SEII

Introduction to the conference, by Michel Van Hecke, President of SEII
First session : Expectations of European Industry

Introduction by the Chairman of the session, Prof. Ir Emile Peeters, President of CLAIU-EU

Mr Michel De Vlaminck, Talent Manager SEE, Suez Energy Europe :
“ Build, manage and develop a career as an engineer at the heart of Suez Energy Europe ”

Mrs Christine Tahon, Strategic Business Unit Manager, Solvay Group :
“ Engineers : ready for the management of the future ? ”

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Mr Philippe Vivien, Senior Vice President Human Resources, Areva Group ( France ):
“ Shaping talent of engineers for Business Growth”

Mr Edwin Büchter, CEO of Clean Lasersysteme GmbH ( Germany ) :
“ What Engineering skills does a high tech company need for world wide success ? ”

Mr Jean-Marie Ginion, President of IBA Group :
“ Making a scientific career attractive is a current company mission ”

Interactive discussion between the audience and a panel composed of the speakers and
some other personalities

Dinner – Speaker of Honour : Professor André Jaumotte, Emeritus Rector of ULB
and Honorary President of CAPAS

Second session : How to meet those expectations

Introduction by the Chairman of the session

Professor Francesco Maffioli, Politectnico di Milano, former President of SEFI
& coordinator of the TREE project : “ Socrates-Erasmus Thematic Networks
and the expectations of European Industry in Engineering Education ”

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Professor Daniel Grimm, former Vice-President of École Centrale Paris :
“ Ingénieur- Engineer : two words leading to many misunderstandings ”
Mr Willi Fuchs, President of FEANI : “ The shortage of engineers in Europe :
present situation & possible solutions ”

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Professor Miroslav Vlcek, Czech Technical University Prague, Vice-rector for :
international relations : Engineers : do we need early stage researchers ”

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Interactive discussion between the audience and a panel composed of the
speakers and some other personalities