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PROGRAM OF THE AMCV’S SYMPOSIUM
Belgian Association of Town Centre Management
Symposium
MICX - MONS INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS XPERIENCE
Avenue Mélina Mercouri, 9
7000 Mons, BELGIUM
T +32 65 39 94 94
Direction
By car
From highways E42 and E19, follow B501, N51 or R50, until exit 24 Mons. Follow direction
N50 Ghlin/ Les Grands Prés. Stick to the right and follow « Les Grands Prés ». When reaching
the roundabout, take the 3rd exit towards Avenue Thomas Edison, then follow the signs
«MICX». GPS coordinates: Lat. : 50.456036 Long. : 3.941307
Beware that when coming from E42, you need to exit at R5/ Maubeuge/Frameries to reach
Exit 24 Mons Centre.
By train
Station Mons, then up the stairs go left following the MICX & «Palais des Congrès» signs
Direct link from Brussels Airport and all other major cities in Belgium.
By foot
4 minutes walk from Mons’ train station following the « MICX » & « Palais des Congrès »
signs.
Accomodation
Hôtel Congres Hotel Mons +32 65 39 02 07
Hôtel Ibis Mons Centre Gare +32 65 84 74 40
Hôtel Dream ! +32 65 32 97 20
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www.hotelmons.eu
www.ibismons.be
www.dream-mons.be
Online registration at
www.lively-cities.eu/conference_2016
150€ all taxes included
50€ for members
Contact & Information
[email protected] | amcv.be | lively-cities.eu/conference_2016
T +32 65 88 54 66 | F +32 65 31 87 62
30TH
SEPTEMBER
2016
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MORNING IN FRENCH, DUTCH AND ENGLISH 8.00 am Opening & welcome of the participants
8.30 am
Introduction by Mrs Eliane Tillieux, Minister of Labour and Training
9.00 am Culture, a key element to urban soft power
9.45 am Sydney’s soft power
1.30 pm
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Bob Perry | Chairman, Place Leaders Asia Pacific, Australia
Moderated by Françoise Baré | Journalist from the Belgian Radio & TV (RTBF)
Illustrated by Pierre Kroll | Caricaturist
12.15 pm Lunch
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WORKSHOP 2 - INNOVATE TO REVITALIZE
Altrincham: from a declining indoor market to a new place-to-be
Nick Johnson | Head Honcho, Market Operations Ltd, Altrincham, UK
Creative Quarter Nottingham: capitalize on its DNA to bring a
district back to life
11.15 am Debate : INVEST OR NOT IN CITY CENTRES ?
Retail, housing, living conditions ?
What is the future for city centres ?
With the participation of :
Kasper Deforche | CEO, Wereldhave Belgium
Anneleen Desmyter | CEO, Qrf City Retail, Belgium
Gaëtan Hannecart | Managing Partner, CEO, Matexi, Belgium
Nicolas Martin I 1st Deputy Mayor in charge of Mons’ Economic Development, Urbanism, Housing, Tourism and Agriculture, Mons, Belgium
Bob Perry | Chairman, Place Leaders Asia Pacific, Australia
Jean-Luc Roland l Mayor of Ottignies-Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
Pascal Smet | Minister of the Brussels Capital Regional Government, with responsibility for Mobility and Public Works, Belgium
Jean-Paul Wahl | Mayor of Jodoigne, Belgium
ustomization of existing models to Belgium’s territory ?
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Jean-Luc Calonger | AMCV’s CEO, Belgium
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10.45 am Coffee break
WORKSHOP 1 - BID - BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Bill Addy | Chief Executive at Liverpool Bid Company, United Kingdom [UK]
Ngaire Blankenberg | Director, Lord Cultural Resources Europe, Spain
AFTERNOON, TWO IDENTICAL WORKSHOPS SESSIONS
Session 1: 1.30-2.45 pm/ coffee break/ Session 2: 3.15-4.30 pm
BIDs, Liverpool success story’s magic tool
10.15 am Singapore’s soft power: a branding set to the millimeter
Jean Ng | Deputy Director of Policy, Housing Department Board, Singapore
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Kathy Mc Ardle | Chief Executive Officer, Creative Quarter Nottingham, UK
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WORKSHOP 3 - PLACE MAKING AND PUBLIC CONSULTATION
Place Leaders, the Australian place makers
Bob Perry | Chairman, Place Leaders Asia Pacific, Australia
Communities as designers, makers and managers of public spaces
FR
WORKSHOP 4 - TOWN CENTRE MANAGEMENT AND RETAIL
Céline Le Toux | Head of the Regional Resource Centre for Town Centre and Territory Management, France
Anne Darin-Jaulin | Director, Luxembourg City Commercial Union, Luxembourg
Jean Ng | Deputy Director of Policy, Housing Department Board, Singapore
Town centre management, the key tool to go from crisis to development
Design as a retail-building tool
4.30 pm
Rebuilding the city
Alexandre Turgeon I Executive President, Vivre en ville, Quebec, Canada
End of symposium