antwerpen-Waasland
- Gwendy Poelmans, employed at Administration Operations – Region Hasselt – Team ABC working as sCBR (senior coordinator business risk) and auditor of customs permits
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