Welcome to
Seminar ProSME - Supporting European SMEs to participate in Public Procurement Outside the EU
Free Trade Agreements
Access2Markets
Success Stories in Canada, Colombia, Switzerland, and Ukraine
EISMEA- DG GROW - DG TRADE
🌐 February 7, 2024 📍 Résidence Palace - Rue de la Loi 155, 1040 Brussels
Programme
8:30 - 9:00 : Registration and Coffee
9:00 - 9:10 : Welcome
- Eric GUIOCHON, Business France. Moderator.
- Pascale Delcomminette, CEO of AWEX (Wallonia Export and Investment Agency).
9:10 - 9:25 : EISMEA - Supporting internationalisation of SMEs
- Iker Ayerbe, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).
EISMEA provides high quality support to European innovators, researchers, businesses and consumers and manages EU programs supporting SMEs.
9:25 - 9:50 : DG GROW / DG TRADE, European Union
Tools and opportunities within European Union:
* Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
* Agreements on Government Procurement (GPA)
* Access2markets
9:50 - 10:50 : ProSME: Overview, results and lessons. Roundtable.
Supporting European SMEs to participate in Public Procurement Outside the EU
Overview of the project, Patrick Heinrichs, AWEX, ProSME Team leader.
Main deliverables, Hélène Hovasse, Business France.
Missions to target countries, Alberto Gavin, Basque Trade and investment.
ProSME website and E-Learning Training Module - Key considerations when tendering
- Eric Guiochon, Business France.
- Pierre Lemaitre, Formatex.
10:50 - 11:00 : Break
11:00 - 11:25 : Success stories Focus on Canada, Ukraine, Switzerland and Colombia.
Roundtable with 4 companies benefiting from ProSME.
11:25 - 11:55 : A new tool useful for tendering: Access2Markets
Access2Markets/Procurements provides tools for importing/exporting goods, services, investments, and procurement in third countries. It offers data on EU trade agreements, statistics, success stories, and updates.
11:55 - 12:00 : Conclusion of the consortium ProSME. Philippe Yvergniaux, International Cooperation Director, Business France and Alberto Gavin, Basque Trade and Investment.
12:00 - 13:00 : Walking Lunch and networking (b2B)
