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HRH PRINCE
PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM TO LEAD PROMINENT
BUSINESS DELEGATION IN VANCOUVER FOR GLOBE
2008
Vancouver
B.C. &endash; The GLOBE Foundation is
pleased to announce the participation of
HRH Prince Philippe of Belgium in GLOBE
2008, the 10th biennial event in its
renowned GLOBE series, to be held March 12
&endash; 14 in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada. HRH Prince
Philippe, first in line for the throne of
Belgium and honourary chairman of the
country's Foreign Trade Agency, will lead
a delegation of prominent Belgian
businesses and participate in the event's
opening plenary session along with the
head of the United National Environmental
Program (UNEP) Achim Steiner and the Hon.
Gordon Campbell, Premier of British
Columbia. Belgium will also have a
prominent position in the GLOBE Trade Fair
with a pavilion representing some of the
top environmental technologies the country
has to offer.
The
GLOBE Series is one of North America's top
events on the business of the environment
and is expected to host more than 10,000
people (including 2,000 conference
delegates, 400 exhibitors, and 200
speakers) and dozens of international
delegations from around the world.
The event will focus on three main themes:
Corporate Sustainability, Energy &
Climate Change, and Building Better
Cities.
 About
HRH Prince Philippe of
Belgium
First
child of Their Majesties King Albert II
and Queen Paola, HRH Prince Philippe is
also first in line to the throne of the
Kingdom of Belgium and, as such, he holds
the title of Duke of Brabant. In 1999 the
Prince married Miss Mathilde d'Udekem
d'Acoz. The Couple has three children at
present. The Prince graduated from the
Belgian Royal Military Academy and
completed his academic training at Trinity
College in Oxford (UK) and at Stanford
University (USA) where he took a "Master
of Arts Degree" in political science
(1985). He holds the rank of Major General
in the Belgian Armed Forces. In
1993, Prince Philippe succeeded his father
as Honourary Chairman of the Belgian
Foreign Trade Agency leading nearly 50
international economic missions abroad
with the most recent to South Africa,
Russia, Canada (Ontario, Québec),
Bulgaria/Romania in 2006 as well as to
China and Qatar/Bahrain in 2007. In 1997,
the Prince was appointed Honourary
Chairman of the Belgian Federal Council
for Sustainable Development. He holds the
same title with the Belgian Investment
Company for Developing Countries, the
European Chapter of the Club of Rome and
the International Polar Foundation, which
is currently in the process of setting up
a scientific base in Antarctica named
after the Prince's daughter Elisabeth, as
a way to understand key environmental and
climate mechanisms. Prince Philippe spends
his rare leisure moments at home with his
family and also likes to read, especially
on subjects related to the problems and
challenges confronting men and women in
today's society. He regularly
practises sports and is keen to maintain a
healthy physical condition.
About
GLOBE
GLOBE
2008 is produced by the GLOBE Foundation,
an international consultancy in the
business of the environment. GLOBE's
expertise lies in project management,
event development, and management and
consulting in the fields of environment
and energy, urban development, and
corporate responsibility. The GLOBE
Foundation is North America's longest
operating producer of environmental
events, having produced the GLOBE series
since 1993. All delegates who
register prior to December 14, 2007 for
this exciting event will receive $500 off
of their full delegate package.
For
further information, visit
www.globe2008.ca
Introducing
Auto Futuretech @ GLOBE 2008
Auto
FutureTech is a first of a kind event
bringing together an elite global
gathering of representatives of the
automotive and fuel sector's major
stakeholders: OEMs, suppliers, financiers,
oil and gas producers, electric utilities,
labour unions, maintenance providers,
insurance/reinsurance, agribusiness, civil
society groups, and policy makers.
Together parties will explore the key
issues, challenges and opportunities
confronting the global automotive industry
over the coming decade. Auto
FutureTech conference and trade fair will
be held in conjunction with GLOBE 2008,
March 12 &endash; 14 in Vancouver.
www.AutoFutureTech.com
Jeremy
Dunn
Curve
Communications Group
Tel:
604-684-3170
jeremy@curvecommunications.com
An
event organized by The GLOBE
Foundation.
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