Events

NOVA Group will participate the mission to China organized by BECI (Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry) from 16 to 19 June, 2012. The delegation will visit Beijing, Harbin and Chongqing. 

NOVA Group will participate BCECC seminar "Are China's increasing costs killing sourcing business?" on the 16th of May at Management Centre Europe in Brussels.

The supply chain in China, including thousands of mainland factories, is reeling from a 13.6% increase of the minimum wage. As a result, the lowest salary in some areas in China is being pushed up to 1,500 yuan or $240 per month. Chinese export manufacturers in the Hong Kong area expect that the increase will result in the downsizing—or complete closing—of 1/3 of Hong Kong’s 50,000 factories in China.

When reading these figures, everyone probably has the same question in mind: Are China’s increasing costs killing sourcing business? Mr. Etienne Charlier, Managing Director of procur Asia will give his point of view on these issues.

Mr. Charlier already had more than 10-years management experience in China when he created procurAsia, a service and consulting company that assists Western companies to source high tech products and industrial equipment from China. He built his experience while working in several executive positions for Alcatel, a large international group providing telecommunication solutions.

NOVA Group will attend the interesting seminar “China Custom Event” on 27 April, organized by Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, which will take place at Best Western Carrefour de l’Europe Hotel in Brussels.

Our NOVA China Office will also schedule an individual meeting with the import & export custom expert to discuss custom issues concerning exporting goods from China to Europe. 

An important delegation of NOVA Relocation will join the EURA conference in Stockholm

• from France, Corinne Johansson
• from the Netherlands, Peter van Steenis
• and from Belgium Walter Vermeeren, Koen Reekmans, Sylvie Craps, Eva Pareit and Véronique Fauconnier

Renata Hendriks and Esmee Mos-van der Straeten from NOVA The Netherlands will attend the Netherlands Chapter Event "Talent Management & Global Mobility" on April 10th, 2012 in Amsterdam. The event will be organized by FEM, The Forum for Expatriate Management.

NOVA Group will be represented by Dange Peng, Véronique Fauconnier & Walter Vermeeren.

We invite you to an in-depth seminar on compensation, global mobility and other HR challenges.
This seminar will feature specialists from KPMG Tax and Legal Advisers and NOVA Relocation, who will not only give you an overview of all the technical and practical aspects, but will also offer you the opportunity to learn how a company that is facing the challenges of managing short termers and commuters on a daily basis deals with these issues.

Véronique Fauconnier & Walter Vermeeren will participate to the ERC conference in London.

Worldwide ERC

NOVA Group attended a lunch meeting with Mr. Patrick Nijs, the Belgian Ambassador in Beijing and Mr. Bruno Georges, Consul General of Belgium in Shanghai on 6th February, 2012 at HUSA President Park in Brussels. Mr. Patrick Nijs and Mr. Bruno Georges made interesting speeches and resumed major events and activities last year in the light of 40 years anniversary of Belgium-China diplomatic relations, and implications for Belgium companies of future coming Chinese investment into Europe. 

NOVA Group participated at the Flanders-China Chamber of Commerce (FCCC) annual meeting with the Belgian Ambassador to China and the Belgian Consuls General in Shanghai, Guangzhou and HongKong at KBC Bank in Brussels. Mr. Patrick Nijs, Ambassador of Belgium in China, Mr. Bruno Georges, Consul General of Belgium in Shanghai, Mr. Johan D’Halleweyn, Consul General of Belgium in Guangzhou, and Mr. Evert Marechal, Consul General of Belgium in Hongkong all gave addresses on the prospects of Chinese economy and informed the members of the economic characteristics, latest policies and future development trend of each city.