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Paola DUCHAINE
Brussels Enterprise Agency
Environmental Technology
Advisor
BRUSSELS - BELGIUM
Background:
Education:
Career:
2 days MIT workshop „Financing for Growth‟ , Delft, The Netherlands
Master of Environmental Management
Master of Geographical Sciences – Globalization
and Development
First job at the Brussels Enterprise Agency (BEA)
Current Employment:
Company:
Company Activity:
Job Title:
Job Description:
Brussels Enterprise Agency – Environmental Technologies
Business Unit
The BEA advises and guides at no cost every start-up, SME or foreign investor
who wants to set up or develop its enterprise in the Brussels Capital Region.
Environmental Technology Advisor
Project coordinator for a cluster of enterprises and regional stakeholders
involved in the eco-building sector (fostering networking and synergies between
partners, supporting participation in shared projects and supervising requests
for investment aid and financing , encouraging R&D, developing
strategic monitoring …)
Motivation to attend the course and expected outcome:
Attending this course is an opportunity to develop knowledge in marketing, financial and economical fields in order
to increase the added value provided to enterprises.
As an advisor of a public agency that fosters entrepreneurship, concerned by the implementation of innovative
projects in the field of environment, energy and green building, I‟m also in relation with public and private
stakeholders of the sector (R&D units, universities, administrations, federations…). Due to my position, attending
this course seems particularly accurate and pertinent, and learning from entrepreneurs„ experiences is also highly
considered.
Contact Details:
Company Address:
Company Website:
E-mail:
Tour&Taxis - Avenue du Port 86C - b211, 1000 Brussels – Belgium
www.bea.irisnet.be
pad@bea.irisnet.be
Office Telephone: + 32 2 422 00 28
Mobile Telephone: + 32 486 349 078